On This Day

Thursday, July 14, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	59	25	.702	--
Senators	47	34	.580	10.5
White Sox	46	38	.548	13.0
Tigers	44	37	.543	13.5
Athletics	44	38	.537	14.0
Browns	34	46	.425	23.0
Indians	35	48	.422	23.5
Red Sox	19	62	.235	38.5

Games

Indians 4, Yankees 1

Browns 4, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	51	29	.638	--
Pirates	47	28	.627	1.5
Cardinals	46	34	.575	5.0
Giants	43	41	.512	10.0
Robins	38	43	.469	13.5
Phillies	32	47	.405	18.5
Braves	30	46	.395	19.0
Reds	31	50	.383	20.5

Games

Cubs 6, Braves 1

Reds 8, Giants 6

Reds 8, Giants 3

Phillies 7, Cardinals 3

Pirates 6, Robins 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Curt Walker	5
2	Freddy Leach	4
2	Paul Waner	4
4	Dick Attreau	3
4	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hughie Critz	2
2	Rube Bressler	1
2	Ira Flagstead	1
2	Travis Jackson	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hughie Critz	4
1	Freddy Leach	4
3	Rube Bressler	3
3	Hod Ford	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vic Aldridge	0.62
2	Red Ruffing	0.50
3	Jake Miller	0.33
4	Eppa Rixey	0.25
5	Lefty Stewart	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Jakie May	1
1	Jake Miller	1
1	Clarence Mitchell	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vic Aldridge	5
1	Red Ruffing	5
3	Jake Miller	4
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	2
4	4 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Nehf	2

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.401
2	Paul Waner	.391
3	Lou Gehrig	.389
4	Bing Miller	.377
5	Bob Meusel	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	30
2	Lou Gehrig	29
3	Rogers Hornsby	16
3	Cy Williams	16
5	Hack Wilson	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	103
2	Al Simmons	93
3	Paul Waner	80
4	Rogers Hornsby	79
4	Babe Ruth	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	27
2	Jackie Tavener	18
3	Sparky Adams	17
3	Kiki Cuyler	17
5	George Sisler	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	2.34
2	Tommy Thomas	2.51
3	Wilcy Moore	2.63
4	Waite Hoyt	2.68
5	Guy Bush	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	16
2	Ted Lyons	14
3	Jesse Haines	13
3	Carmen Hill	13
3	Tommy Thomas	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	112
2	Dazzy Vance	107
3	Charlie Root	87
4	Rube Walberg	70
5	Tommy Thomas	66

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	8
2	Garland Braxton	7
3	Lefty Grove	6
3	Wilcy Moore	6
3	Joe Pate	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.500
2	Bing Miller	.476
3	Johnny Neun	.456
4	George Sisler	.447
5	Muddy Ruel	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Lou Gehrig	5
2	Tony Lazzeri	5
4	Freddy Leach	4
4	Cy Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	26
1	George Sisler	26
3	Babe Ruth	23
4	Tony Lazzeri	21
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Neun	11
2	Jackie Tavener	9
3	Max Carey	6
3	George Sisler	6
5	Frankie Frisch	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	0.45
2	Bob Shawkey	0.54
3	Jumbo Elliott	0.90
4	Norman Plitt	1.08
5	Tommy Thomas	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	4
1	Lefty Grove	4
3	Vic Aldridge	3
3	Garland Braxton	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	24
2	Dazzy Vance	18
3	Red Ruffing	17
4	Milt Gaston	16
4	Kent Greenfield	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Art Nehf	2
2	Joe Pate	2
2	Bob Shawkey	2
2	Lil Stoner	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.430
2	Babe Ruth	.412
3	Paul Waner	.396
4	Muddy Ruel	.387
5	Lou Gehrig	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	15
2	Babe Ruth	9
3	Al Simmons	7
4	Rogers Hornsby	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	43
2	Al Simmons	35
3	Harry Heilmann	31
3	Babe Ruth	31
5	Rogers Hornsby	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	12
2	Johnny Neun	11
2	Jackie Tavener	11
4	Max Carey	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jumbo Elliott	1.24
2	Sad Sam Jones	2.25
3	Lee Meadows	2.37
4	Garland Braxton	2.45
5	Johnny Werts	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
1	Carmen Hill	6
1	Charlie Root	6
4	Hal Carlson	5
4	Wilcy Moore	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	49
2	Dazzy Vance	40
3	Red Ruffing	32
4	Charlie Root	28
5	Larry Benton	27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.379
2	Paul Waner	.369
3	Babe Ruth	.366
4	Lou Gehrig	.356
5	Harry Heilmann	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Lou Gehrig	38
3	Cy Williams	27
4	Hack Wilson	23
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	155
2	Babe Ruth	145
3	Al Simmons	144
4	Jim Bottomley	126
5	Paul Waner	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	37
2	Sparky Adams	35
2	Frankie Frisch	35
4	Jackie Tavener	24
5	Johnny Mostil	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	1.88
2	Ray Kremer	2.49
3	Ted Lyons	2.54
4	Carl Mays	2.61
5	Pete Alexander	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	23
2	Ray Kremer	21
2	Lee Meadows	21
4	Tommy Thomas	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	175
2	Dazzy Vance	172
3	Charlie Root	144
4	Tommy Thomas	129
5	George Uhle	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	15
2	Joe Pate	10
3	Lefty Grove	9
4	Garland Braxton	7
4	George Mogridge	7