On This Day

Monday, August 15, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 79 33 .705 --
Senators 65 45 .591 13.0
Tigers 60 48 .556 17.0
Athletics 60 51 .541 18.5
White Sox 53 58 .477 25.5
Indians 47 64 .423 31.5
Browns 41 68 .376 36.5
Red Sox 36 74 .327 42.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 68 40 .630 --
Pirates 63 45 .583 5.0
Cardinals 61 47 .565 7.0
Giants 62 50 .554 8.0
Reds 49 59 .454 19.0
Robins 47 64 .423 22.5
Braves 44 62 .415 23.0
Phillies 41 68 .376 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Brown 3
1 Lance Richbourg 3
1 Heinie Sand 3
1 Luke Urban 3
1 Russ Wrightstone 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Jimmie Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Brown 3
1 Jack Fournier 3
3 Andy High 2
3 Hub Pruett 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmy Cooney 1
1 Lance Richbourg 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hub Pruett 0.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hub Pruett 5
2 Bob Smith 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .393
2 Paul Waner .383
3 Lou Gehrig .383
4 Harry Heilmann .371
5 Tris Speaker .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 38
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Cy Williams 23
4 Hack Wilson 20
5 Rogers Hornsby 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 132
2 Paul Waner 107
3 Babe Ruth 104
4 Al Simmons 101
5 Rogers Hornsby 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 33
2 George Sisler 23
3 Sparky Adams 22
3 Harvey Hendrick 22
5 Johnny Neun 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.34
2 Jesse Haines 2.47
3 Waite Hoyt 2.61
4 Ted Lyons 2.65
5 Jake Miller 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 21
2 Jesse Haines 18
2 Ted Lyons 18
4 Waite Hoyt 17
5 Carmen Hill 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 139
2 Dazzy Vance 138
3 Charlie Root 111
4 Rube Walberg 97
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 Harry Heilmann .459
2 Riggs Stephenson .419
3 Lance Richbourg .415
4 Goose Goslin .413
5 Andy High .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 3
1 Lou Gehrig 3
3 Jim Bottomley 2
3 Mickey Cochrane 2
3 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Waner 13
1 Cy Williams 13
3 Andy High 12
4 Bob Barrett 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 7
2 Bill Barrett 4
2 Johnny Neun 4
2 Sam Rice 4
2 Lance Richbourg 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Harriss 0.00
2 Sheriff Blake 0.47
3 Hal Carlson 0.50
4 Jake Miller 0.72
5 Ownie Carroll 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Ownie Carroll 3
2 Jesse Haines 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 18
2 Dazzy Vance 14
3 Wilcy Moore 13
3 Earl Whitehill 13
5 Howard Ehmke 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
2 Dutch Henry 2
3 Garland Braxton 1
3 Jumbo Elliott 1
3 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .447
2 Harry Heilmann .434
3 Riggs Stephenson .423
4 Goose Goslin .414
5 Travis Jackson .411

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 30
2 Bob Fothergill 28
2 Travis Jackson 28
4 Lou Gehrig 27
4 Paul Waner 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 15
2 Johnny Neun 9
3 Bill Barrett 6
3 Max Carey 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ownie Carroll 0.80
2 Dolf Luque 1.24
3 Dutch Henry 1.30
4 Wilcy Moore 1.36
5 Jakie May 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 6
1 Slim Harriss 6
1 Waite Hoyt 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 31
2 Jakie May 29
3 Rube Walberg 25
4 Lefty Grove 24
4 Charlie Root 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 6
2 Bill Sherdel 4
3 Dutch Henry 3
4 Garland Braxton 2
5 17 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .389
2 Paul Waner .379
3 Babe Ruth .359
4 Lou Gehrig .350
5 Tris Speaker .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Lou Gehrig 42
3 Cy Williams 30
4 Hack Wilson 26
5 Rogers Hornsby 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 155
2 Babe Ruth 138
3 Paul Waner 132
4 Al Simmons 130
5 Rogers Hornsby 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 36
2 Sparky Adams 35
3 Kiki Cuyler 31
4 George Sisler 25
5 Bill Barrett 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 2.40
2 Pete Alexander 2.51
3 Ray Kremer 2.51
4 Jesse Haines 2.54
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 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 184
2 Lefty Grove 168
3 Charlie Root 146
4 Tommy Thomas 125
5 Rube Walberg 119

Saves

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