On This Day

Sunday, September 11, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 41 .701 --
Athletics 78 57 .578 17.0
Tigers 71 63 .530 23.5
Senators 71 64 .526 24.0
White Sox 65 70 .481 30.0
Indians 60 75 .444 35.0
Browns 55 80 .407 40.0
Red Sox 44 90 .328 50.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 78 53 .595 --
Giants 76 55 .580 2.0
Cardinals 76 55 .580 2.0
Cubs 78 58 .574 2.5
Reds 63 68 .481 15.0
Braves 55 76 .420 23.0
Robins 56 79 .415 24.0
Phillies 48 86 .358 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pinky Pittenger 6
1 Pid Purdy 6
3 Chuck Dressen 4
3 Eddie Moore 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pinky Pittenger 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Hack Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pid Purdy 5
2 Pinky Pittenger 4
3 Hod Ford 3
3 George Harper 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Les Bell 1
1 Ray Blades 1
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 Jay Partridge 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Milt Gaston 0.86
2 Fred Frankhouse 0.50
3 Jesse Petty 0.38
4 Red Faber 0.27
4 Jakie May 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Milt Gaston 6
2 Bob Shawkey 5
3 Red Faber 3
3 Fred Frankhouse 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .390
2 Harry Heilmann .386
3 Paul Waner .383
4 Lou Gehrig .381
5 Rogers Hornsby .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 50
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Cy Williams 26
3 Hack Wilson 26
5 Rogers Hornsby 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 162
2 Babe Ruth 141
3 Paul Waner 127
4 Hack Wilson 115
5 Rogers Hornsby 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 37
2 Harvey Hendrick 29
3 George Sisler 27
4 Sparky Adams 24
4 2 others tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.13
2 Jesse Haines 2.53
3 Pete Alexander 2.58
4 Ted Lyons 2.60
5 Ray Kremer 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 25
2 Jesse Haines 22
3 Ted Lyons 21
4 Carmen Hill 20
4 Waite Hoyt 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 165
2 Lefty Grove 163
3 Charlie Root 138
4 Rube Walberg 120
5 Jakie May 102

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 Rogers Hornsby .474
2 Russ Wrightstone .431
3 George Grantham .418
4 Pie Traynor .410
5 Sammy Hale .408

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 23
2 Lou Gehrig 18
3 Joe Harris 17
4 Earle Combs 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Richbourg 8
2 Jimmie Wilson 6
3 Doc Gautreau 5
3 Harvey Hendrick 5
3 Jigger Statz 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Garland Braxton 0.00
2 Urban Shocker 0.47
3 Fred Frankhouse 0.56
4 Bobby Burke 0.60
5 Wilcy Moore 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 3
1 Milt Gaston 3
1 Burleigh Grimes 3
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 20
2 Lefty Grove 18
3 George Uhle 17
4 Jumbo Elliott 16
4 2 others tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 2
1 Burleigh Grimes 2
3 General Crowder 1
3 Mike Cvengros 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .467
2 Harry Heilmann .434
3 Ty Cobb .394
4 Zack Wheat .382
5 Pie Traynor .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 14
2 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Rogers Hornsby 6
3 Marty McManus 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Lou Gehrig 30
2 Marty McManus 30
4 Tony Lazzeri 25
5 Ira Flagstead 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ulrich 1.48
2 Carmen Hill 1.49
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.50
4 Jumbo Elliott 1.63
5 Wilcy Moore 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
1 Wilcy Moore 6
3 Larry Benton 5
3 Jesse Haines 5
3 Ray Kremer 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 30
2 Charlie Root 27
2 Dazzy Vance 27
4 Burleigh Grimes 26
4 Red Ruffing 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 2
1 General Crowder 2
1 Burleigh Grimes 2
1 Lil Stoner 2
1 Rube Walberg 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .391
2 Al Simmons .386
3 Harry Heilmann .382
4 Lou Gehrig .375
5 Rogers Hornsby .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 56
2 Lou Gehrig 49
3 Cy Williams 28
4 Hack Wilson 26
5 Rogers Hornsby 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 174
2 Babe Ruth 157
3 Paul Waner 145
4 Rogers Hornsby 124
5 Jim Bottomley 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 40
2 Sparky Adams 29
2 Harvey Hendrick 29
4 George Sisler 27
5 2 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.13
2 Pete Alexander 2.54
3 Jesse Haines 2.55
4 Ray Kremer 2.56
5 Dazzy Vance 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 26
2 Jesse Haines 24
3 Waite Hoyt 22
3 Ted Lyons 22
5 Carmen Hill 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 194
2 Lefty Grove 172
3 Charlie Root 143
4 Rube Walberg 134
5 Tommy Thomas 111

Saves

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