On This Day

Tuesday, July 26, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	69	26	.726	--
Senators	55	38	.591	13.0
Tigers	50	41	.549	17.0
Athletics	50	44	.532	18.5
White Sox	48	49	.495	22.0
Indians	40	55	.421	29.0
Browns	38	54	.413	29.5
Red Sox	25	68	.269	43.0

Games

Indians 7, Red Sox 2

Yankees 12, Browns 3

Tigers 10, Athletics 4

Athletics 5, Tigers 2

Senators 5, White Sox 1

Senators 6, White Sox 5

Yankees 15, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	55	36	.604	--
Cubs	55	36	.604	0.0
Cardinals	52	40	.565	3.5
Giants	50	46	.521	7.5
Robins	41	51	.446	14.5
Reds	41	52	.441	15.0
Phillies	37	51	.420	16.5
Braves	34	53	.391	19.0

Games

Reds 11, Cardinals 10

Pirates 6, Robins 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Judge	8
2	Babe Ruth	7
3	Walt French	5
4	Bibb Falk	4
4	5 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	Jimmy Dykes	1
2	Ira Flagstead	1
2	Bob Fothergill	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	5
2	Walt French	4
2	Joe Judge	4
2	Babe Ruth	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	3
2	Harvey Hendrick	2
3	Bucky Harris	1
3	Bob Meusel	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Ruether	0.86
2	Lee Meadows	0.60
3	Joe Shaute	0.56
4	Sad Sam Jones	0.25
4	Red Ruffing	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Red Lucas	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lee Meadows	6
1	Dutch Ruether	6
3	Joe Shaute	5
4	Milt Gaston	2
4	6 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ray Kolp	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.393
2	Lou Gehrig	.392
3	Paul Waner	.383
4	Joe Harris	.379
5	Babe Ruth	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	33
2	Lou Gehrig	32
3	Cy Williams	20
4	Hack Wilson	17
5	Rogers Hornsby	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	121
2	Al Simmons	101
3	Paul Waner	93
4	Babe Ruth	90
5	Bob Fothergill	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	31
2	Sparky Adams	20
3	George Sisler	19
4	Kiki Cuyler	18
4	Jackie Tavener	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.43
2	Ted Lyons	2.64
3	Waite Hoyt	2.76
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
4	Lee Meadows	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	123
2	Lefty Grove	121
3	Charlie Root	96
4	Rube Walberg	86
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	.521
2	Tris Speaker	.516
3	Babe Ruth	.468
4	Johnny Schulte	.440
5	Mickey Cochrane	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Travis Jackson	5
1	Cy Williams	5
3	Bob Fothergill	4
3	Babe Ruth	4
5	5 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Fothergill	22
2	Travis Jackson	21
2	Pie Traynor	21
4	George Sisler	20
5	Lou Gehrig	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	6
1	Billy Zitzmann	6
3	Max Carey	5
3	Frankie Frisch	5
3	Johnny Neun	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	0.72
2	Jesse Petty	0.75
3	Wilcy Moore	1.17
4	Bump Hadley	1.44
5	Kent Greenfield	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Lucas	4
1	Jakie May	4
3	Larry Benton	3
3	Kent Greenfield	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	27
2	Rube Walberg	16
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
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.448
2	Babe Ruth	.447
3	Johnny Neun	.429
4	Muddy Ruel	.421
5	Al Simmons	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Babe Ruth	9
3	Cy Williams	8
4	Tony Lazzeri	6
5	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	44
2	Bob Fothergill	43
3	George Sisler	39
4	Goose Goslin	38
5	2 tied	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Neun	13
2	Max Carey	10
2	Frankie Frisch	10
4	George Sisler	9
4	Jackie Tavener	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	1.72
2	Bump Hadley	1.86
3	Jesse Petty	2.07
4	Jake Miller	2.31
5	Kent Greenfield	2.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carmen Hill	6
1	Red Lucas	6
3	Sam Gibson	5
3	Kent Greenfield	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	40
2	Lefty Grove	37
3	Sam Gibson	30
4	Milt Gaston	28
4	2 others tied	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	4
1	Firpo Marberry	4
1	Wilcy Moore	4
4	Art Nehf	3
4	2 others tied	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.383
2	Babe Ruth	.371
3	Harry Heilmann	.364
4	Paul Waner	.363
5	Lou Gehrig	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Lou Gehrig	40
3	Cy Williams	31
4	Hack Wilson	24
5	Al Simmons	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	163
2	Al Simmons	148
3	Babe Ruth	142
4	Paul Waner	123
5	Goose Goslin	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	38
2	Sparky Adams	37
3	Kiki Cuyler	32
4	George Sisler	22
5	Johnny Mostil	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	2.23
2	Ted Lyons	2.42
3	Ray Kremer	2.56
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	2 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	116

Saves

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