On This Day

Saturday, June 4, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 30 15 .667 --
White Sox 30 17 .638 1.0
Athletics 23 22 .511 7.0
Indians 22 24 .478 8.5
Browns 21 23 .477 8.5
Senators 20 22 .476 8.5
Tigers 19 24 .442 10.0
Red Sox 12 30 .286 16.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 28 13 .683 --
Cardinals 23 16 .590 4.0
Giants 24 18 .571 4.5
Cubs 22 19 .537 6.0
Robins 22 24 .478 8.5
Phillies 18 22 .450 9.5
Braves 15 21 .417 10.5
Reds 13 32 .289 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Clyde Beck 4
2 Bill Barrett 3
2 Chuck Dressen 3
2 Hod Ford 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Schulte 1
1 Earl Webb 1
1 Jimmy Welsh 1
1 Hack Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Beck 2
1 Jim Bottomley 2
1 Eddie Brown 2
1 Joe Genewich 2
1 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Hunnefield 2
2 Dave Bancroft 1
2 Bill Barrett 1
2 Buck Crouse 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.55
2 Ted Blankenship 0.43
3 Flint Rhem 0.33
3 Dazzy Vance 0.33
5 Elam Vangilder 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sarge Connally 1
1 Joe Genewich 1
1 Flint Rhem 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 Elam Vangilder 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 6
2 Ted Blankenship 3
2 Del Lundgren 3
2 Dazzy Vance 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .418
2 George Harper .403
3 Bing Miller .399
4 Al Simmons .396
5 Bob Meusel .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 16
2 Lou Gehrig 13
3 Cy Williams 10
3 Hack Wilson 10
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 56
2 Al Simmons 53
3 Paul Waner 47
4 Hack Wilson 45
5 Glenn Wright 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 16
2 Frankie Frisch 13
3 Sparky Adams 10
4 Bob Meusel 9
5 3 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Thomas 1.47
2 Wilcy Moore 2.01
3 Ted Lyons 2.06
4 Jesse Haines 2.30
5 Waite Hoyt 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Thomas 10
2 Ted Lyons 9
3 Jesse Haines 8
3 Charlie Root 8
5 2 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 60
2 Lefty Grove 57
3 Charlie Root 51
4 Tommy Thomas 48
5 Rube Walberg 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 5
2 Lefty Grove 4
3 Garland Braxton 3
3 Sarge Connally 3
3 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .473
2 Kiki Cuyler .441
2 Harvey Hendrick .441
4 Bibb Falk .439
5 George Harper .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Hack Wilson 4
4 Bill Terry 3
5 12 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 20
2 Paul Waner 19
3 Glenn Wright 18
4 Freddy Leach 17
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 7
2 Bill Hunnefield 6
3 Kiki Cuyler 5
4 Frankie Frisch 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Thomas 0.50
1 Clarence Mitchell 0.50
3 Bob McGraw 0.75
4 Jack Russell 1.32
5 Wilcy Moore 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 5
2 Vic Aldridge 4
2 Ted Lyons 4
2 Lefty Stewart 4
2 Tommy Thomas 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Walberg 20
2 Tommy Thomas 19
3 Vic Aldridge 18
3 Lefty Grove 18
3 Dazzy Vance 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 3
2 Lefty Grove 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Hal Carlson 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Harper .455
2 Joe Harris .430
3 Bing Miller .430
4 Lou Gehrig .421
5 Glenn Wright .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Cy Williams 6
3 Hack Wilson 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 33
2 Babe Ruth 30
2 Paul Waner 30
4 Lou Gehrig 27
4 Glenn Wright 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 12
2 Sparky Adams 9
2 Kiki Cuyler 9
4 Bob Meusel 8
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Waite Hoyt 1.02
2 Tommy Thomas 1.14
3 Wilcy Moore 1.17
4 Ted Lyons 1.86
5 Bob Smith 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 6
1 Tommy Thomas 6
3 Vic Aldridge 5
3 Carmen Hill 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 40
2 Tommy Thomas 35
3 Lefty Grove 34
4 Hod Lisenbee 29
5 Charlie Root 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 George Mogridge 3
3 Ernie Nevers 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 21 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .374
2 Al Simmons .364
3 Harry Heilmann .362
4 Bob Fothergill .356
5 Babe Ruth .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Lou Gehrig 27
3 Cy Williams 24
4 Hack Wilson 23
5 Babe Herman 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 136
2 Lou Gehrig 134
3 Babe Ruth 133
4 Jim Bottomley 112
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 39
2 Sparky Adams 33
3 Frankie Frisch 28
4 Taylor Douthit 27
4 Johnny Mostil 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 2.36
2 Garland Buckeye 2.69
3 Lefty Grove 2.81
4 Carl Mays 2.87
5 Pete Alexander 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 23
1 George Uhle 23
3 Lee Meadows 21
3 Charlie Root 21
3 Tommy Thomas 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 184
2 Lefty Grove 181
3 Tommy Thomas 139
4 Charlie Root 135
5 George Uhle 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 17
2 Lefty Grove 9
3 George Mogridge 8
4 Sarge Connally 6
4 Joe Pate 6