On This Day

Monday, August 1, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 28 .723 --
Senators 59 39 .602 12.5
Tigers 52 44 .542 18.5
Athletics 51 47 .520 20.5
White Sox 50 51 .495 23.0
Indians 42 59 .416 31.0
Browns 39 58 .402 32.0
Red Sox 29 69 .296 42.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 58 39 .598 --
Pirates 57 39 .594 0.5
Cardinals 55 43 .561 3.5
Giants 55 47 .539 5.5
Robins 44 54 .449 14.5
Reds 44 55 .444 15.0
Phillies 38 56 .404 18.5
Braves 37 55 .402 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pie Traynor 3
1 Earl Webb 3
3 Sparky Adams 2
3 Dave Bancroft 2
3 18 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Terry 2
2 George Harper 1
2 Earl Webb 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bubber Jonnard 3
1 Bill Terry 3
3 Frankie Frisch 2
3 George Harper 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Lew Fonseca 1
1 Jimmy Welsh 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.44
2 Dazzy Vance 0.43
3 Vic Aldridge 0.30
4 Bob Smith 0.22
5 Eppa Rixey 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Genewich 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Percy Jones 1
1 Jake Miller 1
1 Dazzy Vance 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 4
2 Vic Aldridge 3
2 Dazzy Vance 3
4 Carlisle Littlejohn 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .393
2 Lou Gehrig .389
3 Joe Harris .383
4 Paul Waner .381
5 Babe Ruth .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 35
2 Babe Ruth 34
3 Cy Williams 22
4 Hack Wilson 19
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 Dazzy Vance 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 18
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 127
3 Charlie Root 102
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 .500
2 Riggs Stephenson .460
3 Babe Ruth .458
4 Travis Jackson .455
4 Lloyd Waner .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 5
2 Babe Ruth 4
2 Cy Williams 4
2 Hack Wilson 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Fothergill 20
2 Lou Gehrig 17
2 Goose Goslin 17
2 Travis Jackson 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 8
2 Frankie Frisch 5
2 Bob Meusel 5
2 Johnny Neun 5
2 Billy Zitzmann 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Danny MacFayden 0.63
2 Waite Hoyt 1.00
2 Jack Quinn 1.00
4 Dazzy Vance 1.04
5 2 tied 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Slim Harriss 4
2 Joe Genewich 3
2 Kent Greenfield 3
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 15
2 Sam Gibson 13
2 Lefty Grove 13
4 Carmen Hill 12
4 3 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
2 Bill Sherdel 2
3 Virgil Barnes 1
3 Garland Braxton 1
3 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .445
2 Travis Jackson .433
3 Al Simmons .432
4 Babe Ruth .413
5 Bing Miller .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Williams 10
2 Lou Gehrig 9
2 Babe Ruth 9
4 Tony Lazzeri 6
5 Travis Jackson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 39
2 George Sisler 38
3 Bob Fothergill 37
4 Harry Heilmann 34
4 Babe Ruth 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Neun 16
2 Max Carey 11
3 Frankie Frisch 10
4 Harvey Hendrick 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 1.49
2 Rube Ehrhardt 1.69
3 Bump Hadley 1.86
4 Kent Greenfield 1.90
5 Dazzy Vance 2.04

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 40
2 Dazzy Vance 34
3 Milt Gaston 31
4 Rube Walberg 27
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 4
1 Bill Sherdel 4
3 Firpo Marberry 3
3 Art Nehf 3
5 7 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .388
2 Babe Ruth .375
3 Paul Waner .367
4 Harry Heilmann .359
5 Lou Gehrig .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Lou Gehrig 42
3 Cy Williams 31
4 Hack Wilson 26
5 Tony Lazzeri 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 164
2 Al Simmons 147
3 Babe Ruth 140
4 Rogers Hornsby 123
4 Paul Waner 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 37
1 Frankie Frisch 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 2.42
4 Jesse Haines 2.69
5 Pete Alexander 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 23
2 Jesse Haines 21
2 Ted Lyons 21
2 Lee Meadows 21
5 Tommy Thomas 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 184
2 Lefty Grove 174
3 Charlie Root 145
4 Tommy Thomas 130
5 Rube Walberg 116

Saves

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