On This Day

Sunday, May 8, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 7 .667 --
Athletics 11 9 .550 2.5
Tigers 10 9 .526 3.0
Senators 11 10 .524 3.0
White Sox 12 11 .522 3.0
Browns 9 9 .500 3.5
Indians 10 12 .455 4.5
Red Sox 5 15 .250 8.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 13 7 .650 --
Giants 14 8 .636 0.0
Phillies 9 7 .563 2.0
Pirates 10 9 .526 2.5
Cubs 10 9 .526 2.5
Braves 9 11 .450 4.0
Robins 8 15 .348 6.5
Reds 7 14 .333 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bud Clancy 3
1 Chick Hafey 3
3 Spencer Adams 2
3 Bill Barrett 2
3 20 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 2
2 Pat Collins 1
2 Earl Webb 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Hafey 4
2 Bill Terry 3
3 Spencer Adams 2
3 Garland Buckeye 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 2
2 Walt French 1
2 Babe Herman 1
2 Tony Lazzeri 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Flint Rhem 1.17
2 Doug McWeeny 0.67
3 Guy Bush 0.43
4 Tony Welzer 0.40
5 Tom Zachary 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Garland Buckeye 1
1 Rip Collins 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doug McWeeny 8
2 Flint Rhem 7
3 Guy Bush 6
4 Tony Welzer 4
4 Tom Zachary 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Fothergill .466
2 Ty Cobb .408
3 Lou Gehrig .407
3 Rogers Hornsby .407
5 Goose Goslin .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Babe Ruth 6
2 Earl Webb 6
4 Rogers Hornsby 5
4 Cy Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 33
2 Bill Terry 26
3 Bob Meusel 24
4 Hack Wilson 22
5 Rogers Hornsby 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
1 Goose Goslin 7
1 Al Simmons 7
4 Bob Fothergill 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hod Lisenbee 0.00
2 Rip Collins 1.24
3 Jesse Haines 1.40
4 Herb Pennock 2.00
5 2 tied 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 5
1 Ray Kremer 5
3 Virgil Barnes 4
3 Waite Hoyt 4
3 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 30
2 Lefty Grove 29
3 Charlie Root 28
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 20
4 Doug McWeeny 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
1 Johnny Morrison 3
3 Sarge Connally 2
3 Pete Donohue 2
3 3 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Fothergill .510
2 Ty Cobb .469
3 Doc Farrell .444
4 George Grantham .429
5 George Harper .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Herman 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
1 Earl Webb 4
4 Frankie Frisch 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 16
2 Lou Gehrig 13
3 Rogers Hornsby 12
3 Curt Walker 12
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 4
1 Bob Fothergill 4
1 Frankie Frisch 4
1 Al Simmons 4
1 Stuffy Stewart 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hod Lisenbee 0.00
2 Pete Alexander 1.00
3 Rip Collins 1.29
4 Tommy Thomas 1.31
5 Jumbo Elliott 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 3
1 Jesse Haines 3
1 Hod Lisenbee 3
1 Charlie Root 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 24
2 Lefty Grove 17
3 Doug McWeeny 14
3 Charlie Root 14
5 Ted Blankenship 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Pete Donohue 2
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 Jumbo Elliott 1
3 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .375
2 Harry Heilmann .374
3 Babe Ruth .359
4 George Burns .358
5 Paul Waner .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Lou Gehrig 22
2 Hack Wilson 22
4 Al Simmons 19
4 Cy Williams 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 135
2 Lou Gehrig 129
3 Al Simmons 124
4 Tony Lazzeri 122
5 Jim Bottomley 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 35
2 Johnny Mostil 33
3 Taylor Douthit 30
4 Sparky Adams 27
5 Bill Hunnefield 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 2.49
2 Lefty Grove 2.57
3 Garland Buckeye 2.66
4 Jesse Haines 2.89
5 Charlie Root 2.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 24
1 George Uhle 24
3 Herb Pennock 22
4 Lee Meadows 21
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 196
2 Dazzy Vance 157
3 George Uhle 150
4 Tommy Thomas 131
5 Charlie Root 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 20
2 Hooks Dauss 7
2 Lefty Grove 7
2 Joe Pate 7
5 6 tied 5