On This Day

Tuesday, September 13, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	98	41	.705	--
Athletics	80	57	.584	17.0
Senators	73	64	.533	24.0
Tigers	71	66	.518	26.0
White Sox	65	71	.478	31.5
Indians	60	77	.438	37.0
Browns	55	82	.401	42.0
Red Sox	46	90	.338	50.5

Games

Red Sox 5, Browns 4

Yankees 5, Indians 3

Yankees 5, Indians 3

Athletics 15, White Sox 5

Senators 3, Tigers 2

Red Sox 3, Browns 2

Senators 5, Tigers 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	81	53	.604	--
Giants	78	56	.582	3.0
Cardinals	78	56	.582	3.0
Cubs	78	60	.565	5.0
Reds	66	68	.493	15.0
Robins	57	80	.416	25.5
Braves	55	80	.407	26.5
Phillies	48	88	.353	34.0

Games

Robins 6, Cubs 5

Reds 5, Phillies 3

Pirates 6, Braves 1

Pirates 5, Braves 4

Cardinals 5, Giants 2

Giants 12, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Bottomley	5
1	Max Carey	5
1	Bob Fothergill	5
4	Ossie Bluege	4
4	9 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	Pat Collins	1
2	Earle Combs	1
2	Lew Fonseca	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Glenn Wright	4
3	Joe Boley	3
3	Lew Fonseca	3
3	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	2
2	Ethan Allen	1
2	Ossie Bluege	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Grove	1.00
2	George Pipgras	0.80
3	Bill Doak	0.75
4	Joe Shaute	0.62
5	Burleigh Grimes	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	8
1	George Pipgras	8
3	Waite Hoyt	5
3	Hod Lisenbee	5
3	Joe Shaute	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Clarkson	1
1	Ray Kolp	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	Doug McWeeny	1
1	Rube Walberg	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.390
2	Harry Heilmann	.385
3	Paul Waner	.382
4	Lou Gehrig	.381
5	Rogers Hornsby	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	52
2	Lou Gehrig	45
3	Hack Wilson	27
4	Cy Williams	26
5	Rogers Hornsby	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	162
2	Babe Ruth	145
3	Paul Waner	127
4	Hack Wilson	118
5	Rogers Hornsby	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	40
2	Harvey Hendrick	30
3	George Sisler	27
4	Max Carey	25
5	2 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.13
2	Pete Alexander	2.58
3	Ted Lyons	2.60
4	Waite Hoyt	2.65
5	Ray Kremer	2.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	171
2	Dazzy Vance	165
3	Charlie Root	141
4	Rube Walberg	124
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	.535
2	Bob Fothergill	.523
3	Sammy Hale	.449
4	Ernie Orsatti	.429
4	Pie Traynor	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Ken Williams	5
3	Lou Gehrig	4
3	Babe Herman	4
3	Hack Wilson	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	25
2	Joe Harris	18
3	Goose Goslin	16
4	Les Bell	15
4	Glenn Wright	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lance Richbourg	7
2	Harvey Hendrick	6
3	Frankie Frisch	5
3	Jigger Statz	5
3	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	0.00
1	Urban Shocker	0.00
3	Fred Frankhouse	0.56
4	Bobby Burke	0.64
5	Johnny Werts	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
2	Vic Aldridge	3
2	Garland Braxton	3
2	Milt Gaston	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	25
2	Sad Sam Jones	18
3	Jumbo Elliott	17
3	Red Ruffing	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	2
2	Bill Clarkson	1
2	General Crowder	1
2	Mike Cvengros	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.494
2	Harry Heilmann	.426
3	Bob Fothergill	.396
4	Ty Cobb	.394
5	Lloyd Waner	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Hack Wilson	7
4	Marty McManus	6
4	Ken Williams	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Lou Gehrig	30
3	Marty McManus	29
4	Harry Heilmann	25
4	Hack Wilson	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lance Richbourg	9
2	Harvey Hendrick	8
3	Frankie Frisch	7
3	Alex Metzler	7
3	Jimmie Wilson	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	1.43
2	Carmen Hill	1.52
3	Burleigh Grimes	1.60
4	Jumbo Elliott	1.66
5	Dutch Ulrich	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Lefty Grove	5
2	Carmen Hill	5
2	Waite Hoyt	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	32
2	Charlie Root	30
3	Burleigh Grimes	28
4	Jakie May	27
4	3 others tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Walberg	3
2	Sarge Connally	2
2	General Crowder	2
2	Burleigh Grimes	2
2	Lil Stoner	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.388
2	Al Simmons	.383
3	Harry Heilmann	.382
4	Lou Gehrig	.373
5	Rogers Hornsby	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	57
2	Lou Gehrig	48
3	Cy Williams	28
4	Hack Wilson	27
5	Rogers Hornsby	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	172
2	Babe Ruth	158
3	Paul Waner	140
4	Jim Bottomley	124
4	Rogers Hornsby	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	42
2	Harvey Hendrick	30
3	Sparky Adams	29
4	George Sisler	27
5	3 tied	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.13
2	Pete Alexander	2.54
3	Ray Kremer	2.54
4	Dazzy Vance	2.61
5	Dutch Ulrich	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	25
2	Jesse Haines	23
2	Waite Hoyt	23
4	Carmen Hill	22
4	Ted Lyons	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	190
2	Lefty Grove	178
3	Charlie Root	145
4	Rube Walberg	138
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