On This Day

Tuesday, July 12, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	58	24	.707	--
Senators	47	32	.595	9.5
White Sox	46	37	.554	12.5
Tigers	42	37	.532	14.5
Athletics	43	38	.531	14.5
Indians	34	47	.420	23.5
Browns	32	46	.410	24.0
Red Sox	19	60	.241	37.5

Games

White Sox 8, Athletics 5

Yankees 7, Indians 0

Browns 6, Red Sox 5

Senators 9, Tigers 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	49	28	.636	--
Pirates	46	27	.630	1.0
Cardinals	45	33	.577	4.5
Giants	43	38	.531	8.0
Robins	37	42	.468	13.0
Phillies	31	46	.403	18.0
Braves	29	44	.397	18.0
Reds	28	50	.359	21.5

Games

Pirates 2, Robins 1

Cubs 6, Braves 2

Giants 3, Reds 2

Cardinals 9, Phillies 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Heinie Sand	4
1	George Sisler	4
3	Herschel Bennett	3
3	Sarge Connally	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	George Sisler	1
1	Cy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	5
2	Charlie Grimm	3
2	Rogers Hornsby	3
2	Ray Morehart	3
2	Roger Peckinpaugh	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Barrett	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Bibb Falk	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.00
2	Larry Benton	0.40
3	Sheriff Blake	0.33
4	Joe Shaute	0.27
5	Joe Genewich	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	11
2	Larry Benton	4
2	Joe Shaute	4
4	Sheriff Blake	2
4	5 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tommy Thomas	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.403
2	Lou Gehrig	.398
3	Paul Waner	.386
4	Joe Harris	.381
5	Bing Miller	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	30
2	Lou Gehrig	29
3	Rogers Hornsby	16
3	Cy Williams	16
5	Hack Wilson	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	103
2	Al Simmons	93
3	Paul Waner	80
4	Rogers Hornsby	78
4	Babe Ruth	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	26
2	Kiki Cuyler	17
2	Jackie Tavener	17
4	Sparky Adams	16
5	George Sisler	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	2.14
2	Tommy Thomas	2.51
3	Wilcy Moore	2.61
4	Waite Hoyt	2.68
5	Guy Bush	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	15
2	Ted Lyons	14
3	Jesse Haines	13
3	Carmen Hill	13
3	Tommy Thomas	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	108
2	Dazzy Vance	107
3	Charlie Root	82
4	Rube Walberg	70
5	Tommy Thomas	66

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	8
2	Garland Braxton	7
3	Lefty Grove	6
3	Wilcy Moore	6
3	Joe Pate	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.492
2	Johnny Neun	.441
3	Bing Miller	.435
4	Lou Gehrig	.433
5	2 tied	.429

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	24
1	George Sisler	24
3	Babe Ruth	23
4	Harry Heilmann	22
5	Al Simmons	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Neun	8
1	Jackie Tavener	8
3	Sam Rice	6
4	Max Carey	5
4	George Sisler	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	0.41
2	Bill Clarkson	0.52
3	Bob Shawkey	0.54
4	Jumbo Elliott	0.90
5	Hal Carlson	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	4
2	Garland Braxton	3
2	Hal Carlson	3
2	Lefty Grove	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	24
2	Dazzy Vance	18
3	Walter Johnson	15
4	Kent Greenfield	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Benn Karr	2
2	Joe Pate	2
2	Bob Shawkey	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.426
2	Paul Waner	.400
3	Lou Gehrig	.395
4	Babe Ruth	.394
5	Edd Roush	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	15
2	Babe Ruth	10
3	Tony Lazzeri	7
3	Al Simmons	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	44
2	Al Simmons	35
3	Babe Ruth	31
4	Goose Goslin	30
5	Rogers Hornsby	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	11
1	Jackie Tavener	11
3	Johnny Neun	8
3	Fresco Thompson	8
5	5 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	1.97
2	Don Songer	2.01
3	Sad Sam Jones	2.25
4	Johnny Werts	2.45
4	Jumbo Elliott	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
1	Carmen Hill	6
1	Charlie Root	6
4	Hal Carlson	5
4	Wilcy Moore	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	47
2	Dazzy Vance	40
3	Larry Benton	27
3	Red Ruffing	27
5	Rube Walberg	25

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.378
2	Paul Waner	.367
3	Babe Ruth	.363
4	Lou Gehrig	.356
5	Heinie Manush	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Lou Gehrig	38
3	Cy Williams	27
4	Hack Wilson	24
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	156
2	Al Simmons	145
3	Babe Ruth	144
4	Jim Bottomley	127
5	Paul Waner	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	38
2	Sparky Adams	35
3	Frankie Frisch	34
4	Johnny Mostil	23
4	Jackie Tavener	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	1.88
2	Ray Kremer	2.49
3	Ted Lyons	2.50
4	Carl Mays	2.61
5	Pete Alexander	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	22
2	Ray Kremer	21
2	Lee Meadows	21
4	Ted Lyons	20
4	Tommy Thomas	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	177
2	Lefty Grove	171
3	Charlie Root	139
4	Tommy Thomas	130
5	George Uhle	124

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	16
2	Joe Pate	10
3	Lefty Grove	9
4	Garland Braxton	7
4	George Mogridge	7