On This Day

Saturday, July 23, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 26 .717 --
Senators 52 38 .578 13.0
Tigers 49 38 .563 14.5
Athletics 48 41 .539 16.5
White Sox 48 46 .511 19.0
Browns 38 51 .427 26.5
Indians 37 54 .407 28.5
Red Sox 23 67 .256 42.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 53 34 .609 --
Cubs 54 35 .607 0.0
Cardinals 52 36 .591 1.5
Giants 48 45 .516 8.0
Robins 40 49 .449 14.0
Phillies 37 51 .420 16.5
Reds 37 52 .416 17.0
Braves 34 53 .391 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tris Speaker 4
2 Spencer Adams 3
2 Goose Goslin 3
2 George Grantham 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andy High 1
1 George Sisler 1
1 Tris Speaker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 5
2 Goose Goslin 3
2 Mark Koenig 3
4 Eddie Brown 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Fothergill 1
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Whitehill 0.71
2 Tony Welzer 0.27
3 Kent Greenfield 0.25
4 Vic Aldridge 0.22
5 Lefty Stewart 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Garland Braxton 1
1 Kent Greenfield 1
1 Urban Shocker 1
1 Earl Whitehill 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Earl Whitehill 5
2 Kent Greenfield 3
2 Wilcy Moore 3
2 Tony Welzer 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .394
2 Lou Gehrig .391
3 Paul Waner .375
4 Tris Speaker .374
5 Bing Miller .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 31
2 Babe Ruth 30
3 Cy Williams 20
4 Rogers Hornsby 16
4 Hack Wilson 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 117
2 Al Simmons 100
3 Paul Waner 90
4 Babe Ruth 85
5 Rogers Hornsby 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 30
2 Sparky Adams 19
3 Kiki Cuyler 18
3 George Sisler 18
3 Jackie Tavener 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.45
2 Ted Lyons 2.64
3 Pete Alexander 2.69
4 Waite Hoyt 2.74
5 Jesse Haines 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 16
2 Ted Lyons 15
3 Jesse Haines 14
3 Carmen Hill 14
5 2 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 123
2 Lefty Grove 119
3 Charlie Root 96
4 Rube Walberg 81
5 Tommy Thomas 68

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .512
2 Tris Speaker .500
3 Rube Bressler .455
4 Bubbles Hargrave .441
5 Sam Rice .434

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Travis Jackson 5
1 Cy Williams 5
3 Hughie Critz 3
3 Bob Fothergill 3
3 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 21
2 Harry Heilmann 19
2 Travis Jackson 19
2 Pie Traynor 19
5 Tris Speaker 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Neun 8
2 Frankie Frisch 7
3 Jackie Tavener 5
4 Max Carey 4
4 George Sisler 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Ehrhardt 0.75
2 Bump Hadley 1.21
3 Red Lucas 1.27
4 Wilcy Moore 1.40
5 Pete Alexander 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Garland Braxton 4
2 Vic Aldridge 3
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Sarge Connally 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Charlie Root 14
3 Milt Gaston 13
3 Sam Gibson 13
3 3 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
1 Bill Sherdel 3
3 Guy Bush 2
3 Art Nehf 2
3 Bob Shawkey 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .457
2 Al Simmons .425
3 Lou Gehrig .402
4 Muddy Ruel .394
5 Babe Ruth .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 13
2 Cy Williams 8
3 Travis Jackson 6
3 Tony Lazzeri 6
3 Babe Ruth 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 46
2 Goose Goslin 39
3 George Sisler 38
4 Bob Fothergill 36
5 Harry Heilmann 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 12
2 Johnny Neun 11
2 Jackie Tavener 11
4 George Sisler 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jumbo Elliott 1.60
2 Jesse Petty 1.90
3 Bump Hadley 1.97
4 Virgil Barnes 1.99
5 Jack Quinn 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 5
1 Sam Gibson 5
1 Kent Greenfield 5
1 Lefty Grove 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 45
2 Dazzy Vance 40
3 Wilcy Moore 28
4 Charlie Root 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .382
2 Harry Heilmann .369
3 Babe Ruth .364
4 Paul Waner .359
5 Lou Gehrig .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Lou Gehrig 39
3 Cy Williams 31
4 Hack Wilson 23
5 Al Simmons 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 161
2 Al Simmons 150
3 Babe Ruth 141
4 Paul Waner 122
5 Goose Goslin 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 37
2 Sparky Adams 36
3 Kiki Cuyler 33
4 Jackie Tavener 22
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 2.20
2 Ray Kremer 2.55
3 Pete Alexander 2.61
4 Ted Lyons 2.66
5 Carl Mays 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lee Meadows 22
1 Charlie Root 22
3 Jesse Haines 20
3 Ted Lyons 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 184
2 Lefty Grove 174
3 Charlie Root 145
4 Tommy Thomas 126
5 Rube Walberg 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 14
2 Lefty Grove 10
2 Joe Pate 10
4 Garland Braxton 8
4 Wilcy Moore 8