On This Day

Tuesday, June 14, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 36 17 .679 --
White Sox 32 23 .582 5.0
Athletics 29 23 .558 6.5
Senators 26 24 .520 8.5
Tigers 24 27 .471 11.0
Browns 24 27 .471 11.0
Indians 24 30 .444 12.5
Red Sox 13 37 .260 21.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 32 17 .653 --
Cubs 32 19 .627 1.0
Cardinals 29 20 .592 3.0
Giants 26 25 .510 7.0
Robins 25 31 .446 10.5
Braves 19 26 .422 11.0
Phillies 19 29 .396 12.5
Reds 19 34 .358 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Sparky Adams 2
2 Eddie Brown 2
2 Bubbles Hargrave 2
2 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 1
1 Hack Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wattie Holm 2
1 Frank Snyder 2
1 Cy Williams 2
1 Hack Wilson 2
5 8 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Les Bell 1
1 Edd Roush 1
1 Billy Southworth 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jakie May 1.50
2 Jim Brillheart 0.50
3 Alex Ferguson 0.43
4 Larry Benton 0.36
5 Johnny Werts 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jakie May 1
1 Bob Osborn 1
1 Flint Rhem 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 9
2 Jim Brillheart 5
3 Larry Benton 4
4 Bill Clarkson 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .437
2 Bing Miller .404
3 Lou Gehrig .391
4 Paul Waner .388
5 Al Simmons .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 21
2 Lou Gehrig 14
3 Hack Wilson 13
4 Cy Williams 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Waner 61
2 Lou Gehrig 60
3 Al Simmons 58
4 Hack Wilson 52
5 Rogers Hornsby 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 16
2 Frankie Frisch 15
3 Sparky Adams 11
4 Goose Goslin 10
4 Chick Hafey 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.89
2 Tommy Thomas 2.02
3 Jesse Haines 2.16
4 Pete Alexander 2.36
5 Hod Lisenbee 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 11
2 Charlie Root 10
2 Tommy Thomas 10
4 Jesse Haines 9
5 2 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 67
2 Lefty Grove 63
3 Charlie Root 59
4 Tommy Thomas 54
5 2 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 6
2 George Mogridge 5
3 Garland Braxton 3
3 Sarge Connally 3
3 3 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .615
2 Clyde Barnhart .529
3 Paul Waner .491
4 Zack Wheat .455
5 Jimmy Dykes .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Tony Lazzeri 6
3 Hack Wilson 4
4 Pat Collins 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Waner 20
2 Jim Bottomley 16
3 Joe Harris 15
3 Babe Ruth 15
5 Rogers Hornsby 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 4
1 Billy Southworth 4
3 George Burns 3
3 Buck Crouse 3
3 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 General Crowder 0.00
2 Elam Vangilder 0.69
3 Pete Alexander 0.76
4 Ted Lyons 1.00
4 Sheriff Blake 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 4
1 Myles Thomas 4
3 Joe Genewich 3
3 Ted Lyons 3
3 Jakie May 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 23
2 Jim Brillheart 16
3 Larry Benton 15
4 Bob McGraw 13
5 5 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 George Mogridge 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Hal Carlson 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .480
2 Clyde Barnhart .463
3 Ken Williams .426
4 Paul Waner .413
5 Bing Miller .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Hack Wilson 7
4 Tony Lazzeri 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Waner 41
2 Babe Ruth 31
3 Glenn Wright 29
4 Jim Bottomley 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 9
2 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Frankie Frisch 7
2 Bill Hunnefield 7
2 Bob Meusel 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 1.73
2 Tommy Thomas 1.83
3 Lil Stoner 1.85
4 Ted Lyons 1.86
5 Elam Vangilder 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 7
1 Ted Lyons 7
3 Vic Aldridge 5
3 Charlie Root 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Thomas 33
2 Dazzy Vance 32
3 Jakie May 29
4 Lefty Grove 26
4 2 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 5
2 George Mogridge 3
3 Pete Alexander 2
3 Wilcy Moore 2
3 Ernie Nevers 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .375
2 Al Simmons .362
3 Bob Fothergill .361
4 Goose Goslin .360
5 Paul Waner .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Lou Gehrig 26
2 Hack Wilson 26
4 Cy Williams 24
5 Tony Lazzeri 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 137
2 Babe Ruth 130
3 Lou Gehrig 128
4 Jim Bottomley 125
5 Paul Waner 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 39
2 Sparky Adams 34
3 Frankie Frisch 27
4 Taylor Douthit 26
5 Johnny Mostil 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 2.41
2 Guy Bush 2.62
3 Carl Mays 2.62
4 Pete Alexander 2.67
5 Sheriff Blake 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 23
2 Charlie Root 22
2 George Uhle 22
4 Lee Meadows 21
5 Jesse Haines 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 171
2 Dazzy Vance 167
3 Charlie Root 140
4 Tommy Thomas 137
5 George Uhle 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Lefty Grove 11
3 George Mogridge 8
4 Sarge Connally 6
4 Joe Pate 6