On This Day

Wednesday, May 25, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 11 .667 --
White Sox 22 15 .595 2.0
Athletics 17 16 .515 5.0
Senators 15 15 .500 5.5
Browns 16 17 .485 6.0
Indians 16 19 .457 7.0
Tigers 15 18 .455 7.0
Red Sox 9 21 .300 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 20 11 .645 --
Giants 19 13 .594 1.5
Cubs 19 13 .594 1.5
Cardinals 18 13 .581 2.0
Phillies 15 15 .500 4.5
Robins 15 22 .405 8.0
Braves 10 16 .385 7.5
Reds 11 24 .314 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hack Wilson 5
2 Sparky Adams 4
2 Bud Clancy 4
2 Bibb Falk 4
2 Ken Williams 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Bell 1
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Les Bell 6
2 Clyde Beck 4
2 Bibb Falk 4
4 Aaron Ward 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Hunnefield 2
2 Sparky Adams 1
2 Cuckoo Christensen 1
2 Bud Clancy 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Win Ballou 4.00
2 Willis Hudlin 0.43
3 Tony Kaufmann 0.33
3 Bob Osborn 0.33
5 2 tied 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Carmen Hill 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Willis Hudlin 6
2 Pete Alexander 4
2 Win Ballou 4
2 Tony Kaufmann 4
2 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bing Miller .417
2 Lou Gehrig .411
3 Doc Farrell .408
4 Ty Cobb .402
5 Bob Meusel .394

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Al Simmons 42
3 Hack Wilson 37
4 Paul Waner 35
5 Cy Williams 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 15
2 Frankie Frisch 10
3 Sparky Adams 7
3 Goose Goslin 7
3 Al Simmons 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.72
2 Tommy Thomas 1.84
3 Hod Lisenbee 1.91
4 Tony Welzer 1.93
5 Herb Pennock 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 7
1 Ted Lyons 7
1 Tommy Thomas 7
4 Ray Kremer 6
4 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 Sarge Connally 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Johnny Morrison 3
5 10 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Williams .535
2 Bing Miller .481
3 Pie Traynor .480
4 Doc Farrell .447
5 Glenn Wright .436

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 18
2 Paul Waner 17
3 Pie Traynor 16
4 Ken Williams 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 0.69
2 Ted Lyons 1.00
2 Tommy Thomas 1.00
4 Waite Hoyt 1.06
5 Win Ballou 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 4
2 Johnny Morrison 3
2 Dazzy Vance 3
4 Vic Aldridge 2
4 19 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hub Pruett 18
2 Dazzy Vance 17
3 Willis Hudlin 14
4 Tony Kaufmann 13
5 3 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ernie Nevers 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 Rube Ehrhardt 1
2 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Farrell .449
2 Ty Cobb .425
3 George Harper .419
4 Bing Miller .413
5 Lou Gehrig .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Babe Herman 6
4 Rogers Hornsby 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 30
2 Hack Wilson 29
3 Heinie Manush 27
4 Lou Gehrig 26
4 Paul Waner 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 11
2 Frankie Frisch 9
3 Sparky Adams 7
4 Bob Meusel 5
5 8 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.29
2 Tommy Thomas 1.43
3 Tony Welzer 1.72
4 Dazzy Vance 1.80
5 Herb Pennock 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 6
2 Jesse Haines 5
2 Tommy Thomas 5
2 Dazzy Vance 5
5 7 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 34
2 Lefty Grove 27
3 Hub Pruett 25
4 Tommy Thomas 24
5 Charlie Root 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Sarge Connally 2
1 Pete Donohue 2
1 Sam Gray 2
1 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .380
2 Harry Heilmann .375
3 Goose Goslin .361
4 Babe Ruth .359
5 George Burns .354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 40
2 Sparky Adams 30
2 Johnny Mostil 30
4 Taylor Douthit 29
5 Frankie Frisch 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 2.36
2 Carl Mays 2.60
3 Lefty Grove 2.64
4 Guy Bush 2.77
5 Ted Lyons 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 24
2 Ray Kremer 23
3 Lee Meadows 22
4 Herb Pennock 20
4 Charlie Root 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 186
2 Dazzy Vance 171
3 George Uhle 146
4 Tommy Thomas 137
5 Charlie Root 133

Saves

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