On This Day

Friday, July 1, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 50 20 .714 --
Senators 38 29 .567 10.5
White Sox 40 33 .548 11.5
Tigers 35 30 .538 12.5
Athletics 37 33 .529 13.0
Indians 31 39 .443 19.0
Browns 28 38 .424 20.0
Red Sox 15 52 .224 33.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 40 24 .625 --
Cardinals 39 26 .600 1.5
Cubs 40 27 .597 1.5
Giants 34 34 .500 8.0
Robins 31 36 .463 10.5
Phillies 27 36 .429 12.5
Braves 25 34 .424 12.5
Reds 25 44 .362 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Brown 4
1 Dick Burrus 4
1 Charlie Gehringer 4
1 Edd Roush 4
1 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Barrett 1
1 Ike Boone 1
1 Earle Combs 1
1 Bibb Falk 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Fothergill 4
1 Harry Rice 4
3 Bob Barrett 3
3 Bill Barrett 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 1
1 Wally Gerber 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bump Hadley 1.00
2 Hal Carlson 0.80
3 Kent Greenfield 0.50
4 Danny MacFayden 0.33
5 Earl Whitehill 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Carmen Hill 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kent Greenfield 5
1 Bump Hadley 5
3 Hi Bell 4
3 Hal Carlson 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Shawkey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .392
2 Lou Gehrig .391
3 Joe Harris .388
4 Bob Meusel .382
5 Frankie Frisch .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 26
2 Babe Ruth 25
3 Hack Wilson 15
4 Rogers Hornsby 14
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 88
2 Al Simmons 76
3 Paul Waner 74
4 Jim Bottomley 67
5 Rogers Hornsby 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 22
2 Kiki Cuyler 16
3 Sparky Adams 15
4 Fresco Thompson 12
5 George Sisler 11

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 Carmen Hill 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 93
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 .443
2 Babe Ruth .436
3 Max Carey .433
4 Muddy Ruel .426
5 Earle Combs .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 11
2 Bob Barrett 3
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
2 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 27
2 Jim Bottomley 18
3 Bill Barrett 16
3 Goose Goslin 16
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

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 Jesse Petty 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 3
1 Carmen Hill 3
1 Ken Holloway 3
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 3
1 Joe Pate 3
3 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Wilcy Moore 2
5 11 tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Waner .455
2 Clyde Barnhart .429
3 Frankie Frisch .423
4 Riggs Stephenson .393
5 Babe Ruth .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 14
2 Babe Ruth 9
3 Rogers Hornsby 6
3 Tony Lazzeri 6
3 Hack Wilson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 35
2 Lou Gehrig 33
3 Paul Waner 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 George Sisler 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 1.09
2 Ted Lyons 2.28
3 Ken Holloway 2.35
4 Dutch Ruether 2.37
5 Pete Alexander 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carmen Hill 7
2 Hal Carlson 5
2 Ken Holloway 5
2 Willis Hudlin 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 36
2 Lefty Grove 31
3 Larry Benton 28
3 Charlie Root 28
5 Garland Braxton 27

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 .362
3 Babe Ruth .357
4 Harry Heilmann .356
5 Heinie Manush .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Lou Gehrig 37
3 Hack Wilson 27
4 Cy Williams 25
5 Al Simmons 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 145
2 Al Simmons 144
3 Babe Ruth 128
4 Jim Bottomley 127
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 Ted Lyons 2.68
5 Pete Alexander 2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 177
2 Lefty Grove 175
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