On This Day

Tuesday, June 7, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 32 15 .681 --
White Sox 31 18 .633 2.0
Athletics 25 22 .532 7.0
Browns 22 24 .478 9.5
Senators 21 23 .477 9.5
Indians 22 26 .458 10.5
Tigers 19 26 .422 12.0
Red Sox 13 31 .295 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 30 13 .698 --
Cardinals 25 18 .581 5.0
Cubs 25 19 .568 5.5
Giants 24 20 .545 6.5
Robins 23 27 .460 10.5
Phillies 18 24 .429 11.5
Braves 16 23 .410 12.0
Reds 15 32 .319 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 4
1 George Sisler 4
3 Clyde Barnhart 3
3 Ossie Bluege 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy High 2
2 Bud Clancy 1
2 Pat Collins 1
2 Charlie Gehringer 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ossie Bluege 4
1 Mickey Cochrane 4
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 Charlie Gehringer 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 3
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Mickey Cochrane 1
2 Bill Hunnefield 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jakie May 0.45
2 Waite Hoyt 0.40
3 Rube Walberg 0.38
4 Hub Pruett 0.36
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 Jakie May 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Firpo Marberry 6
2 Jakie May 5
2 Hub Pruett 5
4 Waite Hoyt 4
4 Hal Wiltse 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Tony Welzer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .415
2 George Harper .405
3 Bing Miller .399
4 Bob Meusel .394
5 Al Simmons .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 18
2 Lou Gehrig 14
3 Cy Williams 10
3 Hack Wilson 10
5 Rogers Hornsby 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 57
2 Al Simmons 54
3 Paul Waner 51
4 Hack Wilson 46
5 3 tied 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 1.68
2 Ted Lyons 1.97
3 Waite Hoyt 2.19
4 Wilcy Moore 2.25
5 Jesse Haines 2.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 10
1 Tommy Thomas 10
3 Jesse Haines 8
3 Waite Hoyt 8
3 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 60
2 Lefty Grove 59
3 Charlie Root 53
4 Tommy Thomas 51
5 Hub Pruett 44

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .571
2 Harvey Hendrick .523
3 George Harper .472
4 Clyde Barnhart .450
5 Lou Gehrig .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Lou Gehrig 4
3 Johnny Hodapp 3
3 Bill Terry 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 20
1 Babe Ruth 20
3 Paul Waner 19
4 Joe Harris 17
5 Johnny Hodapp 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Hunnefield 7
2 Chick Hafey 6
3 Sparky Adams 4
3 Bill Barrett 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Doak 0.79
2 Tommy Thomas 1.29
2 Bob McGraw 1.29
4 Waite Hoyt 1.33
5 Myles Thomas 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 5
2 Ted Lyons 4
3 Vic Aldridge 3
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Walberg 21
2 Lefty Grove 20
3 Tommy Thomas 19
4 Jakie May 17
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 George Mogridge 3
3 Hal Carlson 1
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .471
2 George Harper .451
3 Harvey Hendrick .439
4 Glenn Wright .434
5 Lou Gehrig .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Hack Wilson 6
4 Chick Hafey 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 34
2 Babe Ruth 33
2 Paul Waner 33
4 Jim Bottomley 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 11
2 Kiki Cuyler 9
3 Sparky Adams 8
3 Chick Hafey 8
3 Bob Meusel 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Waite Hoyt 1.02
2 Tommy Thomas 1.39
3 Wilcy Moore 1.69
4 Ted Lyons 1.71
5 Bob Smith 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 7
2 Carmen Hill 6
2 Tommy Thomas 6
4 Vic Aldridge 5
4 Waite Hoyt 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Thomas 34
2 Lefty Grove 30
2 Dazzy Vance 30
4 Hub Pruett 29
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 George Mogridge 3
3 Ernie Nevers 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .373
2 Al Simmons .365
3 Harry Heilmann .364
4 Bob Fothergill .357
5 Babe Ruth .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Lou Gehrig 28
3 Cy Williams 24
4 Hack Wilson 23
5 4 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 137
2 Lou Gehrig 133
2 Babe Ruth 133
4 Jim Bottomley 121
5 Paul Waner 112

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 Pete Alexander 2.76
3 Sheriff Blake 2.80
4 Guy Bush 2.85
5 Carl Mays 2.87

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 174
2 Lefty Grove 173
3 Tommy Thomas 142
4 Charlie Root 137
5 George Uhle 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 17
2 Lefty Grove 10
3 George Mogridge 8
4 Sarge Connally 6
4 Joe Pate 6