On This Day

Monday, September 19, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 104 42 .712 --
Athletics 84 58 .592 18.0
Senators 76 66 .535 26.0
Tigers 75 67 .528 27.0
White Sox 65 78 .455 37.5
Indians 62 80 .437 40.0
Browns 57 85 .401 45.0
Red Sox 47 94 .333 54.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 87 54 .617 --
Giants 85 59 .590 3.5
Cardinals 84 59 .587 4.0
Cubs 81 63 .563 7.5
Reds 68 72 .486 18.5
Robins 60 82 .423 27.5
Braves 56 87 .392 32.0
Phillies 48 93 .340 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Terry 4
2 Ray Blades 3
2 Wattie Holm 3
2 Frank Snyder 3
5 14 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Freddie Lindstrom 1
1 Bill Terry 1
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Snyder 5
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Freddie Lindstrom 3
2 Art Nehf 3
2 Bill Terry 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ethan Allen 1
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Sam Rice 1
1 Edd Roush 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 0.71
2 Carmen Hill 0.43
3 George Uhle 0.33
4 Fred Frankhouse 0.29
5 2 tied 0.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Frankhouse 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Art Nehf 1
1 Dazzy Vance 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 5
2 Fred Frankhouse 4
3 Carmen Hill 3
4 George Uhle 2
5 4 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .391
2 Paul Waner .385
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 28
4 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 Dazzy Vance 2.75

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 177
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 .568
2 Lloyd Waner .456
3 Ty Cobb .455
4 Sammy Hale .432
5 Jim Bottomley .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Jim Bottomley 6
3 Bill Terry 5
4 George Harper 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 26
2 Jim Bottomley 23
3 Bill Terry 22
4 Travis Jackson 18
5 Les Bell 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 7
2 Max Carey 5
2 Ty Cobb 5
2 Jigger Statz 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 0.00
2 Ray Kremer 0.24
3 Urban Shocker 0.39
4 Earl Whitehill 0.47
5 Art Reinhart 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Frankhouse 4
1 Burleigh Grimes 4
1 Ray Kremer 4
4 Vic Aldridge 3
4 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Walberg 19
2 Dazzy Vance 17
3 Lefty Grove 16
3 Jakie May 16
5 Doug McWeeny 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 2
1 Ken Holloway 2
3 Larry Benton 1
3 Garland Braxton 1
3 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .464
2 Harry Heilmann .443
3 Bob Fothergill .429
4 Rogers Hornsby .420
5 Earle Combs .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 16
2 Hack Wilson 7
3 Jim Bottomley 6
3 Lou Gehrig 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Lou Gehrig 33
3 Marty McManus 28
4 Bill Terry 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lance Richbourg 10
2 Max Carey 9
3 Frankie Frisch 8
4 Harvey Hendrick 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 1.11
2 Urban Shocker 1.27
3 Guy Bush 1.69
4 Carmen Hill 1.76
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 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 36
2 Jakie May 29
3 Jumbo Elliott 28
3 Lefty Grove 28
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 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .395
2 Paul Waner .393
3 Lou Gehrig .377
4 Bob Fothergill .364
5 Ty Cobb .363

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 Bill Terry 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 2.61
5 Dazzy Vance 2.69

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 192
2 Lefty Grove 172
3 Charlie Root 144
4 Rube Walberg 137
5 Jakie May 111

Saves

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