On This Day

Friday, September 2, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 90 37 .709 --
Athletics 72 55 .567 18.0
Tigers 69 57 .548 20.5
Senators 67 57 .540 21.5
White Sox 59 66 .472 30.0
Indians 57 70 .449 33.0
Browns 50 76 .397 39.5
Red Sox 39 85 .315 49.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 73 50 .593 --
Cubs 73 52 .584 1.0
Cardinals 69 51 .575 2.5
Giants 70 52 .574 2.5
Reds 56 66 .459 16.5
Braves 52 69 .430 20.0
Robins 53 71 .427 20.5
Phillies 45 80 .360 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earle Combs 4
1 Lou Gehrig 4
1 Mark Koenig 4
1 Paul Waner 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 2
2 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Earle Combs 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
4 Doc Farrell 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lew Fonseca 1
1 Doc Gautreau 1
1 George Grantham 1
1 Harvey Hendrick 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jakie May 1.40
2 Percy Jones 0.27
3 Ray Kremer 0.20
4 Doug McWeeny 0.17
5 Pete Alexander 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 Jakie May 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 7
2 Percy Jones 3
3 Pete Alexander 2
3 Sam Gray 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Grant 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .395
2 Al Simmons .393
3 Lou Gehrig .386
4 Paul Waner .385
5 Joe Harris .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Lou Gehrig 43
3 Cy Williams 23
3 Hack Wilson 23
5 Rogers Hornsby 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 155
2 Babe Ruth 124
3 Paul Waner 119
4 Hack Wilson 108
5 Rogers Hornsby 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 35
2 George Sisler 26
3 Harvey Hendrick 25
4 Sparky Adams 24
5 Max Carey 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.27
2 Jesse Haines 2.34
3 Ted Lyons 2.63
4 Pete Alexander 2.67
5 Waite Hoyt 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 24
2 Jesse Haines 21
3 Ted Lyons 20
4 Carmen Hill 19
4 Waite Hoyt 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 157
2 Lefty Grove 146
3 Charlie Root 134
4 Rube Walberg 112
5 2 tied 95

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 Ty Cobb .535
2 Joe Sewell .523
3 Harry Heilmann .500
4 Luke Sewell .490
5 Mark Koenig .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Marty McManus 5
4 Tony Lazzeri 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 23
2 Marty McManus 17
2 Babe Ruth 17
4 Harry Heilmann 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Metzler 5
2 Max Carey 4
2 Jack Warner 4
2 Jimmie Wilson 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jumbo Elliott 0.00
2 Jesse Haines 0.50
3 Charlie Robertson 0.64
4 Dutch Ulrich 0.87
5 Carmen Hill 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 Johnny Miljus 3
5 24 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 20
2 Burleigh Grimes 18
3 Dazzy Vance 16
4 Rube Walberg 15
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Walberg 2
2 General Crowder 1
2 Mike Cvengros 1
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .485
2 Ty Cobb .429
3 Rogers Hornsby .397
4 Paul Waner .393
5 Luke Sewell .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Harry Heilmann 5
3 Rogers Hornsby 5
3 Marty McManus 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 30
2 Lou Gehrig 28
3 Marty McManus 25
4 Paul Waner 24
5 Harry Heilmann 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 8
2 George Sisler 6
3 Max Carey 5
3 Heinie Manush 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 1.13
2 Jack Quinn 1.46
3 Pete Alexander 1.67
4 Dutch Ulrich 1.70
5 Johnny Miljus 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 6
1 Charlie Root 6
3 Larry Benton 5
3 Waite Hoyt 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 34
2 Charlie Root 32
3 Dazzy Vance 30
4 Rube Walberg 26
5 George Pipgras 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
2 Dutch Henry 2
2 Rube Walberg 2
4 Garland Braxton 1
4 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .393
2 Harry Heilmann .392
3 Paul Waner .385
4 Lou Gehrig .363
5 Ty Cobb .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 51
2 Lou Gehrig 47
3 Cy Williams 30
4 Hack Wilson 25
5 Rogers Hornsby 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 169
2 Babe Ruth 146
3 Paul Waner 140
4 Rogers Hornsby 126
5 Al Simmons 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 38
2 Sparky Adams 29
3 Kiki Cuyler 26
3 George Sisler 26
5 Harvey Hendrick 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.27
2 Jesse Haines 2.40
3 Dutch Ulrich 2.61
4 Pete Alexander 2.62
5 Ted Lyons 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 26
2 Jesse Haines 23
3 Carmen Hill 22
3 Waite Hoyt 22
5 Ted Lyons 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 192
2 Lefty Grove 159
3 Charlie Root 146
4 Rube Walberg 128
5 Tommy Thomas 118

Saves

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