On This Day

Saturday, April 16, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Browns 1 0 1.000 --
Yankees 4 0 1.000 -1.5
Senators 3 1 .750 -0.5
Indians 2 2 .500 0.5
White Sox 2 3 .400 1.0
Athletics 1 3 .250 1.5
Tigers 0 0 .000 0.5
Red Sox 0 4 .000 2.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 3 1 .750 --
Pirates 3 1 .750 0.0
Cubs 3 1 .750 0.0
Braves 3 2 .600 0.5
Phillies 2 2 .500 1.0
Reds 1 3 .250 2.0
Cardinals 1 3 .250 2.0
Robins 1 4 .200 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Judge 3
1 Zack Taylor 3
1 Fresco Thompson 3
4 Sparky Adams 2
4 26 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 High Pockets Kelly 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 3
2 Sparky Adams 2
2 Ossie Bluege 2
2 Jim Bottomley 2
2 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Eddie Brown 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Jim Hamby 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sarge Connally 0.62
2 Guy Bush 0.42
3 Jesse Petty 0.33
4 Sad Sam Jones 0.30
5 George Murray 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Bush 5
1 Sarge Connally 5
3 Hugh McQuillan 4
3 Bob Smith 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Lucas 1
1 Rube Walberg 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Sand .667
2 Ty Tyson .647
3 Mark Koenig .600
4 Kiki Cuyler .533
4 Joe Judge .533

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
1 Earl Webb 2
3 George Burns 1
3 Bibb Falk 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Terry 9
2 Bob Meusel 8
3 Lou Gehrig 6
3 Sammy Hale 6
3 3 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Tyson 4
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 Ossie Bluege 2
3 Goose Goslin 2
3 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 0.00
1 Percy Jones 0.00
1 Ray Kremer 0.00
1 Charlie Robertson 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 26 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Mogridge 9
2 Lefty Grove 7
2 Charlie Root 7
2 Bob Smith 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 1
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 3 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .377
2 Babe Ruth .369
3 Harry Heilmann .367
4 George Burns .361
5 Goose Goslin .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Hack Wilson 22
3 Al Simmons 20
4 Jim Bottomley 18
4 Tony Lazzeri 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 151
2 Tony Lazzeri 121
3 Jim Bottomley 120
4 Al Simmons 116
5 George Burns 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 37
2 Johnny Mostil 35
3 Sparky Adams 27
4 Taylor Douthit 26
5 Bill Hunnefield 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 2.49
2 Lefty Grove 2.63
3 Charlie Root 2.69
4 Guy Bush 2.76
5 George Uhle 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 27
2 Herb Pennock 24
3 Lee Meadows 21
4 Pete Donohue 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 204
2 George Uhle 164
3 Dazzy Vance 142
4 Charlie Root 131
5 Tommy Thomas 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 23
2 Hooks Dauss 9
3 Joe Pate 7
4 Chick Davies 6
4 Lefty Grove 6