On This Day

Wednesday, June 29, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	48	20	.706	--
Senators	36	29	.554	10.5
White Sox	39	32	.549	10.5
Athletics	37	31	.544	11.0
Tigers	33	30	.524	12.5
Indians	31	37	.456	17.0
Browns	27	37	.422	19.0
Red Sox	15	50	.231	31.5

Games

White Sox 5, Indians 0

Indians 8, White Sox 6

Tigers 9, Browns 3

Yankees 8, Red Sox 2

Senators 5, Athletics 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	39	24	.619	--
Cardinals	39	25	.609	0.5
Cubs	39	27	.591	1.5
Giants	32	32	.500	7.5
Robins	31	35	.470	9.5
Phillies	26	36	.419	12.5
Braves	23	32	.418	12.0
Reds	25	43	.368	16.5

Games

Cubs 2, Reds 1

Phillies 5, Robins 4

Cardinals 10, Pirates 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	5
2	Bill Barrett	4
2	Alex Metzler	4
2	Babe Ruth	4
5	10 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Barrett	1
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Bob Fothergill	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Blades	3
1	Taylor Douthit	3
1	Joe Harris	3
4	Vic Aldridge	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Barrett	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Bucky Harris	1
1	Ski Melillo	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Pipgras	0.86
2	Red Faber	0.50
2	Lefty Grove	0.50
4	Alex Ferguson	0.38
5	Red Lucas	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Alex Ferguson	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Pipgras	6
2	Alex Ferguson	5
3	Lefty Grove	4
4	Red Faber	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Benn Karr	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1
1	Art Reinhart	1
1	Jack Scott	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Harris	.392
2	Paul Waner	.390
3	Lou Gehrig	.385
4	Frankie Frisch	.384
5	Doc Farrell	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	24
1	Babe Ruth	24
3	Hack Wilson	15
4	Rogers Hornsby	14
5	2 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	83
2	Paul Waner	74
3	Al Simmons	73
4	Jim Bottomley	66
5	2 tied	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	22
2	Kiki Cuyler	16
3	Sparky Adams	14
4	Fresco Thompson	12
5	8 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	2.22
2	Jesse Haines	2.42
3	Hod Lisenbee	2.47
4	Waite Hoyt	2.49
5	Ken Holloway	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	13
1	Charlie Root	13
3	Jesse Haines	12
4	Tommy Thomas	11
5	5 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	89
2	Lefty Grove	88
3	Charlie Root	77
4	Tommy Thomas	62
5	Rube Walberg	59

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	6
1	Lefty Grove	6
3	Firpo Marberry	5
3	George Mogridge	5
3	Wilcy Moore	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Billy Southworth	.462
2	Frankie Frisch	.439
3	Babe Ruth	.429
4	Shanty Hogan	.417
4	Lance Richbourg	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	10
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Al Simmons	4
4	Jim Bottomley	3
4	Babe Ruth	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	23
2	Jim Bottomley	18
3	Bill Barrett	16
4	Al Simmons	15
4	Billy Southworth	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	7
1	Fresco Thompson	7
3	Bill Barrett	4
4	Sparky Adams	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Holloway	0.50
2	Eppa Rixey	1.09
3	Dazzy Vance	1.67
4	Don Songer	1.77
5	Lefty Stewart	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Carlson	3
1	Jesse Haines	3
1	Carmen Hill	3
1	Willis Hudlin	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	25
2	Dazzy Vance	22
3	Charlie Root	18
4	Red Ruffing	15
5	4 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	3
1	Joe Pate	3
3	Firpo Marberry	2
3	Wilcy Moore	2
5	12 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Harris	.448
2	Paul Waner	.438
3	Frankie Frisch	.412
4	Clyde Barnhart	.411
5	Jimmy Dykes	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	13
2	Babe Ruth	11
3	Tony Lazzeri	7
3	Hack Wilson	7
5	Rogers Hornsby	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Paul Waner	35
2	Jim Bottomley	34
2	Lou Gehrig	34
4	Rogers Hornsby	30
5	Joe Harris	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	10
2	Bill Barrett	9
3	Fresco Thompson	8
4	Edd Roush	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	1.37
2	Ken Holloway	2.18
3	Ted Lyons	2.28
4	Dazzy Vance	2.32
5	Dutch Ruether	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carmen Hill	7
2	Jesse Haines	5
2	Ken Holloway	5
2	Willis Hudlin	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	42
2	Dazzy Vance	32
3	Jakie May	31
4	Charlie Root	30
4	Rube Walberg	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Pate	4
2	Garland Braxton	3
2	Wilcy Moore	3
4	Lefty Grove	2
4	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.365
2	Al Simmons	.364
3	Harry Heilmann	.357
4	Babe Ruth	.353
5	Heinie Manush	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Lou Gehrig	36
3	Hack Wilson	27
4	Cy Williams	25
5	Al Simmons	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	143
2	Al Simmons	142
3	Jim Bottomley	126
4	Babe Ruth	125
4	Paul Waner	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	37
2	Sparky Adams	35
3	Frankie Frisch	32
4	Johnny Mostil	25
5	Taylor Douthit	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	2.11
2	Ray Kremer	2.58
3	Carl Mays	2.68
4	Dazzy Vance	2.81
5	Pete Alexander	2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	175
2	Dazzy Vance	173
3	Charlie Root	141
4	Tommy Thomas	135
5	George Uhle	127

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	15
2	Lefty Grove	10
3	Joe Pate	9
4	George Mogridge	7
5	2 tied	6