On This Day

Thursday, June 23, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 44 17 .721 --
Athletics 34 27 .557 10.0
White Sox 35 28 .556 10.0
Senators 30 29 .508 13.0
Tigers 27 29 .482 14.5
Indians 28 32 .467 15.5
Browns 25 32 .439 17.0
Red Sox 15 44 .254 28.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 37 20 .649 --
Cardinals 35 22 .614 2.0
Cubs 35 25 .583 3.5
Giants 30 28 .517 7.5
Robins 29 32 .475 10.0
Braves 21 31 .404 13.5
Phillies 22 34 .393 14.5
Reds 22 39 .361 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Edd Roush 5
2 Lou Gehrig 4
2 Heinie Mueller 4
2 Andy Reese 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Bob Barrett 1
2 Al DeVormer 1
2 Jack Fournier 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 5
1 George Harper 5
3 Al DeVormer 4
4 Lu Blue 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Earle Combs 1
1 Hughie Critz 1
1 Bob Fothergill 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jesse Petty 0.56
2 Lil Stoner 0.44
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.43
4 Clarence Mitchell 0.33
5 Jakie May 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Bob McGraw 1
1 Jesse Petty 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Petty 5
2 Lil Stoner 4
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
3 Jakie May 3
5 8 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .414
2 Lou Gehrig .394
3 Paul Waner .391
4 Al Simmons .385
5 Frankie Frisch .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 24
2 Lou Gehrig 21
3 Hack Wilson 14
4 Rogers Hornsby 12
4 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 76
2 Al Simmons 71
3 Paul Waner 70
4 Jim Bottomley 60
5 Hack Wilson 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 19
2 Kiki Cuyler 16
3 Sparky Adams 12
4 Goose Goslin 10
4 Chick Hafey 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 2.02
2 Jesse Haines 2.07
3 Hod Lisenbee 2.18
4 Wilcy Moore 2.33
5 Waite Hoyt 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 12
1 Charlie Root 12
3 Jesse Haines 11
3 Tommy Thomas 11
5 2 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 83
2 Lefty Grove 74
3 Charlie Root 69
4 Tommy Thomas 62
5 Rube Walberg 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 6
2 George Mogridge 5
2 Wilcy Moore 5
4 Firpo Marberry 4
5 3 tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .481
2 Bob Barrett .471
3 Frankie Frisch .463
4 Edd Roush .440
5 Max Bishop .433

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Babe Ruth 6
3 Al Simmons 4
4 Edd Roush 3
4 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 17
1 Paul Waner 17
3 Wattie Holm 15
3 Al Simmons 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 5
2 Fresco Thompson 4
3 George Burns 3
3 Billy Southworth 3
5 16 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sarge Connally 0.95
2 Hod Lisenbee 1.00
2 Lefty Grove 1.00
4 Eppa Rixey 1.14
5 Jesse Haines 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Jesse Haines 3
2 Carmen Hill 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 18
2 Larry Benton 16
2 Jakie May 16
2 Charlie Root 16
5 2 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
2 Vic Aldridge 1
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
2 12 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .463
2 Clyde Barnhart .440
3 Frankie Frisch .419
4 Paul Waner .415
5 Zack Wheat .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 13
2 Lou Gehrig 11
3 Hack Wilson 7
4 Tony Lazzeri 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Waner 38
2 Jim Bottomley 37
3 Babe Ruth 31
4 Lou Gehrig 30
5 Al Simmons 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 9
2 Bill Barrett 7
2 Bill Hunnefield 7
4 Sparky Adams 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 1.77
2 Sarge Connally 1.80
3 Lil Stoner 2.06
4 Ted Lyons 2.10
5 Waite Hoyt 2.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 8
2 Pete Alexander 6
2 Ted Lyons 6
2 Charlie Root 6
2 Myles Thomas 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 36
2 Lefty Grove 35
3 Jakie May 33
3 Rube Walberg 33
5 Tommy Thomas 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lefty Grove 4
2 George Mogridge 3
2 Wilcy Moore 3
4 Joe Pate 2
4 Joe Shaute 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .368
2 Paul Waner .362
3 Heinie Manush .360
4 Bob Fothergill .354
5 Babe Ruth .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Lou Gehrig 33
3 Hack Wilson 26
4 Cy Williams 25
5 Al Simmons 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 142
2 Lou Gehrig 138
3 Babe Ruth 129
4 Jim Bottomley 125
5 Paul Waner 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 37
2 Sparky Adams 34
3 Frankie Frisch 30
4 Johnny Mostil 25
5 Taylor Douthit 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 2.18
2 Ray Kremer 2.55
3 Carl Mays 2.62
4 Pete Alexander 2.69
5 Sheriff Blake 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 24
2 Ray Kremer 23
3 Lee Meadows 22
4 Jesse Haines 21
4 George Uhle 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 175
2 Dazzy Vance 167
3 Charlie Root 145
4 Tommy Thomas 142
5 George Uhle 127

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Lefty Grove 10
3 George Mogridge 7
3 Joe Pate 7
5 Sarge Connally 6