On This Day

Sunday, July 31, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 27 .730 --
Senators 59 39 .602 13.0
Tigers 52 44 .542 19.0
Athletics 51 47 .520 21.0
White Sox 50 51 .495 23.5
Indians 41 59 .410 32.0
Browns 39 58 .402 32.5
Red Sox 29 69 .296 43.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 57 38 .600 --
Cubs 57 39 .594 0.5
Cardinals 55 42 .567 3.0
Giants 54 47 .535 6.0
Reds 44 54 .449 14.5
Robins 43 54 .443 15.0
Phillies 38 55 .409 18.0
Braves 36 55 .396 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jay Partridge 5
2 Jimmy Cooney 3
2 Woody English 3
2 Gabby Hartnett 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Harper 1
1 Bill Terry 1
1 Hack Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 6
2 George Harper 4
3 Bubbles Hargrave 2
3 Gabby Hartnett 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Curt Walker 2
2 Rube Bressler 1
2 Hughie Critz 1
2 Les Mann 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hod Lisenbee 0.57
2 Jesse Petty 0.33
3 Virgil Barnes 0.29
4 Bill Sherdel 0.27
5 Charlie Root 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Rube Ehrhardt 1
1 Hod Lisenbee 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 Charlie Root 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Virgil Barnes 4
1 Art Decatur 4
1 Hod Lisenbee 4
1 Bill Sherdel 4
5 Jesse Petty 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .393
2 Lou Gehrig .389
3 Joe Harris .386
4 Paul Waner .381
5 Babe Ruth .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 35
2 Babe Ruth 34
3 Cy Williams 22
4 Hack Wilson 19
5 Rogers Hornsby 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 127
2 Al Simmons 101
3 Babe Ruth 94
3 Paul Waner 94
5 Rogers Hornsby 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 32
2 Sparky Adams 20
2 George Sisler 20
4 Kiki Cuyler 19
5 3 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.43
2 Waite Hoyt 2.61
3 Ted Lyons 2.68
4 Jesse Haines 2.70
5 Bump Hadley 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 18
2 Ted Lyons 16
3 Jesse Haines 15
3 Carmen Hill 15
5 3 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 128
2 Dazzy Vance 124
3 Charlie Root 102
4 Rube Walberg 86
5 Tommy Thomas 76

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 Eddie Moore .500
2 Babe Ruth .479
3 Tris Speaker .476
4 Lloyd Waner .472
5 Travis Jackson .472

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Babe Ruth 4
2 Cy Williams 4
2 Hack Wilson 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Fothergill 21
2 Lou Gehrig 19
3 Goose Goslin 17
3 Travis Jackson 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 8
2 Max Carey 5
2 Frankie Frisch 5
2 Bob Meusel 5
2 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 0.63
2 Waite Hoyt 1.00
2 Jack Quinn 1.00
4 Kent Greenfield 1.32
4 Bump Hadley 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Slim Harriss 4
2 Kent Greenfield 3
2 Bump Hadley 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 17
2 Milt Gaston 15
2 Charlie Root 15
4 Rube Walberg 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
1 Bill Sherdel 3
3 Virgil Barnes 1
3 Garland Braxton 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .434
2 Travis Jackson .424
3 Babe Ruth .423
4 Al Simmons .422
5 Bing Miller .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 10
1 Cy Williams 10
3 Babe Ruth 9
4 Tony Lazzeri 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Fothergill 41
1 Lou Gehrig 41
1 George Sisler 41
4 Babe Ruth 35
5 Harry Heilmann 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Neun 16
2 Max Carey 11
3 Frankie Frisch 10
3 George Sisler 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 1.66
2 Rube Ehrhardt 1.69
3 Bump Hadley 1.73
4 Ray Kremer 2.10
5 Lee Meadows 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Greenfield 6
1 Slim Harriss 6
1 Red Lucas 6
4 Vic Aldridge 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 40
2 Dazzy Vance 35
3 Milt Gaston 31
4 Kent Greenfield 27
4 Rube Walberg 27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .389
2 Babe Ruth .376
3 Paul Waner .366
4 Harry Heilmann .364
5 Lou Gehrig .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Lou Gehrig 42
3 Cy Williams 31
4 Hack Wilson 26
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 164
2 Al Simmons 148
3 Babe Ruth 141
4 Rogers Hornsby 123
4 Paul Waner 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 37
1 Frankie Frisch 37
3 Kiki Cuyler 32
4 Bill Barrett 22
4 2 others tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 2.36
2 Guy Bush 2.40
3 Ray Kremer 2.42
4 Pete Alexander 2.75
5 Carl Mays 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 23
2 Jesse Haines 21
2 Ted Lyons 21
2 Lee Meadows 21
5 Tommy Thomas 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 181
2 Lefty Grove 176
3 Charlie Root 145
4 Tommy Thomas 130
5 Rube Walberg 116

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 13
2 Lefty Grove 10
2 Joe Pate 10
4 Wilcy Moore 9
5 Garland Braxton 8