On This Day

Tuesday, June 21, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	41	17	.707	--
White Sox	34	26	.567	8.0
Athletics	32	26	.552	9.0
Senators	29	27	.518	11.0
Tigers	26	29	.473	13.5
Indians	27	32	.458	14.5
Browns	24	30	.444	15.0
Red Sox	15	41	.268	25.0

Games

Yankees 7, Red Sox 3

Yankees 7, Red Sox 1

Senators 5, Athletics 4

Athletics 8, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	36	20	.643	--
Cardinals	33	22	.600	2.5
Cubs	35	24	.593	2.5
Giants	28	28	.500	8.0
Robins	28	32	.467	10.0
Braves	21	29	.420	12.0
Phillies	22	33	.400	13.5
Reds	22	37	.373	15.5

Games

Robins 7, Phillies 3

Braves 7, Giants 5

Reds 7, Pirates 6

Cardinals 6, Cubs 5

Cardinals 12, Cubs 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frankie Frisch	7
2	Wattie Holm	6
3	Taylor Douthit	5
4	Sparky Adams	4
4	11 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Shanty Hogan	2
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	Lou Gehrig	1
2	Mike Gonzalez	1
2	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	5
1	Lou Gehrig	5
3	Shanty Hogan	4
4	Les Bell	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Ossie Bluege	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Sammy Hale	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.29
2	Waite Hoyt	0.62
3	Flint Rhem	0.40
4	Dolf Luque	0.38
5	Jesse Haines	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Carl Mays	1
1	George Mogridge	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	9
2	Garland Braxton	5
2	Jesse Haines	5
2	Waite Hoyt	5
5	Flint Rhem	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Harris	.414
2	Paul Waner	.393
3	Lou Gehrig	.392
4	Bob Meusel	.377
5	Bing Miller	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	22
2	Lou Gehrig	18
3	Hack Wilson	13
4	Rogers Hornsby	12
4	2 others tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	71
2	Paul Waner	70
3	Al Simmons	65
4	Jim Bottomley	57
5	Hack Wilson	56

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	18
2	Kiki Cuyler	16
3	Sparky Adams	12
4	Goose Goslin	10
4	Chick Hafey	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	2.06
2	Jesse Haines	2.07
3	Hod Lisenbee	2.29
4	Tommy Thomas	2.32
5	Waite Hoyt	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	12
1	Charlie Root	12
3	Jesse Haines	11
4	Waite Hoyt	10
4	2 others tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	83
2	Lefty Grove	74
3	Charlie Root	69
4	Tommy Thomas	57
5	Rube Walberg	55

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	6
2	George Mogridge	5
3	Firpo Marberry	4
3	Wilcy Moore	4
5	3 tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.492
2	Frankie Frisch	.455
3	Clyde Barnhart	.444
4	Zack Wheat	.429
5	Shanty Hogan	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	5
1	Tony Lazzeri	5
1	Babe Ruth	5
4	Rogers Hornsby	4
4	Earl Webb	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Paul Waner	20
2	Jim Bottomley	16
3	Lou Gehrig	15
3	Johnny Gooch	15
5	Les Bell	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	4
2	Ossie Bluege	3
2	George Burns	3
2	George Sisler	3
2	2 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	0.83
2	Hod Lisenbee	1.00
3	Lefty Grove	1.33
4	Jesse Haines	1.45
5	Lil Stoner	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	4
2	Jesse Haines	3
2	Waite Hoyt	3
2	Hod Lisenbee	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Jakie May	18
2	Charlie Root	18
4	Lefty Grove	17
5	Larry Benton	16

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	.442
2	Clyde Barnhart	.438
3	Frankie Frisch	.417
4	Paul Waner	.414
5	Rogers Hornsby	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	13
2	Lou Gehrig	9
3	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	Tony Lazzeri	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Paul Waner	40
2	Jim Bottomley	34
3	Babe Ruth	29
4	Lou Gehrig	28
4	Glenn Wright	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	8
2	Bill Hunnefield	7
3	Sparky Adams	6
3	Bill Barrett	6
3	Chick Hafey	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lil Stoner	1.69
2	Jesse Haines	1.77
3	Waite Hoyt	2.14
4	Ted Lyons	2.18
5	Bill Doak	2.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carmen Hill	7
2	Ted Lyons	6
2	Charlie Root	6
2	Myles Thomas	6
5	4 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	41
2	Lefty Grove	35
3	Rube Walberg	33
4	Jakie May	31
5	Charlie Root	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	4
2	George Mogridge	3
3	Firpo Marberry	2
3	Wilcy Moore	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.366
2	Heinie Manush	.364
3	Al Simmons	.361
4	Babe Ruth	.357
5	Bob Fothergill	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Lou Gehrig	30
3	Cy Williams	25
3	Hack Wilson	25
5	2 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	137
2	Lou Gehrig	135
3	Babe Ruth	127
4	Paul Waner	126
5	Jim Bottomley	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	37
2	Sparky Adams	34
3	Frankie Frisch	29
4	Johnny Mostil	25
5	Taylor Douthit	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	2.16
2	Ray Kremer	2.48
3	Carl Mays	2.67
4	Pete Alexander	2.71
5	Sheriff Blake	2.82

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	175
2	Dazzy Vance	174
3	Charlie Root	145
4	Tommy Thomas	140
5	George Uhle	127

Saves

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