On This Day

Wednesday, June 8, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	33	15	.688	--
White Sox	31	19	.620	3.0
Athletics	26	22	.542	7.0
Senators	22	23	.489	9.5
Browns	22	25	.468	10.5
Indians	22	27	.449	11.5
Tigers	20	26	.435	12.0
Red Sox	13	32	.289	18.5

Games

Tigers 5, Red Sox 3

Yankees 12, White Sox 11

Athletics 7, Browns 5

Senators 2, Indians 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	30	14	.682	--
Cubs	26	19	.578	4.5
Cardinals	25	19	.568	5.0
Giants	25	20	.556	5.5
Robins	23	28	.451	10.5
Braves	17	23	.425	11.0
Phillies	18	25	.419	11.5
Reds	16	32	.333	16.0

Games

Cubs 3, Robins 2

Reds 5, Phillies 4

Giants 8, Pirates 7

Braves 11, Cardinals 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Boley	4
1	Cedric Durst	4
1	Alex Metzler	4
1	Lance Richbourg	4
5	14 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tony Lazzeri	3
2	Clyde Barnhart	1
2	Bill Barrett	1
2	Jim Bottomley	1
2	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tony Lazzeri	5
2	Jim Bottomley	3
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Rogers Hornsby	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lance Richbourg	2
2	Bill Barrett	1
2	Ossie Bluege	1
2	Eddie Brown	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	0.83
2	Hod Lisenbee	0.62
3	Lefty Stewart	0.31
4	Hal Carlson	0.30
5	Jack Quinn	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	Kent Greenfield	1
1	Hod Lisenbee	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Lisenbee	5
1	Dazzy Vance	5
3	Lefty Stewart	4
4	Hal Carlson	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Clarkson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.412
2	Bing Miller	.397
3	Bob Meusel	.392
4	Doc Farrell	.391
5	George Harper	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	18
2	Lou Gehrig	14
3	Hack Wilson	11
4	Rogers Hornsby	10
4	Cy Williams	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	59
2	Al Simmons	56
3	Paul Waner	53
4	Rogers Hornsby	47
4	Hack Wilson	47

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	Jesse Haines	2.27
5	Ray Kremer	2.34

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	65
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	.542
2	Harvey Hendrick	.477
3	Clyde Barnhart	.465
4	George Harper	.415
5	Lou Gehrig	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Tony Lazzeri	4
2	Hack Wilson	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	23
2	Babe Ruth	20
3	Paul Waner	18
4	Joe Harris	16
4	2 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Hunnefield	7
2	Chick Hafey	6
3	Bill Barrett	5
4	Sparky Adams	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Doak	0.50
2	Tommy Thomas	1.29
2	Bob McGraw	1.29
4	Myles Thomas	1.33
5	Waite Hoyt	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carmen Hill	5
2	Ted Lyons	4
2	Myles Thomas	4
4	Vic Aldridge	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Walberg	21
2	Lefty Grove	20
3	Tommy Thomas	19
4	Dazzy Vance	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	George Mogridge	3
3	Hal Carlson	1
3	Bill Clarkson	1
3	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Harris	.462
2	Harvey Hendrick	.439
3	George Harper	.425
4	Bing Miller	.420
5	Glenn Wright	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Hack Wilson	7
4	Rogers Hornsby	5
4	3 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	36
2	Paul Waner	35
3	Babe Ruth	33
4	Jim Bottomley	29
5	4 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	9
1	Frankie Frisch	9
3	Sparky Adams	8
3	Chick Hafey	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Waite Hoyt	1.23
2	Tommy Thomas	1.39
3	Ted Lyons	1.71
4	Bob Smith	1.99
5	Myles Thomas	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	7
2	Carmen Hill	6
2	Tommy Thomas	6
4	Vic Aldridge	5
5	10 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	35
2	Tommy Thomas	34
3	Lefty Grove	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	19 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.372
2	Harry Heilmann	.365
3	Al Simmons	.360
4	Bob Fothergill	.357
5	Babe Ruth	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Lou Gehrig	28
3	Cy Williams	24
3	Hack Wilson	24
5	Tony Lazzeri	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	136
2	Lou Gehrig	135
3	Babe Ruth	133
4	Jim Bottomley	124
5	Paul Waner	114

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
2	George Uhle	22
3	Lee Meadows	21
3	Charlie Root	21
3	Tommy Thomas	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	179
2	Lefty Grove	173
3	Tommy Thomas	142
4	Charlie Root	137
5	George Uhle	125

Saves

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