On This Day

Friday, May 13, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 8 .692 --
White Sox 16 11 .593 2.5
Athletics 14 11 .560 3.5
Tigers 12 12 .500 5.0
Senators 11 13 .458 6.0
Indians 11 14 .440 6.5
Browns 9 13 .409 7.0
Red Sox 7 16 .304 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 9 .640 --
Cardinals 14 9 .609 1.0
Phillies 11 9 .550 2.5
Pirates 11 9 .550 2.5
Cubs 12 11 .522 3.0
Braves 9 12 .429 5.0
Robins 11 15 .423 5.5
Reds 7 17 .292 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Myer 4
1 Ty Tyson 4
3 Chick Galloway 3
3 Chick Hafey 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 1
1 Tony Kaufmann 1
1 Freddy Leach 1
1 Carl Mays 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ira Flagstead 4
1 Al Simmons 4
3 Jim Bottomley 2
3 Mickey Cochrane 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Hafey 2
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 Jake Flowers 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hub Pruett 2.00
2 Bill Sherdel 0.50
3 Del Lundgren 0.29
4 Howard Ehmke 0.20
4 2 others tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Del Lundgren 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hub Pruett 10
2 Bill Sherdel 4
3 Howard Ehmke 2
3 Benn Karr 2
3 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Ehrhardt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Fothergill .413
2 Ty Cobb .404
3 Bob Meusel .394
4 Lou Gehrig .394
5 Harry McCurdy .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Rogers Hornsby 6
3 Earl Webb 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 37
2 Al Simmons 31
3 Bob Meusel 28
4 Rogers Hornsby 27
4 Bill Terry 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
2 Frankie Frisch 7
2 Goose Goslin 7
2 Al Simmons 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hod Lisenbee 1.24
2 Ted Lyons 1.93
3 Sarge Connally 2.08
4 Urban Shocker 2.15
5 Herb Pennock 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 5
1 Waite Hoyt 5
1 Ray Kremer 5
1 Charlie Root 5
1 Tommy Thomas 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 37
2 Dazzy Vance 35
3 Charlie Root 33
4 Hub Pruett 26
5 4 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
1 Johnny Morrison 3
3 Sarge Connally 2
3 Pete Donohue 2
3 4 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Harper .467
2 Bill Barrett .450
3 Ty Cobb .438
4 George Grantham .424
5 Hack Wilson .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 Hack Wilson 4
4 Frankie Frisch 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 17
2 Lou Gehrig 16
3 Babe Ruth 14
3 Al Simmons 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 6
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Stuffy Stewart 4
4 Chick Hafey 3
4 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.00
2 Pete Alexander 1.37
3 Jumbo Elliott 1.45
4 Hod Lisenbee 1.50
5 Dutch Henry 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 4
2 Ted Blankenship 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 Herb Pennock 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 22
2 Lefty Grove 20
3 Ted Blankenship 13
4 Hub Pruett 12
4 Charlie Root 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 Pete Donohue 1
2 Rube Ehrhardt 1
2 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .379
2 Heinie Manush .376
3 Babe Ruth .362
4 George Burns .355
5 Goose Goslin .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Hack Wilson 24
3 Lou Gehrig 21
4 Cy Williams 20
5 Al Simmons 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 137
2 Al Simmons 129
3 Lou Gehrig 128
4 Tony Lazzeri 122
5 Jim Bottomley 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 37
2 Johnny Mostil 32
3 Taylor Douthit 30
4 Sparky Adams 26
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 2.54
2 Lefty Grove 2.60
3 Rip Collins 2.63
4 Pete Alexander 2.85
5 Charlie Root 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 23
1 George Uhle 23
3 Herb Pennock 22
4 Lee Meadows 20
4 Charlie Root 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 193
2 Dazzy Vance 162
3 George Uhle 144
4 Tommy Thomas 132
5 Charlie Root 127

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 18
2 Hooks Dauss 7
2 Lefty Grove 7
2 Joe Pate 7
5 7 tied 5