On This Day

Thursday, June 9, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 15 .694 --
White Sox 31 20 .608 4.0
Athletics 27 22 .551 7.0
Senators 22 24 .478 10.5
Indians 23 27 .460 11.5
Browns 22 26 .458 11.5
Tigers 21 26 .447 12.0
Red Sox 13 33 .283 19.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 30 15 .667 --
Cubs 27 19 .587 3.5
Cardinals 26 19 .578 4.0
Giants 26 20 .565 4.5
Robins 23 29 .442 10.5
Phillies 19 25 .432 10.5
Braves 17 24 .415 11.0
Reds 16 33 .327 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Dykes 4
1 Bob Fothergill 4
3 Clyde Barnhart 3
3 Tex Jeanes 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Fothergill 1
1 Ray Morehart 1
1 Edd Roush 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Travis Jackson 3
1 Ray Morehart 3
1 Edd Roush 3
1 Joe Sewell 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Boley 1
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 George Burns 1
1 Cuckoo Christensen 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Uhle 0.80
2 Bob Osborn 0.55
3 Jesse Petty 0.45
4 Ken Holloway 0.40
5 2 tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Ken Holloway 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Osborn 6
2 Jesse Petty 5
3 Ken Holloway 4
3 George Uhle 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Hankins 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .403
2 Bing Miller .400
3 Bob Meusel .392
4 Doc Farrell .388
5 Rogers Hornsby .388

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 54
4 Rogers Hornsby 49
4 Hack Wilson 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 16
2 Frankie Frisch 15
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 Jesse Haines 2.16
4 Waite Hoyt 2.19
5 Ray Kremer 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 10
1 Tommy Thomas 10
3 Jesse Haines 9
4 Waite Hoyt 8
4 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 Rube Walberg 45

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 Clyde Barnhart .489
3 Harvey Hendrick .449
4 Jimmy Dykes .429
5 Rogers Hornsby .417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 22
2 Babe Ruth 20
3 Paul Waner 19
4 Rogers Hornsby 18
5 Joe Harris 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 5
1 Frankie Frisch 5
1 Chick Hafey 5
1 Bill Hunnefield 5
5 3 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 4
1 Myles Thomas 4
3 Vic Aldridge 3
3 Joe Genewich 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Walberg 23
2 Lefty Grove 20
3 Tommy Thomas 19
4 Dazzy Vance 18
5 3 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 .447
2 Harvey Hendrick .425
3 Bing Miller .422
4 Ken Williams .410
5 George Harper .408

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
1 Paul Waner 36
3 Babe Ruth 33
4 Jim Bottomley 30
5 Rogers Hornsby 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 10
2 Kiki Cuyler 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 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 35
2 Tommy Thomas 34
3 Lefty Grove 30
4 Hub Pruett 29
5 Jumbo Elliott 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 .370
2 Bob Fothergill .362
3 Al Simmons .360
4 Harry Heilmann .358
5 Babe Ruth .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
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 129
4 Jim Bottomley 125
5 Paul Waner 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 39
2 Sparky Adams 33
3 Frankie Frisch 29
4 Taylor Douthit 27
4 Johnny Mostil 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 2.38
2 Carl Mays 2.70
3 Pete Alexander 2.76
4 Sheriff Blake 2.80
5 Guy Bush 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 23
1 George Uhle 23
3 Lee Meadows 21
3 Tommy Thomas 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 179
2 Lefty Grove 172
3 Tommy Thomas 142
4 Charlie Root 134
5 George Uhle 129

Saves

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