On This Day

Sunday, August 7, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 31 .710 --
Senators 63 41 .606 11.5
Tigers 55 47 .539 18.5
Athletics 55 50 .524 20.0
White Sox 52 56 .481 24.5
Indians 44 62 .415 31.5
Browns 41 63 .394 33.5
Red Sox 34 70 .327 40.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 64 39 .621 --
Pirates 60 42 .588 3.5
Cardinals 59 45 .567 5.5
Giants 57 49 .538 8.5
Reds 49 56 .467 16.0
Robins 46 59 .438 19.0
Braves 38 60 .388 23.5
Phillies 39 62 .386 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hughie Critz 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Max Carey 3
2 Taylor Douthit 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Wattie Holm 1
1 Aaron Ward 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wattie Holm 3
1 Joe Judge 3
1 Sam Rice 3
4 Benny Bengough 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Bill Barrett 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Charlie Hargreaves 1
1 Earl McNeely 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jakie May 1.38
2 Red Lucas 0.38
3 Jesse Haines 0.27
4 Urban Shocker 0.18
5 Joe Genewich 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 Jakie May 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 11
2 Doug McWeeny 7
3 Jesse Haines 3
3 Red Lucas 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 1

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 Hack Wilson 93

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 2.35
2 Waite Hoyt 2.57
3 Jesse Haines 2.59
4 Ted Lyons 2.75
5 Dazzy Vance 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 20
2 Ted Lyons 18
3 Jesse Haines 17
4 Carmen Hill 15
4 Waite Hoyt 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 132
2 Lefty Grove 130
3 Charlie Root 107
4 Rube Walberg 93
5 Tommy Thomas 82

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 11
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 Paul Waner .459
2 Goose Goslin .444
3 Joe Judge .431
4 Lloyd Waner .418
5 Bob Fothergill .417

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 Hack Wilson 19
2 Bob Fothergill 17
3 Joe Judge 16
4 Frankie Frisch 15
5 2 tied 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 Tony Welzer 0.66
2 Dutch Henry 0.75
3 Ownie Carroll 0.89
4 Sam Gray 0.95
5 Slim Harriss 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Slim Harriss 4
1 Dolf Luque 4
1 Charlie Root 4
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 21
2 Tommy Thomas 14
2 Earl Whitehill 14
4 Sam Gibson 12
4 3 others tied 12

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 .440
3 Joe Judge .407
4 Mickey Cochrane .398
5 Paul Waner .388

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 Goose Goslin 33
2 Harry Heilmann 33
2 Babe Ruth 33
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 Doug McWeeny 1.59
2 Sam Gray 1.65
3 Dolf Luque 1.74
4 Sheriff Blake 1.93
5 Kent Greenfield 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Greenfield 6
1 Slim Harriss 6
1 Jakie May 6
1 Charlie Root 6
5 11 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 36
2 Lefty Grove 31
3 Jakie May 27
3 Charlie Root 27
5 4 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 6
2 Bill Sherdel 5
3 Garland Braxton 3
3 Art Nehf 3
5 3 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .393
2 Paul Waner .378
3 Harry Heilmann .375
4 Babe Ruth .369
5 Tris Speaker .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
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 139
2 Al Simmons 139
4 Paul Waner 130
5 Rogers Hornsby 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 36
1 Frankie Frisch 36
3 Kiki Cuyler 31
4 George Sisler 24
5 Bill Barrett 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 2.41
2 Pete Alexander 2.47
3 Ray Kremer 2.55
4 Guy Bush 2.56
5 Jesse Haines 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 24
2 Jesse Haines 23
3 Ted Lyons 22
4 Pete Alexander 20
4 Lee Meadows 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 189
2 Lefty Grove 172
3 Charlie Root 145
4 Tommy Thomas 129
5 Rube Walberg 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 11
1 Wilcy Moore 11
3 Joe Pate 10
4 Garland Braxton 9
5 Lefty Grove 8