On This Day

Wednesday, July 6, 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 38 33 .535 14.0
Athletics 40 36 .526 14.5
Indians 34 40 .459 19.5
Browns 30 42 .417 22.5
Red Sox 17 56 .233 36.0

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
Phillies 30 42 .417 15.5
Braves 28 40 .412 15.5
Reds 26 48 .351 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Dykes 5
2 Joe Boley 4
2 Ty Cobb 4
2 Bill Lamar 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 2
2 Jimmy Dykes 1
2 Al Simmons 1
2 Jackie Tavener 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Dykes 5
1 Russ Wrightstone 5
3 Jack Fournier 4
4 Johnny Neun 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Bishop 2
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Mickey Cochrane 1
2 Jack Fournier 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Walberg 0.45
2 Johnny Werts 0.36
3 Del Lundgren 0.31
4 Jack Quinn 0.29
5 Sam Gibson 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Hankins 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 Jack Scott 1
1 Dutch Ulrich 1
1 Rube Walberg 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Del Lundgren 5
1 Rube Walberg 5
3 Johnny Werts 4
4 Dutch Ulrich 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Pate 1
1 Lil Stoner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .401
2 Joe Harris .393
3 Paul Waner .388
4 Al Simmons .382
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 81
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 Rube Walberg 68
5 Tommy Thomas 65

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Muddy Ruel .480
2 Babe Ruth .477
3 Lou Gehrig .431
4 Tris Speaker .418
5 Max Carey .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 10
2 Tony Lazzeri 4
2 Babe Ruth 4
2 Al Simmons 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 26
2 Bob Fothergill 21
2 Goose Goslin 21
4 Rogers Hornsby 16
4 Al Simmons 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 6
2 Jackie Tavener 5
2 Fresco Thompson 5
4 Sparky Adams 4
4 5 others tied 4

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 George Pipgras 1.00

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 25
2 Burleigh Grimes 19
3 Wilcy Moore 18
4 Garland Braxton 15
5 Red Ruffing 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Joe Pate 3
4 Benn Karr 2
5 12 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .432
2 Babe Ruth .422
3 Muddy Ruel .419
4 Clyde Barnhart .413
5 Riggs Stephenson .398

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 41
2 Bob Fothergill 32
3 Paul Waner 31
4 Jim Bottomley 29
4 Rogers Hornsby 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 9
2 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Fresco Thompson 8
4 Bill Barrett 7
4 Jackie Tavener 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Pipgras 1.05
2 Eppa Rixey 1.75
3 Ted Lyons 2.28
4 Garland Braxton 2.33
5 Wilcy Moore 2.37

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 42
2 Dazzy Vance 33
3 Jakie May 30
4 Charlie Root 29
5 Rube Walberg 28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .366
2 Paul Waner .365
3 Babe Ruth .364
4 Harry Heilmann .355
5 Heinie Manush .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Lou Gehrig 37
3 Cy Williams 27
4 Hack Wilson 25
5 Al Simmons 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 151
2 Al Simmons 141
3 Babe Ruth 131
4 Jim Bottomley 127
4 Paul Waner 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 37
2 Sparky Adams 35
3 Frankie Frisch 30
4 Johnny Mostil 24
5 Billy Southworth 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 1.97
2 Ray Kremer 2.49
3 Ted Lyons 2.58
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 Ted Lyons 20
4 George Uhle 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 172
2 Lefty Grove 166
3 Charlie Root 142
4 Tommy Thomas 131
5 George Uhle 123

Saves

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