On This Day

Friday, June 3, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 30 15 .667 --
White Sox 29 17 .630 1.5
Athletics 23 22 .511 7.0
Senators 20 21 .488 8.0
Indians 22 24 .478 8.5
Browns 20 23 .465 9.0
Tigers 19 24 .442 10.0
Red Sox 12 29 .293 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 28 13 .683 --
Giants 24 17 .585 4.0
Cardinals 22 16 .579 4.5
Cubs 22 18 .550 5.5
Robins 22 23 .489 8.0
Phillies 18 22 .450 9.5
Braves 14 21 .400 11.0
Reds 12 32 .273 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Red Rollings 4
2 Bibb Falk 3
2 Gabby Hartnett 3
2 Harry Rice 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 George Grantham 1
1 Al Simmons 1
1 Jackie Tavener 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jackie Tavener 3
1 Paul Waner 3
3 Eddie Brown 2
3 Wally Gerber 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Lindstrom 2
2 Eddie Moore 1
2 Ray Morehart 1
2 Frank O'Rourke 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Aldridge 1.00
2 Jake Miller 0.50
3 Ken Holloway 0.33
3 Jack Quinn 0.33
5 Hod Lisenbee 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Ken Holloway 1
1 Jake Miller 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Aldridge 7
2 Ken Holloway 4
2 Hod Lisenbee 4
2 Jake Miller 4
2 Jack Quinn 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .418
2 Bing Miller .407
3 George Harper .405
4 Al Simmons .396
5 Bob Meusel .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 16
2 Lou Gehrig 13
3 Cy Williams 10
4 Hack Wilson 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 56
2 Al Simmons 53
3 Paul Waner 47
4 Hack Wilson 44
4 Glenn Wright 44

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 1.47
2 Wilcy Moore 2.01
3 Ted Lyons 2.06
4 Bob Smith 2.29
5 Jesse Haines 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy Thomas 10
2 Ted Lyons 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 48
5 Rube Walberg 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 George Mogridge 4
3 Garland Braxton 3
3 Sarge Connally 3
3 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bibb Falk .455
2 Joe Harris .450
3 George Harper .436
4 Gabby Hartnett .431
5 Harvey Hendrick .429

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 20
1 Paul Waner 20
3 Glenn Wright 19
4 Pie Traynor 18
5 2 tied 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 0.50
1 Clarence Mitchell 0.50
3 Bob McGraw 0.75
4 Jack Russell 1.32
5 Waite Hoyt 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 5
2 Vic Aldridge 4
2 Ted Lyons 4
2 Lefty Stewart 4
2 Tommy Thomas 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Walberg 20
2 Tommy Thomas 19
3 Vic Aldridge 18
3 Jumbo Elliott 18
3 Lefty Grove 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 2
1 George Mogridge 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Hal Carlson 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Harper .460
2 Bing Miller .443
3 Joe Harris .425
4 Lou Gehrig .414
5 Glenn Wright .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 10
2 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Cy Williams 6
4 Babe Herman 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 33
2 Babe Ruth 31
2 Paul Waner 31
4 Lou Gehrig 29
5 2 tied 27

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 Tommy Thomas 1.14
3 Wilcy Moore 1.17
4 Bob Smith 1.80
4 Dazzy Vance 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 6
1 Tommy Thomas 6
3 Vic Aldridge 5
3 Carmen Hill 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 37
2 Tommy Thomas 35
3 Lefty Grove 34
4 Hod Lisenbee 29
5 Jumbo Elliott 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
2 Garland Braxton 2
2 Sarge Connally 2
2 George Mogridge 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .375
2 Al Simmons .364
3 Harry Heilmann .359
4 Bob Fothergill .356
5 Babe Ruth .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Lou Gehrig 27
3 Cy Williams 24
4 Hack Wilson 23
5 Babe Herman 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 138
2 Al Simmons 136
3 Lou Gehrig 135
4 Jim Bottomley 110
5 2 tied 108

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 Lefty Grove 2.81
4 Carl Mays 2.86
5 Pete Alexander 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 23
1 George Uhle 23
3 Lee Meadows 21
3 Charlie Root 21
3 Tommy Thomas 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 181
1 Dazzy Vance 181
3 Tommy Thomas 139
4 Charlie Root 134
5 George Uhle 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 17
2 Lefty Grove 9
3 George Mogridge 7
4 Sarge Connally 6
4 Joe Pate 6