Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, September 20, 1927

On This Day

Tuesday, September 20, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	104	42	.712	--
Athletics	86	58	.597	17.0
Senators	76	66	.535	26.0
Tigers	77	67	.535	26.0
White Sox	65	78	.455	37.5
Indians	62	80	.437	40.0
Browns	57	87	.396	46.0
Red Sox	47	96	.329	55.5

Games

Tigers 4, Red Sox 3

Tigers 5, Red Sox 3

Athletics 4, Browns 1

Athletics 7, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	87	55	.613	--
Giants	85	59	.590	3.0
Cardinals	85	59	.590	3.0
Cubs	82	63	.566	6.5
Reds	68	72	.486	18.0
Robins	61	82	.427	26.5
Braves	56	88	.389	32.0
Phillies	48	94	.338	39.0

Games

Cubs 8, Braves 5

Robins 3, Pirates 0

Cardinals 5, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmie Foxx	6
2	Bill Regan	5
3	Al Simmons	4
4	Jimmy Cooney	3
4	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	Cliff Heathcote	1
1	Guy Morrison	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Regan	4
2	Cliff Heathcote	3
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	Heinie Sand	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Marty McManus	1
1	Johnny Mokan	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	General Crowder	0.45
1	Earl Whitehill	0.45
3	Lefty Weinert	0.40
4	Lefty Grove	0.33
5	Howard Ehmke	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Jing Johnson	1
1	Percy Jones	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	General Crowder	5
1	Earl Whitehill	5
3	Howard Ehmke	3
3	Bill Sherdel	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.389
2	Paul Waner	.384
3	Lou Gehrig	.376
4	Bob Fothergill	.365
5	Ty Cobb	.359

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	173
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	.553
2	Lloyd Waner	.446
3	Ty Cobb	.442
4	Jim Bottomley	.432
5	Ernie Orsatti	.404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	25
2	Jim Bottomley	23
3	Bill Terry	20
4	Travis Jackson	18
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	7
2	Ty Cobb	6
3	Max Carey	5
4	Walt French	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	0.00
2	Ray Kremer	0.24
3	Urban Shocker	0.50
4	Bill Doak	0.60
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	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Walberg	19
2	Lefty Grove	18
3	Dazzy Vance	17
4	Jakie May	16
5	Hod Lisenbee	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	2
1	Ken Holloway	2
3	Larry Benton	1
3	Garland Braxton	1
3	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.448
2	Bob Fothergill	.429
3	Rogers Hornsby	.417
4	Harry Heilmann	.411
5	Earle Combs	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	15
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	40
2	Lou Gehrig	33
3	Marty McManus	27
4	Bill Terry	26
5	Travis Jackson	25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kremer	1.11
2	Urban Shocker	1.27
3	Guy Bush	1.59
4	Carmen Hill	1.76
5	Red Lucas	1.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	36
2	Lefty Grove	29
2	Jakie May	29
4	Burleigh Grimes	27
4	2 others tied	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Walberg	3
2	Sarge Connally	2
2	General Crowder	2
2	Burleigh Grimes	2
2	Ken Holloway	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.393
2	Paul Waner	.390
3	Lou Gehrig	.374
4	Bob Fothergill	.365
5	Ty Cobb	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	58
2	Lou Gehrig	47
3	Cy Williams	29
4	Hack Wilson	27
5	Rogers Hornsby	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	173
2	Babe Ruth	160
3	Paul Waner	138
4	Bill Terry	123
5	Jim Bottomley	122

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	2.42
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	173
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