On This Day

Sunday, April 17, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 1 0 1.000 --
Yankees 5 0 1.000 -2.0
Senators 3 2 .600 0.0
Browns 1 1 .500 0.5
White Sox 3 3 .500 0.5
Athletics 2 3 .400 1.0
Indians 2 3 .400 1.0
Red Sox 0 5 .000 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 4 1 .800 --
Giants 3 1 .750 0.5
Braves 4 2 .667 0.5
Cubs 3 2 .600 1.0
Phillies 2 2 .500 1.5
Cardinals 2 3 .400 2.0
Reds 1 4 .200 3.0
Robins 1 5 .167 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 4
1 Sam Gibson 4
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 4
4 Pat Collins 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 2
2 Al Simmons 1
2 Jack Tobin 1
2 Ken Williams 1
2 Hack Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 Willie Kamm 3
2 Bill Lamar 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Taylor Douthit 1
1 Bob Fothergill 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Benton 0.80
2 Ray Kremer 0.71
3 Waite Hoyt 0.62
4 Charlie Root 0.54
5 Sam Gray 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Sam Gibson 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 7
2 Sam Gray 5
2 Waite Hoyt 5
2 Ray Kremer 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 George Mogridge 1
1 Johnny Morrison 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Sand .667
2 Ty Tyson .647
3 Mark Koenig .560
4 Pat Collins .500
4 Cy Williams .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 2
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
1 Al Simmons 2
1 Earl Webb 2
1 Hack Wilson 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 12
2 Bill Terry 9
3 Bob Meusel 8
3 Al Simmons 8
5 2 tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Tyson 4
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 Ossie Bluege 2
3 Max Carey 2
3 6 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 0.00
1 Percy Jones 0.00
1 Charlie Robertson 0.00
1 Elam Vangilder 0.00
1 Tom Zachary 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 2
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 Ray Kremer 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 30 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 14
2 George Mogridge 10
3 Ray Kremer 9
4 Waite Hoyt 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 2
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
2 Red Lucas 1
2 5 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .376
2 Babe Ruth .371
3 Harry Heilmann .369
4 George Burns .359
5 Goose Goslin .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Hack Wilson 23
3 Al Simmons 21
4 Jim Bottomley 18
4 3 others tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 151
2 Tony Lazzeri 121
3 Jim Bottomley 119
4 Al Simmons 118
5 Lou Gehrig 117

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 2.54
2 Lefty Grove 2.58
3 Guy Bush 2.76
4 Charlie Root 2.81
5 Jesse Petty 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 27
2 Herb Pennock 23
3 Ray Kremer 21
3 Lee Meadows 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 204
2 George Uhle 164
3 Dazzy Vance 142
4 Charlie Root 138
5 Tommy Thomas 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 22
2 Hooks Dauss 9
3 Joe Pate 7
4 Chick Davies 6
4 Lefty Grove 6