On This Day

Friday, September 16, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	100	42	.704	--
Athletics	83	57	.593	16.0
Senators	74	65	.532	24.5
Tigers	73	67	.521	26.0
White Sox	65	74	.468	33.5
Indians	61	78	.439	37.5
Browns	56	84	.400	43.0
Red Sox	47	92	.338	51.5

Games

Tigers 4, Red Sox 3

Yankees 7, White Sox 2

Athletics 6, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	85	53	.616	--
Giants	81	58	.583	4.5
Cardinals	80	59	.576	5.5
Cubs	78	62	.557	8.0
Reds	67	68	.496	16.5
Robins	59	80	.424	26.5
Braves	55	84	.396	30.5
Phillies	48	89	.350	36.5

Games

Robins 4, Cubs 3

Pirates 4, Braves 3

Giants 6, Cardinals 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	George Harper	3
1	Joe Harris	3
1	Harry Heilmann	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Harper	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Freddie Lindstrom	1
1	Bob Meusel	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	3
2	Jim Bottomley	2
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Chick Galloway	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Lu Blue	1
1	Johnny Butler	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Wilcy Moore	0.67
2	Rip Collins	0.50
3	Doug McWeeny	0.45
4	Burleigh Grimes	0.33
5	Jing Johnson	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Jing Johnson	1
1	Doug McWeeny	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Wilcy Moore	6
2	Doug McWeeny	5
3	Rip Collins	4
4	Burleigh Grimes	3
4	Jing Johnson	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	1
1	Ken Holloway	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.390
2	Harry Heilmann	.388
3	Paul Waner	.384
4	Lou Gehrig	.380
5	Rogers Hornsby	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	53
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	146
3	Paul Waner	129
4	Rogers Hornsby	120
5	Hack Wilson	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	41
2	Harvey Hendrick	30
3	Max Carey	27
3	George Sisler	27
5	Sparky Adams	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.12
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	142
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	.565
2	Lloyd Waner	.459
3	Rogers Hornsby	.426
4	Russ Wrightstone	.419
5	Pie Traynor	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Bill Terry	5
3	Lou Gehrig	4
3	George Harper	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	25
2	Bill Terry	18
3	Les Bell	15
4	George Harper	14
5	7 tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Urban Shocker	0.00
2	Garland Braxton	0.38
3	Ray Kremer	0.97
4	Art Reinhart	1.20
5	Lee Meadows	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Milt Gaston	4
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
1	Ray Kremer	4
4	Vic Aldridge	3
4	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	25
2	George Uhle	19
3	Jumbo Elliott	18
4	Jakie May	17
4	Doug McWeeny	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	2
2	Larry Benton	1
2	Garland Braxton	1
2	Bill Clarkson	1
2	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.456
2	Rogers Hornsby	.447
3	Harry Heilmann	.427
4	Bob Fothergill	.412
5	Lloyd Waner	.402

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	40
2	Lou Gehrig	32
3	Marty McManus	28
4	Ira Flagstead	27
5	Harry Heilmann	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lance Richbourg	9
2	Max Carey	8
2	Harvey Hendrick	8
2	Alex Metzler	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carmen Hill	1.44
2	Wilcy Moore	1.53
3	Jumbo Elliott	1.58
4	Ray Kremer	1.72
5	Red Lucas	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	7
2	Carmen Hill	6
2	Wilcy Moore	6
4	Milt Gaston	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	34
2	Lefty Grove	32
3	Burleigh Grimes	31
4	Jakie May	30
5	3 tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Walberg	3
2	Sarge Connally	2
2	General Crowder	2
2	Burleigh Grimes	2
2	Lefty Grove	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.392
2	Paul Waner	.391
3	Al Simmons	.389
4	Lou Gehrig	.376
5	Rogers Hornsby	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	58
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	158
3	Paul Waner	138
4	Rogers Hornsby	127
5	Jim Bottomley	124

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.12
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	Carmen Hill	23
2	Waite Hoyt	23
4	Jesse Haines	22
4	Ted Lyons	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	197
2	Lefty Grove	178
3	Charlie Root	146
4	Rube Walberg	133
5	Tommy Thomas	109

Saves

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