On This Day

Wednesday, June 1, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 29 14 .674 --
White Sox 27 17 .614 2.5
Athletics 22 21 .512 7.0
Senators 19 20 .487 8.0
Indians 21 23 .477 8.5
Browns 19 22 .463 9.0
Tigers 18 23 .439 10.0
Red Sox 12 27 .308 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 26 13 .667 --
Cardinals 22 16 .579 3.5
Giants 22 17 .564 4.0
Cubs 22 17 .564 4.0
Robins 22 23 .489 7.0
Phillies 18 20 .474 7.5
Braves 13 21 .382 10.5
Reds 12 30 .286 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Burns 4
1 Glenn Wright 4
3 Johnny Butler 3
3 Harvey Hendrick 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Herman 1
1 Mark Koenig 1
1 Freddy Leach 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Hodapp 4
2 George Burns 3
2 Babe Herman 3
2 Freddy Leach 3
2 Glenn Wright 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 1
1 Muddy Ruel 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Walberg 0.86
2 Willis Hudlin 0.60
3 Lee Meadows 0.44
4 Jumbo Elliott 0.43
5 Slim Harriss 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jumbo Elliott 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Hub Pruett 1
1 Myles Thomas 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Walberg 6
2 Lee Meadows 4
2 Hub Pruett 4
2 George Smith 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Carlson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .418
2 Bing Miller .414
3 Al Simmons .395
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 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 55
2 Al Simmons 52
3 Hack Wilson 44
4 Paul Waner 42
4 Glenn Wright 42

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 Rube Walberg 40

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 .448
2 Glenn Wright .433
3 Ken Williams .426
4 Lou Gehrig .419
5 Kiki Cuyler .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Babe Herman 4
2 Ken Williams 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Wright 20
2 Babe Ruth 19
2 Paul Waner 19
4 Babe Herman 17
4 Pie Traynor 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 8
2 Kiki Cuyler 7
3 Frankie Frisch 4
3 Bill Hunnefield 4
3 Bob Meusel 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 Waite Hoyt 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 4
1 Carmen Hill 4
1 Tommy Thomas 4
4 Willis Hudlin 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Walberg 20
2 Lefty Grove 19
2 Tommy Thomas 19
4 Jumbo Elliott 18
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Hal Carlson 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Harper .452
1 Bing Miller .452
3 Glenn Wright .438
4 Lou Gehrig .420
5 Doc Farrell .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
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 34
2 Lou Gehrig 31
2 Babe Herman 31
2 Babe Ruth 31
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 1.04
2 Tommy Thomas 1.16
3 Waite Hoyt 1.56
4 Dazzy Vance 1.80
5 Myles Thomas 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 6
2 Waite Hoyt 5
2 Charlie Root 5
2 Tommy Thomas 5
2 Dazzy Vance 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 39
2 Dazzy Vance 37
3 Tommy Thomas 32
4 Jumbo Elliott 28
5 Charlie Root 26

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 .375
2 Al Simmons .360
3 Babe Ruth .360
4 Bob Fothergill .359
5 Harry Heilmann .359

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 140
2 Lou Gehrig 136
2 Al Simmons 136
4 Jim Bottomley 113
5 George Burns 112

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 2.69
3 Guy Bush 2.73
4 Lefty Grove 2.79
5 Carl Mays 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 23
1 George Uhle 23
3 Lee Meadows 21
3 Charlie Root 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 185
2 Dazzy Vance 181
3 Tommy Thomas 145
4 Charlie Root 134
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