On This Day

Sunday, September 18, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	104	42	.712	--
Athletics	84	58	.592	18.0
Senators	75	66	.532	26.5
Tigers	75	67	.528	27.0
White Sox	65	78	.455	37.5
Indians	62	79	.440	39.5
Browns	57	85	.401	45.0
Red Sox	47	94	.333	54.5

Games

Yankees 2, White Sox 1

Yankees 5, White Sox 1

Indians 6, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	87	53	.621	--
Giants	84	59	.587	4.5
Cardinals	83	59	.585	5.0
Cubs	80	63	.559	8.5
Reds	68	71	.489	18.5
Robins	59	82	.418	28.5
Braves	56	86	.394	32.0
Phillies	48	92	.343	39.0

Games

Braves 11, Cubs 7

Reds 7, Giants 0

Giants 4, Reds 2

Cardinals 7, Phillies 3

Cardinals 8, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Bottomley	5
1	Earle Combs	5
1	Heinie Schuble	5
4	George Burns	4
4	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	2
2	Babe Ruth	1
2	Johnny Schulte	1
2	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	5
2	George Burns	3
2	Wattie Holm	3
2	Red Lucas	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Lew Fonseca	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Lucas	1.00
2	Jakie May	0.75
3	George Pipgras	0.40
4	Carlisle Littlejohn	0.31
5	2 tied	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	George Grant	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	6
2	Carlisle Littlejohn	4
3	Alex Ferguson	3
3	Red Lucas	3
5	6 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.391
2	Paul Waner	.386
3	Lou Gehrig	.376
4	Bob Fothergill	.365
5	Ty Cobb	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	54
2	Lou Gehrig	45
3	Cy Williams	27
3	Hack Wilson	27
5	Rogers Hornsby	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	167
2	Babe Ruth	150
3	Paul Waner	131
4	Hack Wilson	121
5	Rogers Hornsby	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	42
2	Harvey Hendrick	30
3	Max Carey	28
4	George Sisler	27
5	Sparky Adams	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.12
2	Ray Kremer	2.47
3	Pete Alexander	2.58
4	Waite Hoyt	2.59
5	Ted Lyons	2.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	172
2	Lefty Grove	171
3	Charlie Root	143
4	Rube Walberg	131
5	Jakie May	111

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	.563
2	Lloyd Waner	.466
3	Ty Cobb	.455
4	Sammy Hale	.432
5	Earle Combs	.416

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Jim Bottomley	5
2	Bill Terry	5
4	George Harper	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	26
2	Bill Terry	21
3	Jim Bottomley	20
4	Travis Jackson	17
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	7
2	Max Carey	5
2	Ty Cobb	5
2	Lance Richbourg	5
2	Jigger Statz	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kremer	0.24
2	Urban Shocker	0.39
3	Art Reinhart	0.75
4	Lee Meadows	1.33
4	Eddie Rommel	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	4
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
1	Ray Kremer	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	11 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	19
1	Rube Walberg	19
3	Lefty Grove	16
3	Jakie May	16
5	3 tied	15

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	.471
2	Harry Heilmann	.431
3	Rogers Hornsby	.422
4	Bob Fothergill	.418
5	Lloyd Waner	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
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	43
2	Lou Gehrig	35
3	Marty McManus	31
4	Ira Flagstead	29
5	4 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lance Richbourg	10
2	Max Carey	9
3	Frankie Frisch	8
3	Harvey Hendrick	8
3	Alex Metzler	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Urban Shocker	1.27
2	Red Lucas	1.47
3	Ray Kremer	1.51
4	Carmen Hill	1.52
5	Guy Bush	1.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	36
2	Rube Walberg	34
3	Burleigh Grimes	31
3	Dazzy Vance	31
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	Paul Waner	.396
2	Harry Heilmann	.396
3	Lou Gehrig	.376
4	Bob Fothergill	.365
5	Ty Cobb	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	59
2	Lou Gehrig	48
3	Cy Williams	29
4	Hack Wilson	27
5	Rogers Hornsby	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	177
2	Babe Ruth	162
3	Paul Waner	140
4	Jim Bottomley	123
4	Rogers Hornsby	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	43
2	Sparky Adams	30
2	Harvey Hendrick	30
4	Max Carey	28
5	George Sisler	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.12
2	Ray Kremer	2.48
3	Waite Hoyt	2.55
4	Pete Alexander	2.57
5	Dutch Ulrich	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	25
2	Waite Hoyt	24
3	Carmen Hill	23
4	Jesse Haines	22
5	Ted Lyons	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	187
2	Lefty Grove	172
3	Charlie Root	144
4	Rube Walberg	140
5	Jakie May	111

Saves

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