On This Day

Saturday, September 3, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	90	38	.703	--
Athletics	73	55	.570	17.0
Senators	68	57	.544	20.5
Tigers	69	58	.543	20.5
White Sox	60	66	.476	29.0
Indians	57	71	.445	33.0
Browns	51	76	.402	38.5
Red Sox	39	86	.312	49.5

Games

White Sox 4, Indians 1

Athletics 1, Yankees 0

Browns 11, Tigers 10

Senators 4, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	74	50	.597	--
Giants	72	52	.581	2.0
Cubs	73	53	.579	2.0
Cardinals	69	52	.570	3.5
Reds	57	66	.463	16.5
Braves	53	70	.431	20.5
Robins	54	72	.429	21.0
Phillies	45	82	.354	30.5

Games

Braves 4, Robins 3

Robins 6, Braves 4

Reds 2, Cubs 1

Giants 6, Phillies 5

Giants 7, Phillies 4

Pirates 14, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Welsh	6
2	George Grantham	4
2	Eddie Moore	4
2	Muddy Ruel	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Heinie Mueller	1
1	Cy Williams	1
1	Ken Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Fothergill	4
1	George Grantham	4
1	Rogers Hornsby	4
1	Overton Tremper	4
5	3 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	3
1	Lance Richbourg	3
3	Doc Gautreau	2
3	Stuffy Stewart	2
5	13 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	1.80
2	Carmen Hill	0.56
3	Jumbo Elliott	0.43
4	Hod Lisenbee	0.33
5	Red Lucas	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Jumbo Elliott	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	9
2	Jumbo Elliott	6
3	Carmen Hill	5
3	Danny MacFayden	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.396
2	Al Simmons	.393
3	Paul Waner	.388
4	Lou Gehrig	.383
5	Joe Harris	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Lou Gehrig	43
3	Cy Williams	24
4	Rogers Hornsby	23
4	Hack Wilson	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	155
2	Babe Ruth	124
3	Paul Waner	121
4	Rogers Hornsby	111
5	Hack Wilson	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	35
2	Harvey Hendrick	28
3	George Sisler	26
4	Sparky Adams	24
5	Max Carey	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.23
2	Jesse Haines	2.55
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	Carmen Hill	20
3	Ted Lyons	20
5	Waite Hoyt	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	157
2	Lefty Grove	155
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	Harry Heilmann	.536
2	Joe Sewell	.489
3	Ty Cobb	.476
4	Luke Sewell	.469
5	2 tied	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Marty McManus	4
2	Ken Williams	4
5	2 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	21
2	Babe Ruth	17
3	Marty McManus	15
4	Bob Fothergill	14
4	Joe Sewell	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	5
1	Lance Richbourg	5
3	Max Carey	4
3	Doc Gautreau	4
3	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Robertson	0.64
2	Carmen Hill	0.66
3	Dutch Ulrich	0.87
4	Dazzy Vance	1.00
5	Pete Donohue	1.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carmen Hill	3
1	Willis Hudlin	3
1	Johnny Miljus	3
4	Larry Benton	2
4	21 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	16
2	Jumbo Elliott	15
3	Charlie Root	14
4	Burleigh Grimes	13
4	3 others tied	13

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	.495
2	Ty Cobb	.416
3	Luke Sewell	.405
4	Paul Waner	.402
5	Rogers Hornsby	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Lou Gehrig	6
2	Rogers Hornsby	6
4	Marty McManus	5
4	Ken Williams	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	29
2	Marty McManus	26
3	Lou Gehrig	25
4	Rogers Hornsby	23
5	Harry Heilmann	22

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	11
2	Lance Richbourg	8
3	George Sisler	6
4	Max Carey	5
4	6 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	1.46
2	Johnny Miljus	1.50
3	Wilcy Moore	1.59
4	Pete Alexander	1.67
5	Dutch Ulrich	1.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	34
2	Charlie Root	32
3	Dazzy Vance	30
4	Lefty Grove	27
5	Carmen Hill	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Henry	2
1	Wilcy Moore	2
1	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	.387
4	Lou Gehrig	.361
5	Babe Ruth	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	51
2	Lou Gehrig	47
3	Cy Williams	31
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	142
4	Rogers Hornsby	127
5	Bob Fothergill	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	38
2	Sparky Adams	29
3	Harvey Hendrick	28
4	Kiki Cuyler	26
4	George Sisler	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.23
2	Jesse Haines	2.58
3	Dutch Ulrich	2.61
4	Ted Lyons	2.68
5	Dazzy Vance	2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	192
2	Lefty Grove	168
3	Charlie Root	141
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