On This Day

Wednesday, April 20, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 3 1 .750 --
Yankees 6 2 .750 -1.0
Browns 3 2 .600 0.5
Senators 4 3 .571 0.5
Athletics 4 4 .500 1.0
Indians 4 4 .500 1.0
White Sox 3 6 .333 2.5
Red Sox 1 6 .143 3.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 5 1 .833 --
Giants 5 3 .625 1.0
Braves 6 4 .600 1.0
Phillies 4 3 .571 1.5
Cardinals 4 3 .571 1.5
Cubs 3 4 .429 2.5
Robins 2 7 .222 4.5
Reds 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Freddie Lindstrom 4
2 Dud Branom 3
2 Earle Combs 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Barrett 1
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Bob Fothergill 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Fothergill 3
2 Bob Barrett 2
2 Johnny Bassler 2
2 Mickey Cochrane 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Sammy Hale 1
1 Dick Spalding 1
1 Freddy Spurgeon 1
1 Jackie Tavener 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.62
1 Lefty Grove 0.62
3 Charlie Robertson 0.56
4 Doug McWeeny 0.33
4 Earl Whitehill 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Doug McWeeny 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 5
1 Lefty Grove 5
1 Charlie Robertson 5
4 Willis Hudlin 3
4 Doug McWeeny 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Ehrhardt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Sand .565
2 Ty Tyson .543
3 Joe Judge .500
4 Lou Gehrig .469
5 Rogers Hornsby .467

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 3
2 Lou Gehrig 2
2 George Harper 2
2 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 14
2 Bill Terry 13
3 Bob Meusel 12
4 Al Simmons 11
5 5 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Goose Goslin 5
2 Ty Tyson 4
3 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 Joe Judge 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Percy Jones 0.00
2 Jesse Haines 0.50
3 Firpo Marberry 0.87
4 Sloppy Thurston 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Barnes 2
1 Larry Benton 2
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 2
1 Jesse Haines 2
1 6 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 14
2 Lefty Grove 12
2 George Mogridge 12
4 Charlie Robertson 11
5 4 tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 2
2 Garland Buckeye 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 Rube Ehrhardt 1
2 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .376
2 Harry Heilmann .374
3 Babe Ruth .368
4 Goose Goslin .361
5 George Burns .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Hack Wilson 23
3 Al Simmons 20
4 Cy Williams 19
5 3 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 149
2 Tony Lazzeri 123
3 Al Simmons 120
4 Jim Bottomley 118
5 2 tied 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 36
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 2.65
3 Rube Walberg 2.68
4 Guy Bush 2.76
5 Charlie Root 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 27
2 Herb Pennock 23
3 Lee Meadows 22
4 Ray Kremer 21
5 Urban Shocker 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 201
2 George Uhle 160
3 Dazzy Vance 146
4 Charlie Root 133
5 Tommy Thomas 130

Saves

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