On This Day

Thursday, September 15, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 42 .702 --
Athletics 82 57 .590 16.0
Senators 74 65 .532 24.0
Tigers 72 67 .518 26.0
White Sox 65 73 .471 32.5
Indians 61 78 .439 37.0
Browns 56 83 .403 42.0
Red Sox 47 91 .341 50.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 84 53 .613 --
Giants 80 58 .580 4.5
Cardinals 80 58 .580 4.5
Cubs 78 61 .561 7.0
Reds 67 68 .496 16.0
Robins 58 80 .420 26.5
Braves 55 83 .399 29.5
Phillies 48 89 .350 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Travis Jackson 5
2 Heinie Schuble 4
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Terry 2
2 Jimmie Foxx 1
2 Chick Hafey 1
2 Sam Langford 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Zack Taylor 5
2 Bill Terry 4
3 Jimmie Foxx 3
4 Fred Frankhouse 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 2
1 Walt French 2
3 Ossie Bluege 1
3 Earle Combs 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Frankhouse 0.50
1 Milt Gaston 0.50
3 Myles Thomas 0.45
4 George Uhle 0.44
5 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Faulkner 1
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Sam Gibson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Frankhouse 5
1 Myles Thomas 5
3 Milt Gaston 4
3 Sam Gibson 4
3 George Uhle 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .388
2 Harry Heilmann .384
3 Paul Waner .382
4 Lou Gehrig .380
5 Rogers Hornsby .364

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 164
2 Babe Ruth 145
3 Paul Waner 128
4 Rogers Hornsby 119
5 Hack Wilson 118

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 Pete Alexander 2.61
4 Waite Hoyt 2.65
5 Ted Lyons 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 25
2 Jesse Haines 22
2 Carmen Hill 22
4 Waite Hoyt 21
4 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 9
4 Firpo Marberry 8
5 Joe Pate 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Fothergill .543
2 Lloyd Waner .467
3 Rogers Hornsby .446
4 Alex Metzler .424
5 Russ Wrightstone .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Bill Terry 5
3 Lou Gehrig 4
3 Babe Herman 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 24
2 Bill Terry 18
3 Les Bell 15
4 Earle Combs 13
4 3 others tied 13

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 Urban Shocker 0.00
2 Garland Braxton 0.38
3 Johnny Werts 0.86
4 Ray Kremer 0.97
5 Wilcy Moore 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Milt Gaston 4
1 Ray Kremer 4
3 Vic Aldridge 3
3 Garland Braxton 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 25
2 George Uhle 19
3 Jumbo Elliott 17
3 Jakie May 17
5 Dazzy Vance 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 2
2 Larry Benton 1
2 Garland Braxton 1
2 Bill Clarkson 1
2 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .457
2 Harry Heilmann .422
3 Ty Cobb .417
4 Bob Fothergill .404
5 Lloyd Waner .397

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Lou Gehrig 32
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
2 Alex Metzler 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 1.43
2 Carmen Hill 1.44
3 Burleigh Grimes 1.60
4 Jumbo Elliott 1.66
5 Ray Kremer 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
1 Carmen Hill 6
3 Milt Gaston 5
3 Lefty Grove 5
3 4 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 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .389
2 Harry Heilmann .384
3 Lou Gehrig .377
4 Rogers Hornsby .361
5 Ty Cobb .356

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 174
2 Babe Ruth 157
3 Paul Waner 139
4 Rogers Hornsby 126
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 2.59
3 Pete Alexander 2.59
4 Waite Hoyt 2.71
5 Dutch Ulrich 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 25
2 Jesse Haines 23
2 Carmen Hill 23
2 Waite Hoyt 23
5 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 Lefty Grove 9
4 Joe Pate 9