On This Day

Monday, June 20, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 39 17 .696 --
White Sox 34 26 .567 7.0
Athletics 31 25 .554 8.0
Senators 28 26 .519 10.0
Tigers 26 29 .473 12.5
Indians 27 32 .458 13.5
Browns 24 30 .444 14.0
Red Sox 15 39 .278 23.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 36 19 .655 --
Cubs 35 22 .614 2.0
Cardinals 31 22 .585 4.0
Giants 28 27 .509 8.0
Robins 27 32 .458 11.0
Braves 20 29 .408 13.0
Phillies 22 32 .407 13.5
Reds 21 37 .362 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Grantham 2
1 Charlie Grimm 2
1 Joe Harris 2
1 Hal Rhyne 2
1 Paul Waner 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Gooch 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Gooch 3
2 Paul Waner 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lee Meadows 0.50
2 Hal Carlson 0.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lee Meadows 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Meadows 4
2 Hal Carlson 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .426
2 Paul Waner .398
3 Lou Gehrig .393
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 12
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Waner 70
2 Lou Gehrig 66
3 Al Simmons 64
4 Hack Wilson 56
5 Rogers Hornsby 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 17
2 Kiki Cuyler 16
3 Sparky Adams 11
4 Goose Goslin 10
4 Chick Hafey 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 1.98
2 Ted Lyons 2.06
3 Hod Lisenbee 2.29
4 Tommy Thomas 2.32
5 Waite Hoyt 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 12
1 Charlie Root 12
3 Jesse Haines 10
3 Lee Meadows 10
3 Tommy Thomas 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 74
1 Dazzy Vance 74
3 Charlie Root 69
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 .517
2 Clyde Barnhart .481
3 Joe Harris .438
4 Charlie Grimm .429
5 Frankie Frisch .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Lazzeri 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
3 Lou Gehrig 4
3 Rogers Hornsby 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Waner 23
2 Johnny Gooch 15
3 Clyde Barnhart 14
3 Jim Bottomley 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 4
2 George Burns 3
2 Frankie Frisch 3
2 George Sisler 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 0.50
2 Eppa Rixey 0.83
3 Hod Lisenbee 1.00
4 Lefty Grove 1.33
5 Lil Stoner 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 4
2 Carmen Hill 3
2 Hod Lisenbee 3
2 Ted Lyons 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Benton 20
2 Jakie May 18
2 Charlie Root 18
4 Lefty Grove 17
5 Dazzy Vance 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 Wilcy Moore 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Bill Clarkson 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .456
2 Clyde Barnhart .447
3 Paul Waner .419
4 Jimmy Dykes .403
5 Bibb Falk .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Hack Wilson 7
4 Rogers Hornsby 6
4 Tony Lazzeri 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Waner 42
2 Jim Bottomley 29
2 Babe Ruth 29
4 Joe Harris 28
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 1.56
2 Lil Stoner 1.69
3 Ted Lyons 2.15
4 Pete Alexander 2.26
5 Waite Hoyt 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 8
2 Ted Lyons 7
3 Charlie Root 6
3 Myles Thomas 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 35
2 Rube Walberg 33
3 Jakie May 32
3 Dazzy Vance 32
5 Charlie Root 31

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 Paul Waner .368
2 Heinie Manush .364
3 Al Simmons .358
4 Bob Fothergill .357
5 Babe Ruth .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Lou Gehrig 29
3 Hack Wilson 25
4 Cy Williams 24
5 Rogers Hornsby 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 136
2 Lou Gehrig 133
3 Babe Ruth 127
4 Paul Waner 126
5 Jim Bottomley 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 38
2 Sparky Adams 33
3 Frankie Frisch 28
4 Johnny Mostil 25
5 Taylor Douthit 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 2.16
2 Ray Kremer 2.48
3 Carl Mays 2.63
4 Pete Alexander 2.71
5 Ted Lyons 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 24
2 Ray Kremer 23
2 Lee Meadows 23
4 George Uhle 21
5 Jesse Haines 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 175
2 Dazzy Vance 165
3 Charlie Root 147
4 Tommy Thomas 140
5 George Uhle 127

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 15
2 Lefty Grove 10
3 George Mogridge 7
3 Joe Pate 7
5 Sarge Connally 6