On This Day

Saturday, May 14, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 8 .692 --
White Sox 16 11 .593 2.5
Athletics 14 12 .538 4.0
Tigers 12 12 .500 5.0
Indians 12 14 .462 6.0
Senators 11 14 .440 6.5
Browns 10 13 .435 6.5
Red Sox 7 16 .304 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 9 .654 --
Cardinals 14 10 .583 2.0
Phillies 12 9 .571 2.5
Pirates 12 9 .571 2.5
Cubs 13 11 .542 3.0
Braves 9 13 .409 6.0
Robins 11 16 .407 6.5
Reds 7 18 .280 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sparky Adams 4
1 Dick Burrus 4
1 Bing Miller 4
4 Les Bell 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Bell 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Russ Wrightstone 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Russ Wrightstone 4
2 Bing Miller 3
2 Joe Sewell 3
4 Les Bell 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 1
1 Lew Fonseca 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Charlie Grimm 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jumbo Elliott 0.50
2 Virgil Barnes 0.43
3 George Uhle 0.36
4 Charlie Robertson 0.29
5 Ray Kremer 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Win Ballou 1
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jumbo Elliott 6
2 Guy Bush 5
2 Charlie Robertson 5
4 George Uhle 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Fothergill .413
2 Ty Cobb .404
3 Doc Farrell .402
4 Bob Meusel .394
5 Lou Gehrig .394

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 8
3 Goose Goslin 7
3 Al Simmons 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hod Lisenbee 1.24
2 Ted Lyons 1.93
3 Jumbo Elliott 1.95
4 Sarge Connally 2.08
5 Urban Shocker 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 6
2 Virgil Barnes 5
2 Jesse Haines 5
2 Waite Hoyt 5
2 2 others tied 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 .516
2 Doc Farrell .455
3 Bill Barrett .450
4 Paul Waner .417
4 Glenn Wright .417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 16
2 Lou Gehrig 15
3 Les Bell 13
3 Al Simmons 13
3 Hack Wilson 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Stuffy Stewart 4
4 Chick Hafey 3
4 Jay Partridge 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.00
2 Pete Alexander 1.37
3 Hod Lisenbee 1.50
4 Dazzy Vance 1.67
5 2 tied 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 3
1 Rip Collins 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Ray Kremer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 22
2 Lefty Grove 19
3 Ted Blankenship 13
4 Guy Bush 12
4 2 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 Pete Donohue 1
2 Rube Ehrhardt 1
2 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .379
2 Heinie Manush .378
3 Babe Ruth .359
4 George Burns .353
5 Goose Goslin .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
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 131
2 Al Simmons 129
3 Lou Gehrig 128
4 Tony Lazzeri 119
5 Jim Bottomley 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 36
2 Johnny Mostil 32
3 Taylor Douthit 30
4 Sparky Adams 26
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 2.49
2 Rip Collins 2.63
3 Lefty Grove 2.69
4 Guy Bush 2.79
5 Pete Alexander 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 24
1 George Uhle 24
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 148
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