On This Day

Friday, July 29, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	71	27	.724	--
Senators	57	39	.594	13.0
Tigers	52	42	.553	17.0
Athletics	50	47	.515	20.5
White Sox	50	50	.500	22.0
Indians	41	57	.418	30.0
Browns	38	57	.400	31.5
Red Sox	28	68	.292	42.0

Games

Red Sox 8, Browns 2

Indians 6, Yankees 4

White Sox 6, Athletics 4

Senators 5, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	57	37	.606	--
Cubs	56	38	.596	1.0
Cardinals	55	40	.579	2.5
Giants	52	47	.525	7.5
Reds	43	53	.448	15.0
Robins	42	53	.442	15.5
Phillies	37	54	.407	18.5
Braves	35	55	.389	20.0

Games

Cubs 5, Giants 4

Pirates 4, Robins 3

Cardinals 6, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earle Combs	4
1	Travis Jackson	4
1	Joe Judge	4
4	Bibb Falk	3
4	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Riggs Stephenson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	3
1	Rube Lutzke	3
3	Bill Barrett	2
3	Travis Jackson	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Barrett	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Ira Flagstead	1
1	Bucky Harris	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Ruffing	0.57
2	Jesse Haines	0.50
3	Alex Ferguson	0.33
4	George Pipgras	0.25
5	Hal Carlson	0.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Joe Dawson	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Willis Hudlin	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Alex Ferguson	4
1	Jesse Haines	4
1	Red Ruffing	4
4	Hal Carlson	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.393
2	Lou Gehrig	.387
3	Paul Waner	.385
4	Joe Harris	.384
5	Babe Ruth	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	34
2	Lou Gehrig	33
3	Cy Williams	22
4	Hack Wilson	18
5	Rogers Hornsby	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	124
2	Al Simmons	101
3	Babe Ruth	94
3	Paul Waner	94
5	Bob Fothergill	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	32
2	Sparky Adams	20
2	George Sisler	20
4	Kiki Cuyler	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.43
2	Ted Lyons	2.68
3	Jesse Haines	2.70
4	Waite Hoyt	2.76
5	Dazzy Vance	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	17
2	Ted Lyons	16
3	Jesse Haines	15
3	Carmen Hill	15
5	2 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	124
2	Lefty Grove	121
3	Charlie Root	100
4	Rube Walberg	86
5	Tommy Thomas	76

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	Eddie Moore	.526
2	Babe Ruth	.500
2	Tris Speaker	.500
4	Riggs Stephenson	.460
5	Joe Judge	.451

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	6
2	Bob Fothergill	4
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Travis Jackson	4
2	Babe Ruth	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Travis Jackson	22
2	Bob Fothergill	21
2	Lou Gehrig	21
4	Pie Traynor	18
5	2 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	8
2	Max Carey	5
2	Frankie Frisch	5
2	Johnny Neun	5
2	Billy Zitzmann	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	0.72
2	Danny MacFayden	1.16
3	Dutch Ruether	1.17
4	Kent Greenfield	1.27
5	Jesse Petty	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kent Greenfield	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	Slim Harriss	3
1	Red Lucas	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	17
2	Rube Walberg	16
3	Carmen Hill	14
4	Sam Gibson	13
4	2 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Sherdel	4
2	Wilcy Moore	3
3	Guy Bush	2
4	Virgil Barnes	1
4	14 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Babe Ruth	.460
2	Al Simmons	.434
3	Tris Speaker	.433
4	Johnny Neun	.418
5	Travis Jackson	.406

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	42
2	Bob Fothergill	41
3	George Sisler	40
4	Babe Ruth	39
5	Travis Jackson	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Neun	16
2	Max Carey	11
3	Frankie Frisch	10
3	George Sisler	10
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	1.66
2	Bump Hadley	1.86
3	Wilcy Moore	2.03
4	Sheriff Blake	2.20
5	Kent Greenfield	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kent Greenfield	6
1	Red Lucas	6
3	Vic Aldridge	5
3	Garland Braxton	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	37
2	Dazzy Vance	35
3	Rube Walberg	27
4	Milt Gaston	25
4	2 others tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
1	Wilcy Moore	4
1	Bill Sherdel	4
4	Art Nehf	3
4	Bob Shawkey	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.387
2	Babe Ruth	.376
3	Paul Waner	.368
4	Harry Heilmann	.364
5	Lou Gehrig	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Lou Gehrig	41
3	Cy Williams	32
4	Hack Wilson	25
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	166
2	Al Simmons	148
3	Babe Ruth	145
4	Paul Waner	123
5	Goose Goslin	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	38
2	Sparky Adams	37
3	Kiki Cuyler	32
4	George Sisler	23
5	Bill Barrett	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	2.40
2	Ted Lyons	2.46
3	Ray Kremer	2.56
4	Pete Alexander	2.75
5	Carl Mays	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	22
2	Jesse Haines	21
2	Ted Lyons	21
2	Lee Meadows	21
5	Tommy Thomas	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	181
2	Lefty Grove	174
3	Charlie Root	143
4	Tommy Thomas	130
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