On This Day

Tuesday, June 28, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	47	20	.701	--
Athletics	37	30	.552	10.0
White Sox	38	31	.551	10.0
Senators	35	29	.547	10.5
Tigers	32	30	.516	12.5
Indians	30	36	.455	16.5
Browns	27	36	.429	18.0
Red Sox	15	49	.234	30.5

Games

Senators 4, Red Sox 0

White Sox 8, Indians 7

Tigers 9, Browns 3

Tigers 6, Browns 3

Yankees 9, Athletics 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	39	23	.629	--
Cardinals	38	25	.603	1.5
Cubs	38	27	.585	2.5
Giants	32	32	.500	8.0
Robins	31	34	.477	9.5
Braves	23	32	.418	12.5
Phillies	25	36	.410	13.5
Reds	25	42	.373	16.5

Games

Reds 8, Cubs 1

Phillies 7, Giants 3

Pirates 9, Cardinals 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Heilmann	5
2	Earle Combs	4
2	Bob Fothergill	4
2	Johnny Hodapp	4
2	Larry Woodall	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	George Grantham	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Hodapp	4
2	Jim Bottomley	3
2	Lou Gehrig	3
4	Ownie Carroll	2
4	15 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	2
2	Ossie Bluege	1
2	Charlie Gehringer	1
2	Edd Roush	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Urban Shocker	0.30
2	Bob McGraw	0.25
3	General Crowder	0.20
3	Rube Walberg	0.20
5	Sarge Connally	0.14

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ownie Carroll	1
1	Bert Cole	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Urban Shocker	3
2	Bob McGraw	2
2	Eddie Rommel	2
4	Hi Bell	1
4	12 others tied	1

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carmen Hill	1
1	Myles Thomas	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.390
2	Joe Harris	.390
3	Lou Gehrig	.388
4	Frankie Frisch	.386
5	Doc Farrell	.382

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	24
2	Lou Gehrig	23
3	Hack Wilson	15
4	Rogers Hornsby	14
5	2 tied	12

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	82
2	Al Simmons	73
2	Paul Waner	73
4	Jim Bottomley	66
5	2 tied	63

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	22
2	Kiki Cuyler	16
3	Sparky Adams	14
4	Fresco Thompson	11
5	6 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	2.02
2	Jesse Haines	2.42
3	Hod Lisenbee	2.47
4	Waite Hoyt	2.49
5	Ken Holloway	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	13
1	Charlie Root	13
3	Jesse Haines	11
3	Tommy Thomas	11
5	3 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	89
2	Lefty Grove	84
3	Charlie Root	77
4	Tommy Thomas	62
5	Rube Walberg	59

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frankie Frisch	.470
2	Billy Southworth	.444
3	Lance Richbourg	.417
4	Harry Heilmann	.412
5	Riggs Stephenson	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	9
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Al Simmons	4
4	Jim Bottomley	3
4	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	22
2	Jim Bottomley	18
3	Al Simmons	15
3	Billy Southworth	15
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	7
2	Fresco Thompson	6
3	Sparky Adams	3
3	Bill Barrett	3
3	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ken Holloway	0.50
2	Eppa Rixey	1.09
3	Dazzy Vance	1.67
4	Don Songer	1.77
5	Lefty Stewart	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carmen Hill	3
1	Flint Rhem	3
1	Charlie Root	3
1	Urban Shocker	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	22
2	Lefty Grove	21
3	Charlie Root	18
4	Jakie May	17
5	2 tied	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	3
1	Joe Pate	3
3	Wilcy Moore	2
4	Vic Aldridge	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Harris	.448
2	Paul Waner	.443
3	Frankie Frisch	.425
4	Clyde Barnhart	.417
5	Billy Southworth	.398

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	12
1	Babe Ruth	12
3	Hack Wilson	8
4	Tony Lazzeri	7
5	Rogers Hornsby	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Paul Waner	37
2	Jim Bottomley	36
3	Lou Gehrig	33
4	Rogers Hornsby	30
5	Al Simmons	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	11
2	Bill Barrett	8
3	Fresco Thompson	7
4	Sparky Adams	6
4	Edd Roush	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	1.37
2	Ken Holloway	2.18
3	Dazzy Vance	2.32
4	Ted Lyons	2.34
5	Bill Sherdel	2.37

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carmen Hill	8
2	Ted Lyons	6
2	Myles Thomas	6
4	Pete Alexander	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	38
2	Rube Walberg	35
3	Dazzy Vance	32
4	Jakie May	31
5	Charlie Root	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Pate	4
2	Garland Braxton	3
2	Wilcy Moore	3
4	Lefty Grove	2
4	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.363
2	Al Simmons	.362
3	Heinie Manush	.354
4	Goose Goslin	.354
5	Bob Fothergill	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Lou Gehrig	35
3	Hack Wilson	27
4	Cy Williams	25
5	Al Simmons	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	142
1	Al Simmons	142
3	Jim Bottomley	129
4	Babe Ruth	125
5	Paul Waner	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	37
2	Sparky Adams	35
3	Frankie Frisch	32
4	Johnny Mostil	25
5	Taylor Douthit	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	2.11
2	Ray Kremer	2.51
3	Carl Mays	2.68
4	Ted Lyons	2.80
5	Dazzy Vance	2.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	24
2	Ray Kremer	23
3	Lee Meadows	22
3	George Uhle	22
5	Jesse Haines	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	181
2	Dazzy Vance	173
3	Charlie Root	150
4	Tommy Thomas	135
5	George Uhle	130

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	14
2	Lefty Grove	10
3	Joe Pate	9
4	George Mogridge	7
5	2 tied	6