On This Day

Tuesday, May 31, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	28	14	.667	--
White Sox	27	17	.614	2.0
Athletics	22	20	.524	6.0
Senators	19	19	.500	7.0
Indians	20	23	.465	8.5
Browns	19	22	.463	8.5
Tigers	18	22	.450	9.0
Red Sox	11	27	.289	15.0

Games

White Sox 7, Browns 2

Tigers 1, Indians 0

Yankees 10, Athletics 3

Yankees 18, Athletics 5

Red Sox 4, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	26	12	.684	--
Cardinals	22	16	.579	4.0
Giants	22	17	.564	4.5
Cubs	22	17	.564	4.5
Robins	21	23	.477	8.0
Phillies	17	20	.459	8.5
Braves	13	20	.394	10.5
Reds	12	30	.286	16.0

Games

Robins 3, Braves 2

Giants 13, Phillies 4

Pirates 10, Cubs 9

Cardinals 1, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earle Combs	6
2	Jimmy Dykes	5
2	Lou Gehrig	5
2	Joe Harris	5
2	4 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	Pat Collins	1
2	Taylor Douthit	1
2	Jimmie Foxx	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Mark Koenig	5
2	Freddie Lindstrom	5
4	Joe Harris	4
4	Chick Tolson	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Meusel	2
2	Rogers Hornsby	1
2	Jack Tobin	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob McGraw	0.83
2	Jakie May	0.56
3	Bob Smith	0.44
4	Hod Lisenbee	0.40
5	Dutch Henry	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Dutch Henry	1
1	Carmen Hill	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	5
1	Bob McGraw	5
1	Joe Pate	5
4	Jim Brillheart	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Danny MacFayden	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bing Miller	.414
2	Lou Gehrig	.413
3	Al Simmons	.399
4	Bob Meusel	.394
5	George Harper	.389

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Lou Gehrig	12
3	Cy Williams	9
3	Hack Wilson	9
5	Rogers Hornsby	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	55
2	Al Simmons	52
3	Hack Wilson	44
4	Paul Waner	42
5	Babe Ruth	40

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	16
2	Frankie Frisch	13
3	Sparky Adams	10
4	Bob Meusel	9
5	Al Simmons	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Thomas	1.51
2	Tony Welzer	1.99
3	Wilcy Moore	2.01
4	Hod Lisenbee	2.07
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	2 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	57
1	Dazzy Vance	57
3	Charlie Root	49
4	Tommy Thomas	45
5	2 tied	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	Joe Harris	.441
2	Ken Williams	.439
3	Pie Traynor	.433
4	Lou Gehrig	.429
5	Bing Miller	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Ken Williams	4
4	Fred Haney	3
4	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	20
2	Paul Waner	19
3	Hack Wilson	18
4	Glenn Wright	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	8
2	Kiki Cuyler	7
3	Frankie Frisch	5
4	Eddie Collins	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Tommy Thomas	0.25
2	Clarence Mitchell	0.50
3	Bob McGraw	0.75
4	Wilcy Moore	1.05
5	Bob Smith	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	4
1	Carmen Hill	4
1	Tommy Thomas	4
4	Ted Lyons	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	4 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lefty Grove	2
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	Bing Miller	.439
2	George Harper	.431
3	Lou Gehrig	.420
4	Glenn Wright	.410
5	Pie Traynor	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Lou Gehrig	8
3	Babe Herman	6
3	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	Hack Wilson	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	34
1	Al Simmons	34
3	Lou Gehrig	33
4	Paul Waner	30
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	12
2	Kiki Cuyler	10
3	Sparky Adams	9
3	Bob Meusel	9
5	Chick Hafey	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	1.04
2	Tommy Thomas	1.13
3	Waite Hoyt	1.56
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	Waite Hoyt	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	2 tied	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	.378
2	Bob Fothergill	.364
3	Babe Ruth	.362
4	Harry Heilmann	.360
5	Al Simmons	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Lou Gehrig	26
3	Hack Wilson	24
4	Cy Williams	23
5	Tony Lazzeri	18

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	140
2	Al Simmons	139
3	Lou Gehrig	136
4	Jim Bottomley	115
5	2 tied	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	39
2	Sparky Adams	33
3	Taylor Douthit	28
3	Frankie Frisch	28
5	Johnny Mostil	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kremer	2.36
2	Garland Buckeye	2.68
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	Charlie Root	22
4	Lee Meadows	21
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