On This Day

Thursday, June 16, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 37 17 .685 --
White Sox 34 23 .596 4.5
Athletics 29 25 .537 8.0
Senators 26 25 .510 9.5
Tigers 25 27 .481 11.0
Browns 24 28 .462 12.0
Indians 24 31 .436 13.5
Red Sox 14 37 .275 21.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 34 17 .667 --
Cubs 34 19 .642 1.0
Cardinals 30 21 .588 4.0
Giants 27 26 .509 8.0
Robins 26 32 .448 11.5
Braves 19 28 .404 13.0
Phillies 19 31 .380 14.5
Reds 20 35 .364 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
1 Charlie Jamieson 4
1 Billy Southworth 4
4 Hughie Critz 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Barrett 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
1 Bill Terry 4
3 Hughie Critz 3
3 Johnny Grabowski 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Clyde Barnhart 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Waite Hoyt 0.38
2 Lil Stoner 0.33
3 Sloppy Thurston 0.30
4 Lee Meadows 0.29
5 2 tied 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Sarge Connally 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Milt Gaston 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Jack Scott 3
1 Sloppy Thurston 3
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Red Ruffing 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .441
2 Bing Miller .394
3 Lou Gehrig .393
4 Paul Waner .393
5 Al Simmons .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 22
2 Lou Gehrig 15
3 Hack Wilson 13
4 Rogers Hornsby 11
4 Cy Williams 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Waner 65
2 Al Simmons 62
3 Lou Gehrig 61
4 Hack Wilson 54
5 Rogers Hornsby 53

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.97
2 Jesse Haines 1.98
3 Tommy Thomas 2.02
4 Pete Alexander 2.36
5 Hod Lisenbee 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 12
2 Charlie Root 11
3 Jesse Haines 10
3 Tommy Thomas 10
5 2 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 74
2 Lefty Grove 69
3 Charlie Root 64
4 Tommy Thomas 54
5 Hub Pruett 47

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 .550
2 Paul Waner .519
3 Clyde Barnhart .510
4 Tony Lazzeri .472
5 Zack Wheat .444

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Waner 23
2 Jim Bottomley 17
3 Rogers Hornsby 16
4 Joe Harris 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 5
2 Billy Southworth 4
3 George Burns 3
3 Buck Crouse 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 General Crowder 0.00
2 Elam Vangilder 0.38
3 Lefty Grove 0.73
3 Dolf Luque 0.73
5 Pete Alexander 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 4
1 Ted Lyons 4
3 Joe Genewich 3
3 Jakie May 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 18
2 Dazzy Vance 17
3 Charlie Root 15
4 Larry Benton 12
4 4 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 George Mogridge 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Bill Clarkson 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .485
2 Clyde Barnhart .458
3 Paul Waner .405
4 Lou Gehrig .383
5 Bing Miller .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
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 42
2 Babe Ruth 30
3 Jim Bottomley 28
3 Joe Harris 28
3 2 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 9
2 Frankie Frisch 8
3 Kiki Cuyler 7
3 Bill Hunnefield 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 1.56
2 Lil Stoner 1.69
3 Tommy Thomas 1.80
4 Ted Lyons 2.00
5 Elam Vangilder 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 8
2 Ted Lyons 7
3 Charlie Root 6
4 Vic Aldridge 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 39
2 Lefty Grove 31
2 Charlie Root 31
4 Jakie May 29
5 Tommy Thomas 28

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 George Mogridge 3
3 Pete Alexander 2
4 Hal Carlson 1
4 22 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .369
2 Al Simmons .362
3 Paul Waner .361
4 Goose Goslin .360
5 Bob Fothergill .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Lou Gehrig 27
3 Hack Wilson 25
4 Cy Williams 24
5 Tony Lazzeri 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 140
2 Babe Ruth 131
3 Lou Gehrig 129
4 Jim Bottomley 123
5 Paul Waner 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 39
2 Sparky Adams 34
3 Frankie Frisch 28
4 Taylor Douthit 25
4 Johnny Mostil 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 2.41
2 Guy Bush 2.41
3 Carl Mays 2.64
4 Pete Alexander 2.67
5 Sheriff Blake 2.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 177
2 Dazzy Vance 165
3 Charlie Root 145
4 Tommy Thomas 137
5 George Uhle 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Lefty Grove 11
3 George Mogridge 7
4 Sarge Connally 6
4 Joe Pate 6