On This Day

Saturday, July 2, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	51	20	.718	--
Senators	39	29	.574	10.5
White Sox	41	33	.554	11.5
Tigers	36	30	.545	12.5
Athletics	37	34	.521	14.0
Indians	31	40	.437	20.0
Browns	28	39	.418	21.0
Red Sox	15	53	.221	34.5

Games

Tigers 6, Indians 1

Yankees 3, Red Sox 2

White Sox 6, Browns 5

Senators 4, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	41	24	.631	--
Cubs	41	27	.603	1.5
Cardinals	39	27	.591	2.5
Giants	35	35	.500	8.5
Robins	33	36	.478	10.0
Braves	26	35	.426	13.0
Phillies	27	38	.415	14.0
Reds	25	45	.357	18.5

Games

Giants 4, Braves 1

Braves 2, Giants 1

Cubs 7, Cardinals 4

Robins 7, Phillies 5

Robins 3, Phillies 0

Pirates 7, Reds 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jigger Statz	5
2	Andy Reese	4
3	Sparky Adams	3
3	Dick Burrus	3
3	12 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Clyde Barnhart	1
1	Bibb Falk	1
1	Freddy Leach	1
1	Aaron Ward	1
1	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Aaron Ward	4
2	Johnny Butler	3
2	Harvey Hendrick	3
4	Clyde Barnhart	2
4	10 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	3
2	Ethan Allen	1
2	Joe Boley	1
2	Sammy Hale	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jumbo Elliott	1.00
2	Rube Walberg	0.57
3	Milt Gaston	0.50
4	Bullet Joe Bush	0.44
4	Bill Clarkson	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bobby Burke	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Mike Cvengros	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Milt Gaston	6
2	Jumbo Elliott	5
3	Bullet Joe Bush	4
3	Bill Clarkson	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Joe Harris	.396
2	Lou Gehrig	.390
3	Frankie Frisch	.386
3	Paul Waner	.386
5	Al Simmons	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	26
2	Babe Ruth	25
3	Hack Wilson	15
4	Rogers Hornsby	14
5	Cy Williams	13

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	66

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	2.14
2	Wilcy Moore	2.44
3	Waite Hoyt	2.49
4	Tommy Thomas	2.61
5	Jesse Haines	2.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	14
2	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	63

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frankie Frisch	.455
2	Max Carey	.429
2	Babe Ruth	.429
4	Heinie Mueller	.421
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	Goose Goslin	16
4	Bill Barrett	15
4	Jackie Tavener	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fresco Thompson	7
2	Frankie Frisch	6
3	Max Carey	5
4	Sparky Adams	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Reinhart	0.00
2	Mike Cvengros	0.67
3	Jumbo Elliott	1.00
3	Sam Gibson	1.00
5	Ted Blankenship	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Carlson	3
1	Carmen Hill	3
1	Ken Holloway	3
1	Wilcy Moore	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	19
1	Dazzy Vance	19
3	Garland Braxton	15
3	Wilcy Moore	15
5	Burleigh Grimes	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	3
1	Firpo Marberry	3
1	Joe Pate	3
4	Wilcy Moore	2
5	9 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.436
2	Frankie Frisch	.431
3	Clyde Barnhart	.424
4	Joe Harris	.403
5	Babe Ruth	.400

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	29
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	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eppa Rixey	1.67
2	Ted Lyons	2.10
3	Dutch Ruether	2.29
4	Ken Holloway	2.35
5	Pete Alexander	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carmen Hill	7
2	Ted Lyons	6
3	Hal Carlson	5
3	Ken Holloway	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	36
2	Lefty Grove	31
3	Charlie Root	28
4	Garland Braxton	27
5	Jakie May	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Pate	4
2	Garland Braxton	3
2	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Wilcy Moore	3
5	3 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.364
2	Al Simmons	.360
3	Babe Ruth	.355
4	Harry Heilmann	.353
5	Heinie Manush	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	46
2	Lou Gehrig	36
3	Cy Williams	26
3	Hack Wilson	26
5	Al Simmons	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	144
2	Al Simmons	143
3	Jim Bottomley	127
3	Babe Ruth	127
5	Paul Waner	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	37
2	Sparky Adams	35
3	Frankie Frisch	31
4	Johnny Mostil	24
5	2 tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	2.15
2	Ray Kremer	2.46
3	Ted Lyons	2.62
4	Carl Mays	2.67
5	Pete Alexander	2.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	177
2	Lefty Grove	169
3	Charlie Root	141
4	Tommy Thomas	133
5	George Uhle	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	16
2	Lefty Grove	10
3	Joe Pate	9
4	George Mogridge	7
5	2 tied	6