On This Day

Thursday, May 26, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 11 .667 --
White Sox 23 15 .605 1.5
Athletics 18 17 .514 5.0
Senators 15 15 .500 5.5
Browns 17 18 .486 6.0
Indians 17 20 .459 7.0
Tigers 15 19 .441 7.5
Red Sox 10 22 .313 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 21 11 .656 --
Cubs 20 13 .606 1.5
Giants 19 13 .594 2.0
Cardinals 18 14 .563 3.0
Phillies 15 15 .500 5.0
Robins 15 22 .405 8.5
Braves 10 16 .385 8.0
Reds 11 25 .306 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lew Fonseca 5
1 Frank O'Rourke 5
3 Ike Eichrodt 4
3 Buddy Myer 4
3 Harry Rice 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank O'Rourke 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bud Clancy 3
1 Pete Scott 3
3 Wally Gerber 2
3 Sammy Hale 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 1
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Chick Galloway 1
1 Sammy Hale 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Aldridge 0.67
2 Charlie Root 0.44
3 Lefty Stewart 0.38
4 Lefty Grove 0.30
4 Jesse Haines 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Charlie Root 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Aldridge 4
1 Red Faber 4
1 Charlie Root 4
4 Milt Gaston 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .411
2 Doc Farrell .408
3 Bing Miller .400
4 Ty Cobb .395
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 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Al Simmons 43
3 Hack Wilson 38
4 Paul Waner 35
5 2 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 15
2 Frankie Frisch 10
3 Sparky Adams 7
3 Goose Goslin 7
3 Al Simmons 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.72
2 Tommy Thomas 1.84
3 Hod Lisenbee 1.91
4 Tony Welzer 1.94
5 Herb Pennock 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 7
1 Ted Lyons 7
1 Charlie Root 7
1 Tommy Thomas 7
5 2 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 47
2 Charlie Root 44
3 Lefty Grove 42
4 Hub Pruett 33
5 Tommy Thomas 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
1 Sarge Connally 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
1 Johnny Morrison 3
5 10 tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Farrell .471
2 Pie Traynor .469
2 Ken Williams .469
4 Glenn Wright .455
5 Bing Miller .452

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 5
2 Cy Williams 4
3 Lou Gehrig 3
3 Bing Miller 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 18
2 Paul Waner 17
3 Pie Traynor 15
3 Ken Williams 15
3 Glenn Wright 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Sparky Adams 5
2 Frankie Frisch 5
4 Eddie Collins 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 0.69
2 Tommy Thomas 1.00
3 Waite Hoyt 1.06
4 Bob Smith 1.23
5 Win Ballou 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 Johnny Morrison 3
1 Charlie Root 3
1 Dazzy Vance 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Hub Pruett 17
1 Dazzy Vance 17
3 Charlie Root 16
4 Willis Hudlin 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ernie Nevers 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 Rube Ehrhardt 1
2 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doc Farrell .449
2 George Harper .419
3 Ty Cobb .413
4 Bing Miller .402
5 Glenn Wright .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Babe Herman 6
4 Rogers Hornsby 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 31
2 Hack Wilson 28
3 Heinie Manush 26
3 Paul Waner 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 11
2 Frankie Frisch 9
3 Sparky Adams 7
4 Bob Meusel 5
5 12 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.29
2 Tommy Thomas 1.43
3 Waite Hoyt 1.59
4 Tony Welzer 1.79
5 Dazzy Vance 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 6
2 Charlie Root 5
2 Tommy Thomas 5
2 Dazzy Vance 5
5 6 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 34
2 Lefty Grove 30
3 Charlie Root 27
4 Tommy Thomas 24
4 Earl Whitehill 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 2
1 Sarge Connally 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 .377
2 Harry Heilmann .371
3 Babe Ruth .358
4 Goose Goslin .356
5 George Burns .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 42
2 Lou Gehrig 24
3 Cy Williams 23
3 Hack Wilson 23
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 133
2 Lou Gehrig 129
3 Babe Ruth 124
4 Jim Bottomley 112
5 George Burns 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 40
2 Sparky Adams 30
2 Johnny Mostil 30
4 Taylor Douthit 28
5 Frankie Frisch 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 2.36
2 Lefty Grove 2.56
3 Carl Mays 2.60
4 Guy Bush 2.77
5 Ted Lyons 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 23
1 George Uhle 23
3 Lee Meadows 22
4 Charlie Root 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 185
2 Dazzy Vance 171
3 Tommy Thomas 137
4 George Uhle 136
5 Charlie Root 135

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 18
2 Lefty Grove 8
3 Sarge Connally 6
3 Hooks Dauss 6
3 Joe Pate 6