On This Day

Wednesday, July 13, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	59	24	.711	--
Senators	47	34	.580	11.0
White Sox	46	38	.548	13.5
Tigers	44	37	.543	14.0
Athletics	44	38	.537	14.5
Browns	33	46	.418	24.0
Indians	34	48	.415	24.5
Red Sox	19	61	.238	38.5

Games

Athletics 7, White Sox 5

Yankees 5, Indians 3

Tigers 7, Senators 3

Browns 14, Red Sox 3

Tigers 13, Senators 9

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	50	29	.633	--
Pirates	46	28	.622	1.5
Cardinals	46	33	.582	4.0
Giants	43	39	.524	8.5
Robins	38	42	.475	12.5
Braves	30	45	.400	18.0
Phillies	31	47	.397	18.5
Reds	29	50	.367	21.0

Games

Robins 2, Pirates 1

Braves 6, Cubs 3

Cubs 4, Braves 1

Reds 11, Giants 3

Cardinals 9, Phillies 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Heilmann	7
2	Johnny Neun	5
3	Mickey Cochrane	4
3	Chuck Dressen	4
3	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Herschel Bennett	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Sam Rice	1
1	Billy Rogell	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	6
2	Bing Miller	4
3	Hod Ford	3
3	Bob Fothergill	3
3	6 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Neun	3
2	Sparky Adams	1
2	Dick Burrus	1
2	Ike Eichrodt	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Charlie Root	0.45
2	Milt Gaston	0.33
2	Jesse Petty	0.33
4	Willis Hudlin	0.30
4	Lee Meadows	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Milt Gaston	1
1	Sam Gibson	1
1	Kent Greenfield	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Root	5
2	Lefty Grove	4
3	Milt Gaston	3
3	Don Hankins	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lil Stoner	1
1	Johnny Werts	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.401
2	Lou Gehrig	.394
3	Paul Waner	.384
4	Bing Miller	.377
5	Joe Harris	.373

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	79
4	Babe Ruth	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	27
2	Jackie Tavener	18
3	Sparky Adams	17
3	Kiki Cuyler	17
5	George Sisler	16

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	2.34
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	16
2	Ted Lyons	14
3	Jesse Haines	13
3	Carmen Hill	13
3	Tommy Thomas	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	112
2	Dazzy Vance	107
3	Charlie Root	87
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	.500
2	Johnny Neun	.456
3	Babe Ruth	.453
4	George Sisler	.446
5	Muddy Ruel	.444

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	26
2	Babe Ruth	24
2	George Sisler	24
4	Lou Gehrig	21
4	Tony Lazzeri	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Neun	11
2	Jackie Tavener	9
3	George Sisler	6
4	Max Carey	5
4	Frankie Frisch	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	0.45
2	Bob Shawkey	0.54
3	Jumbo Elliott	0.90
4	Norman Plitt	1.13
5	Virgil Barnes	1.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	4
1	Lefty Grove	4
3	Garland Braxton	3
3	Hal Carlson	3
3	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	28
2	Dazzy Vance	18
3	Milt Gaston	16
3	Kent Greenfield	16
5	Walter Johnson	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Benn Karr	2
2	Joe Pate	2
2	Bob Shawkey	2
2	Lil Stoner	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.421
2	Babe Ruth	.418
3	Lou Gehrig	.393
4	Muddy Ruel	.381
5	Paul Waner	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	15
2	Babe Ruth	9
3	Tony Lazzeri	7
3	Al Simmons	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	43
2	Al Simmons	35
3	Harry Heilmann	32
4	Babe Ruth	31
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	12
1	Jackie Tavener	12
3	Johnny Neun	11
4	George Sisler	8
4	Fresco Thompson	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jumbo Elliott	1.24
2	Don Songer	1.78
3	Sad Sam Jones	2.25
4	Lee Meadows	2.37
5	Garland Braxton	2.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	51
2	Dazzy Vance	40
3	Charlie Root	28
4	Larry Benton	27
4	Red Ruffing	27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.378
2	Babe Ruth	.368
3	Paul Waner	.366
4	Harry Heilmann	.357
5	Lou Gehrig	.357

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	155
2	Babe Ruth	145
3	Al Simmons	144
4	Jim Bottomley	127
5	Paul Waner	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	37
2	Sparky Adams	35
2	Frankie Frisch	35
4	Jackie Tavener	24
5	Johnny Mostil	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	1.88
2	Ray Kremer	2.49
3	Ted Lyons	2.54
4	Carl Mays	2.61
5	Pete Alexander	2.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	23
2	Ray Kremer	21
2	Lee Meadows	21
4	Tommy Thomas	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	175
2	Dazzy Vance	172
3	Charlie Root	144
4	Tommy Thomas	130
5	George Uhle	116

Saves

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