On This Day

Saturday, June 11, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 35 16 .686 --
White Sox 32 21 .604 4.0
Athletics 28 23 .549 7.0
Senators 24 24 .500 9.5
Tigers 23 26 .469 11.0
Browns 23 27 .460 11.5
Indians 23 29 .442 12.5
Red Sox 13 35 .271 20.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 31 16 .660 --
Cubs 29 19 .604 2.5
Cardinals 27 20 .574 4.0
Giants 26 22 .542 5.5
Robins 24 30 .444 10.5
Braves 18 25 .419 11.0
Phillies 19 27 .413 11.5
Reds 18 33 .353 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bud Clancy 4
2 Clyde Barnhart 3
2 George Burns 3
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 2
2 Tony Lazzeri 1
2 Edd Roush 1
2 Hack Wilson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Schulte 4
2 Johnny Gooch 3
2 Bucky Harris 3
2 Willie Kamm 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jimmie Foxx 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Root 0.45
2 Sloppy Thurston 0.33
3 Pete Alexander 0.29
4 Lefty Stewart 0.27
4 Myles Thomas 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Red Lucas 1
1 Jesse Petty 1
1 Charlie Root 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 5
1 Sloppy Thurston 5
3 Lefty Stewart 4
3 Myles Thomas 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Holloway 1
1 Wilcy Moore 1
1 Dazzy Vance 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .438
2 Bing Miller .407
3 Lou Gehrig .399
4 Al Simmons .387
5 Ty Cobb .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 20
2 Lou Gehrig 14
3 Hack Wilson 12
4 Rogers Hornsby 10
4 Cy Williams 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 59
2 Al Simmons 58
2 Paul Waner 58
4 Hack Wilson 50
5 Rogers Hornsby 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 16
2 Frankie Frisch 15
3 Sparky Adams 11
4 Goose Goslin 10
4 Chick Hafey 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.89
2 Tommy Thomas 2.02
3 Jesse Haines 2.16
4 Waite Hoyt 2.19
5 Pete Alexander 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 11
2 Tommy Thomas 10
3 Jesse Haines 9
3 Charlie Root 9
5 2 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 67
2 Lefty Grove 61
3 Charlie Root 58
4 Tommy Thomas 54
5 Hub Pruett 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 6
2 George Mogridge 5
3 Garland Braxton 3
3 Sarge Connally 3
3 3 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .583
2 Clyde Barnhart .509
3 Paul Waner .453
4 Jimmy Dykes .449
5 Harvey Hendrick .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Tony Lazzeri 5
2 Hack Wilson 5
4 Jimmy Welsh 4
5 Lou Gehrig 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 23
2 Paul Waner 22
3 Jim Bottomley 20
4 Joe Harris 17
4 Rogers Hornsby 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 5
1 Chick Hafey 5
3 Frankie Frisch 4
3 Bill Hunnefield 4
5 8 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elam Vangilder 1.47
2 Pete Alexander 1.50
3 Dutch Levsen 1.53
4 Eppa Rixey 1.65
5 2 tied 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 5
1 Myles Thomas 5
3 Ted Lyons 4
4 Pete Alexander 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Walberg 21
2 Lefty Grove 19
3 Tommy Thomas 17
4 Firpo Marberry 16
5 Jumbo Elliott 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 George Mogridge 3
3 Hal Carlson 1
3 Bill Clarkson 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .464
2 Bing Miller .437
3 Ken Williams .419
4 Harvey Hendrick .412
5 Al Simmons .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 12
2 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Hack Wilson 6
4 Tony Lazzeri 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Waner 40
2 Al Simmons 33
3 Jim Bottomley 31
3 Babe Ruth 31
5 Glenn Wright 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 10
2 Sparky Adams 9
2 Kiki Cuyler 9
4 Chick Hafey 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Waite Hoyt 1.23
2 Jesse Haines 1.73
3 Tommy Thomas 1.83
4 Lil Stoner 1.85
5 Ted Lyons 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 7
1 Ted Lyons 7
3 Vic Aldridge 5
3 Charlie Root 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 37
2 Tommy Thomas 33
3 Hub Pruett 30
3 Charlie Root 30
5 Jumbo Elliott 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 5
2 George Mogridge 3
3 Ken Holloway 2
3 Wilcy Moore 2
3 Ernie Nevers 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Heinie Manush .373
2 Al Simmons .366
3 Bob Fothergill .361
4 Babe Ruth .358
5 Paul Waner .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Lou Gehrig 28
3 Hack Wilson 25
4 Cy Williams 24
5 Tony Lazzeri 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 137
2 Lou Gehrig 134
3 Babe Ruth 130
4 Jim Bottomley 126
5 Paul Waner 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 39
2 Sparky Adams 34
3 Frankie Frisch 28
4 Taylor Douthit 27
5 Johnny Mostil 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Kremer 2.37
2 Guy Bush 2.62
3 Sheriff Blake 2.65
4 Pete Alexander 2.70
5 Carl Mays 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Uhle 23
2 Ray Kremer 22
3 Lee Meadows 21
3 Charlie Root 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 174
2 Dazzy Vance 167
3 Tommy Thomas 143
4 Charlie Root 139
5 George Uhle 129

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Lefty Grove 11
3 George Mogridge 8
4 Sarge Connally 6
4 Joe Pate 6