On This Day

Wednesday, July 27, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 26 .729 --
Senators 55 39 .585 14.0
Tigers 51 41 .554 17.0
Athletics 50 45 .526 19.5
White Sox 49 49 .500 22.0
Indians 40 55 .421 29.5
Browns 38 55 .409 30.5
Red Sox 25 68 .269 43.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 36 .609 --
Cubs 55 37 .598 1.0
Cardinals 53 40 .570 3.5
Giants 51 46 .526 7.5
Reds 42 53 .442 15.5
Robins 41 52 .441 15.5
Phillies 37 52 .416 17.5
Braves 35 54 .393 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alex Metzler 4
2 Rube Bressler 3
2 Dick Burrus 3
2 Taylor Douthit 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Attreau 1
1 Les Bell 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mokan 3
1 Bill Terry 3
3 Dick Attreau 2
3 Dave Bancroft 2
3 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Neun 2
2 Dave Bancroft 1
2 Les Bell 1
2 Ray Blades 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Pennock 0.75
2 Ray Kolp 0.50
3 Earl Whitehill 0.40
4 Dick Coffman 0.33
5 Charlie Root 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Kent Greenfield 1
1 Ray Kolp 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 4
1 Earl Whitehill 4
3 Ray Kolp 3
3 Herb Pennock 3
3 Hub Pruett 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Henry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .393
2 Lou Gehrig .390
3 Paul Waner .387
4 Joe Harris .383
5 Babe Ruth .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 33
1 Babe Ruth 33
3 Cy Williams 20
4 Hack Wilson 18
5 Rogers Hornsby 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 123
2 Al Simmons 101
3 Paul Waner 93
4 Babe Ruth 91
5 Bob Fothergill 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 32
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 2.68
3 Waite Hoyt 2.76
4 Jesse Haines 2.78
5 Pete Alexander 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 16
1 Charlie Root 16
3 Carmen Hill 15
4 Jesse Haines 14
4 Lee Meadows 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 124
2 Lefty Grove 121
3 Charlie Root 100
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 Tris Speaker .516
2 Harry Heilmann .500
3 Mickey Cochrane .472
4 Babe Ruth .467
5 Eddie Moore .460

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Travis Jackson 5
2 Bob Fothergill 4
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Cy Williams 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Travis Jackson 23
2 Bob Fothergill 22
3 Pie Traynor 21
4 Lou Gehrig 20
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Neun 7
2 Frankie Frisch 6
2 Harvey Hendrick 6
4 Max Carey 5
4 Billy Zitzmann 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Genewich 0.71
2 Jack Quinn 0.72
3 Jesse Petty 0.75
4 Wilcy Moore 1.17
5 Bump Hadley 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Greenfield 4
1 Red Lucas 4
1 Jakie May 4
4 Vic Aldridge 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 18
2 Dazzy Vance 17
3 Rube Walberg 16
4 Sam Gibson 14
5 2 tied 13

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 Babe Ruth .438
2 Tris Speaker .437
3 Johnny Neun .430
4 Al Simmons .426
5 Muddy Ruel .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 11
2 Babe Ruth 9
3 Cy Williams 8
4 Tony Lazzeri 7
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 45
2 Bob Fothergill 42
3 George Sisler 39
4 Goose Goslin 36
4 Babe Ruth 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Neun 15
2 Frankie Frisch 11
3 Max Carey 10
4 George Sisler 9
4 Jackie Tavener 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 1.66
2 Bump Hadley 1.86
3 Jesse Petty 2.07
4 Sheriff Blake 2.20
5 Kent Greenfield 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Greenfield 6
1 Red Lucas 6
3 Vic Aldridge 5
3 Sam Gibson 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 37
2 Dazzy Vance 35
3 Sam Gibson 30
4 Rube Walberg 28
5 2 tied 25

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .384
2 Babe Ruth .370
3 Paul Waner .368
4 Harry Heilmann .363
5 Lou Gehrig .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 50
2 Lou Gehrig 41
3 Cy Williams 31
4 Hack Wilson 25
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 165
2 Al Simmons 148
3 Babe Ruth 143
4 Paul Waner 123
5 Goose Goslin 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 39
2 Sparky Adams 37
3 Kiki Cuyler 31
4 George Sisler 22
5 Johnny Mostil 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 2.23
2 Ted Lyons 2.46
3 Ray Kremer 2.56
4 Carl Mays 2.63
5 Pete Alexander 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 181
2 Lefty Grove 174
3 Charlie Root 145
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