On This Day

Sunday, September 4, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	90	38	.703	--
Athletics	73	55	.570	17.0
Senators	68	58	.540	21.0
Tigers	69	59	.539	21.0
White Sox	60	67	.472	29.5
Indians	58	71	.450	32.5
Browns	52	76	.406	38.0
Red Sox	40	86	.317	49.0

Games

Indians 6, White Sox 3

Red Sox 5, Senators 3

Browns 4, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	75	50	.600	--
Giants	73	52	.584	2.0
Cubs	73	54	.575	3.0
Cardinals	70	52	.574	3.5
Reds	57	67	.460	17.5
Braves	54	71	.432	21.0
Robins	55	73	.430	21.5
Phillies	45	83	.352	31.5

Games

Cardinals 2, Cubs 1

Pirates 8, Reds 4

Giants 6, Phillies 0

Braves 3, Robins 2

Robins 3, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Butler	4
1	Jack Fournier	4
3	Max Carey	3
3	Doc Farrell	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Phil Todt	2
2	Jack Fournier	1
2	Marty McManus	1
2	Bill Terry	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Gooch	3
1	Phil Todt	3
3	Johnny Butler	2
3	Hughie Critz	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Goose Goslin	2
2	Johnny Butler	1
2	Frank O'Rourke	1
2	Harry Rice	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Uhle	1.11
2	Charlie Root	0.50
3	Dazzy Vance	0.43
4	Bill Sherdel	0.38
5	Sad Sam Jones	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Rube Ehrhardt	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	10
2	Slim Harriss	6
3	Hub Pruett	4
4	Watty Clark	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Elam Vangilder	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.397
2	Al Simmons	.393
3	Paul Waner	.390
4	Lou Gehrig	.383
5	Joe Harris	.361

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	123
4	Rogers Hornsby	113
5	Hack Wilson	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	35
2	Harvey Hendrick	28
3	George Sisler	27
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	Dazzy Vance	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	160
2	Lefty Grove	155
3	Charlie Root	137
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	.500
2	Ty Cobb	.486
3	Alex Metzler	.462
4	Charlie Jamieson	.444
5	Luke Sewell	.438

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Marty McManus	4
2	Phil Todt	4
2	Ken Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	21
2	Marty McManus	15
3	Joe Harris	14
3	Babe Ruth	14
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lance Richbourg	6
2	Harvey Hendrick	5
2	Jimmie Wilson	5
4	Max Carey	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Charlie Robertson	0.64
2	Carmen Hill	0.66
3	Dutch Ulrich	0.87
4	Burleigh Grimes	1.33
4	Dazzy Vance	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	Carmen Hill	3
1	Willis Hudlin	3
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
5	20 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	19
2	Burleigh Grimes	15
3	Charlie Root	14
4	Jakie May	13
4	2 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	.474
2	Ty Cobb	.423
3	Rogers Hornsby	.408
4	Paul Waner	.406
5	Luke Sewell	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Marty McManus	28
1	Babe Ruth	28
3	Lou Gehrig	25
3	Rogers Hornsby	25
5	3 tied	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	10
2	Lance Richbourg	9
3	George Sisler	6
4	Doc Gautreau	5
4	8 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ulrich	1.16
2	Jack Quinn	1.46
3	Wilcy Moore	1.59
4	Pete Alexander	1.67
5	Charlie Root	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	5
1	Burleigh Grimes	5
1	Jesse Haines	5
1	Carmen Hill	5
1	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	34
2	Charlie Root	33
2	Dazzy Vance	33
4	Lefty Grove	25
5	3 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dutch Henry	2
1	Wilcy Moore	2
1	Rube Walberg	2
4	Garland Braxton	1
4	16 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.394
2	Paul Waner	.391
3	Al Simmons	.391
4	Lou Gehrig	.365
5	Babe Ruth	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
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	145
3	Paul Waner	144
4	Rogers Hornsby	129
5	Bob Fothergill	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	38
2	Sparky Adams	29
3	Harvey Hendrick	28
4	George Sisler	27
5	Kiki Cuyler	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.23
2	Jesse Haines	2.57
3	Dutch Ulrich	2.61
4	Dazzy Vance	2.68
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	195
2	Lefty Grove	164
3	Charlie Root	144
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