On This Day

Friday, May 20, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 21 9 .700 --
White Sox 18 14 .563 4.0
Athletics 16 15 .516 5.5
Browns 14 14 .500 6.0
Tigers 13 15 .464 7.0
Senators 13 15 .464 7.0
Indians 13 16 .448 7.5
Red Sox 9 19 .321 11.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 11 .633 --
Cubs 16 11 .593 1.5
Pirates 15 11 .577 2.0
Phillies 14 11 .560 2.5
Cardinals 15 12 .556 2.5
Braves 10 14 .417 6.0
Robins 13 19 .406 7.0
Reds 8 21 .276 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doc Farrell 5
2 Chuck Dressen 4
2 Pie Traynor 4
2 Cy Williams 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 3
2 Babe Herman 2
3 Doc Farrell 1
3 High Pockets Kelly 1
3 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cy Williams 9
2 Pie Traynor 5
3 Chick Galloway 4
3 High Pockets Kelly 4
5 Babe Herman 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 George Burns 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Pie Traynor 1
1 Russ Wrightstone 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Donohue 1.17
2 Hub Pruett 0.78
3 Jumbo Elliott 0.50
3 Tony Kaufmann 0.50
5 George Uhle 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Tony Kaufmann 1
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Donohue 7
1 Tony Kaufmann 7
1 Hub Pruett 7
4 George Uhle 5
5 Jumbo Elliott 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Gray 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .422
2 Ty Cobb .422
3 Doc Farrell .416
4 Harry McCurdy .408
5 Bob Fothergill .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 9
1 Babe Ruth 9
1 Cy Williams 9
4 Babe Herman 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 42
2 Al Simmons 40
3 Bill Terry 31
3 Cy Williams 31
5 Hack Wilson 30

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 1.93
3 Ted Lyons 1.94
4 Tommy Thomas 1.95
5 Herb Pennock 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 6
1 Ray Kremer 6
1 Charlie Root 6
1 Tommy Thomas 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 42
2 Lefty Grove 39
3 Charlie Root 38
4 Hub Pruett 33
5 Tommy Thomas 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
1 Johnny Morrison 3
3 Sarge Connally 2
3 Pete Donohue 2
3 8 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bing Miller .525
2 Doc Farrell .474
3 Lou Gehrig .465
4 Pie Traynor .457
5 Ty Cobb .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 5
2 Doc Farrell 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Chick Hafey 3
2 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 20
2 Cy Williams 15
3 Lou Gehrig 13
4 Harry Rice 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Bob Meusel 4
4 Max Carey 3
4 Frank O'Rourke 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Waite Hoyt 0.69
2 Wilcy Moore 0.73
3 Dazzy Vance 1.00
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.00
5 Rube Ehrhardt 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Pennock 3
1 Charlie Root 3
1 Dazzy Vance 3
4 Win Ballou 2
4 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 22
2 Hub Pruett 19
3 Lefty Grove 15
4 Charlie Root 14
4 Earl Whitehill 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ernie Nevers 2
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 Rube Ehrhardt 1
2 Sam Gray 1
2 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .384
2 Harry Heilmann .376
3 George Burns .355
4 Babe Ruth .355
5 Goose Goslin .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Lou Gehrig 23
2 Cy Williams 23
2 Hack Wilson 23
5 Al Simmons 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 135
2 Lou Gehrig 131
3 Babe Ruth 125
4 Tony Lazzeri 113
5 Jim Bottomley 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 36
2 Johnny Mostil 31
3 Taylor Douthit 30
4 Sparky Adams 26
5 Frankie Frisch 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 2.42
2 Lefty Grove 2.64
3 Guy Bush 2.76
4 Ted Lyons 2.85
5 Garland Buckeye 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 25
2 Ray Kremer 24
3 Lee Meadows 21
3 Herb Pennock 21
3 Charlie Root 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 186
2 Dazzy Vance 169
3 George Uhle 149
4 Tommy Thomas 140
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