On This Day

Wednesday, May 18, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 8 .714 --
White Sox 17 13 .567 4.0
Athletics 15 14 .517 5.5
Tigers 13 14 .481 6.5
Browns 13 14 .481 6.5
Senators 12 15 .444 7.5
Indians 12 15 .444 7.5
Red Sox 9 18 .333 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 10 .655 --
Cubs 15 11 .577 2.5
Phillies 13 10 .565 3.0
Pirates 14 11 .560 3.0
Cardinals 15 12 .556 3.0
Robins 13 18 .419 7.0
Braves 10 14 .417 6.5
Reds 7 20 .259 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Harris 4
1 Bing Miller 4
3 Johnny Butler 3
3 Bill Terry 3
3 Paul Waner 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doc Farrell 1
1 Fred Haney 1
1 Butch Henline 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Waner 4
2 Larry Benton 3
2 Butch Henline 3
2 Marty McManus 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 2
2 Sparky Adams 1
2 Eddie Brown 1
2 Dick Burrus 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Whitehill 0.83
2 Larry Benton 0.56
3 Charlie Root 0.50
4 General Crowder 0.40
5 Elam Vangilder 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Charlie Root 1
1 Elam Vangilder 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Whitehill 10
2 Larry Benton 5
2 Charlie Root 5
4 Bill Sherdel 3
4 Elam Vangilder 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ernie Nevers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .417
1 Bob Fothergill .417
3 Lou Gehrig .417
4 Al Simmons .413
5 Bob Meusel .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Rogers Hornsby 6
3 Earl Webb 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 40
2 Al Simmons 38
3 Bill Terry 31
4 Rogers Hornsby 29
4 Hack Wilson 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 11
2 Frankie Frisch 9
3 Goose Goslin 7
3 Al Simmons 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hod Lisenbee 0.95
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
1 Charlie Root 6
4 Virgil Barnes 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 42
2 Lefty Grove 38
2 Charlie Root 38
4 Earl Whitehill 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
1 Johnny Morrison 3
3 Sarge Connally 2
3 Pete Donohue 2
3 7 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bing Miller .583
2 Bill Barrett .514
3 Al Simmons .471
4 Buddy Myer .457
5 Ty Cobb .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Chick Hafey 3
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 Al Simmons 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 18
2 Harry Rice 14
3 Lou Gehrig 13
4 Rogers Hornsby 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Bob Meusel 5
3 Kiki Cuyler 4
4 Max Carey 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Waite Hoyt 0.50
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.67
3 Dazzy Vance 1.00
4 Ted Lyons 1.33
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 3
1 Charlie Root 3
1 Dazzy Vance 3
4 Virgil Barnes 2
4 16 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 22
2 Earl Whitehill 16
3 Lefty Grove 15
3 Charlie Root 15
5 Hod Lisenbee 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Ernie Nevers 2
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 Rube Ehrhardt 1
3 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .384
2 Harry Heilmann .376
3 Babe Ruth .354
4 George Burns .351
4 Paul Waner .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Hack Wilson 23
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 130
3 Lou Gehrig 129
4 Tony Lazzeri 117
5 Jim Bottomley 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 36
2 Johnny Mostil 32
3 Taylor Douthit 30
4 Sparky Adams 27
5 Frankie Frisch 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 2.42
2 Lefty Grove 2.75
3 Guy Bush 2.76
4 Garland Buckeye 2.81
5 Rip Collins 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 24
1 George Uhle 24
3 Herb Pennock 22
4 Charlie Root 21
5 Lee Meadows 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 189
2 Dazzy Vance 169
3 George Uhle 144
4 Tommy Thomas 137
5 Charlie Root 132

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 18
2 Lefty Grove 8
3 Hooks Dauss 7
3 Joe Pate 7
5 6 tied 5