On This Day

Thursday, June 2, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 30 14 .682 --
White Sox 28 17 .622 2.5
Athletics 23 21 .523 7.0
Senators 20 20 .500 8.0
Indians 21 24 .467 9.5
Browns 19 23 .452 10.0
Tigers 18 24 .429 11.0
Red Sox 12 28 .300 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 27 13 .675 --
Cardinals 22 16 .579 4.0
Giants 23 17 .575 4.0
Cubs 22 17 .564 4.5
Robins 22 23 .489 7.5
Phillies 18 21 .462 8.5
Braves 13 21 .382 11.0
Reds 12 31 .279 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Harper 4
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
1 Freddie Lindstrom 4
4 Joe Harris 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Homer Summa 3
1 Sloppy Thurston 3
1 Cy Williams 3
4 Goose Goslin 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 Harry McCurdy 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Ruether 0.50
2 Sam Gray 0.38
3 Carmen Hill 0.22
4 Hal Wiltse 0.21
5 Joe Shaute 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Carmen Hill 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 4
2 Sam Gray 3
2 Hal Wiltse 3
4 Pete Donohue 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Pate 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .422
2 Bing Miller .412
3 George Harper .407
4 Bob Meusel .394
5 Al Simmons .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 16
2 Lou Gehrig 12
3 Cy Williams 10
4 Hack Wilson 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 55
2 Al Simmons 52
3 Paul Waner 44
3 Hack Wilson 44
5 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 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Thomas 1.51
2 Tony Welzer 1.99
3 Wilcy Moore 2.01
4 Ted Lyons 2.06
5 Hod Lisenbee 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 9
1 Tommy Thomas 9
3 Jesse Haines 8
3 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 George Harper .444
2 Joe Harris .431
3 Lou Gehrig .431
4 Harvey Hendrick .429
5 Glenn Wright .424

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 7
2 Kiki Cuyler 5
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 Carmen Hill 5
2 Ted Lyons 4
2 Tommy Thomas 4
4 Vic Aldridge 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 Willis Hudlin 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 .460
2 Bing Miller .453
3 Lou Gehrig .432
4 Glenn Wright .427
5 Joe Harris .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Rogers Hornsby 6
3 Cy Williams 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 33
2 Babe Ruth 32
3 Lou Gehrig 30
3 Paul Waner 30
5 Glenn Wright 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 Waite Hoyt 1.02
2 Wilcy Moore 1.07
3 Tommy Thomas 1.16
4 Dazzy Vance 1.80
5 Myles Thomas 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 6
2 Carmen Hill 5
2 Charlie Root 5
2 Tommy Thomas 5
2 Dazzy Vance 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 37
2 Lefty Grove 34
3 Tommy Thomas 32
4 Jumbo Elliott 27
5 Charlie Root 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
2 Garland Braxton 2
2 Sarge Connally 2
2 Ernie Nevers 2
2 Charlie Root 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .375
2 Al Simmons .360
3 Babe Ruth .359
4 Bob Fothergill .358
5 Harry Heilmann .354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 141
2 Lou Gehrig 136
2 Al Simmons 136
4 George Burns 112
5 Jim Bottomley 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 39
2 Sparky Adams 33
3 Frankie Frisch 28
4 Taylor Douthit 27
4 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
3 Joe Pate 6