On This Day

Monday, July 18, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	63	25	.716	--
Senators	49	35	.583	12.0
Tigers	46	38	.548	15.0
Athletics	47	40	.540	15.5
White Sox	47	42	.528	16.5
Browns	35	49	.417	26.0
Indians	36	52	.409	27.0
Red Sox	22	64	.256	40.0

Games

Senators 5, White Sox 1

Red Sox 14, Indians 5

Indians 4, Red Sox 0

Tigers 5, Athletics 3

Yankees 10, Browns 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	50	30	.625	--
Cubs	53	32	.624	-0.5
Cardinals	49	35	.583	3.0
Giants	47	42	.528	7.5
Robins	39	46	.459	13.5
Phillies	34	50	.405	18.0
Reds	33	51	.393	19.0
Braves	30	49	.380	19.5

Games

Reds 3, Braves 2

Cubs 6, Giants 4

Giants 3, Cubs 2

Pirates 9, Phillies 7

Pirates 6, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Homer Summa	7
2	Charlie Jamieson	6
3	Buddy Myer	5
3	Lloyd Waner	5
3	Earl Webb	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	Bob Fothergill	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	George Grantham	1
1	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	5
2	George Burns	4
2	George Sisler	4
4	Lou Gehrig	3
4	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Attreau	1
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	Joe Judge	1
1	Mark Koenig	1
1	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam Gibson	0.67
2	Virgil Barnes	0.50
3	Garland Buckeye	0.44
3	Bump Hadley	0.44
5	Lefty Grove	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Garland Buckeye	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Sam Gibson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sam Gibson	6
2	Virgil Barnes	5
2	George Pipgras	5
4	Garland Buckeye	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carmen Hill	1
1	Red Ruffing	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.396
2	Lou Gehrig	.393
3	Paul Waner	.380
4	Bob Meusel	.375
5	Bing Miller	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	31
2	Babe Ruth	30
3	Cy Williams	19
4	Rogers Hornsby	16
5	Hack Wilson	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	113
2	Al Simmons	98
3	Paul Waner	85
4	Babe Ruth	81
5	Rogers Hornsby	79

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	2.52
2	Wilcy Moore	2.57
3	Pete Alexander	2.68
4	Jesse Haines	2.69
5	Guy Bush	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	16
2	Jesse Haines	14
2	Ted Lyons	14
4	Carmen Hill	13
4	Tommy Thomas	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	119
2	Dazzy Vance	116
3	Charlie Root	89
4	Rube Walberg	74
5	Tommy Thomas	67

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.463
2	Tris Speaker	.456
3	Tony Lazzeri	.453
4	Sam Rice	.451
5	Bing Miller	.444

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	26
2	Lou Gehrig	24
2	Harry Heilmann	24
4	Al Simmons	22
5	Tony Lazzeri	21

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Neun	10
2	Jackie Tavener	8
3	George Sisler	7
4	Ty Cobb	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shawkey	0.75
2	Elmer Jacobs	1.08
3	Charlie Root	1.44
3	Bill Sherdel	1.44
5	Joe Dawson	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	4
2	Vic Aldridge	3
2	Larry Benton	3
2	Garland Braxton	3
2	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	31
2	Dazzy Vance	23
3	Red Ruffing	18
4	Milt Gaston	17
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Art Nehf	2
1	Joe Pate	2
1	Bob Shawkey	2
1	Bill Sherdel	2
1	Lil Stoner	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.427
2	Tris Speaker	.414
3	Lou Gehrig	.402
4	George Sisler	.402
5	Homer Summa	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	16
2	Babe Ruth	8
2	Cy Williams	8
4	Tony Lazzeri	6
4	Al Simmons	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	52
2	Al Simmons	36
3	George Sisler	34
4	Goose Goslin	31
4	2 others tied	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	11
1	Johnny Neun	11
1	Jackie Tavener	11
4	George Sisler	10
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	1.69
2	Jumbo Elliott	1.95
3	Virgil Barnes	1.99
4	Jack Quinn	2.06
5	Elmer Jacobs	2.16

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
1	Wilcy Moore	6
3	Hal Carlson	5
3	Sam Gibson	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	50
2	Dazzy Vance	42
3	Red Ruffing	27
4	Milt Gaston	26
5	4 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
1	Joe Pate	5
3	Garland Braxton	4
4	Wilcy Moore	3
4	Bob Shawkey	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.378
2	Babe Ruth	.370
3	Paul Waner	.363
4	Harry Heilmann	.362
5	Lou Gehrig	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Lou Gehrig	40
3	Cy Williams	30
4	Hack Wilson	23
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	164
2	Al Simmons	148
3	Babe Ruth	147
4	Jim Bottomley	125
5	Paul Waner	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	35
2	Kiki Cuyler	34
2	Frankie Frisch	34
4	Johnny Mostil	23
5	Jackie Tavener	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	2.01
2	Ray Kremer	2.59
3	Pete Alexander	2.66
4	Ted Lyons	2.66
5	Carl Mays	2.68

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	23
2	Lee Meadows	22
3	Jesse Haines	20
3	Ray Kremer	20
3	Tommy Thomas	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	181
2	Lefty Grove	180
3	Charlie Root	146
4	Tommy Thomas	130
5	George Uhle	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	14
2	Lefty Grove	10
2	Joe Pate	10
4	Garland Braxton	7
4	Bob Shawkey	7