On This Day

Monday, July 25, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	67	26	.720	--
Senators	53	38	.582	13.0
Tigers	49	40	.551	16.0
Athletics	49	43	.533	17.5
White Sox	48	47	.505	20.0
Browns	38	52	.422	27.5
Indians	39	55	.415	28.5
Red Sox	25	67	.272	41.5

Games

Red Sox 10, Indians 7

Athletics 6, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	55	36	.604	--
Pirates	54	36	.600	0.5
Cardinals	52	39	.571	3.0
Giants	50	46	.521	7.5
Robins	41	50	.451	14.0
Reds	40	52	.435	15.5
Phillies	37	51	.420	16.5
Braves	34	53	.391	19.0

Games

Reds 3, Cardinals 2

Reds 4, Cardinals 3

Giants 1, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chuck Dressen	5
2	Ray Blades	4
2	Walt French	4
2	Wally Pipp	4
5	4 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	Andy Reese	1
1	Homer Summa	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Regan	3
2	Danny Clark	2
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Hughie Critz	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Burnett	1
1	Charlie Jamieson	1
1	Buddy Myer	1
1	Val Picinich	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dolf Luque	0.86
2	Jakie May	0.50
3	Del Lundgren	0.25
4	Larry Benton	0.22
5	Jesse Haines	0.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Del Lundgren	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	Jakie May	1
1	Rube Walberg	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	6
2	Jakie May	5
3	Jesse Haines	3
3	Del Lundgren	3
3	Rube Walberg	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Danny MacFayden	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.393
2	Lou Gehrig	.390
3	Paul Waner	.381
4	Joe Harris	.376
5	Tris Speaker	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	31
1	Babe Ruth	31
3	Cy Williams	20
4	Hack Wilson	17
5	Rogers Hornsby	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	118
2	Al Simmons	101
3	Paul Waner	91
4	Babe Ruth	86
5	2 tied	80

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	31
2	Sparky Adams	20
3	Kiki Cuyler	18
3	George Sisler	18
3	Jackie Tavener	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.43
2	Ted Lyons	2.64
3	Waite Hoyt	2.74
4	Jesse Haines	2.78
5	Pete Alexander	2.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	123
2	Lefty Grove	119
3	Charlie Root	96
4	Rube Walberg	86
5	Tommy Thomas	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	9
2	Garland Braxton	8
2	Firpo Marberry	8
4	Lefty Grove	7
5	Joe Pate	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.517
2	Harry Heilmann	.500
3	Rube Bressler	.438
4	Eddie Moore	.434
5	2 tied	.424

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	Travis Jackson	21
1	George Sisler	21
1	Pie Traynor	21
4	Bob Fothergill	19
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	7
2	Billy Zitzmann	5
3	Sparky Adams	4
3	Harvey Hendrick	4
3	Johnny Neun	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Petty	0.75
2	Wilcy Moore	1.17
3	Bump Hadley	1.21
4	Red Lucas	1.27
5	Kent Greenfield	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jakie May	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Larry Benton	3
2	Sarge Connally	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	27
2	Rube Walberg	16
3	Sam Gibson	14
3	Carmen Hill	14
3	Charlie Root	14

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.463
2	Johnny Neun	.434
3	Al Simmons	.408
4	Muddy Ruel	.406
5	Babe Ruth	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	10
2	Cy Williams	8
3	Babe Ruth	7
4	Tony Lazzeri	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Bob Fothergill	40
2	Goose Goslin	40
4	George Sisler	39
5	Harry Heilmann	34

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Neun	12
2	Frankie Frisch	11
3	Jackie Tavener	9
4	Sparky Adams	8
4	2 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jumbo Elliott	1.50
2	Bump Hadley	1.97
3	Jesse Petty	2.01
4	Jack Quinn	2.08
5	Red Lucas	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carmen Hill	6
2	Hal Carlson	5
2	Sam Gibson	5
2	Kent Greenfield	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	45
2	Dazzy Vance	40
3	Rube Walberg	31
4	Sam Gibson	30
5	Wilcy Moore	28

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.383
2	Harry Heilmann	.369
3	Babe Ruth	.364
4	Paul Waner	.363
5	Lou Gehrig	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	Lou Gehrig	39
3	Cy Williams	31
4	Hack Wilson	24
5	Al Simmons	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	160
2	Al Simmons	148
3	Babe Ruth	140
4	Goose Goslin	121
4	Paul Waner	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	38
2	Sparky Adams	37
3	Kiki Cuyler	33
4	Johnny Mostil	21
4	2 others tied	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	2.22
2	Ted Lyons	2.42
3	Ray Kremer	2.56
4	Carl Mays	2.63
5	Pete Alexander	2.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lee Meadows	21
1	Charlie Root	21
3	Jesse Haines	20
3	Ted Lyons	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	184
2	Lefty Grove	172
3	Charlie Root	141
4	Tommy Thomas	133
5	Rube Walberg	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	14
2	Lefty Grove	10
2	Joe Pate	10
4	Wilcy Moore	9
5	Garland Braxton	8