On This Day

Tuesday, August 2, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	28	.723	--
Senators	59	40	.596	13.0
Tigers	53	44	.546	18.0
Athletics	52	48	.520	20.5
White Sox	51	52	.495	23.0
Indians	42	59	.416	31.0
Browns	40	59	.404	32.0
Red Sox	30	70	.300	42.5

Games

Browns 3, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 3, Browns 0

White Sox 7, Athletics 4

Athletics 6, White Sox 5

Tigers 7, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	59	39	.602	--
Pirates	57	40	.588	1.5
Cardinals	56	43	.566	3.5
Giants	55	48	.534	6.5
Reds	46	55	.455	14.5
Robins	44	56	.440	16.0
Braves	38	55	.409	18.5
Phillies	38	57	.400	19.5

Games

Cubs 6, Phillies 2

Reds 3, Robins 1

Reds 5, Robins 4

Braves 5, Pirates 2

Cardinals 6, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sammy Hale	5
2	Bill Barrett	4
2	Max Bishop	4
2	Bibb Falk	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Bibb Falk	1
1	Alex Metzler	1
1	Frank Snyder	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Barrett	3
1	Frank Snyder	3
1	Earl Webb	3
1	Larry Woodall	3
5	9 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	2
2	Cuckoo Christensen	1
2	Mickey Cochrane	1
2	Hughie Critz	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	0.67
2	Jakie May	0.57
2	Lefty Stewart	0.57
4	Howard Ehmke	0.36
5	Hal Wiltse	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Kent Greenfield	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	6
2	Howard Ehmke	4
2	Alex Ferguson	4
2	Jakie May	4
2	Lefty Stewart	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	1
1	Lil Stoner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.393
2	Lou Gehrig	.389
3	Paul Waner	.383
4	Joe Harris	.379
5	Babe Ruth	.376

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	Paul Waner	95
4	Babe Ruth	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	4 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.43
2	Waite Hoyt	2.61
3	Jesse Haines	2.70
4	Dazzy Vance	2.71
5	Ted Lyons	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	18
2	Ted Lyons	17
3	Jesse Haines	15
3	Carmen Hill	15
5	4 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	128
2	Dazzy Vance	127
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	Babe Ruth	.477
2	Riggs Stephenson	.444
3	Goose Goslin	.443
4	Joe Judge	.435
5	Tris Speaker	.431

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Hack Wilson	4
4	Andy Reese	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Fothergill	18
2	Hack Wilson	17
3	Rube Bressler	15
3	Goose Goslin	15
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	10
2	Johnny Neun	6
3	Frankie Frisch	5
3	Billy Zitzmann	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Henry	0.73
2	Waite Hoyt	1.00
3	Dazzy Vance	1.04
4	Sam Gray	1.20
5	Dolf Luque	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kent Greenfield	4
1	Slim Harriss	4
1	Dolf Luque	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	15
2	Dolf Luque	14
3	Charlie Root	13
4	Jake Miller	12
4	2 others tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	3
1	Bill Sherdel	3
3	Virgil Barnes	1
3	Garland Braxton	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Travis Jackson	.447
2	Tris Speaker	.445
3	Al Simmons	.435
4	Babe Ruth	.419
5	Eddie Moore	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	9
1	Babe Ruth	9
1	Cy Williams	9
4	Tony Lazzeri	6
5	Travis Jackson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	39
2	George Sisler	37
3	Bob Fothergill	36
4	Harry Heilmann	35
5	Babe Ruth	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Neun	17
2	Harvey Hendrick	11
3	Frankie Frisch	10
4	George Sisler	9
4	Jackie Tavener	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Ehrhardt	1.69
2	Bump Hadley	1.86
3	Kent Greenfield	1.91
4	Lee Meadows	1.97
5	Dazzy Vance	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kent Greenfield	7
2	Lefty Grove	6
2	Slim Harriss	6
2	Red Lucas	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	40
2	Dazzy Vance	34
3	Milt Gaston	25
3	Kent Greenfield	25
3	2 others tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	5
2	Wilcy Moore	4
3	Art Nehf	3
3	Lil Stoner	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.388
2	Babe Ruth	.378
3	Paul Waner	.369
4	Harry Heilmann	.363
5	Lou Gehrig	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	Lou Gehrig	42
3	Cy Williams	31
4	Hack Wilson	26
5	Tony Lazzeri	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	162
2	Al Simmons	147
3	Babe Ruth	140
4	Paul Waner	124
5	Rogers Hornsby	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	Guy Bush	2.38
2	Ted Lyons	2.41
3	Ray Kremer	2.42
4	Pete Alexander	2.56
5	Jesse Haines	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	23
2	Ted Lyons	22
3	Jesse Haines	21
3	Lee Meadows	21
5	Tommy Thomas	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	184
2	Lefty Grove	174
3	Charlie Root	141
4	Tommy Thomas	128
5	Rube Walberg	116

Saves

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