On This Day

Saturday, May 28, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	24	13	.649	--
White Sox	24	16	.600	1.5
Athletics	20	17	.541	4.0
Senators	17	17	.500	5.5
Indians	18	20	.474	6.5
Browns	17	19	.472	6.5
Tigers	16	20	.444	7.5
Red Sox	10	24	.294	12.5

Games

Athletics 8, Red Sox 6

Athletics 4, Red Sox 3

Tigers 7, White Sox 1

Yankees 8, Senators 2

Senators 3, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	23	11	.676	--
Cubs	21	14	.600	2.5
Giants	20	15	.571	3.5
Cardinals	18	16	.529	5.0
Phillies	16	18	.471	7.0
Braves	13	17	.433	8.0
Robins	17	23	.425	9.0
Reds	12	26	.316	13.0

Games

Giants 7, Robins 3

Reds 8, Cubs 0

Braves 1, Phillies 0

Phillies 8, Braves 3

Pirates 6, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sammy Hale	4
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
1	Bill Lamar	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	George Harper	1
1	Babe Herman	1
1	Bob Meusel	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mickey Cochrane	5
2	George Harper	3
2	Babe Ruth	3
2	Pie Traynor	3
2	Curt Walker	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bernie Friberg	2
2	Johnny Butler	1
2	Mickey Cochrane	1
2	Eddie Collins	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Hugh McQuillan	0.55
2	Alex Ferguson	0.50
3	Jack Quinn	0.42
4	Firpo Marberry	0.40
5	Dutch Ulrich	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Firpo Marberry	6
1	Hugh McQuillan	6
3	Jack Quinn	5
4	Lefty Grove	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	2
2	George Mogridge	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bing Miller	.413
2	Lou Gehrig	.408
3	Doc Farrell	.402
4	Al Simmons	.390
5	Ty Cobb	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Lou Gehrig	11
3	Cy Williams	9
4	Rogers Hornsby	8
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	49
2	Al Simmons	44
3	Hack Wilson	38
4	Paul Waner	36
4	Glenn Wright	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	16
2	Frankie Frisch	11
3	Sparky Adams	8
4	Goose Goslin	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Thomas	1.66
2	Ted Lyons	1.72
3	Hod Lisenbee	1.93
4	Tony Welzer	1.94
5	Wilcy Moore	2.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	8
1	Tommy Thomas	8
3	Jesse Haines	7
3	Ted Lyons	7
3	Lee Meadows	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	57
2	Charlie Root	47
3	Lefty Grove	46
4	Tommy Thomas	37
5	Hub Pruett	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	4
2	Garland Braxton	3
2	Sarge Connally	3
2	Firpo Marberry	3
2	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bing Miller	.466
2	Doc Farrell	.455
3	Lou Gehrig	.442
4	Glenn Wright	.441
5	Ken Williams	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	5
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Babe Ruth	4
4	Mickey Cochrane	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Glenn Wright	18
2	Pie Traynor	17
3	Paul Waner	16
4	Ken Williams	15
5	Harry Rice	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	7
2	Sparky Adams	6
3	Eddie Collins	4
3	Frankie Frisch	4
3	Bob Meusel	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Waite Hoyt	0.53
2	Tommy Thomas	0.75
3	Bob Smith	1.16
4	Wilcy Moore	1.23
5	Win Ballou	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	3
1	Ted Lyons	3
1	Lee Meadows	3
1	Charlie Root	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	22
2	Tommy Thomas	16
3	Charlie Root	14
4	Pete Donohue	13
4	4 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	3
2	Ernie Nevers	2
3	Pete Alexander	1
3	Sarge Connally	1
3	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Doc Farrell	.432
1	Bing Miller	.432
3	George Harper	.415
4	Glenn Wright	.411
5	Lou Gehrig	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Babe Herman	7
4	Rogers Hornsby	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	30
2	Lou Gehrig	28
2	Hack Wilson	28
4	Paul Waner	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	11
2	Frankie Frisch	10
3	Sparky Adams	7
4	Bob Meusel	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	1.17
2	Wilcy Moore	1.17
3	Tommy Thomas	1.23
4	Waite Hoyt	1.26
5	Tony Welzer	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	6
1	Tommy Thomas	6
1	Dazzy Vance	6
4	Ted Lyons	5
5	8 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	44
2	Charlie Root	30
3	Lefty Grove	29
3	Tommy Thomas	29
5	Firpo Marberry	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	4
2	Garland Braxton	2
2	Sarge Connally	2
2	Wilcy Moore	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.378
2	Harry Heilmann	.368
3	Babe Ruth	.358
4	Goose Goslin	.355
5	Bing Miller	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	Lou Gehrig	25
3	Cy Williams	23
3	Hack Wilson	23
5	3 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	132
2	Lou Gehrig	131
3	Babe Ruth	127
4	Jim Bottomley	115
5	George Burns	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	40
2	Sparky Adams	31
3	Johnny Mostil	29
4	Taylor Douthit	27
5	Frankie Frisch	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kremer	2.36
2	Lefty Grove	2.51
3	Carl Mays	2.66
4	Garland Buckeye	2.73
5	Guy Bush	2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	189
2	Dazzy Vance	181
3	Tommy Thomas	142
4	Charlie Root	138
5	George Uhle	136

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	18
2	Lefty Grove	10
3	Sarge Connally	6
3	George Mogridge	6
3	Joe Pate	6