On This Day

Tuesday, May 24, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 11 .667 --
White Sox 20 15 .571 3.0
Browns 16 15 .516 5.0
Athletics 17 16 .515 5.0
Senators 15 15 .500 5.5
Tigers 15 17 .469 6.5
Indians 15 19 .441 7.5
Red Sox 9 21 .300 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 19 11 .633 --
Cubs 18 12 .600 1.0
Giants 19 13 .594 1.0
Cardinals 17 12 .586 1.5
Phillies 15 15 .500 4.0
Robins 15 22 .405 7.5
Braves 10 16 .385 7.0
Reds 11 23 .324 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pie Traynor 4
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 Joe Harris 3
2 Harvey Hendrick 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Heinie Manush 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harvey Hendrick 3
1 Heinie Manush 3
1 Paul Waner 3
4 Kiki Cuyler 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lil Stoner 0.33
2 Lee Meadows 0.25
3 Pete Donohue 0.19
4 Rube Ehrhardt 0.12
5 George Uhle 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Doak 1
1 Lee Meadows 1
1 Lil Stoner 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Doak 3
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Lil Stoner 3
4 Rube Ehrhardt 1
4 4 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .411
2 Doc Farrell .408
3 Goose Goslin .407
4 Ty Cobb .402
5 Pie Traynor .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Lou Gehrig 10
3 Cy Williams 9
4 Rogers Hornsby 7
4 Hack Wilson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Al Simmons 42
3 Paul Waner 35
3 Hack Wilson 35
5 Cy Williams 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 14
2 Frankie Frisch 10
3 Goose Goslin 7
3 Al Simmons 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Thomas 1.84
2 Hod Lisenbee 1.91
3 Tony Welzer 1.93
4 Ted Lyons 1.95
5 Herb Pennock 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 7
1 Tommy Thomas 7
3 Ray Kremer 6
3 Ted Lyons 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 47
2 Charlie Root 40
3 Lefty Grove 39
4 Hub Pruett 33
5 Tommy Thomas 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Johnny Morrison 3
4 Sarge Connally 2
4 10 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pie Traynor .500
1 Ken Williams .500
3 Bing Miller .480
4 Chuck Dressen .452
5 Doc Farrell .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Cy Williams 4
2 Ken Williams 4
4 Doc Farrell 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 22
2 Paul Waner 17
3 Heinie Manush 15
3 Pie Traynor 15
3 Cy Williams 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Frankie Frisch 5
3 Sparky Adams 4
3 Russ Wrightstone 4
5 3 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Waite Hoyt 1.06
2 Wilcy Moore 1.13
3 Ted Lyons 1.33
4 Tommy Thomas 1.50
4 2 others tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 Johnny Morrison 3
1 Tommy Thomas 3
1 Dazzy Vance 3
5 17 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hub Pruett 18
2 Dazzy Vance 17
3 Tommy Thomas 15
3 Earl Whitehill 15
5 3 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ernie Nevers 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Rube Ehrhardt 1
2 Sam Gray 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Farrell .446
2 Ty Cobb .425
2 Bing Miller .425
4 George Harper .424
5 Pie Traynor .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Babe Herman 6
4 Rogers Hornsby 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 30
2 Hack Wilson 29
3 Lou Gehrig 26
3 Heinie Manush 26
3 Paul Waner 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 10
2 Frankie Frisch 9
3 Sparky Adams 6
3 Lu Blue 6
5 Bob Meusel 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Thomas 1.43
2 Ted Lyons 1.50
3 Tony Welzer 1.72
4 Herb Pennock 1.95
5 Pete Alexander 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 5
1 Ted Lyons 5
1 Charlie Root 5
1 Tommy Thomas 5
1 Dazzy Vance 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 41
2 Lefty Grove 27
3 Charlie Root 26
4 Hub Pruett 25
5 Tommy Thomas 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Pete Donohue 2
1 Sam Gray 2
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .381
2 Harry Heilmann .374
3 Goose Goslin .361
4 Babe Ruth .358
5 George Burns .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Lou Gehrig 24
3 Cy Williams 23
3 Hack Wilson 23
5 Al Simmons 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 133
2 Al Simmons 132
3 Babe Ruth 126
4 George Burns 111
5 Jim Bottomley 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 39
2 Johnny Mostil 30
3 Sparky Adams 29
3 Taylor Douthit 29
5 Frankie Frisch 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 2.36
2 Lefty Grove 2.64
3 Guy Bush 2.77
4 Pete Alexander 2.82
5 Carl Mays 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 24
2 Ray Kremer 23
3 Lee Meadows 22
4 Jesse Haines 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 186
2 Dazzy Vance 171
3 George Uhle 146
4 Tommy Thomas 140
5 Charlie Root 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 19
2 Lefty Grove 8
3 Hooks Dauss 6
3 Joe Pate 6
5 6 tied 5