On This Day

Monday, June 6, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 15 .674 --
White Sox 31 17 .646 1.0
Athletics 24 22 .522 7.0
Browns 22 23 .489 8.5
Indians 22 25 .468 9.5
Senators 20 23 .465 9.5
Tigers 19 25 .432 11.0
Red Sox 12 31 .279 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 29 13 .690 --
Cardinals 25 17 .595 4.0
Giants 24 19 .558 5.5
Cubs 24 19 .558 5.5
Robins 23 26 .469 9.5
Phillies 18 23 .439 10.5
Braves 15 23 .395 12.0
Reds 14 32 .304 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bud Clancy 5
2 Clyde Barnhart 3
2 Bill Barrett 3
2 Harvey Hendrick 3
2 Jimmy Welsh 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Waner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bud Clancy 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Paul Waner 3
4 Clyde Barnhart 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 2
2 Buck Crouse 1
2 Dick Spalding 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob McGraw 0.88
2 Larry Benton 0.36
3 Jim Brillheart 0.33
3 Slim Harriss 0.33
5 Howard Ehmke 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Brillheart 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Carmen Hill 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Bob McGraw 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob McGraw 7
2 Larry Benton 4
2 Jim Brillheart 4
4 Slim Harriss 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Gehrig .413
2 George Harper .409
3 Bing Miller .406
4 Bob Meusel .394
5 Al Simmons .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 17
2 Lou Gehrig 13
3 Cy Williams 10
3 Hack Wilson 10
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 56
2 Al Simmons 54
3 Paul Waner 50
4 Hack Wilson 46
5 Glenn Wright 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 16
2 Frankie Frisch 14
3 Sparky Adams 10
3 Chick Hafey 10
5 Bob Meusel 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Thomas 1.47
2 Ted Lyons 1.97
3 Wilcy Moore 2.25
4 Jesse Haines 2.27
5 Waite Hoyt 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 10
1 Tommy Thomas 10
3 Jesse Haines 8
3 Charlie Root 8
5 2 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 60
2 Lefty Grove 57
3 Charlie Root 51
4 Tommy Thomas 48
5 Rube Walberg 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 5
2 Lefty Grove 4
3 Garland Braxton 3
3 Sarge Connally 3
3 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .520
2 George Harper .500
2 Harvey Hendrick .500
4 Bibb Falk .436
5 Glenn Wright .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Lou Gehrig 4
3 Hack Wilson 3
4 Chick Hafey 2
4 9 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 20
2 Paul Waner 19
3 Jim Bottomley 18
4 Glenn Wright 16
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chick Hafey 6
1 Bill Hunnefield 6
3 Sparky Adams 4
3 Bill Barrett 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Thomas 0.50
2 Bill Doak 0.79
3 Bob McGraw 1.29
4 Waite Hoyt 1.50
5 Lil Stoner 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 5
2 Ted Lyons 4
2 Tommy Thomas 4
4 Vic Aldridge 3
4 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy Thomas 19
2 Lefty Grove 18
2 Rube Walberg 18
4 Vic Aldridge 15
5 Jumbo Elliott 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 George Mogridge 3
2 Lefty Grove 2
3 Hal Carlson 1
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Harper .464
2 Joe Harris .448
3 Bing Miller .438
4 Lou Gehrig .425
5 Harvey Hendrick .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 11
2 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Cy Williams 6
3 Hack Wilson 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 34
2 Paul Waner 33
3 Babe Ruth 32
4 Lou Gehrig 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 13
2 Sparky Adams 9
2 Kiki Cuyler 9
4 Chick Hafey 8
4 Bob Meusel 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Thomas 1.00
2 Waite Hoyt 1.02
3 Wilcy Moore 1.69
4 Ted Lyons 1.75
5 Bob Smith 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 7
2 Carmen Hill 6
2 Tommy Thomas 6
4 Vic Aldridge 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 40
2 Lefty Grove 33
3 Tommy Thomas 31
4 Charlie Root 27
5 Hub Pruett 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 3
1 George Mogridge 3
3 Ernie Nevers 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 20 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .375
2 Harry Heilmann .364
3 Al Simmons .363
4 Bob Fothergill .355
5 Babe Ruth .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Lou Gehrig 27
3 Cy Williams 24
4 Hack Wilson 23
5 4 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 137
2 Lou Gehrig 134
3 Babe Ruth 132
4 Jim Bottomley 119
5 Paul Waner 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 Pete Alexander 2.76
3 Sheriff Blake 2.80
4 Guy Bush 2.85
5 Carl Mays 2.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 174
2 Lefty Grove 171
3 Tommy Thomas 139
4 Charlie Root 135
5 George Uhle 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 17
2 Lefty Grove 9
3 George Mogridge 8
4 Sarge Connally 6
4 Joe Pate 6