On This Day

Thursday, August 4, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	74	30	.712	--
Senators	61	40	.604	11.5
Tigers	55	45	.550	17.0
Athletics	54	49	.524	19.5
White Sox	51	54	.486	23.5
Indians	43	61	.413	31.0
Browns	40	61	.396	32.5
Red Sox	32	70	.314	41.0

Games

Red Sox 2, White Sox 1

Tigers 6, Yankees 2

Indians 3, Athletics 0

Senators 5, Browns 1

Senators 11, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	61	39	.610	--
Pirates	60	40	.600	1.0
Cardinals	57	44	.564	4.5
Giants	56	48	.538	7.0
Reds	46	56	.451	16.0
Robins	45	57	.441	17.0
Braves	38	57	.400	20.5
Phillies	38	60	.388	22.0

Games

Cubs 5, Braves 4

Giants 4, Reds 1

Pirates 8, Phillies 5

Pirates 7, Phillies 3

Robins 4, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dick Spalding	5
1	Lloyd Waner	5
3	Kiki Cuyler	4
3	Harry Heilmann	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Kremer	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Glenn Wright	4
2	Cliff Heathcote	3
2	Dick Spalding	3
2	Bennie Tate	3
2	Cy Williams	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Barrett	1
1	Ossie Bluege	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Bud Clancy	1
1	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ownie Carroll	0.67
2	Elam Vangilder	0.46
3	Watty Clark	0.44
4	Elmer Jacobs	0.25
4	2 others tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Garland Buckeye	1
1	Ownie Carroll	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Elam Vangilder	6
2	Ownie Carroll	4
2	Watty Clark	4
4	Ray Kremer	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jumbo Elliott	1
1	Percy Jones	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.393
2	Lou Gehrig	.389
3	Paul Waner	.386
4	Joe Harris	.375
5	Harry Heilmann	.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	Paul Waner	102
3	Al Simmons	101
4	Babe Ruth	96
5	Bob Fothergill	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	32
2	George Sisler	21
3	Sparky Adams	20
3	Kiki Cuyler	20
5	2 tied	19

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	19
2	Ted Lyons	17
3	Jesse Haines	16
4	Carmen Hill	15
5	4 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	130
2	Dazzy Vance	127
3	Charlie Root	104
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	Goose Goslin	.467
2	Tris Speaker	.439
3	Lew Fonseca	.432
4	Babe Ruth	.431
5	Paul Waner	.425

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Fothergill	16
1	Frankie Frisch	16
1	Lou Gehrig	16
1	Paul Waner	16
1	Hack Wilson	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	9
2	Johnny Neun	7
3	Max Carey	5
4	Bucky Harris	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Henry	0.75
2	Ownie Carroll	0.89
3	Waite Hoyt	1.00
4	Dazzy Vance	1.04
5	Sam Gray	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kent Greenfield	4
1	Dolf Luque	4
3	Burleigh Grimes	3
3	Slim Harriss	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Root	15
2	Dolf Luque	14
2	Tommy Thomas	14
4	Sam Gibson	12
4	3 others tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	3
1	Bill Sherdel	3
3	Virgil Barnes	1
3	Watty Clark	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.444
2	Al Simmons	.442
3	Harry Heilmann	.425
4	Travis Jackson	.404
5	Joe Judge	.397

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	9
2	Babe Ruth	8
3	Cy Williams	7
4	Travis Jackson	5
5	7 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	35
2	Bob Fothergill	34
2	Lou Gehrig	34
4	Babe Ruth	33
5	2 tied	32

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Kent Greenfield	1.63
2	Bump Hadley	1.86
3	Dazzy Vance	2.04
4	Lee Meadows	2.15
5	Elmer Jacobs	2.19

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Kent Greenfield	6
1	Slim Harriss	6
3	Vic Aldridge	5
3	Larry Benton	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	34
2	Lefty Grove	32
3	Rube Walberg	30
4	Milt Gaston	27
4	Sam Gibson	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	.388
2	Babe Ruth	.375
3	Harry Heilmann	.373
4	Paul Waner	.370
5	Lou Gehrig	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	48
2	Lou Gehrig	44
3	Cy Williams	31
4	Hack Wilson	25
5	2 tied	19

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	164
2	Al Simmons	142
3	Babe Ruth	141
4	Paul Waner	131
5	Bob Fothergill	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	37
2	Sparky Adams	36
3	Kiki Cuyler	33
4	Bill Barrett	23
4	George Sisler	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	2.41
2	Guy Bush	2.48
3	Ray Kremer	2.56
4	Pete Alexander	2.56
5	Jesse Haines	2.61

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	24
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	174
3	Charlie Root	143
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