On This Day

Thursday, June 30, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 49 20 .710 --
Senators 37 29 .561 10.5
White Sox 40 32 .556 10.5
Athletics 37 32 .536 12.0
Tigers 34 30 .531 12.5
Indians 31 38 .449 18.0
Browns 27 38 .415 20.0
Red Sox 15 51 .227 32.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 39 24 .619 --
Cardinals 39 25 .609 0.5
Cubs 39 27 .591 1.5
Giants 33 33 .500 7.5
Robins 31 35 .470 9.5
Braves 24 33 .421 12.0
Phillies 26 36 .419 12.5
Reds 25 43 .368 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Bancroft 5
2 Andy Reese 4
2 Jimmy Welsh 4
4 Eddie Brown 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Wally Shaner 1
1 Earl Sheely 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 4
2 Dave Bancroft 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Travis Jackson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Brown 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Bucky Harris 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Smith 0.43
2 Lefty Stewart 0.27
3 Tommy Thomas 0.22
4 Hugh McQuillan 0.18
5 Slim Harriss 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holloway 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 Wilcy Moore 1
1 Bob Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilcy Moore 8
2 Garland Braxton 3
2 Bob Smith 3
2 Lefty Stewart 3
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Harris .392
2 Paul Waner .390
3 Lou Gehrig .389
4 Bob Meusel .385
5 Frankie Frisch .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 25
1 Babe Ruth 25
3 Hack Wilson 15
4 Rogers Hornsby 14
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 86
2 Al Simmons 76
3 Paul Waner 74
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 12
5 8 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 2.22
2 Jesse Haines 2.42
3 Wilcy Moore 2.44
4 Waite Hoyt 2.49
5 Tommy Thomas 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 13
1 Charlie Root 13
3 Jesse Haines 12
3 Tommy Thomas 12
5 5 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 89
2 Lefty Grove 88
3 Charlie Root 77
4 Tommy Thomas 64
5 Rube Walberg 59

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 6
1 Lefty Grove 6
3 Firpo Marberry 5
3 George Mogridge 5
3 Wilcy Moore 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frankie Frisch .459
2 Billy Southworth .449
3 Heinie Mueller .439
4 Babe Ruth .436
5 Bob Meusel .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 11
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 Babe Ruth 4
4 Jim Bottomley 3
4 Al Simmons 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 26
2 Jim Bottomley 17
3 Bill Barrett 15
3 Goose Goslin 15
3 Wally Shaner 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fresco Thompson 7
2 Frankie Frisch 6
3 Alex Metzler 4
3 Jack Warner 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 1.08
2 Garland Braxton 1.23
3 Ken Holloway 1.67
4 Wilcy Moore 1.85
5 Jack Quinn 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 3
1 Ken Holloway 3
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 Wilcy Moore 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 19
2 Garland Braxton 15
2 Wilcy Moore 15
2 Red Ruffing 15
2 Dazzy Vance 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
1 Joe Pate 3
3 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Wilcy Moore 2
5 12 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .441
2 Joe Harris .436
3 Frankie Frisch .432
4 Clyde Barnhart .424
5 Billy Southworth .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 14
2 Babe Ruth 11
3 Tony Lazzeri 7
4 Rogers Hornsby 6
4 Hack Wilson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 34
2 Paul Waner 33
3 Lou Gehrig 32
4 Rogers Hornsby 28
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 9
2 Bill Barrett 8
3 Fresco Thompson 7
4 Ossie Bluege 5
4 George Sisler 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 1.09
2 Ted Lyons 2.28
3 Dazzy Vance 2.32
4 Ken Holloway 2.35
5 Dutch Ruether 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 7
2 Ken Holloway 5
2 Willis Hudlin 5
2 Ted Lyons 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 32
2 Lefty Grove 31
2 Jakie May 31
4 Larry Benton 28
4 Charlie Root 28

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 .367
2 Al Simmons .364
3 Harry Heilmann .358
4 Babe Ruth .355
5 Goose Goslin .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Lou Gehrig 36
3 Hack Wilson 27
4 Cy Williams 25
5 Al Simmons 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 144
1 Al Simmons 144
3 Babe Ruth 127
4 Jim Bottomley 126
5 Paul Waner 125

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 2.46
3 Carl Mays 2.67
4 Dazzy Vance 2.81
5 Pete Alexander 2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 175
2 Dazzy Vance 173
3 Charlie Root 141
4 Tommy Thomas 137
5 George Uhle 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 15
2 Lefty Grove 10
3 Joe Pate 9
4 George Mogridge 7
5 2 tied 6