On This Day

Sunday, July 3, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	51	21	.708	--
Senators	40	29	.580	9.5
White Sox	42	33	.560	10.5
Tigers	36	31	.537	12.5
Athletics	37	34	.521	13.5
Indians	32	40	.444	19.0
Browns	28	40	.412	21.0
Red Sox	15	53	.221	34.0

Games

Indians 10, Tigers 9

Senators 6, Yankees 5

White Sox 14, Browns 10

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	41	25	.621	--
Cubs	42	27	.609	0.5
Cardinals	39	28	.582	2.5
Giants	37	35	.514	7.0
Robins	35	36	.493	8.5
Braves	26	37	.413	13.5
Phillies	27	40	.403	14.5
Reds	26	45	.366	17.5

Games

Cubs 7, Cardinals 4

Reds 5, Pirates 4

Robins 6, Phillies 1

Robins 6, Phillies 5

Giants 6, Braves 5

Giants 8, Braves 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Travis Jackson	7
2	Harvey Hendrick	5
3	Dick Burrus	4
3	Gus Felix	4
3	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	2
1	Ken Williams	2
3	Bibb Falk	1
3	Goose Goslin	1
3	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Alex Metzler	4
2	Dick Burrus	3
2	Bibb Falk	3
2	Gus Felix	3
2	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Freddy Spurgeon	2
2	Sparky Adams	1
2	Herschel Bennett	1
2	Dick Burrus	1
2	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hod Lisenbee	0.45
2	Doug McWeeny	0.38
3	Bob McGraw	0.36
4	Charlie Root	0.25
5	Bob Smith	0.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Garland Buckeye	1
1	Bill Clarkson	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hod Lisenbee	5
1	Bob McGraw	5
3	Bob Smith	4
3	Fay Thomas	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Benn Karr	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Harris	.399
2	Lou Gehrig	.391
3	Paul Waner	.386
4	Frankie Frisch	.380
5	Al Simmons	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	26
1	Babe Ruth	26
3	Cy Williams	15
3	Hack Wilson	15
5	Rogers Hornsby	14

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	89
2	Al Simmons	76
3	Paul Waner	74
4	Jim Bottomley	67
5	Rogers Hornsby	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	22
2	Sparky Adams	16
2	Kiki Cuyler	16
4	Fresco Thompson	13
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	2.14
2	Wilcy Moore	2.44
3	Waite Hoyt	2.49
4	Tommy Thomas	2.61
5	Jesse Haines	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	14
1	Charlie Root	14
3	Jesse Haines	12
3	Tommy Thomas	12
5	Carmen Hill	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	93
2	Lefty Grove	88
3	Charlie Root	80
4	Tommy Thomas	64
5	Rube Walberg	63

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	7
2	Garland Braxton	6
2	Lefty Grove	6
4	George Mogridge	5
4	Wilcy Moore	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frankie Frisch	.439
2	Babe Ruth	.439
3	Max Carey	.419
4	Muddy Ruel	.415
4	Riggs Stephenson	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	9
2	Babe Ruth	4
2	Cy Williams	4
4	Bob Barrett	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	23
2	Goose Goslin	17
3	Bill Barrett	15
3	Jim Bottomley	15
3	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Sparky Adams	5
2	Max Carey	5
2	Fresco Thompson	5
5	2 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Reinhart	0.00
2	Mike Cvengros	0.67
3	Jumbo Elliott	1.00
3	Sam Gibson	1.00
5	Garland Braxton	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Carlson	3
1	Carmen Hill	3
1	Ken Holloway	3
1	Wilcy Moore	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	19
2	Garland Braxton	16
2	Charlie Root	16
4	Wilcy Moore	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Garland Braxton	3
3	Benn Karr	2
3	Joe Pate	2
5	10 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.441
2	Frankie Frisch	.417
3	Clyde Barnhart	.404
4	Babe Ruth	.400
4	Riggs Stephenson	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	14
2	Babe Ruth	10
3	Tony Lazzeri	7
4	Rogers Hornsby	6
4	Hack Wilson	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	35
2	Lou Gehrig	34
3	Paul Waner	30
4	Rogers Hornsby	27
5	Bill Barrett	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	9
2	Bill Barrett	8
2	Fresco Thompson	8
4	Sparky Adams	6
4	George Sisler	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	1.67
2	Ted Lyons	2.25
3	Ken Holloway	2.35
4	Pete Alexander	2.47
5	Lil Stoner	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carmen Hill	6
1	Charlie Root	6
3	Hal Carlson	5
3	Ken Holloway	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	36
2	Lefty Grove	31
2	Charlie Root	31
4	Garland Braxton	28
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Garland Braxton	3
2	Wilcy Moore	3
2	Joe Pate	3
5	4 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.364
2	Al Simmons	.362
3	Babe Ruth	.356
4	Harry Heilmann	.354
5	Bob Fothergill	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Lou Gehrig	35
3	Cy Williams	28
4	Hack Wilson	26
5	Al Simmons	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	143
1	Al Simmons	143
3	Babe Ruth	128
4	Jim Bottomley	127
5	Paul Waner	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	37
2	Sparky Adams	36
3	Frankie Frisch	31
4	Johnny Mostil	24
5	Billy Southworth	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	2.07
2	Ray Kremer	2.48
3	Ted Lyons	2.62
4	Carl Mays	2.67
5	Pete Alexander	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	23
2	Ray Kremer	22
2	Lee Meadows	22
4	George Uhle	21
5	3 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	172
2	Lefty Grove	169
3	Charlie Root	144
4	Tommy Thomas	133
5	George Uhle	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	16
2	Lefty Grove	10
3	Joe Pate	9
4	George Mogridge	7
5	2 tied	6