On This Day

Friday, July 15, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 60 25 .706 --
Senators 47 34 .580 11.0
Athletics 46 38 .548 13.5
Tigers 44 37 .543 14.0
White Sox 46 40 .535 14.5
Browns 35 46 .432 23.0
Indians 35 49 .417 24.5
Red Sox 19 63 .232 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 52 29 .642 --
Pirates 48 28 .632 1.5
Cardinals 47 34 .580 5.0
Giants 44 41 .518 10.0
Robins 38 44 .463 14.5
Phillies 32 48 .400 19.5
Braves 30 47 .390 20.0
Reds 31 51 .378 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Bottomley 5
2 Sparky Adams 4
2 Joe Boley 4
2 Mickey Cochrane 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Boley 1
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 George Burns 1
1 Cleo Carlyle 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bud Clancy 4
2 George Burns 3
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 Mickey Cochrane 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Regan 2
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Tony Lazzeri 1
2 Frank O'Rourke 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Elmer Jacobs 0.40
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.33
3 Jumbo Elliott 0.25
3 Slim Harriss 0.25
5 2 tied 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brillheart 1
1 Joe Dawson 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Vic Keen 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Elmer Jacobs 4
2 Jumbo Elliott 3
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
2 Lefty Grove 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1
1 Bob Shawkey 1
1 Bill Sherdel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .401
2 Paul Waner .391
3 Lou Gehrig .390
4 Bob Meusel .379
5 Bing Miller .377

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 105
2 Al Simmons 96
3 Babe Ruth 81
4 Paul Waner 80
5 Rogers Hornsby 79

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 2.34
2 Guy Bush 2.61
3 Wilcy Moore 2.63
4 Pete Alexander 2.69
5 Jesse Haines 2.73

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 115
2 Dazzy Vance 107
3 Charlie Root 87
4 Rube Walberg 72
5 Tommy Thomas 67

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bing Miller .476
2 Al Simmons .475
3 George Sisler .474
4 Johnny Neun .453
5 Muddy Ruel .436

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 26
1 George Sisler 26
3 Babe Ruth 22
4 Tony Lazzeri 20
4 Al Simmons 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Neun 11
2 Jackie Tavener 9
3 George Sisler 7
4 Max Carey 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 0.40
2 Bob Shawkey 0.51
3 Norman Plitt 1.08
4 Bill Sherdel 1.42
5 Rube Ehrhardt 1.46

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 27
2 Dazzy Vance 18
3 Red Ruffing 17
4 Milt Gaston 16
4 Kent Greenfield 16

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .427
2 Babe Ruth .414
3 Paul Waner .396
4 Lou Gehrig .389
5 Muddy Ruel .387

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 45
2 Al Simmons 38
3 Babe Ruth 33
4 Harry Heilmann 31
5 Rogers Hornsby 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 12
2 Johnny Neun 11
2 Jackie Tavener 11
4 George Sisler 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jumbo Elliott 1.95
2 Elmer Jacobs 2.16
3 Sad Sam Jones 2.25
4 Lee Meadows 2.37
5 Garland Braxton 2.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 52
2 Dazzy Vance 40
3 Red Ruffing 32
4 Charlie Root 28
5 Burleigh Grimes 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
1 Joe Pate 5
3 Garland Braxton 4
4 Wilcy Moore 3
4 Bob Shawkey 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .379
2 Babe Ruth .370
3 Paul Waner .368
4 Lou Gehrig .357
5 Harry Heilmann .353

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 156
2 Babe Ruth 147
2 Al Simmons 147
4 Jim Bottomley 127
5 Paul Waner 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 36
2 Sparky Adams 35
3 Frankie Frisch 34
4 Jackie Tavener 24
5 Johnny Mostil 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 1.86
2 Ray Kremer 2.49
3 Ted Lyons 2.54
4 Carl Mays 2.68
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 178
2 Dazzy Vance 172
3 Charlie Root 144
4 Tommy Thomas 130
5 George Uhle 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 15
2 Lefty Grove 10
2 Joe Pate 10
4 Garland Braxton 7
4 2 others tied 7