On This Day

Sunday, July 24, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	26	.720	--
Senators	53	38	.582	13.0
Tigers	49	39	.557	15.5
Athletics	48	43	.527	18.0
White Sox	48	47	.505	20.0
Browns	38	52	.422	27.5
Indians	39	54	.419	28.0
Red Sox	24	67	.264	42.0

Games

Yankees 3, White Sox 2

Indians 9, Athletics 6

Indians 5, Athletics 2

Red Sox 8, Tigers 7

Senators 14, Browns 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	54	35	.607	--
Cubs	55	36	.604	0.0
Cardinals	52	37	.584	2.0
Giants	49	46	.516	8.0
Robins	41	50	.451	14.0
Reds	38	52	.422	16.5
Phillies	37	51	.420	16.5
Braves	34	53	.391	19.0

Games

Reds 9, Cardinals 4

Pirates 11, Giants 6

Giants 9, Pirates 3

Robins 3, Cubs 2

Cubs 7, Robins 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lloyd Waner	6
1	Paul Waner	6
3	Bucky Harris	5
4	Joe Harris	4
4	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Cummings	1
1	Andy Reese	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	Hack Wilson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Fothergill	4
2	Clyde Barnhart	3
2	Ray Blades	3
2	Rube Bressler	3
2	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	2
1	Billy Zitzmann	2
3	Sparky Adams	1
3	George Burns	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Thomas	0.64
2	Sam Gibson	0.40
3	Carmen Hill	0.36
4	Sheriff Blake	0.22
4	Hal Carlson	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Garland Buckeye	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tommy Thomas	7
2	Sam Gibson	6
3	Carmen Hill	4
4	Watty Clark	3
5	11 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	1
1	Art Nehf	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.393
2	Lou Gehrig	.390
3	Paul Waner	.382
4	Tris Speaker	.375
5	Joe Harris	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	31
1	Babe Ruth	31
3	Cy Williams	20
4	Hack Wilson	17
5	Rogers Hornsby	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	118
2	Al Simmons	101
3	Paul Waner	91
4	Babe Ruth	86
5	Rogers Hornsby	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	31
2	Sparky Adams	20
3	Kiki Cuyler	18
3	George Sisler	18
3	Jackie Tavener	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.43
2	Ted Lyons	2.64
3	Waite Hoyt	2.74
4	Jesse Haines	2.78
5	Pete Alexander	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	16
2	Carmen Hill	15
2	Ted Lyons	15
4	Jesse Haines	14
5	2 tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	123
2	Lefty Grove	119
3	Charlie Root	96
4	Rube Walberg	83
5	Tommy Thomas	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	9
2	Garland Braxton	8
2	Firpo Marberry	8
4	Lefty Grove	7
5	Joe Pate	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.512
2	Tris Speaker	.508
3	Rube Bressler	.464
4	Eddie Moore	.434
5	Bubbles Hargrave	.432

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Travis Jackson	5
1	Cy Williams	5
3	Hughie Critz	3
3	Bob Fothergill	3
3	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	22
2	Travis Jackson	21
2	Pie Traynor	21
4	Tris Speaker	19
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	8
2	Sparky Adams	4
2	Harvey Hendrick	4
2	Johnny Neun	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Petty	0.75
1	Rube Ehrhardt	0.75
3	Wilcy Moore	1.17
4	Bump Hadley	1.21
5	Red Lucas	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Garland Braxton	3
1	Sarge Connally	3
1	Kent Greenfield	3
1	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	27
2	Rube Walberg	15
3	Sam Gibson	14
3	Carmen Hill	14
3	Charlie Root	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	3
1	Art Nehf	3
1	Bill Sherdel	3
4	Guy Bush	2
4	Bob Shawkey	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.456
2	Al Simmons	.408
3	Babe Ruth	.404
4	Muddy Ruel	.390
5	Rube Bressler	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	10
2	Cy Williams	8
3	Babe Ruth	7
4	Tony Lazzeri	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Bob Fothergill	40
2	Goose Goslin	40
4	George Sisler	39
5	Harry Heilmann	33

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	12
1	Johnny Neun	12
3	Jackie Tavener	11
4	George Sisler	9
5	3 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jumbo Elliott	1.60
2	Bump Hadley	1.97
3	Jesse Petty	2.01
4	Jack Quinn	2.08
5	Red Lucas	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carmen Hill	6
2	Hal Carlson	5
2	Sam Gibson	5
2	Kent Greenfield	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	45
2	Dazzy Vance	40
3	Sam Gibson	30
4	Wilcy Moore	28
4	Rube Walberg	28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.381
2	Harry Heilmann	.368
3	Babe Ruth	.365
4	Paul Waner	.363
5	Lou Gehrig	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	Lou Gehrig	39
3	Cy Williams	31
4	Hack Wilson	24
5	Al Simmons	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	161
2	Al Simmons	148
3	Babe Ruth	141
4	Paul Waner	123
5	Goose Goslin	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	38
2	Sparky Adams	37
3	Kiki Cuyler	33
4	Johnny Mostil	21
4	2 others tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	2.20
2	Ted Lyons	2.42
3	Ray Kremer	2.55
4	Carl Mays	2.63
5	Pete Alexander	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lee Meadows	22
2	Charlie Root	21
3	Jesse Haines	20
3	Ted Lyons	20
5	5 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	184
2	Lefty Grove	174
3	Charlie Root	141
4	Tommy Thomas	133
5	Rube Walberg	113

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	14
2	Lefty Grove	10
2	Joe Pate	10
4	Wilcy Moore	9
5	Garland Braxton	8