On This Day

Saturday, September 17, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	102	42	.708	--
Athletics	84	58	.592	17.0
Senators	75	65	.536	25.0
Tigers	75	67	.528	26.0
White Sox	65	76	.461	35.5
Indians	61	79	.436	39.0
Browns	57	85	.401	44.0
Red Sox	47	94	.333	53.5

Games

Tigers 8, Red Sox 4

Tigers 11, Red Sox 5

Yankees 3, White Sox 2

Yankees 8, White Sox 1

Browns 6, Athletics 0

Athletics 13, Browns 0

Senators 3, Indians 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	87	53	.621	--
Giants	83	58	.589	4.5
Cardinals	81	59	.579	6.0
Cubs	80	62	.563	8.0
Reds	67	70	.489	18.5
Robins	59	82	.418	28.5
Braves	55	86	.390	32.5
Phillies	48	90	.348	38.0

Games

Cubs 3, Braves 2

Cubs 5, Braves 3

Giants 5, Reds 1

Giants 8, Reds 7

Pirates 2, Robins 1

Pirates 6, Robins 0

Cardinals 11, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ethan Allen	7
2	Bob Fothergill	5
2	Harry Heilmann	5
2	Heinie Manush	5
2	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ethan Allen	1
1	Clyde Beck	1
1	Earle Combs	1
1	Marty McManus	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Travis Jackson	5
2	Charlie Gehringer	4
2	Marty McManus	4
4	Joe Boley	3
4	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Grantham	2
1	Heinie Manush	2
1	Marty McManus	2
4	Eddie Brown	1
4	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Rommel	1.00
2	Rube Walberg	0.70
3	Ray Kremer	0.60
4	Hod Lisenbee	0.56
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Josh Billings	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	10 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Walberg	7
2	Ownie Carroll	5
2	Hod Lisenbee	5
4	Eddie Rommel	4
5	8 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ken Holloway	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.391
2	Al Simmons	.390
3	Paul Waner	.386
4	Lou Gehrig	.378
5	Bob Fothergill	.365

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	166
2	Babe Ruth	147
3	Paul Waner	131
4	Rogers Hornsby	120
5	Hack Wilson	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	41
2	Harvey Hendrick	30
3	Max Carey	28
4	George Sisler	27
5	Sparky Adams	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.12
2	Ray Kremer	2.47
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	131
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	2 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bob Fothergill	.558
2	Lloyd Waner	.453
3	Sammy Hale	.438
4	Ty Cobb	.424
5	Heinie Manush	.408

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Bill Terry	5
3	George Harper	4
3	Babe Herman	4
3	Hack Wilson	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	23
2	Bill Terry	20
3	Les Bell	15
3	Jim Bottomley	15
3	3 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lance Richbourg	8
2	Frankie Frisch	6
2	Jigger Statz	6
4	Max Carey	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kremer	0.24
2	Garland Braxton	0.38
3	Urban Shocker	0.39
4	Art Reinhart	0.75
5	2 tied	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	4
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
1	Ray Kremer	4
4	Larry Benton	3
4	13 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	25
2	Jumbo Elliott	19
2	George Uhle	19
2	Rube Walberg	19
5	Hod Lisenbee	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	2
1	Ken Holloway	2
3	Larry Benton	1
3	Garland Braxton	1
3	15 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.462
2	Rogers Hornsby	.433
3	Harry Heilmann	.431
4	Bob Fothergill	.418
5	Lloyd Waner	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
2	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Marty McManus	7
2	Hack Wilson	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Lou Gehrig	34
3	Marty McManus	31
4	Ira Flagstead	29
5	Harry Heilmann	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lance Richbourg	10
2	Max Carey	9
3	Harvey Hendrick	8
3	Alex Metzler	8
5	3 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kremer	1.51
2	Carmen Hill	1.52
3	Wilcy Moore	1.65
4	Guy Bush	1.69
5	Red Lucas	1.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	7
2	Ray Kremer	6
3	Milt Gaston	5
3	Carmen Hill	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Walberg	34
2	Burleigh Grimes	31
2	Dazzy Vance	31
4	Jakie May	30
5	2 tied	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	Harry Heilmann	.395
2	Paul Waner	.393
3	Lou Gehrig	.375
4	Bob Fothergill	.364
5	Ty Cobb	.363

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	176
2	Babe Ruth	159
3	Paul Waner	140
4	Rogers Hornsby	123
5	Jim Bottomley	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	42
2	Harvey Hendrick	30
3	Sparky Adams	29
4	Max Carey	28
5	George Sisler	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.12
2	Ray Kremer	2.48
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	172
3	Charlie Root	143
4	Rube Walberg	140
5	Tommy Thomas	109

Saves

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