On This Day

Sunday, May 29, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	25	13	.658	--
White Sox	25	16	.610	1.5
Athletics	21	17	.553	4.0
Senators	17	18	.486	6.5
Indians	19	21	.475	7.0
Browns	18	20	.474	7.0
Tigers	16	21	.432	8.5
Red Sox	10	25	.286	13.5

Games

Yankees 15, Red Sox 7

Browns 7, Indians 4

Indians 10, Browns 2

Athletics 6, Senators 1

White Sox 8, Tigers 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	24	11	.686	--
Cubs	21	15	.583	3.5
Giants	20	16	.556	4.5
Cardinals	19	16	.543	5.0
Phillies	16	18	.471	7.5
Robins	18	23	.439	9.0
Braves	13	17	.433	8.5
Reds	12	27	.308	14.0

Games

Robins 5, Giants 2

Pirates 8, Cubs 5

Cardinals 11, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Grabowski	4
1	Chick Hafey	4
1	Charlie Jamieson	4
1	Joe Sewell	4
1	Ken Williams	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Haney	1
1	Joe Harris	1
1	Grover Hartley	1
1	Johnny Hodapp	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Johnny Schulte	4
3	Johnny Hodapp	3
3	Mark Koenig	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lew Fonseca	2
2	Sparky Adams	1
2	Bibb Falk	1
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jumbo Elliott	1.80
2	Rube Walberg	0.83
3	Burleigh Grimes	0.67
4	Dutch Ruether	0.50
5	Ted Lyons	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Jumbo Elliott	1
1	Milt Gaston	1
1	Carmen Hill	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jumbo Elliott	9
2	Burleigh Grimes	6
3	Ted Lyons	5
3	Rube Walberg	5
5	Myles Thomas	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bing Miller	.405
2	Lou Gehrig	.401
3	Al Simmons	.400
4	Doc Farrell	.392
5	Bob Meusel	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Lou Gehrig	11
3	Cy Williams	9
4	Rogers Hornsby	8
4	Hack Wilson	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	49
2	Al Simmons	47
3	Hack Wilson	40
4	Paul Waner	39
5	Glenn Wright	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	16
2	Frankie Frisch	12
3	Sparky Adams	9
4	Goose Goslin	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Thomas	1.66
2	Hod Lisenbee	1.93
3	Tony Welzer	1.94
4	Ted Lyons	2.16
5	Wilcy Moore	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	8
1	Charlie Root	8
1	Tommy Thomas	8
4	Jesse Haines	7
4	Lee Meadows	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	57
2	Charlie Root	47
3	Lefty Grove	46
4	Tommy Thomas	37
5	Hub Pruett	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	4
2	Garland Braxton	3
2	Sarge Connally	3
2	Firpo Marberry	3
2	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ken Williams	.472
2	Pie Traynor	.446
3	Jim Bottomley	.419
4	Lou Gehrig	.417
4	2 others tied	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
1	Ken Williams	5
3	Lou Gehrig	4
4	Mickey Cochrane	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Paul Waner	19
2	Pie Traynor	17
2	Ken Williams	17
2	Glenn Wright	17
5	Al Simmons	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	7
1	Kiki Cuyler	7
3	Eddie Collins	4
3	Frankie Frisch	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Waite Hoyt	0.53
2	Tommy Thomas	0.75
3	Lefty Grove	1.14
4	Bob Smith	1.16
5	Wilcy Moore	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	4
2	Vic Aldridge	3
2	Carmen Hill	3
2	Lee Meadows	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	22
2	Tommy Thomas	16
3	Jumbo Elliott	15
3	Willis Hudlin	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	3
2	Ernie Nevers	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Sarge Connally	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Harper	.426
2	Bing Miller	.425
3	Glenn Wright	.409
4	Doc Farrell	.407
5	Pie Traynor	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Lou Gehrig	7
3	Babe Herman	6
3	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	Hack Wilson	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	30
2	Lou Gehrig	28
2	Babe Ruth	28
2	Paul Waner	28
5	Hack Wilson	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	11
1	Frankie Frisch	11
3	Sparky Adams	8
4	Bob Meusel	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	1.17
2	Waite Hoyt	1.26
3	Tommy Thomas	1.32
4	Tony Welzer	1.80
5	Ted Lyons	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	6
1	Dazzy Vance	6
3	Charlie Root	5
3	Tommy Thomas	5
5	8 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	44
2	Lefty Grove	29
3	Jumbo Elliott	28
4	Charlie Root	26
5	2 tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	4
2	Garland Braxton	2
2	Sarge Connally	2
2	Wilcy Moore	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.377
2	Harry Heilmann	.365
3	Babe Ruth	.359
4	Al Simmons	.356
5	Goose Goslin	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Lou Gehrig	25
3	Hack Wilson	24
4	Cy Williams	23
5	3 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	135
2	Babe Ruth	131
3	Lou Gehrig	130
4	Jim Bottomley	116
5	George Burns	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	39
2	Sparky Adams	32
3	Johnny Mostil	29
4	Taylor Douthit	27
4	Frankie Frisch	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kremer	2.36
2	Lefty Grove	2.60
3	Garland Buckeye	2.73
4	Guy Bush	2.82
5	Carl Mays	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	23
1	George Uhle	23
3	Lee Meadows	22
3	Charlie Root	22
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	181
2	Lefty Grove	180
3	Tommy Thomas	142
4	Charlie Root	138
5	George Uhle	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	18
2	Lefty Grove	10
3	Sarge Connally	6
3	George Mogridge	6
5	6 tied	5