On This Day

Tuesday, August 9, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 32 .704 --
Senators 64 42 .604 11.0
Tigers 55 48 .534 18.5
Athletics 56 50 .528 19.0
White Sox 52 56 .481 24.0
Indians 45 63 .417 31.0
Browns 41 63 .394 33.0
Red Sox 35 70 .333 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 65 40 .619 --
Pirates 61 42 .592 3.0
Cardinals 59 45 .567 5.5
Giants 57 50 .533 9.0
Reds 49 56 .467 16.0
Robins 47 60 .439 19.0
Braves 38 60 .388 23.5
Phillies 39 62 .386 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Riggs Stephenson 6
2 Jigger Statz 4
2 Glenn Wright 4
4 Sparky Adams 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Barnhart 3
2 Bob Barrett 2
2 Walt French 2
2 George Harper 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 2
2 Sam Rice 1
2 Jigger Statz 1
2 Glenn Wright 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jesse Petty 0.67
2 Rube Walberg 0.38
3 Dutch Ruether 0.30
4 Hal Carlson 0.29
5 Lee Meadows 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Carmen Hill 1
1 Sloppy Thurston 1
1 Rube Walberg 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Watty Clark 4
1 Jesse Petty 4
3 Jim Brillheart 3
3 Dutch Ruether 3
3 Rube Walberg 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .393
2 Paul Waner .387
3 Lou Gehrig .386
4 Joe Harris .375
5 Harry Heilmann .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 38
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 132
2 Paul Waner 103
3 Al Simmons 101
4 Babe Ruth 97
5 Hack Wilson 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 32
2 Harvey Hendrick 22
2 George Sisler 22
4 Sparky Adams 21
5 Kiki Cuyler 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 16
5 Waite Hoyt 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 132
2 Lefty Grove 130
3 Charlie Root 107
4 Rube Walberg 96
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 Wattie Holm .442
2 Paul Waner .434
3 Goose Goslin .433
4 Riggs Stephenson .431
5 Harry Heilmann .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Babe Ruth 4
3 Harry Heilmann 3
3 Bill Terry 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 18
2 Joe Judge 16
3 Ossie Bluege 15
3 Frankie Frisch 15
5 Lou Gehrig 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 11
2 Johnny Neun 6
3 Max Carey 5
3 Bucky Harris 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.43
2 Tony Welzer 0.66
3 Hal Carlson 0.67
4 Ownie Carroll 0.84
5 Sam Gray 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 4
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 Bump Hadley 3
2 Jesse Haines 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 16
2 Earl Whitehill 14
3 Dutch Ruether 13
4 Doug McWeeny 12
4 Joe Shaute 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 2
1 Bill Sherdel 2
3 Virgil Barnes 1
3 Garland Braxton 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .456
2 Tris Speaker .443
3 Mickey Cochrane .423
4 Freddy Leach .404
5 Riggs Stephenson .398

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 10
2 Cy Williams 8
3 Babe Ruth 6
4 Harry Heilmann 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 31
2 Bob Fothergill 30
3 Goose Goslin 28
3 Travis Jackson 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 15
2 Johnny Neun 10
3 Frankie Frisch 9
4 Max Carey 8
5 George Sisler 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 1.35
2 Sam Gray 1.44
3 Doug McWeeny 1.59
4 Dolf Luque 1.74
5 Jakie May 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jakie May 6
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Kent Greenfield 5
2 Jesse Haines 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 36
2 Rube Walberg 28
3 Jakie May 27
4 Charlie Root 25
4 Earl Whitehill 25

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .391
2 Paul Waner .380
3 Harry Heilmann .375
4 Babe Ruth .366
5 Lou Gehrig .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Cy Williams 31
4 Hack Wilson 26
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 164
2 Babe Ruth 139
3 Al Simmons 138
4 Paul Waner 131
5 Rogers Hornsby 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 36
2 Frankie Frisch 35
3 Kiki Cuyler 31
4 George Sisler 24
5 Bill Barrett 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 2.41
2 Ray Kremer 2.55
3 Jesse Haines 2.56
4 Pete Alexander 2.57
5 Guy Bush 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 24
2 Jesse Haines 23
3 Ted Lyons 22
4 Lee Meadows 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 182
2 Lefty Grove 172
3 Charlie Root 145
4 Tommy Thomas 128
5 Rube Walberg 121

Saves

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