On This Day

Wednesday, September 14, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	99	41	.707	--
Athletics	81	57	.587	17.0
Senators	74	64	.536	24.0
Tigers	71	67	.514	27.0
White Sox	65	72	.474	32.5
Indians	60	78	.435	38.0
Browns	55	83	.399	43.0
Red Sox	47	90	.343	50.5

Games

Red Sox 9, Browns 6

Yankees 4, Indians 1

Athletics 5, White Sox 4

Senators 3, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	83	53	.610	--
Giants	79	57	.581	4.0
Cardinals	79	57	.581	4.0
Cubs	78	61	.561	6.5
Reds	67	68	.496	15.5
Robins	58	80	.420	26.0
Braves	55	82	.401	28.5
Phillies	48	89	.350	35.5

Games

Robins 10, Cubs 6

Reds 7, Phillies 6

Pirates 6, Braves 2

Pirates 3, Braves 0

Cardinals 6, Giants 3

Giants 9, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Bottomley	6
1	Bill Terry	6
3	Lloyd Waner	5
4	George Grantham	4
4	Freddie Lindstrom	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	Sammy Hale	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Max Carey	5
2	Rube Bressler	4
3	Bibb Falk	3
3	Ira Flagstead	3
3	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Bancroft	1
1	Johnny Butler	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Virgil Barnes	0.70
2	Dazzy Vance	0.64
3	Howard Ehmke	0.50
4	Jakie May	0.38
5	Jake Miller	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Appleton	1
1	Ben Cantwell	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Virgil Barnes	7
1	Dazzy Vance	7
3	Howard Ehmke	5
3	Tony Welzer	5
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.384
2	Paul Waner	.381
3	Lou Gehrig	.380
4	Rogers Hornsby	.367
5	Bob Fothergill	.357

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	163
2	Babe Ruth	145
3	Paul Waner	127
4	Hack Wilson	118
5	Rogers Hornsby	117

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	41
2	Harvey Hendrick	30
3	George Sisler	27
4	Max Carey	26
5	2 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.13
2	Ray Kremer	2.58
3	Ted Lyons	2.60
4	Pete Alexander	2.61
5	Waite Hoyt	2.65

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	Dazzy Vance	172
2	Lefty Grove	171
3	Charlie Root	141
4	Rube Walberg	124
5	Jakie May	105

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	12
2	Garland Braxton	10
3	Lefty Grove	8
3	Firpo Marberry	8
5	Joe Pate	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Fothergill	.500
2	Rogers Hornsby	.490
3	Lloyd Waner	.463
4	Alex Metzler	.436
5	Sammy Hale	.426

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	Goose Goslin	16
3	Les Bell	15
3	Lou Gehrig	15
3	Glenn Wright	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lance Richbourg	7
2	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Harvey Hendrick	6
4	Jigger Statz	5
4	Lloyd Waner	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	Ray Kremer	4
2	Vic Aldridge	3
2	Garland Braxton	3
2	Milt Gaston	3
2	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	25
2	Sad Sam Jones	18
3	Jumbo Elliott	17
3	Jakie May	17
3	Red Ruffing	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	2
2	Garland Braxton	1
2	Bill Clarkson	1
2	General Crowder	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.482
2	Harry Heilmann	.423
3	Lloyd Waner	.407
4	Ty Cobb	.404
5	Bob Fothergill	.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	41
2	Lou Gehrig	31
3	Marty McManus	29
4	Ira Flagstead	27
5	Harry Heilmann	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lance Richbourg	9
2	Frankie Frisch	8
2	Harvey Hendrick	8
4	Max Carey	7
4	2 others tied	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	Ray Kremer	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Lefty Grove	5
2	Carmen Hill	5
2	Ray Kremer	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	34
2	Lefty Grove	32
3	Jakie May	30
3	Charlie Root	30
5	Burleigh Grimes	28

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	.386
2	Harry Heilmann	.384
3	Lou Gehrig	.377
4	Rogers Hornsby	.364
5	Ty Cobb	.353

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	173
2	Babe Ruth	157
3	Paul Waner	139
4	Rogers Hornsby	124
5	Jim Bottomley	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	42
2	Harvey Hendrick	30
3	Sparky Adams	29
4	George Sisler	27
5	Max Carey	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.13
2	Ray Kremer	2.48
3	Pete Alexander	2.59
4	Ted Lyons	2.65
5	Waite Hoyt	2.71

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	197
2	Lefty Grove	178
3	Charlie Root	145
4	Rube Walberg	133
5	Tommy Thomas	114

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	12
2	Firpo Marberry	11
3	Garland Braxton	10
4	Joe Pate	9
5	Lefty Grove	8