On This Day

Thursday, September 8, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 40 .701 --
Athletics 77 56 .579 16.5
Tigers 70 62 .530 23.0
Senators 69 62 .527 23.5
White Sox 63 68 .481 29.5
Indians 59 74 .444 34.5
Browns 54 78 .409 39.0
Red Sox 43 89 .326 50.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 76 53 .589 --
Giants 75 53 .586 0.5
Cubs 76 57 .571 2.0
Cardinals 73 55 .570 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 Jack Rothrock 4
1 Jack Tobin 4
3 Goose Goslin 3
3 Sammy Hale 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Sammy Hale 1
1 Carl Reynolds 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Beck 3
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Rube Lutzke 3
1 Jack Tobin 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Grimm 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Grover Hartley 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Waite Hoyt 2.00
2 Lefty Grove 0.80
3 Sad Sam Jones 0.58
4 Sarge Connally 0.30
5 Del Lundgren 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sarge Connally 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Charlie Root 1
1 Tony Welzer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 8
2 Sad Sam Jones 7
3 Waite Hoyt 6
4 Sarge Connally 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Nehf 1
1 Hal Wiltse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .393
2 Al Simmons .390
3 Lou Gehrig .387
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
4 Hack Wilson 114

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 25
2 Jesse Haines 22
3 Carmen Hill 20
3 Waite Hoyt 20
3 Ted Lyons 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 163
2 Dazzy Vance 160
3 Charlie Root 138
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 .500
2 Lou Gehrig .446
3 Earle Combs .426
4 Paul Waner .415
5 Charlie Jamieson .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Ken Williams 6
4 Goose Goslin 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 26
2 Babe Ruth 24
3 Earle Combs 17
4 Joe Harris 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Richbourg 8
2 Jimmie Wilson 7
3 Doc Gautreau 5
3 Harvey Hendrick 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 0.00
1 Bobby Burke 0.00
3 Charlie Robertson 0.86
4 Dutch Ulrich 0.87
5 Eddie Rommel 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Ray Kremer 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 20
2 Dazzy Vance 19
3 Lefty Grove 18
4 Jakie May 17
5 Jumbo Elliott 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Burleigh Grimes 2
1 Rube Walberg 2
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 General Crowder 1
3 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .462
2 Rogers Hornsby .459
3 Ty Cobb .404
4 Lou Gehrig .398
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
3 Ken Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Lou Gehrig 31
3 Marty McManus 30
4 Rogers Hornsby 26
5 3 tied 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 Lefty Grove 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 6
2 Burleigh Grimes 5
2 Lefty Grove 5
2 Jesse Haines 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 33
2 Charlie Root 31
3 Dazzy Vance 28
4 Jakie May 27
5 Red Ruffing 26

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 Paul Waner .395
2 Harry Heilmann .392
3 Al Simmons .386
4 Lou Gehrig .377
5 Rogers Hornsby .360

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 154
3 Paul Waner 146
4 Rogers Hornsby 125
5 Jim Bottomley 120

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 26
2 Jesse Haines 24
3 Carmen Hill 22
3 Waite Hoyt 22
5 Ted Lyons 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 189
2 Lefty Grove 172
3 Charlie Root 143
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