On This Day

Friday, July 8, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	55	22	.714	--
Senators	42	32	.568	11.5
Tigers	40	34	.541	13.5
White Sox	42	36	.538	13.5
Athletics	41	36	.532	14.0
Indians	34	42	.447	20.5
Browns	30	44	.405	23.5
Red Sox	18	56	.243	35.5

Games

Red Sox 11, White Sox 5

Senators 7, Indians 4

Senators 4, Indians 3

Tigers 11, Yankees 8

Yankees 10, Tigers 8

Athletics 7, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	47	27	.635	--
Pirates	44	27	.620	1.5
Cardinals	40	32	.556	6.0
Giants	40	36	.526	8.0
Robins	36	39	.480	11.5
Braves	29	41	.414	16.0
Phillies	30	44	.405	17.0
Reds	28	48	.368	20.0

Games

Braves 3, Cardinals 2

Giants 6, Robins 2

Reds 8, Phillies 5

Cubs 1, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earle Combs	5
1	Tony Lazzeri	5
1	Joe Sewell	5
4	Charlie Gehringer	4
4	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Herschel Bennett	1
1	Nick Cullop	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Tony Lazzeri	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Goose Goslin	4
2	Harry Heilmann	4
4	Earle Combs	3
4	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earle Combs	2
1	Harry Heilmann	2
1	Sam Rice	2
4	Bill Barrett	1
4	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Kent Greenfield	0.73
2	Lefty Grove	0.58
3	Lee Meadows	0.50
3	Charlie Root	0.50
5	Larry Benton	0.46

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Kent Greenfield	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Kent Greenfield	8
2	Lefty Grove	7
3	Larry Benton	6
3	George Smith	6
5	George Uhle	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1
1	Herb Pennock	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.402
2	Al Simmons	.387
3	Paul Waner	.382
4	Joe Harris	.380
5	Frankie Frisch	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	28
2	Babe Ruth	27
3	Rogers Hornsby	15
3	Cy Williams	15
3	Hack Wilson	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	100
2	Al Simmons	84
3	Paul Waner	79
4	Rogers Hornsby	71
5	Jim Bottomley	70

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	23
2	Sparky Adams	16
2	Kiki Cuyler	16
4	George Sisler	14
5	2 tied	13

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	2.15
2	Waite Hoyt	2.57
3	Tommy Thomas	2.61
4	Wilcy Moore	2.65
5	Jesse Haines	2.66

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	15
2	Ted Lyons	14
3	Jesse Haines	12
3	Carmen Hill	12
3	Tommy Thomas	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	106
2	Dazzy Vance	96
3	Charlie Root	82
4	Rube Walberg	68
5	Tommy Thomas	65

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	8
2	Garland Braxton	7
3	Lefty Grove	6
4	George Mogridge	5
4	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Muddy Ruel	.457
2	Babe Ruth	.452
3	Herschel Bennett	.435
4	Lou Gehrig	.431
5	Roger Peckinpaugh	.425

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Tony Lazzeri	5
3	Goose Goslin	4
4	Bibb Falk	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	24
2	Bob Fothergill	23
2	Goose Goslin	23
4	George Sisler	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jackie Tavener	6
2	Sam Rice	5
2	George Sisler	5
4	Sparky Adams	4
4	6 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shawkey	0.63
2	Guy Bush	0.69
3	Mike Cvengros	0.71
4	Jumbo Elliott	1.29
4	Norman Plitt	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Carlson	4
1	Wilcy Moore	4
3	Guy Bush	3
3	Rip Collins	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	32
2	Burleigh Grimes	19
3	Wilcy Moore	17
4	Garland Braxton	15
5	Kent Greenfield	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Garland Braxton	4
1	Firpo Marberry	4
3	Joe Pate	3
4	Benn Karr	2
4	Herb Pennock	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.410
2	Babe Ruth	.409
3	Muddy Ruel	.407
4	Earle Combs	.394
5	Frankie Frisch	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	14
2	Tony Lazzeri	10
3	Babe Ruth	9
4	Rogers Hornsby	6
4	Al Simmons	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	43
2	Bob Fothergill	33
3	Goose Goslin	31
4	Al Simmons	30
5	Paul Waner	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	9
2	Jackie Tavener	8
2	Fresco Thompson	8
4	Sparky Adams	6
4	3 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	George Pipgras	1.59
2	Don Songer	2.01
3	Eppa Rixey	2.26
4	Ted Lyons	2.47
5	Johnny Werts	2.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	7
2	Hal Carlson	6
2	Carmen Hill	6
4	Lefty Grove	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	47
2	Dazzy Vance	36
3	Charlie Root	29
4	Garland Braxton	28
5	Larry Benton	27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.370
2	Paul Waner	.365
3	Babe Ruth	.362
4	Harry Heilmann	.352
5	Lou Gehrig	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	Lou Gehrig	37
3	Cy Williams	27
4	Hack Wilson	25
5	Al Simmons	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	154
2	Al Simmons	143
3	Babe Ruth	136
4	Jim Bottomley	128
5	Paul Waner	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	37
2	Sparky Adams	35
3	Frankie Frisch	31
4	Johnny Mostil	24
5	4 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	1.97
2	Ray Kremer	2.51
3	Ted Lyons	2.58
4	Carl Mays	2.72
5	Pete Alexander	2.87

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	23
2	Ray Kremer	22
2	Lee Meadows	22
4	Ted Lyons	20
4	George Uhle	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	173
2	Dazzy Vance	166
3	Charlie Root	144
4	Tommy Thomas	131
5	George Uhle	128

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	17
2	Joe Pate	10
3	Lefty Grove	9
4	Garland Braxton	7
4	George Mogridge	7