On This Day

Thursday, August 18, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 82 33 .713 --
Senators 66 47 .584 15.0
Tigers 62 48 .564 17.5
Athletics 63 52 .548 19.0
White Sox 53 61 .465 28.5
Indians 48 67 .417 34.0
Browns 43 69 .384 37.5
Red Sox 36 76 .321 44.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 69 41 .627 --
Pirates 64 46 .582 5.0
Cardinals 63 47 .573 6.0
Giants 63 51 .553 8.0
Reds 50 60 .455 19.0
Robins 48 65 .425 22.5
Braves 44 64 .407 24.0
Phillies 42 69 .378 27.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Lazzeri 4
2 Joe Dugan 3
2 Goose Goslin 3
2 Bill Hunnefield 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 3
2 Joe Dugan 2
2 Bill Hunnefield 2
2 Bob Meusel 2
2 George Sisler 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buck Crouse 1
1 Bucky Harris 1
1 Bill Hunnefield 1
1 Earl McNeely 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ted Lyons 0.50
2 Walter Johnson 0.25
3 Win Ballou 0.20
4 Urban Shocker 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 General Crowder 1
1 Wilcy Moore 1
1 Joe Shaute 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Lyons 9
2 General Crowder 3
3 Win Ballou 2
3 Garland Braxton 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .393
2 Paul Waner .383
3 Lou Gehrig .381
4 Harry Heilmann .376
5 Tris Speaker .363

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 132
2 Paul Waner 108
3 Babe Ruth 107
4 Rogers Hornsby 101
4 Al Simmons 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 34
2 Sparky Adams 23
2 George Sisler 23
4 Harvey Hendrick 22
4 Johnny Neun 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.22
2 Jesse Haines 2.49
3 Waite Hoyt 2.61
4 Pete Alexander 2.64
5 Ted Lyons 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 22
2 Jesse Haines 19
3 Ted Lyons 18
4 Carmen Hill 17
4 Waite Hoyt 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 143
2 Dazzy Vance 141
3 Charlie Root 120
4 Rube Walberg 97
5 Tommy Thomas 87

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 .485
2 Zack Wheat .441
3 Goose Goslin .418
4 Lance Richbourg .396
5 Riggs Stephenson .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Jack Fournier 3
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
4 Jim Bottomley 2
4 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 14
2 Rogers Hornsby 13
2 Cy Williams 13
4 Bob Barrett 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 5
1 Sam Rice 5
3 Bill Barrett 4
3 Earl McNeely 4
3 Johnny Neun 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 0.36
2 Sheriff Blake 0.47
3 Pete Alexander 0.62
4 Ownie Carroll 0.81
5 Jakie May 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 4
1 Charlie Root 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Ownie Carroll 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 18
2 Lefty Grove 15
2 Ted Lyons 15
4 Jakie May 14
4 Dazzy Vance 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Henry 2
1 Wilcy Moore 2
3 Garland Braxton 1
3 Jumbo Elliott 1
3 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .432
2 Goose Goslin .431
3 Riggs Stephenson .424
4 Lloyd Waner .406
5 Bob Fothergill .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Hack Wilson 5
4 Mickey Cochrane 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 29
2 Babe Ruth 26
3 Bob Fothergill 25
3 Hack Wilson 25
5 Paul Waner 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 15
2 Johnny Neun 10
3 Frankie Frisch 7
4 Sparky Adams 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ownie Carroll 0.80
2 Wilcy Moore 1.17
3 Dolf Luque 1.20
4 Doug McWeeny 1.23
5 Jakie May 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 6
1 Slim Harriss 6
1 Waite Hoyt 6
1 Dolf Luque 6
1 Charlie Root 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 31
2 Jakie May 29
3 Dazzy Vance 25
4 Lefty Grove 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 6
2 Dutch Henry 3
2 Bill Sherdel 3
4 Garland Braxton 2
4 Lil Stoner 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .390
2 Harry Heilmann .386
3 Paul Waner .379
4 Babe Ruth .352
5 Lou Gehrig .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Lou Gehrig 42
3 Cy Williams 30
4 Hack Wilson 23
5 Rogers Hornsby 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 155
2 Babe Ruth 139
3 Paul Waner 133
4 Rogers Hornsby 131
5 Al Simmons 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 37
2 Sparky Adams 36
3 Kiki Cuyler 31
4 George Sisler 25
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.22
2 Pete Alexander 2.45
3 Ted Lyons 2.51
4 Jesse Haines 2.51
5 Ray Kremer 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 26
2 Jesse Haines 23
3 Ted Lyons 21
4 Pete Alexander 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 184
2 Lefty Grove 169
3 Charlie Root 152
4 Tommy Thomas 126
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 7