On This Day

Saturday, October 1, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	110	44	.714	--
Athletics	91	62	.595	18.5
Senators	84	69	.549	25.5
Tigers	80	71	.530	28.5
White Sox	70	82	.461	39.0
Indians	66	85	.437	42.5
Browns	58	94	.382	51.0
Red Sox	51	103	.331	59.0

Games

White Sox 8, Browns 5

White Sox 5, Browns 3

Yankees 4, Senators 3

Athletics 10, Red Sox 2

Athletics 3, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	94	59	.614	--
Cardinals	91	61	.599	2.5
Giants	91	62	.595	3.0
Cubs	85	67	.559	8.5
Reds	74	78	.487	19.5
Robins	64	88	.421	29.5
Braves	60	93	.392	34.0
Phillies	51	102	.333	43.0

Games

Giants 6, Robins 1

Braves 14, Phillies 9

Pirates 9, Reds 6

Braves 8, Phillies 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Smith	6
2	Eddie Brown	5
2	Jimmy Dykes	5
2	Freddy Leach	5
2	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Travis Jackson	1
1	Freddy Leach	1
1	Billy Rogell	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Fresco Thompson	4
2	Eddie Brown	3
2	Jimmy Dykes	3
2	Jimmie Foxx	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Gautreau	2
2	Bibb Falk	1
2	Doc Farrell	1
2	Bill Hunnefield	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jing Johnson	1.25
2	Jesse Petty	0.42
3	Stew Bolen	0.38
4	Sam Gray	0.36
5	Wilcy Moore	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Jing Johnson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Stew Bolen	6
2	Jing Johnson	5
2	Jesse Petty	5
4	Sam Gray	4
4	Johnny Miljus	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	Hal Goldsmith	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.391
2	Paul Waner	.380
3	Lou Gehrig	.373
4	Rogers Hornsby	.363
5	Bob Fothergill	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	60
2	Lou Gehrig	47
3	Cy Williams	30
4	Hack Wilson	29
5	Rogers Hornsby	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	173
2	Babe Ruth	165
3	Paul Waner	132
4	Hack Wilson	129
5	Rogers Hornsby	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	49
2	Max Carey	30
2	Harvey Hendrick	30
4	George Sisler	28
5	Sparky Adams	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.33
2	Ray Kremer	2.47
3	Pete Alexander	2.52
4	Waite Hoyt	2.63
5	Dazzy Vance	2.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	26
2	Jesse Haines	23
3	Carmen Hill	22
3	Waite Hoyt	22
3	Ted Lyons	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	184
2	Lefty Grove	174
3	Charlie Root	147
4	Rube Walberg	137
5	Jakie May	122

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	13
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	Babe Ruth	.444
2	Earle Combs	.438
3	Eddie Brown	.429
3	Harry Heilmann	.429
5	Al Simmons	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Chick Hafey	5
3	Cy Williams	4
4	Jim Bottomley	3
4	Freddy Leach	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	19
2	Travis Jackson	16
3	Jim Bottomley	15
4	Eddie Brown	14
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	8
2	Lew Fonseca	4
2	Charlie Gehringer	4
4	Joe Boley	3
4	8 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Pennock	0.00
2	Johnny Miljus	0.47
3	Jack Russell	0.50
4	Doug McWeeny	0.60
4	Art Nehf	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	4
1	Ray Kremer	4
1	Herb Pennock	4
4	Howard Ehmke	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	19
2	Jakie May	17
3	Jesse Petty	15
4	Garland Braxton	13
4	3 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lloyd Waner	.422
2	Rogers Hornsby	.400
3	Earle Combs	.397
4	Alex Metzler	.390
5	Bibb Falk	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	17
2	Chick Hafey	8
3	Cy Williams	7
4	Jim Bottomley	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	44
2	Jim Bottomley	28
3	Travis Jackson	26
3	Bill Terry	26
5	Chick Hafey	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	14
2	Lance Richbourg	9
3	Max Carey	7
3	Charlie Gehringer	7
3	Jigger Statz	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Nehf	0.34
2	Urban Shocker	0.62
3	Garland Braxton	0.98
4	Ray Kremer	1.39
5	Eddie Rommel	1.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	8
2	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Bill Sherdel	6
4	Vic Aldridge	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	34
2	Lefty Grove	28
3	Dazzy Vance	27
4	Garland Braxton	26
5	Rube Walberg	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Benton	2
1	Sarge Connally	2
1	Ken Holloway	2
4	Pete Alexander	1
4	24 others tied	1