On This Day

Saturday, June 18, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	39	17	.696	--
White Sox	34	25	.576	6.5
Athletics	31	25	.554	8.0
Senators	28	25	.528	9.5
Tigers	25	29	.463	13.0
Indians	26	32	.448	14.0
Browns	24	30	.444	14.0
Red Sox	15	39	.278	23.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Indians 0

Yankees 8, Browns 4

Athletics 6, White Sox 2

Senators 6, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	35	18	.660	--
Cubs	34	21	.618	2.0
Cardinals	31	21	.596	3.5
Giants	27	27	.500	8.5
Robins	27	32	.458	11.0
Braves	20	29	.408	13.0
Phillies	21	31	.404	13.5
Reds	20	36	.357	16.5

Games

Phillies 7, Cubs 2

Pirates 7, Braves 4

Cardinals 6, Giants 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cedric Durst	3
1	Lou Gehrig	3
1	Eddie Moore	3
1	Wally Schang	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	2
2	Jim Bottomley	1
2	Mickey Cochrane	1
2	Wally Schang	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	5
2	Jim Bottomley	3
2	Mickey Cochrane	3
2	Wally Schang	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fresco Thompson	3
2	Mickey Cochrane	1
2	Sammy Hale	1
2	Mark Koenig	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	0.45
2	General Crowder	0.44
3	Alex Ferguson	0.33
4	Bob Osborn	0.27
5	Tommy Thomas	0.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Alex Ferguson	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	5
2	General Crowder	4
3	Alex Ferguson	3
3	Dutch Henry	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	1
1	Joe Pate	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Harris	.433
2	Lou Gehrig	.393
3	Paul Waner	.392
4	Doc Farrell	.378
5	Bob Meusel	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	22
2	Lou Gehrig	17
3	Hack Wilson	13
4	Rogers Hornsby	11
4	Cy Williams	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Paul Waner	67
2	Lou Gehrig	66
3	Al Simmons	64
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	Hod Lisenbee	2.29
4	Tommy Thomas	2.32
5	Waite Hoyt	2.49

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	Lefty Grove	74
1	Dazzy Vance	74
3	Charlie Root	64
4	Tommy Thomas	57
5	Rube Walberg	53

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	6
2	George Mogridge	5
3	Wilcy Moore	4
4	Garland Braxton	3
4	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.510
2	Clyde Barnhart	.500
3	Joe Harris	.463
4	Billy Southworth	.435
5	Jimmy Dykes	.425

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	20
1	Paul Waner	20
3	Joe Harris	13
3	Rogers Hornsby	13
3	Jimmy Welsh	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	Dolf Luque	0.73
2	Jesse Haines	1.00
2	Hod Lisenbee	1.00
4	Eppa Rixey	1.10
5	Lefty Grove	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Myles Thomas	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Joe Genewich	3
2	Carmen Hill	3
2	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	17
1	Jakie May	17
1	Dazzy Vance	17
4	Bob Osborn	15
4	Charlie Root	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	2
1	Wilcy Moore	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Bill Clarkson	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Harris	.455
2	Clyde Barnhart	.450
3	Paul Waner	.411
4	Jimmy Dykes	.403
5	Billy Southworth	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Lou Gehrig	9
3	Hack Wilson	7
4	Tony Lazzeri	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Paul Waner	40
2	Jim Bottomley	29
2	Babe Ruth	29
4	Joe Harris	28
5	Glenn Wright	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	8
2	Frankie Frisch	7
2	Bill Hunnefield	7
4	Bill Barrett	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Haines	1.56
2	Lil Stoner	1.69
3	Ted Lyons	2.00
4	Waite Hoyt	2.18
5	Wilcy Moore	2.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carmen Hill	8
2	Ted Lyons	7
3	Myles Thomas	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	36
2	Rube Walberg	33
3	Dazzy Vance	32
4	Tommy Thomas	31
5	Jakie May	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	4
2	George Mogridge	3
3	Pete Alexander	2
3	Wilcy Moore	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.364
2	Paul Waner	.363
3	Babe Ruth	.359
4	Al Simmons	.359
5	Bob Fothergill	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Lou Gehrig	29
3	Hack Wilson	25
4	Cy Williams	24
5	2 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	139
2	Lou Gehrig	134
3	Babe Ruth	131
4	Jim Bottomley	123
4	Paul Waner	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	38
2	Sparky Adams	34
3	Frankie Frisch	28
4	Johnny Mostil	25
5	Taylor Douthit	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	2.41
2	Ray Kremer	2.46
3	Carl Mays	2.64
4	Pete Alexander	2.71
5	Jesse Haines	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	24
2	Charlie Root	23
3	Lee Meadows	22
3	George Uhle	22
5	Jesse Haines	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	181
2	Dazzy Vance	165
3	Charlie Root	142
4	Tommy Thomas	140
5	George Uhle	129

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	16
2	Lefty Grove	10
3	George Mogridge	7
3	Joe Pate	7
5	Sarge Connally	6