On This Day

Monday, May 9, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 8 .636 --
Tigers 11 9 .550 2.0
White Sox 13 11 .542 2.0
Senators 11 10 .524 2.5
Athletics 11 10 .524 2.5
Browns 9 9 .500 3.0
Indians 11 12 .478 3.5
Red Sox 5 16 .238 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

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Heilmann 4
2 Bill Barrett 3
2 Lu Blue 3
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Heilmann 2
2 George Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 4
1 George Smith 4
3 Jackie Tavener 3
3 Jack Tobin 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 1
1 Harry McCurdy 1
1 Jack Rothrock 1
1 Jackie Tavener 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Faber 0.62
2 Rube Walberg 0.50
3 Dutch Ruether 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Faber 1
1 Joe Shaute 1
1 George Smith 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 5
2 Rube Walberg 4
3 Jess Doyle 2
3 John Wilson 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Wells 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Fothergill .443
2 Ty Cobb .408
3 Rogers Hornsby .407
4 Goose Goslin .406
5 Lou Gehrig .400

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 25
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 2 others tied 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 Ty Cobb .469
2 Bob Fothergill .462
3 Paul Waner .457
4 Harry McCurdy .455
5 Doc Farrell .450

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 14
2 Lou Gehrig 13
3 Rogers Hornsby 12
3 Bill Lamar 12
3 Curt Walker 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 4
1 Al Simmons 4
1 Stuffy Stewart 4
4 Kiki Cuyler 3
4 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hod Lisenbee 0.00
2 Rip Collins 1.29
3 Tommy Thomas 1.31
4 Jumbo Elliott 1.45
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rip Collins 3
1 Jesse Haines 3
1 Hod Lisenbee 3
4 Virgil Barnes 2
4 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 17
1 Dazzy Vance 17
3 Doug McWeeny 14
4 Red Faber 12
4 Ted Lyons 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Pete Donohue 2
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 Jumbo Elliott 1
3 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .381
2 Heinie Manush .374
3 George Burns .358
4 Babe Ruth .356
5 Goose Goslin .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
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 132
2 Lou Gehrig 129
3 Tony Lazzeri 122
3 Al Simmons 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 25

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 Pete Alexander 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