On This Day

Sunday, June 5, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	31	15	.674	--
White Sox	30	17	.638	1.5
Athletics	23	22	.511	7.5
Browns	22	23	.489	8.5
Indians	22	24	.478	9.0
Senators	20	23	.465	9.5
Tigers	19	25	.432	11.0
Red Sox	12	30	.286	17.0

Games

Yankees 5, Tigers 3

Browns 9, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	28	13	.683	--
Cardinals	24	17	.585	4.0
Giants	24	19	.558	5.0
Cubs	23	19	.548	5.5
Robins	23	25	.479	8.5
Phillies	18	22	.450	9.5
Braves	15	22	.405	11.0
Reds	14	32	.304	16.5

Games

Reds 10, Giants 9

Cubs 7, Braves 0

Cardinals 8, Robins 0

Robins 6, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Les Bell	4
1	Harvey Hendrick	4
1	Frank O'Rourke	4
4	Spencer Adams	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	4
2	Spencer Adams	2
2	Les Bell	2
2	Rube Bressler	2
2	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chick Hafey	2
2	Taylor Douthit	1
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	George Harper	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Doak	0.50
2	Foster Edwards	0.44
3	Sheriff Blake	0.43
4	Jesse Haines	0.40
5	Garland Braxton	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Red Lucas	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Garland Braxton	5
2	Bill Doak	4
2	Foster Edwards	4
2	Jesse Haines	4
2	Earl Whitehill	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.413
2	George Harper	.409
3	Bing Miller	.406
4	Al Simmons	.396
5	Bob Meusel	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	17
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	14
3	Sparky Adams	10
3	Chick Hafey	10
5	Bob Meusel	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Thomas	1.47
2	Ted Lyons	2.06
3	Wilcy Moore	2.25
4	Jesse Haines	2.27
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	George Harper	.500
2	Joe Harris	.481
3	Rogers Hornsby	.450
4	Glenn Wright	.443
5	Bibb Falk	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Lou Gehrig	4
3	Hack Wilson	3
4	Chick Hafey	2
4	12 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	22
2	Glenn Wright	18
3	Freddy Leach	17
3	Paul Waner	17
5	Jim Bottomley	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Chick Hafey	6
1	Bill Hunnefield	6
3	Sparky Adams	4
3	Kiki Cuyler	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Thomas	0.50
1	Clarence Mitchell	0.50
3	Bob McGraw	0.75
4	Bill Doak	0.79
5	Jack Russell	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	4
1	Carmen Hill	4
1	Tommy Thomas	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	George Mogridge	3
2	Lefty Grove	2
3	Hal Carlson	1
3	Sarge Connally	1
3	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Harper	.464
2	Bing Miller	.438
3	Joe Harris	.435
4	Lou Gehrig	.425
5	Al Simmons	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	11
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	32
3	Paul Waner	30
4	Lou Gehrig	27
5	Glenn Wright	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	13
2	Sparky Adams	9
2	Kiki Cuyler	9
4	Chick Hafey	8
4	Bob Meusel	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Thomas	1.00
2	Waite Hoyt	1.02
3	Wilcy Moore	1.69
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	Lefty Grove	33
3	Tommy Thomas	31
4	Charlie Root	27
5	Hub Pruett	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	George Mogridge	3
3	Ernie Nevers	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	20 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.374
2	Al Simmons	.364
3	Harry Heilmann	.360
4	Babe Ruth	.356
5	Bob Fothergill	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Lou Gehrig	27
3	Cy Williams	24
4	Hack Wilson	23
5	4 tied	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	136
2	Babe Ruth	135
3	Lou Gehrig	134
4	Jim Bottomley	116
5	2 tied	108

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kremer	2.36
2	Garland Buckeye	2.69
3	Pete Alexander	2.76
4	Sheriff Blake	2.80
5	Lefty Grove	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	23
1	George Uhle	23
3	Charlie Root	21
3	Tommy Thomas	21
5	Lee Meadows	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	181
2	Dazzy Vance	174
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