On This Day

Monday, May 16, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 8 .704 --
White Sox 17 12 .586 3.0
Athletics 15 13 .536 4.5
Tigers 12 13 .480 6.0
Indians 12 14 .462 6.5
Senators 11 14 .440 7.0
Browns 11 14 .440 7.0
Red Sox 8 17 .320 10.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 9 .667 --
Cardinals 15 10 .600 2.0
Pirates 13 10 .565 3.0
Phillies 12 10 .545 3.5
Cubs 13 11 .542 3.5
Robins 12 17 .414 7.0
Braves 9 13 .409 6.5
Reds 7 19 .269 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Carey 4
1 Ken Williams 4
3 Eddie Collins 3
3 Lou Gehrig 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Simmons 2
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Mickey Cochrane 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 4
2 Johnny Butler 3
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 George Grantham 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Meusel 3
2 Max Carey 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ted Lyons 0.30
2 Jesse Haines 0.29
3 Dutch Ruether 0.23
4 Jesse Petty 0.15
5 Ken Holloway 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Jesse Petty 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 Dutch Ruether 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Cvengros 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 Dutch Ruether 3
4 Sam Gray 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Wilcy Moore 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .424
2 Ty Cobb .416
3 Bob Fothergill .412
4 Lou Gehrig .404
5 2 tied .396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 39
2 Al Simmons 38
3 Bill Terry 30
4 Rogers Hornsby 29
5 Bob Meusel 28

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 Tony Welzer 1.78
3 Ted Lyons 1.94
4 Jumbo Elliott 1.95
5 Sarge Connally 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 6
1 Ray Kremer 6
3 Virgil Barnes 5
3 Waite Hoyt 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 38
2 Dazzy Vance 35
3 Charlie Root 33
4 Hub Pruett 26
4 Tommy Thomas 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
1 Johnny Morrison 3
3 Sarge Connally 2
3 Pete Donohue 2
3 6 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .486
2 Wally Schang .469
3 Al Simmons .447
4 Glenn Wright .441
5 Doc Farrell .436

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Chick Hafey 3
2 Babe Herman 3
2 Al Simmons 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 20
2 Rogers Hornsby 16
3 Lou Gehrig 15
4 Babe Herman 14
5 Harry Rice 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
2 Bob Meusel 5
3 Stuffy Stewart 4
4 Max Carey 3
4 Chick Hafey 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burleigh Grimes 1.00
1 Dazzy Vance 1.00
3 Ted Lyons 1.25
4 Pete Alexander 1.37
5 Herb Pennock 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
4 Virgil Barnes 2
4 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 20
2 Dazzy Vance 15
3 Ted Lyons 13
3 Tommy Thomas 13
5 Hub Pruett 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Wilcy Moore 2
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 Rube Ehrhardt 1
3 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .379
2 Harry Heilmann .377
3 Babe Ruth .355
4 George Burns .354
5 Paul Waner .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Hack Wilson 24
3 Lou Gehrig 22
4 Al Simmons 21
5 Cy Williams 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 136
2 Babe Ruth 129
3 Lou Gehrig 128
4 Tony Lazzeri 118
5 Jim Bottomley 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 35
2 Johnny Mostil 32
3 Taylor Douthit 30
4 Sparky Adams 26
5 Frankie Frisch 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 2.49
2 Rip Collins 2.63
3 Lefty Grove 2.75
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 21
4 Lee Meadows 20
4 Charlie Root 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 189
2 Dazzy Vance 162
3 George Uhle 144
4 Tommy Thomas 137
5 Charlie Root 127

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 18
2 Lefty Grove 8
3 Hooks Dauss 7
3 Joe Pate 7
5 7 tied 5