On This Day

Monday, May 30, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	26	14	.650	--
White Sox	26	17	.605	1.5
Athletics	22	18	.550	4.0
Senators	19	18	.514	5.5
Indians	20	22	.476	7.0
Browns	19	21	.475	7.0
Tigers	17	22	.436	8.5
Red Sox	10	27	.270	14.5

Games

Browns 11, White Sox 3

White Sox 10, Browns 0

Indians 9, Tigers 8

Tigers 11, Indians 3

Athletics 9, Yankees 8

Yankees 6, Athletics 5

Senators 3, Red Sox 0

Senators 13, Red Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	25	12	.676	--
Cubs	22	16	.579	3.5
Cardinals	21	16	.568	4.0
Giants	21	17	.553	4.5
Phillies	17	19	.472	7.5
Robins	20	23	.465	8.0
Braves	13	19	.406	9.5
Reds	12	29	.293	15.0

Games

Robins 5, Braves 2

Robins 6, Braves 2

Giants 14, Phillies 10

Phillies 1, Giants 0

Cubs 7, Pirates 6

Pirates 6, Cubs 5

Cardinals 6, Reds 3

Cardinals 3, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lloyd Waner	7
2	Charlie Gehringer	6
3	Lou Gehrig	5
3	Chick Hafey	5
3	6 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	Bucky Harris	1
1	Gabby Hartnett	1
1	Bing Miller	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	5
1	Bucky Harris	5
3	Ike Eichrodt	4
3	Joe Harris	4
3	4 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Edd Roush	2
2	Sparky Adams	1
2	Bill Barrett	1
2	Les Bell	1
2	20 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tommy Thomas	1.14
2	Lefty Grove	0.58
3	Bill Clarkson	0.56
4	Clarence Mitchell	0.50
4	Eppa Rixey	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Bill Doak	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	11
2	Tommy Thomas	8
3	Bill Clarkson	5
3	Eppa Rixey	5
3	Rube Walberg	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Shaute	1
1	Don Songer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bing Miller	.411
2	Lou Gehrig	.408
3	Al Simmons	.401
4	George Harper	.394
5	Doc Farrell	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Lou Gehrig	11
3	Cy Williams	9
3	Hack Wilson	9
5	Rogers Hornsby	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	54
2	Al Simmons	50
3	Hack Wilson	44
4	Paul Waner	41
5	Glenn Wright	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	16
2	Frankie Frisch	13
3	Sparky Adams	10
4	Al Simmons	8
5	4 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Thomas	1.51
2	Hod Lisenbee	1.93
3	Tony Welzer	1.99
4	Wilcy Moore	2.01
5	Ted Lyons	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Tommy Thomas	9
2	Jesse Haines	8
2	Ted Lyons	8
2	Charlie Root	8
5	Lee Meadows	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	57
1	Dazzy Vance	57
3	Charlie Root	49
4	Tommy Thomas	45
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	Ken Williams	.483
2	Pie Traynor	.458
3	Lou Gehrig	.431
4	Charlie Gehringer	.425
5	George Harper	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Ken Williams	5
3	Lou Gehrig	4
4	Fred Haney	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Paul Waner	18
1	Ken Williams	18
1	Hack Wilson	18
4	Lou Gehrig	17
4	Glenn Wright	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	8
2	Kiki Cuyler	7
3	Frankie Frisch	5
3	Bob Meusel	5
5	3 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Thomas	0.25
2	Clarence Mitchell	0.50
3	Waite Hoyt	0.53
4	Wilcy Moore	1.01
5	Bob Smith	1.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	4
1	Ted Lyons	4
1	Tommy Thomas	4
4	Jesse Haines	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	22
2	Lefty Grove	19
2	Tommy Thomas	19
4	Charlie Root	16
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	3
2	Pete Alexander	1
2	Sarge Connally	1
2	Sam Gray	1
2	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Harper	.462
2	Bing Miller	.432
3	Glenn Wright	.417
4	Doc Farrell	.405
5	Pie Traynor	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	10
2	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Hack Wilson	7
4	Babe Herman	6
4	Rogers Hornsby	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	32
1	Al Simmons	32
3	Hack Wilson	31
4	Paul Waner	30
5	Babe Herman	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	12
2	Kiki Cuyler	11
3	Sparky Adams	9
4	Bob Meusel	7
5	Chick Hafey	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	1.02
2	Tommy Thomas	1.13
3	Waite Hoyt	1.26
4	Ted Lyons	1.86
5	Tony Welzer	1.88

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	44
2	Lefty Grove	39
3	Tommy Thomas	32
4	Charlie Root	28
5	Jumbo Elliott	25

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Heinie Manush	.377
2	Harry Heilmann	.367
3	Babe Ruth	.360
4	Al Simmons	.357
5	Bing Miller	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	45
2	Lou Gehrig	25
3	Hack Wilson	24
4	Cy Williams	23
5	2 tied	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	137
2	Lou Gehrig	135
3	Babe Ruth	133
4	Jim Bottomley	116
5	George Burns	111

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	39
2	Sparky Adams	33
3	Taylor Douthit	28
3	Frankie Frisch	28
3	Johnny Mostil	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kremer	2.36
2	Garland Buckeye	2.74
3	Lefty Grove	2.78
4	Guy Bush	2.82
5	Carl Mays	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	23
1	George Uhle	23
3	Lee Meadows	22
3	Charlie Root	22
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	191
2	Dazzy Vance	181
3	Tommy Thomas	145
4	Charlie Root	138
5	George Uhle	132

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	17
2	Lefty Grove	10
3	Sarge Connally	6
3	George Mogridge	6
5	6 tied	5