On This Day

Sunday, August 28, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 37 .702 --
Athletics 71 53 .573 16.0
Tigers 68 53 .562 17.5
Senators 66 57 .537 20.5
White Sox 59 64 .480 27.5
Indians 55 69 .444 32.0
Browns 47 74 .388 38.5
Red Sox 38 84 .311 48.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 73 47 .608 --
Cardinals 67 48 .583 3.5
Pirates 68 49 .581 3.5
Giants 67 52 .563 5.5
Reds 52 65 .444 19.5
Braves 50 66 .431 21.0
Robins 51 68 .429 21.5
Phillies 44 77 .364 29.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Benny Bengough 3
1 Walt French 3
1 Fred Hofmann 3
1 Charlie Jamieson 3
1 Bobby Reeves 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Koenig 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Ken Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 3
2 Benny Bengough 2
2 Mickey Cochrane 2
2 Earle Combs 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Walt French 1
1 Charlie Jamieson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ernie Wingard 0.20
2 Ted Blankenship 0.14
3 Lefty Grove 0.11
3 Dutch Ruether 0.11
5 Ownie Carroll 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 Urban Shocker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Elam Vangilder 6
2 Urban Shocker 4
3 Red Ruffing 3
3 Rube Walberg 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Walberg 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .395
2 Al Simmons .393
3 Paul Waner .389
4 Lou Gehrig .380
5 Babe Ruth .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Lou Gehrig 40
3 Cy Williams 23
3 Hack Wilson 23
5 Rogers Hornsby 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 145
2 Babe Ruth 120
3 Paul Waner 116
4 Hack Wilson 107
5 Rogers Hornsby 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 34
2 George Sisler 25
3 Sparky Adams 24
3 Harvey Hendrick 24
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.27
2 Jesse Haines 2.39
3 Pete Alexander 2.57
4 Ted Lyons 2.63
5 Dazzy Vance 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 24
2 Jesse Haines 20
2 Ted Lyons 20
4 Carmen Hill 18
4 Waite Hoyt 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 149
2 Lefty Grove 146
3 Charlie Root 130
4 Rube Walberg 112
5 Tommy Thomas 93

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 12
2 Garland Braxton 9
3 Lefty Grove 8
3 Firpo Marberry 8
5 Joe Pate 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .549
2 Ty Cobb .472
3 Joe Sewell .429
4 Paul Waner .425
5 Luke Sewell .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Marty McManus 4
3 Harry Heilmann 3
3 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 Hack Wilson 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 19
2 Marty McManus 18
3 George Burns 15
4 Harry Heilmann 14
4 Hack Wilson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Metzler 5
2 Cliff Heathcote 4
2 Heinie Manush 4
2 Hack Wilson 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 0.00
2 General Crowder 0.50
2 Carmen Hill 0.50
4 Kent Greenfield 0.67
5 Pete Alexander 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 4
1 Wilcy Moore 4
3 Kent Greenfield 3
3 Charlie Root 3
3 Joe Shaute 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 19
2 Percy Jones 16
3 Rube Walberg 15
4 Waite Hoyt 13
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Walberg 2
2 General Crowder 1
2 Sam Gray 1
2 Lefty Grove 1
2 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .500
2 Ty Cobb .421
3 Paul Waner .404
4 Luke Sewell .400
5 Riggs Stephenson .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Harry Heilmann 5
3 Rogers Hornsby 5
3 Hack Wilson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 28
2 Babe Ruth 26
3 Rogers Hornsby 23
3 Marty McManus 23
3 Paul Waner 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 10
2 Bucky Harris 7
3 Bill Barrett 6
3 Johnny Neun 6
3 George Sisler 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.98
2 Jesse Haines 1.13
3 Doug McWeeny 1.33
4 Jakie May 1.61
5 Wilcy Moore 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 8
2 Jesse Haines 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Lefty Grove 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 30
2 Jakie May 29
3 Rube Walberg 26
4 Lefty Grove 25
4 Dazzy Vance 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
2 Dutch Henry 2
2 Lil Stoner 2
2 Rube Walberg 2
5 11 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .392
2 Harry Heilmann .388
3 Paul Waner .379
4 Babe Ruth .357
5 Ty Cobb .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 50
2 Lou Gehrig 44
3 Cy Williams 30
4 Hack Wilson 25
5 Rogers Hornsby 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 162
2 Babe Ruth 151
3 Paul Waner 137
4 Rogers Hornsby 126
5 Al Simmons 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 37
2 Sparky Adams 30
3 Kiki Cuyler 27
4 George Sisler 25
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.27
2 Jesse Haines 2.43
3 Pete Alexander 2.50
4 Dutch Ulrich 2.62
5 Ted Lyons 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 27
2 Jesse Haines 23
3 Ted Lyons 22
4 Carmen Hill 21
4 Waite Hoyt 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 184
2 Lefty Grove 159
3 Charlie Root 144
4 Rube Walberg 128
5 Tommy Thomas 123

Saves

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