On This Day

Wednesday, August 3, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 29 .718 --
Senators 59 40 .596 13.0
Tigers 54 45 .545 18.0
Athletics 54 48 .529 19.5
White Sox 51 53 .490 23.5
Indians 42 61 .408 32.0
Browns 40 59 .404 32.0
Red Sox 31 70 .307 42.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 60 39 .606 --
Pirates 58 40 .592 1.5
Cardinals 57 43 .570 3.5
Giants 55 48 .534 7.0
Reds 46 55 .455 15.0
Robins 44 57 .436 17.0
Braves 38 56 .404 19.5
Phillies 38 58 .396 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Fothergill 5
2 Chick Galloway 4
2 Sammy Hale 4
2 Bob Meusel 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 2
2 Harry Heilmann 1
2 Willis Hudlin 1
2 Paul Waner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Waner 6
2 Bob Fothergill 3
2 Chick Galloway 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Bernie DeViveiros 1
1 Billy Rogell 1
1 Homer Summa 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Thomas 1.00
2 Rube Walberg 0.50
3 George Pipgras 0.40
4 Sam Gibson 0.36
5 Lil Stoner 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Joe Dawson 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 George Pipgras 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Walberg 7
2 Tommy Thomas 6
3 Sam Gibson 5
4 George Pipgras 4
4 Lil Stoner 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .393
2 Lou Gehrig .388
3 Paul Waner .384
4 Joe Harris .377
5 Babe Ruth .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 37
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 130
2 Al Simmons 101
2 Paul Waner 101
4 Babe Ruth 95
5 2 tied 89

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.47
2 Jesse Haines 2.58
3 Waite Hoyt 2.61
4 Dazzy Vance 2.71
5 Ted Lyons 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 18
2 Ted Lyons 17
3 Jesse Haines 16
4 Carmen Hill 15
5 4 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 128
2 Dazzy Vance 127
3 Charlie Root 102
4 Rube Walberg 93
5 Tommy Thomas 82

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 10
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 Lew Fonseca .487
2 Goose Goslin .464
3 Babe Ruth .458
4 Riggs Stephenson .444
5 Travis Jackson .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Babe Ruth 4
2 Hack Wilson 4
4 Andy Reese 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 18
2 Lou Gehrig 16
2 Paul Waner 16
4 Bob Fothergill 15
4 Frankie Frisch 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 10
2 Johnny Neun 6
3 Frankie Frisch 5
4 Max Carey 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Henry 0.73
2 Waite Hoyt 1.00
3 Dazzy Vance 1.04
4 Sam Gray 1.20
5 Danny MacFayden 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Greenfield 4
1 Dolf Luque 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Joe Genewich 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 15
1 Tommy Thomas 15
3 Dolf Luque 14
4 Charlie Root 13
5 3 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
1 Bill Sherdel 3
3 Virgil Barnes 1
3 Garland Braxton 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .443
2 Al Simmons .435
3 Travis Jackson .417
4 Babe Ruth .409
5 Sam Rice .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 11
2 Babe Ruth 8
3 Cy Williams 7
4 Travis Jackson 5
4 Tony Lazzeri 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 41
2 Bob Fothergill 37
3 George Sisler 35
4 Harry Heilmann 34
4 Babe Ruth 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Neun 16
2 Harvey Hendrick 11
3 Frankie Frisch 10
4 George Sisler 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Ehrhardt 1.08
2 Bump Hadley 1.86
3 Kent Greenfield 1.91
4 Lee Meadows 1.97
5 Dazzy Vance 2.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Greenfield 7
2 Lefty Grove 6
2 Slim Harriss 6
4 Vic Aldridge 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 40
2 Dazzy Vance 34
3 Rube Walberg 30
4 Sam Gibson 27
4 Red Ruffing 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 5
1 Bill Sherdel 5
3 Art Nehf 3
3 Lil Stoner 3
5 5 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .391
2 Babe Ruth .378
3 Paul Waner .371
4 Harry Heilmann .366
5 Lou Gehrig .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Lou Gehrig 44
3 Cy Williams 31
4 Hack Wilson 25
5 Tony Lazzeri 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 165
2 Al Simmons 145
3 Babe Ruth 141
4 Paul Waner 130
5 2 tied 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 37
1 Frankie Frisch 37
3 Kiki Cuyler 33
4 Bill Barrett 22
4 2 others tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Guy Bush 2.38
2 Ted Lyons 2.41
3 Ray Kremer 2.54
4 Pete Alexander 2.56
5 Jesse Haines 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 23
2 Jesse Haines 22
2 Ted Lyons 22
4 Lee Meadows 21
5 Tommy Thomas 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 184
2 Lefty Grove 172
3 Charlie Root 141
4 Tommy Thomas 134
5 Rube Walberg 121

Saves

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