On This Day

Wednesday, September 7, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 93 40 .699 --
Athletics 76 56 .576 16.5
Tigers 70 61 .534 22.0
Senators 69 61 .531 22.5
White Sox 62 68 .477 29.5
Indians 59 73 .447 33.5
Browns 54 77 .412 38.0
Red Sox 42 89 .321 50.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 76 53 .589 --
Giants 75 53 .586 0.5
Cardinals 73 54 .575 2.0
Cubs 75 57 .568 2.5
Reds 60 68 .469 15.5
Braves 55 73 .430 20.5
Robins 56 76 .424 21.5
Phillies 48 84 .364 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ernie Orsatti 6
2 Babe Ruth 4
2 Jigger Statz 4
2 Hack Wilson 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Herman 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
1 Hack Wilson 2
4 Clyde Beck 1
4 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Les Bell 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
3 Babe Herman 4
4 Chuck Dressen 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jigger Statz 2
2 Johnny Butler 1
2 Gus Felix 1
2 Mike Gazella 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jumbo Elliott 0.67
2 Alex Ferguson 0.40
3 Sheriff Blake 0.36
4 Jesse Petty 0.22
5 Carmen Hill 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jumbo Elliott 6
2 Sheriff Blake 4
2 Alex Ferguson 4
4 Slim Harriss 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jesse Haines 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .397
2 Al Simmons .390
3 Lou Gehrig .389
4 Paul Waner .387
5 Rogers Hornsby .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Cy Williams 26
4 Hack Wilson 25
5 Rogers Hornsby 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 162
2 Babe Ruth 136
3 Paul Waner 126
4 Rogers Hornsby 114
5 Hack Wilson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 35
2 Harvey Hendrick 29
3 George Sisler 27
4 Sparky Adams 24
5 Max Carey 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.23
2 Jesse Haines 2.44
3 Pete Alexander 2.60
4 Ted Lyons 2.63
5 Dutch Ulrich 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 24
2 Jesse Haines 22
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 118
5 2 tied 99

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 Alex Metzler .488
2 Lou Gehrig .474
3 Earle Combs .448
4 Harry Heilmann .434
5 Paul Waner .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Lou Gehrig 6
3 Ken Williams 5
3 Hack Wilson 5
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 27
2 Babe Ruth 25
3 Earle Combs 17
4 Joe Harris 15
4 Tony Lazzeri 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Richbourg 8
2 Jimmie Wilson 7
3 Doc Gautreau 5
3 Harvey Hendrick 5
3 Alex Metzler 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 0.00
2 Charlie Robertson 0.86
3 Dutch Ulrich 0.87
4 Eddie Rommel 0.98
5 Dazzy Vance 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 3
1 Ray Kremer 3
1 Herb Pennock 3
4 Ted Blankenship 2
4 28 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 25
2 Dazzy Vance 19
3 Jakie May 17
4 Jumbo Elliott 16
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Burleigh Grimes 2
1 Rube Walberg 2
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 General Crowder 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .471
2 Rogers Hornsby .459
3 Ty Cobb .410
4 Lou Gehrig .406
5 Paul Waner .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Rogers Hornsby 6
3 Marty McManus 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Lou Gehrig 31
3 Marty McManus 30
4 Rogers Hornsby 26
5 Paul Waner 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Richbourg 10
2 Harvey Hendrick 9
3 Alex Metzler 7
3 Jimmie Wilson 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ulrich 1.04
2 Jack Quinn 1.18
3 Jumbo Elliott 1.63
4 Carmen Hill 1.65
5 2 tied 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 6
2 Burleigh Grimes 5
2 Jesse Haines 5
2 Carmen Hill 5
2 Wilcy Moore 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 30
2 Dazzy Vance 28
3 Jakie May 27
3 Red Ruffing 27
5 3 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 General Crowder 2
1 Burleigh Grimes 2
1 Dutch Henry 2
1 Lil Stoner 2
1 Rube Walberg 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .398
2 Paul Waner .392
3 Al Simmons .386
4 Lou Gehrig .376
5 Rogers Hornsby .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 55
2 Lou Gehrig 49
3 Cy Williams 31
4 Hack Wilson 26
5 Rogers Hornsby 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 175
2 Babe Ruth 156
3 Paul Waner 146
4 Rogers Hornsby 128
5 3 tied 117

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.23
2 Jesse Haines 2.47
3 Dutch Ulrich 2.52
4 Dazzy Vance 2.53
5 Pete Alexander 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 25
2 Jesse Haines 24
3 Carmen Hill 22
4 Waite Hoyt 21
4 Ted Lyons 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 189
2 Lefty Grove 164
3 Charlie Root 142
4 Rube Walberg 132
5 Tommy Thomas 119

Saves

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