On This Day

Saturday, August 6, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	75	31	.708	--
Senators	62	41	.602	11.5
Tigers	55	47	.539	18.0
Athletics	55	50	.524	19.5
White Sox	52	55	.486	23.5
Indians	44	61	.419	30.5
Browns	41	63	.394	33.0
Red Sox	34	70	.327	40.0

Games

White Sox 6, Yankees 3

Athletics 5, Browns 4

Browns 2, Athletics 0

Indians 3, Senators 1

Red Sox 4, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	63	39	.618	--
Pirates	60	42	.588	3.0
Cardinals	58	45	.563	5.5
Giants	57	49	.538	8.0
Reds	47	56	.456	16.5
Robins	46	58	.442	18.0
Phillies	39	60	.394	22.5
Braves	38	59	.392	22.5

Games

Cubs 6, Robins 2

Giants 9, Pirates 2

Cardinals 4, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sparky Adams	3
1	Mickey Cochrane	3
1	Jimmy Dykes	3
1	Grover Hartley	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Les Bell	1
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Earle Combs	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Dykes	2
1	Frankie Frisch	2
1	Willie Kamm	2
1	Mel Ott	2
1	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank O'Rourke	2
1	Hal Wiltse	2
3	Sparky Adams	1
3	Cleo Carlyle	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Earl Whitehill	0.64
2	Ted Lyons	0.50
3	Dazzy Vance	0.45
4	Carmen Hill	0.38
5	3 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Whitehill	7
2	Dazzy Vance	5
3	Howard Ehmke	4
3	Ted Lyons	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.393
2	Paul Waner	.387
3	Lou Gehrig	.385
4	Joe Harris	.375
5	Harry Heilmann	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	37
2	Babe Ruth	35
3	Cy Williams	23
4	Hack Wilson	20
5	Rogers Hornsby	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	131
2	Paul Waner	102
3	Al Simmons	101
4	Babe Ruth	97
5	2 tied	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	32
2	George Sisler	22
3	Sparky Adams	21
4	Kiki Cuyler	20
4	Harvey Hendrick	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.43
2	Waite Hoyt	2.57
3	Jesse Haines	2.58
4	Ted Lyons	2.75
5	Dazzy Vance	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	19
2	Ted Lyons	18
3	Jesse Haines	16
4	Carmen Hill	15
4	Waite Hoyt	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	132
2	Lefty Grove	130
3	Charlie Root	104
4	Rube Walberg	93
5	Tommy Thomas	82

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	10
2	Garland Braxton	9
3	Firpo Marberry	8
4	Lefty Grove	7
5	Joe Pate	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Goose Goslin	.463
2	Paul Waner	.441
3	Joe Judge	.414
4	Gabby Hartnett	.409
5	Lew Fonseca	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	6
2	Babe Ruth	5
3	Hack Wilson	4
4	Mickey Cochrane	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Fothergill	17
1	Hack Wilson	17
3	Lou Gehrig	16
4	Frankie Frisch	15
5	Goose Goslin	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	11
2	Johnny Neun	7
3	Max Carey	5
3	Bucky Harris	5
3	Buddy Myer	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Henry	0.75
2	Ownie Carroll	0.89
3	Sam Gray	0.95
4	Slim Harriss	1.07
5	Doug McWeeny	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Slim Harriss	4
1	Dolf Luque	4
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
3	Kent Greenfield	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Whitehill	19
2	Tommy Thomas	14
3	Sam Gibson	12
3	Rube Walberg	12
5	3 tied	11

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	3
2	Bill Sherdel	2
3	Virgil Barnes	1
3	Garland Braxton	1
3	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.446
2	Harry Heilmann	.433
3	Joe Judge	.407
4	Mickey Cochrane	.398
5	Freddy Leach	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	9
1	Babe Ruth	9
3	Cy Williams	8
4	Travis Jackson	5
4	Hack Wilson	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	34
2	Harry Heilmann	33
2	Babe Ruth	33
4	Bob Fothergill	32
5	2 tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Neun	16
2	Harvey Hendrick	13
3	Frankie Frisch	10
4	Max Carey	9
5	George Sisler	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gray	1.65
2	Dolf Luque	1.74
3	Sheriff Blake	1.93
4	Kent Greenfield	2.07
5	Lee Meadows	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kent Greenfield	6
1	Slim Harriss	6
3	Pete Alexander	5
3	Larry Benton	5
3	9 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	39
2	Lefty Grove	31
3	Sam Gibson	25
3	Kent Greenfield	25
3	2 others tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	5
1	Bill Sherdel	5
3	Garland Braxton	3
3	Art Nehf	3
5	4 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.391
2	Paul Waner	.376
3	Harry Heilmann	.373
4	Babe Ruth	.372
5	Lou Gehrig	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	Lou Gehrig	44
3	Cy Williams	31
4	Hack Wilson	26
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	163
2	Babe Ruth	140
2	Al Simmons	140
4	Paul Waner	130
5	Rogers Hornsby	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	37
2	Sparky Adams	36
3	Kiki Cuyler	33
4	George Sisler	24
5	Bill Barrett	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	2.41
2	Pete Alexander	2.47
3	Guy Bush	2.48
4	Jesse Haines	2.55
5	Ray Kremer	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	23
2	Jesse Haines	22
2	Ted Lyons	22
4	Pete Alexander	20
4	Lee Meadows	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	189
2	Lefty Grove	174
3	Charlie Root	142
4	Tommy Thomas	129
5	Rube Walberg	118

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	12
2	Wilcy Moore	10
2	Joe Pate	10
4	Garland Braxton	9
5	Lefty Grove	8