On This Day

Tuesday, July 5, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 54 21 .720 --
Senators 40 32 .556 12.5
White Sox 42 35 .545 13.0
Tigers 37 33 .529 14.5
Athletics 38 36 .514 15.5
Indians 34 40 .459 19.5
Browns 30 41 .423 22.0
Red Sox 17 54 .239 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 44 25 .638 --
Cubs 45 27 .625 0.5
Cardinals 39 31 .557 5.5
Giants 39 35 .527 7.5
Robins 35 38 .479 11.0
Braves 28 38 .424 14.5
Phillies 28 42 .400 16.5
Reds 26 48 .351 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Todt 4
2 Herschel Bennett 3
2 Joe Boley 3
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doc Farrell 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Milt Gaston 4
1 Charlie Gehringer 4
3 Clyde Barnhart 3
3 Joe Boley 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 3
2 Cleo Carlyle 1
2 Ray Morehart 1
2 Buddy Myer 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Aldridge 0.86
2 Bob Osborn 0.30
3 Tony Welzer 0.29
4 Milt Gaston 0.24
5 Joe Genewich 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Percy Jones 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Aldridge 6
2 Bob Shawkey 5
3 Garland Braxton 4
3 Milt Gaston 4
3 Tony Welzer 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .401
2 Joe Harris .393
3 Paul Waner .388
4 Al Simmons .385
5 Bob Meusel .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 97
2 Al Simmons 79
3 Paul Waner 78
4 Rogers Hornsby 70
5 Hack Wilson 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 22
2 Sparky Adams 16
2 Kiki Cuyler 16
4 George Sisler 14
5 Fresco Thompson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 2.15
2 Wilcy Moore 2.30
3 Waite Hoyt 2.57
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 99
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 .471
2 Muddy Ruel .444
3 Lou Gehrig .425
4 Al Simmons .417
5 Riggs Stephenson .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 11
2 Tony Lazzeri 4
2 Babe Ruth 4
2 Cy Williams 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 31
2 Goose Goslin 21
3 Bob Fothergill 20
4 Rube Bressler 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 6
2 Sparky Adams 5
2 Max Carey 5
2 Frankie Frisch 5
2 Fresco Thompson 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sad Sam Jones 0.56
2 Bob Shawkey 0.67
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 25
2 Burleigh Grimes 21
3 Garland Braxton 20
4 Dazzy Vance 19
5 Wilcy Moore 18

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 .432
2 Babe Ruth .425
3 Muddy Ruel .414
4 Clyde Barnhart .413
5 Jack Tobin .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 15
2 Babe Ruth 10
3 Tony Lazzeri 9
4 Rogers Hornsby 7
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 41
2 Jim Bottomley 33
3 Bob Fothergill 31
3 Paul Waner 31
5 Rogers Hornsby 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 9
1 George Sisler 9
3 Fresco Thompson 8
4 Bill Barrett 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Pipgras 1.05
2 Eppa Rixey 1.75
3 Ted Lyons 2.28
4 Wilcy Moore 2.62
5 Johnny Werts 2.65

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 42
2 Dazzy Vance 33
3 Garland Braxton 32
3 Jakie May 32
5 Charlie Root 29

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 Al Simmons .363
2 Paul Waner .363
3 Babe Ruth .361
4 Harry Heilmann .353
5 Heinie Manush .350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 151
2 Al Simmons 139
3 Babe Ruth 131
4 Jim Bottomley 127
4 Paul Waner 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 37
2 Sparky Adams 36
3 Frankie Frisch 30
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
2 Ray Kremer 22
2 Charlie Root 22
4 Jesse Haines 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 180
2 Dazzy Vance 172
3 Charlie Root 142
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