On This Day

Thursday, July 28, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	71	26	.732	--
Senators	56	39	.589	14.0
Tigers	52	41	.559	17.0
Athletics	50	46	.521	20.5
White Sox	49	50	.495	23.0
Indians	40	57	.412	31.0
Browns	38	56	.404	31.5
Red Sox	27	68	.284	43.0

Games

Red Sox 3, Indians 0

Red Sox 4, Indians 3

Yankees 9, Browns 4

Tigers 5, Athletics 2

Senators 12, White Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	56	37	.602	--
Cubs	55	38	.591	1.0
Cardinals	54	40	.574	2.5
Giants	52	46	.531	6.5
Reds	43	53	.448	14.5
Robins	42	52	.447	14.5
Phillies	37	53	.411	17.5
Braves	35	55	.389	19.5

Games

Giants 6, Cubs 5

Reds 11, Braves 6

Robins 7, Pirates 5

Cardinals 10, Phillies 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lew Fonseca	5
1	Buddy Myer	5
3	Bucky Harris	4
4	Mickey Cochrane	3
4	19 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	2
2	Chick Hafey	1
2	Rogers Hornsby	1
2	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Williams	4
2	Ossie Bluege	3
2	Ira Flagstead	3
2	Hod Ford	3
2	Babe Ruth	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	1
1	Jimmy Cooney	1
1	Harvey Hendrick	1
1	Specs Toporcer	1
1	Earl Webb	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jake Miller	0.71
2	Eppa Rixey	0.40
3	Garland Buckeye	0.31
4	Danny MacFayden	0.29
5	2 tied	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Sam Gibson	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Garland Buckeye	5
1	Jake Miller	5
3	Eppa Rixey	4
3	Lefty Stewart	4
5	7 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Ken Holloway	1
1	Bill Sherdel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.393
2	Lou Gehrig	.387
3	Paul Waner	.385
4	Joe Harris	.383
5	Babe Ruth	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	34
2	Lou Gehrig	33
3	Cy Williams	22
4	Hack Wilson	18
5	Rogers Hornsby	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	123
2	Al Simmons	101
3	Babe Ruth	94
4	Paul Waner	93
5	Bob Fothergill	84

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	32
2	Sparky Adams	20
3	George Sisler	19
4	Max Carey	18
4	2 others tied	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	Dazzy Vance	2.85

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	Eddie Moore	.500
3	Mickey Cochrane	.457
4	Freddy Leach	.436
5	Babe Ruth	.435

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Travis Jackson	23
2	Bob Fothergill	20
2	Lou Gehrig	20
2	Pie Traynor	20
5	Goose Goslin	17

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	0.72
2	Danny MacFayden	1.16
3	Wilcy Moore	1.17
3	Dutch Ruether	1.17
5	Kent Greenfield	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jakie May	4
1	Eppa Rixey	4
3	Vic Aldridge	3
3	Kent Greenfield	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jake Miller	17
1	Dazzy Vance	17
3	Rube Walberg	16
4	Carmen Hill	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	4
2	Wilcy Moore	3
2	Art Nehf	3
4	Guy Bush	2
5	14 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.445
2	Tris Speaker	.441
3	Al Simmons	.423
4	Johnny Neun	.421
5	Bing Miller	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Babe Ruth	10
2	Cy Williams	10
4	Tony Lazzeri	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	44
2	Bob Fothergill	42
3	George Sisler	41
4	Babe Ruth	39
5	Harry Heilmann	36

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	1.66
2	Bump Hadley	1.86
3	Sheriff Blake	2.20
4	Kent Greenfield	2.24
5	Jesse Petty	2.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	37
2	Dazzy Vance	35
3	Rube Walberg	28
4	Milt Gaston	25
4	2 others tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
1	Wilcy Moore	4
1	Bill Sherdel	4
4	Art Nehf	3
4	Bob Shawkey	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.384
2	Babe Ruth	.369
3	Paul Waner	.368
4	Harry Heilmann	.362
5	Lou Gehrig	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Lou Gehrig	41
3	Cy Williams	33
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	145
4	Goose Goslin	122
4	Paul Waner	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	2.38
2	Ted Lyons	2.46
3	Ray Kremer	2.57
4	Pete Alexander	2.75
5	Carl Mays	2.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	181
2	Lefty Grove	174
3	Charlie Root	143
4	Tommy Thomas	129
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