On This Day

Thursday, July 7, 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 39 33 .542 13.5
Athletics 40 36 .526 14.5
Indians 34 40 .459 19.5
Browns 30 43 .411 23.0
Red Sox 17 56 .233 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 46 27 .630 --
Pirates 44 26 .629 0.5
Cardinals 40 31 .563 5.0
Giants 39 36 .520 8.0
Robins 36 38 .486 10.5
Phillies 30 43 .411 16.0
Braves 28 41 .406 16.0
Reds 27 48 .360 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Herschel Bennett 3
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Bubbles Hargrave 3
1 Bing Miller 3
5 21 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Partridge 1
1 Curt Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bubbles Hargrave 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Chuck Dressen 3
2 Wattie Holm 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cuckoo Christensen 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 Jackie Tavener 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Dawson 0.60
2 Bill Sherdel 0.40
3 Bob Smith 0.30
4 Dazzy Vance 0.25
5 Don Songer 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 Bill Sherdel 1
1 Dazzy Vance 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Dawson 3
1 Art Decatur 3
1 Bob Smith 3
1 Dazzy Vance 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Holloway 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .401
2 Paul Waner .387
3 Joe Harris .387
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 79
4 Jim Bottomley 70
4 Rogers Hornsby 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 22
2 Sparky Adams 16
2 Kiki Cuyler 16
4 George Sisler 14
5 2 tied 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 96
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 .478
2 Babe Ruth .474
3 Lou Gehrig .459
4 Earle Combs .403
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 10
2 Tony Lazzeri 4
3 Bob Barrett 3
3 Bibb Falk 3
3 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 26
2 Bob Fothergill 22
3 Goose Goslin 19
4 Rogers Hornsby 16
4 George Sisler 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jackie Tavener 6
2 George Sisler 5
2 Fresco Thompson 5
4 Sparky Adams 4
4 4 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 Hal Carlson 4
2 Guy Bush 3
2 Rip Collins 3
2 Dutch Henry 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 25
2 Burleigh Grimes 19
3 Wilcy Moore 16
4 Garland Braxton 15
5 4 tied 13

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .427
2 Babe Ruth .422
3 Muddy Ruel .419
4 Clyde Barnhart .388
5 2 tied .387

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 33
3 Jim Bottomley 29
3 Rogers Hornsby 29
3 Paul Waner 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Sisler 9
2 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Jackie Tavener 8
2 Fresco Thompson 8
5 Sparky Adams 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Pipgras 1.05
2 Eppa Rixey 1.75
3 Garland Braxton 2.33
4 Wilcy Moore 2.37
5 Ted Lyons 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 6
1 Carmen Hill 6
1 Charlie Root 6
4 Ken Holloway 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 42
2 Dazzy Vance 36
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 5 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .368
2 Al Simmons .366
3 Babe Ruth .364
4 Harry Heilmann .354
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 128
5 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 2.72
5 Dazzy Vance 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 22
1 Lee Meadows 22
1 Charlie Root 22
4 Ted Lyons 20
4 George Uhle 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 175
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