On This Day

Monday, May 23, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 11 .667 --
White Sox 20 15 .571 3.0
Browns 16 15 .516 5.0
Athletics 17 16 .515 5.0
Senators 15 15 .500 5.5
Indians 15 18 .455 7.0
Tigers 14 17 .452 7.0
Red Sox 9 21 .300 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 18 11 .621 --
Cubs 18 12 .600 0.5
Giants 19 13 .594 0.5
Cardinals 17 12 .586 1.0
Phillies 15 14 .517 3.0
Robins 14 22 .389 7.5
Braves 10 16 .385 6.5
Reds 11 22 .333 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Sewell 5
2 Pie Traynor 4
3 George Burns 3
3 Bibb Falk 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Gehringer 3
1 Freddy Leach 3
1 Rube Lutzke 3
4 George Burns 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Lew Fonseca 1
1 Pat McNulty 1
1 Glenn Myatt 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Clarence Mitchell 0.50
2 Tommy Thomas 0.43
3 Sloppy Thurston 0.29
4 Dutch Levsen 0.27
5 2 tied 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Garland Buckeye 1
1 Ownie Carroll 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 Johnny Morrison 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clarence Mitchell 4
2 Dutch Levsen 3
2 Tommy Thomas 3
4 Jumbo Elliott 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .411
2 Doc Farrell .408
3 Goose Goslin .407
4 Ty Cobb .402
5 Bob Meusel .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Lou Gehrig 10
3 Cy Williams 9
4 Rogers Hornsby 7
4 Hack Wilson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Al Simmons 42
3 Hack Wilson 35
4 Cy Williams 33
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 14
2 Frankie Frisch 10
3 Goose Goslin 7
3 Al Simmons 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Thomas 1.84
2 Hod Lisenbee 1.91
3 Tony Welzer 1.93
4 Ted Lyons 1.95
5 Herb Pennock 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 7
1 Tommy Thomas 7
3 Ray Kremer 6
3 Ted Lyons 6
3 Charlie Root 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 47
2 Charlie Root 40
3 Lefty Grove 39
4 Hub Pruett 33
5 Tommy Thomas 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Johnny Morrison 3
4 Sarge Connally 2
4 10 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Williams .500
2 Chuck Dressen .481
3 Bing Miller .480
4 Pie Traynor .465
5 Doc Farrell .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Cy Williams 4
2 Ken Williams 4
4 Doc Farrell 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 22
2 Cy Williams 15
3 Pie Traynor 14
3 Paul Waner 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Frankie Frisch 5
3 Sparky Adams 4
3 Russ Wrightstone 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Waite Hoyt 1.06
1 Wilcy Moore 1.06
3 Ted Lyons 1.33
4 Tommy Thomas 1.50
4 3 others tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 Johnny Morrison 3
1 Tommy Thomas 3
1 Dazzy Vance 3
5 15 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hub Pruett 18
2 Dazzy Vance 17
3 Tommy Thomas 15
3 Earl Whitehill 15
5 3 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ernie Nevers 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Rube Ehrhardt 1
2 Sam Gray 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Farrell .448
2 Bing Miller .436
3 Ty Cobb .429
4 George Harper .414
5 Paul Waner .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Babe Herman 6
4 Rogers Hornsby 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 31
2 Hack Wilson 29
3 Lou Gehrig 27
4 Paul Waner 26
5 Heinie Manush 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 10
2 Frankie Frisch 9
3 Sparky Adams 6
3 Lu Blue 6
5 Bob Meusel 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Thomas 1.23
2 Ted Lyons 1.50
3 Tony Welzer 1.72
4 Hod Lisenbee 1.91
5 Herb Pennock 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Thomas 6
2 Jesse Haines 5
2 Ted Lyons 5
2 Charlie Root 5
2 Dazzy Vance 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 41
2 Lefty Grove 27
3 Charlie Root 26
3 Tommy Thomas 26
5 Hub Pruett 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Pete Donohue 2
1 Sam Gray 2
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .382
2 Harry Heilmann .373
3 Goose Goslin .360
4 Babe Ruth .356
5 George Burns .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Lou Gehrig 24
2 Hack Wilson 24
4 Cy Williams 23
5 Al Simmons 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 135
2 Al Simmons 134
3 Babe Ruth 126
4 George Burns 111
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 39
2 Johnny Mostil 30
3 Sparky Adams 29
3 Taylor Douthit 29
5 Frankie Frisch 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 2.36
2 Lefty Grove 2.64
3 George Uhle 2.79
4 Guy Bush 2.82
5 Pete Alexander 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 24
2 Ray Kremer 23
3 Lee Meadows 21
4 Jesse Haines 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 186
2 Dazzy Vance 171
3 George Uhle 145
4 Tommy Thomas 140
5 Charlie Root 133

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 19
2 Lefty Grove 8
3 Joe Pate 7
4 Hooks Dauss 6
5 6 tied 5