On This Day

Sunday, July 17, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 25 .713 --
Senators 48 35 .578 12.0
Athletics 47 39 .547 14.5
Tigers 45 38 .542 15.0
White Sox 47 41 .534 15.5
Browns 35 48 .422 25.0
Indians 35 51 .407 26.5
Red Sox 21 63 .250 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 52 31 .627 --
Pirates 48 30 .615 1.5
Cardinals 49 35 .583 3.5
Giants 46 41 .529 8.0
Robins 39 46 .459 14.0
Phillies 34 48 .415 17.5
Reds 32 51 .386 20.0
Braves 30 48 .385 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tris Speaker 4
2 Bibb Falk 3
2 Harry McCurdy 3
2 Muddy Ruel 3
5 17 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Bill Lamar 1
1 Bob Meusel 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bibb Falk 3
1 Sam Rice 3
3 Lou Gehrig 2
3 Wattie Holm 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 1
1 Bucky Harris 1
1 Harry Rice 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 0.90
2 Milt Gaston 0.58
3 Art Reinhart 0.33
4 Urban Shocker 0.27
5 Lil Stoner 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hi Bell 1
1 Ken Holloway 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Wilcy Moore 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 9
2 Milt Gaston 7
3 Wilcy Moore 4
4 Art Reinhart 3
4 Urban Shocker 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .401
2 Lou Gehrig .392
3 Paul Waner .385
4 Bob Meusel .375
5 Bing Miller .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 30
1 Babe Ruth 30
3 Cy Williams 18
4 Rogers Hornsby 16
5 Hack Wilson 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 110
2 Al Simmons 98
3 Paul Waner 84
4 Babe Ruth 81
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 2.52
2 Wilcy Moore 2.57
3 Pete Alexander 2.68
4 Jesse Haines 2.69
5 Guy Bush 2.86

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 116
2 Lefty Grove 115
3 Charlie Root 87
4 Rube Walberg 74
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 Al Simmons .492
2 Tris Speaker .456
3 Travis Jackson .453
4 George Sisler .452
5 Tony Lazzeri .436

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 26
2 George Sisler 24
3 Lou Gehrig 22
3 Al Simmons 22
5 Babe Ruth 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Neun 11
2 Jackie Tavener 9
3 George Sisler 6
4 Ty Cobb 5
4 Frankie Frisch 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shawkey 0.69
2 Elmer Jacobs 1.08
3 Lee Meadows 1.27
4 Bill Sherdel 1.44
5 Rube Ehrhardt 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Red Lucas 4
3 Vic Aldridge 3
3 Larry Benton 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 27
2 Dazzy Vance 23
3 Milt Gaston 17
3 Red Ruffing 17
5 Walter Johnson 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Art Nehf 2
1 Joe Pate 2
1 Bob Shawkey 2
1 2 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .435
2 Muddy Ruel .421
3 Tris Speaker .414
4 Babe Ruth .400
5 George Sisler .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 15
2 Babe Ruth 8
3 Cy Williams 7
4 Tony Lazzeri 6
4 Al Simmons 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 49
2 Al Simmons 36
3 Babe Ruth 31
3 George Sisler 31
5 Harry Heilmann 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 11
1 Johnny Neun 11
1 Jackie Tavener 11
4 Max Carey 9
4 George Sisler 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 1.69
2 Jumbo Elliott 1.95
3 Jack Quinn 2.06
4 Elmer Jacobs 2.16
5 Jesse Petty 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lefty Grove 6
1 Wilcy Moore 6
3 Carmen Hill 5
3 Ken Holloway 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 46
2 Dazzy Vance 42
3 Red Ruffing 32
4 Rube Walberg 28
5 Milt Gaston 26

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 .380
2 Babe Ruth .370
3 Paul Waner .366
4 Lou Gehrig .358
5 Harry Heilmann .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 50
2 Lou Gehrig 39
3 Cy Williams 29
4 Hack Wilson 23
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 161
2 Al Simmons 148
3 Babe Ruth 147
4 Jim Bottomley 127
5 Paul Waner 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 36
2 Sparky Adams 35
3 Frankie Frisch 34
4 Johnny Mostil 23
5 Jackie Tavener 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 2.01
2 Ray Kremer 2.63
3 Ted Lyons 2.65
4 Pete Alexander 2.66
5 Carl Mays 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 23
2 Lee Meadows 21
3 Jesse Haines 20
3 Ray Kremer 20
3 Tommy Thomas 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 181
2 Lefty Grove 178
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