On This Day

Monday, July 4, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	53	21	.716	--
Senators	40	31	.563	11.5
White Sox	42	35	.545	12.5
Tigers	37	32	.536	13.5
Athletics	38	35	.521	14.5
Indians	34	40	.459	19.0
Browns	29	41	.414	22.0
Red Sox	16	54	.229	35.0

Games

Athletics 10, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 11, Athletics 3

Indians 2, White Sox 0

Indians 6, White Sox 2

Yankees 12, Senators 1

Yankees 21, Senators 1

Browns 8, Tigers 4

Tigers 10, Browns 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	43	25	.632	--
Cubs	44	27	.620	0.5
Cardinals	39	30	.565	4.5
Giants	39	35	.527	7.0
Robins	35	38	.479	10.5
Braves	28	37	.431	13.5
Phillies	27	42	.391	16.5
Reds	26	47	.356	19.5

Games

Cubs 2, Reds 1

Cubs 6, Reds 3

Braves 5, Phillies 4

Braves 8, Phillies 2

Pirates 7, Cardinals 2

Pirates 6, Cardinals 4

Giants 4, Robins 3

Giants 9, Robins 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Heinie Manush	7
2	Les Bell	5
2	George Burns	5
2	Joe Dugan	5
2	4 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	2
1	Heinie Manush	2
3	Pat Collins	1
3	Bernie Friberg	1
3	7 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Tony Lazzeri	5
2	Wally Shaner	5
4	Bob Fothergill	4
4	4 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Jimmy Welsh	2
3	George Burns	1
3	Cleo Carlyle	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	1.25
2	Jakie May	0.64
3	Joe Shaute	0.62
4	Burleigh Grimes	0.54
5	Lee Meadows	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	2
2	Kent Greenfield	1
2	Burleigh Grimes	1
2	Lefty Grove	1
2	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	10
2	Burleigh Grimes	7
2	Walter Johnson	7
2	Jakie May	7
5	Lee Meadows	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Don Hankins	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.396
2	Paul Waner	.386
3	Joe Harris	.385
4	Al Simmons	.380
5	Frankie Frisch	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	28
2	Babe Ruth	26
3	Rogers Hornsby	15
3	Cy Williams	15
3	Hack Wilson	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	96
2	Al Simmons	77
3	Paul Waner	76
4	Rogers Hornsby	70
5	2 tied	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	22
2	Sparky Adams	16
2	Kiki Cuyler	16
4	Fresco Thompson	13
5	3 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	2.15
2	Wilcy Moore	2.30
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	Carmen Hill	12
3	Tommy Thomas	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	98
2	Dazzy Vance	93
3	Charlie Root	80
4	Tommy Thomas	65
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	Babe Ruth	.479
2	Muddy Ruel	.423
3	Earle Combs	.415
4	Lou Gehrig	.406
5	Max Carey	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Babe Ruth	4
2	Cy Williams	4
4	Bob Barrett	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	30
2	Bob Fothergill	18
2	Goose Goslin	18
4	Rogers Hornsby	16
4	Wally Shaner	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Reinhart	0.00
2	Sad Sam Jones	0.56
3	Guy Bush	0.69
4	Mike Cvengros	0.71
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carmen Hill	4
1	Wilcy Moore	4
3	Guy Bush	3
3	Hal Carlson	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	24
2	Burleigh Grimes	21
3	Dazzy Vance	19
4	Wilcy Moore	18
5	Garland Braxton	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Garland Braxton	3
3	Benn Karr	2
3	Joe Pate	2
5	11 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.430
2	Babe Ruth	.429
3	Clyde Barnhart	.414
4	Frankie Frisch	.398
5	Muddy Ruel	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	15
2	Babe Ruth	10
3	Tony Lazzeri	8
4	Rogers Hornsby	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	40
2	Jim Bottomley	35
3	Rogers Hornsby	30
4	Bob Fothergill	29
4	Paul Waner	29

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Pipgras	1.05
2	Eppa Rixey	1.67
3	Ted Lyons	2.28
4	Wilcy Moore	2.62
5	Lefty Grove	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carmen Hill	7
2	Charlie Root	6
3	Hal Carlson	5
3	Ken Holloway	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	41
2	Dazzy Vance	36
3	Jakie May	32
4	Charlie Root	31
5	Garland Braxton	28

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	.363
2	Babe Ruth	.361
3	Al Simmons	.360
4	Heinie Manush	.353
5	Harry Heilmann	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Lou Gehrig	37
3	Cy Williams	28
4	Hack Wilson	25
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	150
2	Al Simmons	137
3	Babe Ruth	130
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	1.97
2	Ray Kremer	2.48
3	Ted Lyons	2.62
4	Carl Mays	2.63
5	Dazzy Vance	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lee Meadows	23
1	Charlie Root	23
3	Ray Kremer	22
4	Jesse Haines	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	179
2	Dazzy Vance	172
3	Charlie Root	144
4	Tommy Thomas	134
5	George Uhle	123

Saves

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