On This Day

Monday, August 8, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 31 .710 --
Senators 63 42 .600 12.0
Tigers 55 48 .534 19.0
Athletics 55 50 .524 20.0
White Sox 52 56 .481 24.5
Indians 45 62 .421 31.0
Browns 41 63 .394 33.5
Red Sox 35 70 .333 40.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 64 39 .621 --
Pirates 60 42 .588 3.5
Cardinals 59 45 .567 5.5
Giants 57 49 .538 8.5
Reds 49 56 .467 16.0
Robins 46 59 .438 19.0
Braves 38 60 .388 23.5
Phillies 39 62 .386 24.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chick Autry 2
1 George Burns 2
1 Cleo Carlyle 2
1 Lew Fonseca 2
1 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Heilmann 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Autry 2
1 George Burns 2
1 Ike Eichrodt 2
4 Charlie Gehringer 1
4 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Marty McManus 1
1 Earl McNeely 1
1 Wally Shaner 1
1 Phil Todt 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lil Stoner 0.80
2 Walter Johnson 0.50
3 Joe Shaute 0.33
4 Red Ruffing 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Red Ruffing 1
1 Joe Shaute 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Lil Stoner 4
3 Joe Shaute 3
4 Bobby Burke 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .393
2 Paul Waner .387
3 Lou Gehrig .385
4 Joe Harris .375
5 Harry Heilmann .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 37
2 Babe Ruth 35
3 Cy Williams 23
4 Hack Wilson 20
5 Rogers Hornsby 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 131
2 Paul Waner 102
3 Al Simmons 101
4 Babe Ruth 97
5 Hack Wilson 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 32
2 George Sisler 22
3 Sparky Adams 21
4 Kiki Cuyler 20
4 Harvey Hendrick 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.35
2 Waite Hoyt 2.57
3 Jesse Haines 2.59
4 Ted Lyons 2.75
5 Dazzy Vance 2.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 20
2 Ted Lyons 18
3 Jesse Haines 17
4 Carmen Hill 15
4 Waite Hoyt 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 132
2 Lefty Grove 130
3 Charlie Root 107
4 Rube Walberg 93
5 Tommy Thomas 82

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 11
2 Garland Braxton 9
3 Firpo Marberry 8
4 Lefty Grove 7
5 Joe Pate 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Judge .431
2 Goose Goslin .429
3 Paul Waner .423
4 Lew Fonseca .415
5 Harry Heilmann .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Babe Ruth 4
3 Mickey Cochrane 3
3 Harry Heilmann 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 18
2 Frankie Frisch 15
2 Joe Judge 15
4 Ossie Bluege 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 9
2 Johnny Neun 6
3 Max Carey 5
3 Bucky Harris 5
3 Buddy Myer 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tony Welzer 0.66
2 Dutch Henry 0.75
3 Ownie Carroll 0.84
4 Hal Carlson 1.00
5 Sam Gray 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 4
1 Charlie Root 4
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
3 Bump Hadley 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 21
2 Earl Whitehill 14
3 Lil Stoner 13
4 Jesse Haines 12
4 2 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 2
1 Bill Sherdel 2
3 Virgil Barnes 1
3 Garland Braxton 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .448
2 Tris Speaker .442
3 Mickey Cochrane .405
4 Paul Waner .400
5 Joe Judge .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 9
2 Babe Ruth 8
2 Cy Williams 8
4 Harry Heilmann 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 31
2 Bob Fothergill 30
2 Harry Heilmann 30
4 Goose Goslin 29
5 4 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Neun 15
2 Harvey Hendrick 13
3 Max Carey 9
3 Frankie Frisch 9
5 George Sisler 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 1.42
2 Doug McWeeny 1.59
3 Sam Gray 1.65
4 Dolf Luque 1.74
5 Sheriff Blake 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jakie May 6
2 Pete Alexander 5
2 Garland Braxton 5
2 Kent Greenfield 5
2 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 36
2 Jakie May 27
3 Sam Gibson 25
3 Charlie Root 25
3 2 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 6
2 Bill Sherdel 5
3 Art Nehf 3
4 Garland Braxton 2
4 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .389
2 Paul Waner .380
3 Harry Heilmann .373
4 Babe Ruth .370
5 Lou Gehrig .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Lou Gehrig 44
3 Cy Williams 31
4 Hack Wilson 26
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 163
2 Babe Ruth 139
3 Al Simmons 138
4 Paul Waner 130
5 Rogers Hornsby 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 36
1 Frankie Frisch 36
3 Kiki Cuyler 31
4 George Sisler 24
5 Bill Barrett 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 2.41
2 Ray Kremer 2.55
3 Jesse Haines 2.56
4 Pete Alexander 2.57
5 Guy Bush 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 24
2 Jesse Haines 23
3 Ted Lyons 22
4 Lee Meadows 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 182
2 Lefty Grove 172
3 Charlie Root 145
4 Tommy Thomas 129
5 Rube Walberg 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 11
1 Wilcy Moore 11
3 Joe Pate 10
4 Garland Braxton 9
5 Lefty Grove 8