On This Day

Saturday, July 9, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	56	23	.709	--
Senators	44	32	.579	10.5
Tigers	41	35	.539	13.5
White Sox	43	37	.538	13.5
Athletics	41	37	.526	14.5
Indians	34	44	.436	21.5
Browns	31	44	.413	23.0
Red Sox	19	57	.250	35.5

Games

Red Sox 2, White Sox 1

White Sox 5, Red Sox 0

Senators 6, Indians 5

Yankees 19, Tigers 7

Tigers 14, Yankees 4

Browns 7, Athletics 5

Senators 3, Indians 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	47	28	.627	--
Pirates	45	27	.625	0.5
Cardinals	42	32	.568	4.5
Giants	41	37	.526	7.5
Robins	37	40	.481	11.0
Phillies	31	44	.413	16.0
Braves	29	43	.403	16.5
Reds	28	49	.364	20.0

Games

Cardinals 6, Braves 3

Cardinals 4, Braves 2

Robins 7, Giants 5

Giants 1, Robins 0

Phillies 12, Reds 11

Pirates 4, Cubs 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Neun	7
2	Babe Ruth	6
3	Joe Dugan	5
3	Gus Felix	5
3	3 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	2
2	Joe Dugan	1
2	Milt Gaston	1
2	Tony Lazzeri	1
2	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Harry Heilmann	6
3	Tony Lazzeri	5
3	Johnny Neun	5
5	2 tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Neun	5
2	Johnny Bassler	1
2	Max Carey	1
2	Earle Combs	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	1.14
2	Red Ruffing	0.78
3	Vic Aldridge	0.60
4	Charlie Robertson	0.44
5	Milt Gaston	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Milt Gaston	1
1	9 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	8
2	Red Ruffing	7
3	Sam Gibson	5
4	Pete Donohue	4
4	Charlie Robertson	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Lou Gehrig	.399
2	Al Simmons	.390
3	Joe Harris	.385
4	Paul Waner	.385
5	Babe Ruth	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	29
2	Lou Gehrig	28
3	Rogers Hornsby	15
3	Cy Williams	15
3	Hack Wilson	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	101
2	Al Simmons	86
3	Paul Waner	79
4	Babe Ruth	76
5	Rogers Hornsby	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	23
2	Sparky Adams	16
2	Kiki Cuyler	16
4	George Sisler	15
5	Jackie Tavener	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	2.14
2	Waite Hoyt	2.53
3	Tommy Thomas	2.61
4	Wilcy Moore	2.61
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
3	Wilcy Moore	6
5	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.490
2	Muddy Ruel	.468
3	Johnny Neun	.462
4	Lou Gehrig	.417
5	Tris Speaker	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Tony Lazzeri	6
3	Babe Ruth	5
4	Goose Goslin	4
5	4 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	25
2	Goose Goslin	24
3	Bob Fothergill	21
3	Tony Lazzeri	21
3	Babe Ruth	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Neun	8
2	Max Carey	5
2	Earle Combs	5
2	George Sisler	5
2	Jackie Tavener	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shawkey	0.63
2	Guy Bush	0.69
3	Mike Cvengros	0.71
4	Jumbo Elliott	0.90
5	Norman Plitt	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Carlson	4
1	Wilcy Moore	4
3	Guy Bush	3
3	Milt Gaston	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	32
2	Wilcy Moore	19
3	Walter Johnson	17
4	Garland Braxton	16
4	3 others tied	16

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	Babe Ruth	.441
2	Paul Waner	.417
3	Muddy Ruel	.398
4	Al Simmons	.397
5	Frankie Frisch	.387

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	14
2	Babe Ruth	11
3	Tony Lazzeri	8
4	Al Simmons	7
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Bob Fothergill	32
2	Goose Goslin	32
2	Babe Ruth	32
5	Al Simmons	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	9
2	Johnny Neun	8
2	Jackie Tavener	8
2	Fresco Thompson	8
5	2 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Don Songer	2.01
2	Garland Braxton	2.10
2	Jack Quinn	2.10
4	Ted Lyons	2.41
5	Jumbo Elliott	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	7
2	Carmen Hill	6
3	Hal Carlson	5
3	Lefty Grove	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	47
2	Dazzy Vance	31
3	Garland Braxton	29
3	Charlie Root	29
3	Red Ruffing	29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.370
2	Al Simmons	.370
3	Paul Waner	.365
4	Heinie Manush	.354
5	Harry Heilmann	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Lou Gehrig	37
3	Cy Williams	26
4	Hack Wilson	25
5	2 tied	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	155
2	Babe Ruth	143
3	Al Simmons	142
4	Jim Bottomley	130
5	Paul Waner	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	37
2	Sparky Adams	35
3	Frankie Frisch	31
4	Johnny Mostil	23
5	6 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	1.97
2	Ray Kremer	2.51
3	Ted Lyons	2.56
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
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	173
2	Dazzy Vance	166
3	Charlie Root	144
4	Tommy Thomas	131
5	George Uhle	124

Saves

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