On This Day

Friday, August 12, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 33 .700 --
Senators 65 43 .602 11.0
Tigers 58 48 .547 17.0
Athletics 59 51 .536 18.0
White Sox 52 57 .477 24.5
Indians 46 63 .422 30.5
Browns 41 66 .383 34.5
Red Sox 36 73 .330 40.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 66 40 .623 --
Pirates 61 45 .575 5.0
Cardinals 61 45 .575 5.0
Giants 60 50 .545 8.0
Reds 49 57 .462 17.0
Robins 47 62 .431 20.5
Braves 41 61 .402 23.0
Phillies 40 65 .381 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 4
1 Doc Gautreau 4
1 Jigger Statz 4
1 Bill Terry 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Barrett 1
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Barrett 4
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
3 Eddie Brown 3
3 Doc Gautreau 3
3 Larry Woodall 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Neun 2
2 Ty Cobb 1
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 Andy High 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.60
2 Jesse Haines 0.50
2 Eddie Rommel 0.50
4 Carmen Hill 0.40
5 Jumbo Elliott 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Charlie Robertson 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jumbo Elliott 4
1 Carmen Hill 4
1 Eddie Rommel 4
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .393
2 Paul Waner .384
3 Lou Gehrig .383
4 Joe Harris .376
5 Harry Heilmann .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 38
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Cy Williams 23
4 Hack Wilson 20
5 Rogers Hornsby 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 132
2 Paul Waner 104
3 Babe Ruth 101
3 Al Simmons 101
5 Rogers Hornsby 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 33
2 Harvey Hendrick 22
2 George Sisler 22
4 Sparky Adams 21
4 Johnny Neun 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.30
2 Jesse Haines 2.47
3 Waite Hoyt 2.64
4 Jake Miller 2.72
5 Ted Lyons 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 21
2 Jesse Haines 18
2 Ted Lyons 18
4 Carmen Hill 16
4 Waite Hoyt 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 139
2 Dazzy Vance 138
3 Charlie Root 111
4 Rube Walberg 96
5 Tommy Thomas 86

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 12
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 .471
2 Earle Combs .447
3 Riggs Stephenson .426
4 Gabby Hartnett .400
4 2 others tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Bill Terry 3
3 Jim Bottomley 2
3 Mickey Cochrane 2
3 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 14
2 Rogers Hornsby 13
3 George Harper 12
3 Sam Rice 12
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 8
2 Bill Barrett 6
3 Johnny Neun 5
4 Bucky Harris 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Harriss 0.00
2 Hal Carlson 0.67
3 Jake Miller 0.72
4 Ownie Carroll 0.77
5 Dolf Luque 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 5
2 Jesse Haines 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Larry Benton 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 18
2 Jakie May 15
3 Dazzy Vance 14
4 Milt Gaston 13
4 Earl Whitehill 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 Jumbo Elliott 1
2 Joe Genewich 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .455
2 Tris Speaker .448
3 Mickey Cochrane .422
4 Freddy Leach .412
5 Travis Jackson .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 9
2 Cy Williams 7
3 Travis Jackson 6
3 Babe Ruth 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Fothergill 31
1 Travis Jackson 31
3 Lou Gehrig 29
4 Goose Goslin 27
5 Pie Traynor 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 15
2 Johnny Neun 12
3 Max Carey 7
3 Frankie Frisch 7
3 George Sisler 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ownie Carroll 0.89
2 Wilcy Moore 1.20
3 Sam Gray 1.44
4 Dolf Luque 1.53
5 Danny MacFayden 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Slim Harriss 6
1 Jakie May 6
1 Jake Miller 6
1 Charlie Root 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 31
1 Dazzy Vance 31
3 Charlie Root 29
4 Jakie May 27
5 Rube Walberg 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 6
2 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 .392
2 Paul Waner .380
3 Harry Heilmann .372
4 Babe Ruth .361
5 Lou Gehrig .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Cy Williams 30
4 Hack Wilson 26
5 Rogers Hornsby 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 162
2 Babe Ruth 138
3 Al Simmons 136
4 Paul Waner 129
5 Rogers Hornsby 126

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 2.47
2 Pete Alexander 2.51
3 Jesse Haines 2.54
4 Ray Kremer 2.58
5 Dazzy Vance 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 25
2 Jesse Haines 23
3 Ted Lyons 21
4 Pete Alexander 20
4 Waite Hoyt 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 184
2 Lefty Grove 177
3 Charlie Root 146
4 Tommy Thomas 128
5 Rube Walberg 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 12
2 Firpo Marberry 11
3 Joe Pate 10
4 Garland Braxton 9
5 Lefty Grove 8