On This Day

Saturday, July 30, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	73	27	.730	--
Senators	58	39	.598	13.5
Tigers	52	43	.547	18.5
Athletics	51	47	.520	21.0
White Sox	50	51	.495	23.5
Indians	41	59	.410	32.0
Browns	39	58	.402	32.5
Red Sox	29	69	.296	43.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Browns 4

Browns 9, Red Sox 2

Yankees 7, Indians 3

Yankees 5, Indians 0

Athletics 5, White Sox 3

Senators 10, Tigers 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	57	38	.600	--
Cubs	56	39	.589	1.0
Cardinals	55	41	.573	2.5
Giants	53	47	.530	6.5
Reds	43	53	.448	14.5
Robins	42	53	.442	15.0
Phillies	38	54	.413	17.5
Braves	36	55	.396	19.0

Games

Phillies 5, Cubs 3

Braves 3, Pirates 2

Giants 13, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Meusel	5
2	Herschel Bennett	4
2	Goose Goslin	4
2	Bing Miller	4
2	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	2
2	Ty Cobb	1
2	Lefty Grove	1
2	Bob McGraw	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	5
1	Bing Miller	5
3	Lou Gehrig	3
3	Waite Hoyt	3
5	15 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bob Meusel	2
2	Bill Barrett	1
2	Herschel Bennett	1
2	Ira Flagstead	1
2	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bump Hadley	0.86
2	Milt Gaston	0.60
3	Lefty Grove	0.54
4	Waite Hoyt	0.50
5	Dutch Ulrich	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Bump Hadley	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	7
2	Milt Gaston	6
2	Bump Hadley	6
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	5
4	Dutch Ulrich	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.393
2	Lou Gehrig	.389
3	Joe Harris	.386
4	Paul Waner	.381
5	Babe Ruth	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	35
2	Babe Ruth	34
3	Cy Williams	22
4	Hack Wilson	18
5	Rogers Hornsby	17

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	127
2	Al Simmons	101
3	Babe Ruth	94
3	Paul Waner	94
5	Rogers Hornsby	88

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	32
2	Sparky Adams	20
2	George Sisler	20
4	Kiki Cuyler	19
5	3 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.43
2	Waite Hoyt	2.61
3	Ted Lyons	2.68
4	Jesse Haines	2.70
5	Bump Hadley	2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	128
2	Dazzy Vance	124
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	.514
2	Tris Speaker	.493
3	Travis Jackson	.491
4	Lloyd Waner	.451
5	2 tied	.451

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Travis Jackson	23
2	Bob Fothergill	22
2	Lou Gehrig	22
4	Goose Goslin	19
4	Pie Traynor	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	8
2	Max Carey	5
2	Frankie Frisch	5
2	Bob Meusel	5
2	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Waite Hoyt	1.00
1	Jack Quinn	1.00
3	Danny MacFayden	1.16
4	Jesse Petty	1.29
5	Bump Hadley	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Slim Harriss	4
2	Kent Greenfield	3
2	Bump Hadley	3
2	Waite Hoyt	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	17
2	Milt Gaston	15
3	Carmen Hill	14
3	Rube Walberg	14
5	4 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	3
1	Bill Sherdel	3
3	Virgil Barnes	1
3	Garland Braxton	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.432
2	Al Simmons	.432
3	Babe Ruth	.426
4	Travis Jackson	.416
5	Johnny Neun	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	11
2	Babe Ruth	10
2	Cy Williams	10
4	Tony Lazzeri	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	44
2	Bob Fothergill	41
2	George Sisler	41
4	Babe Ruth	38
5	Travis Jackson	36

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	1.73
3	Wilcy Moore	2.03
4	Ray Kremer	2.10
5	Jesse Petty	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kent Greenfield	6
1	Slim Harriss	6
1	Red Lucas	6
4	Vic Aldridge	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	40
2	Dazzy Vance	35
3	Milt Gaston	31
4	Kent Greenfield	27
4	Rube Walberg	27

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.386
2	Babe Ruth	.374
3	Paul Waner	.366
4	Harry Heilmann	.363
5	Lou Gehrig	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Lou Gehrig	42
3	Cy Williams	32
4	Hack Wilson	25
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	165
2	Al Simmons	148
3	Babe Ruth	143
4	Goose Goslin	123
4	2 others tied	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	38
2	Sparky Adams	37
3	Kiki Cuyler	32
4	Bill Barrett	22
4	2 others tied	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	2.36
2	Guy Bush	2.40
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	176
3	Charlie Root	143
4	Tommy Thomas	130
5	Rube Walberg	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	13
2	Lefty Grove	10
2	Joe Pate	10
4	Wilcy Moore	9
5	Garland Braxton	8