On This Day

Wednesday, August 10, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 32 .706 --
Senators 64 43 .598 12.0
Tigers 56 48 .538 18.5
Athletics 57 50 .533 19.0
White Sox 52 56 .481 24.5
Indians 45 63 .417 31.5
Browns 41 64 .390 34.0
Red Sox 35 71 .330 40.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 65 40 .619 --
Pirates 61 43 .587 3.5
Cardinals 59 45 .567 5.5
Giants 58 50 .537 8.5
Reds 49 56 .467 16.0
Robins 47 60 .439 19.0
Braves 39 61 .390 23.5
Phillies 40 63 .388 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Cooney 4
1 Dick Spalding 4
3 Dave Bancroft 3
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
3 Mickey Cochrane 2
3 Walt French 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Brown 1
1 Sam Rice 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lefty Grove 1.50
2 Milt Gaston 0.62
3 Waite Hoyt 0.50
4 Hub Pruett 0.45
5 Ray Kremer 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Ownie Carroll 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 9
2 Milt Gaston 5
2 Hub Pruett 5
4 Waite Hoyt 4
4 Wilcy Moore 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Henry 1
1 Wilcy Moore 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .393
2 Paul Waner .390
3 Lou Gehrig .385
4 Joe Harris .377
5 Harry Heilmann .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 38
2 Babe Ruth 36
3 Cy Williams 23
4 Hack Wilson 20
5 Rogers Hornsby 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 132
2 Paul Waner 104
3 Babe Ruth 101
3 Al Simmons 101
5 Hack Wilson 93

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.30
2 Jesse Haines 2.59
3 Waite Hoyt 2.64
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 16
4 Waite Hoyt 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 139
2 Dazzy Vance 132
3 Charlie Root 107
4 Rube Walberg 96
5 Tommy Thomas 82

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 12
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 Goose Goslin .464
2 Wattie Holm .438
3 Paul Waner .436
4 Riggs Stephenson .431
5 Mickey Cochrane .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 6
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 Babe Ruth 3
2 Bill Terry 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 18
2 Cy Williams 14
3 Ossie Bluege 13
3 Frankie Frisch 13
3 Sam Rice 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 9
2 Johnny Neun 5
3 Bill Barrett 4
3 Bucky Harris 4
3 Buddy Myer 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.43
2 Hal Carlson 0.67
3 Ownie Carroll 0.77
4 Dutch Henry 1.08
5 Sam Gray 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 4
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Jesse Haines 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 18
2 Jakie May 16
3 Earl Whitehill 14
4 Milt Gaston 13
5 Doug McWeeny 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
2 Dutch Henry 2
2 Bill Sherdel 2
4 Virgil Barnes 1
4 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .456
2 Tris Speaker .427
3 Mickey Cochrane .423
4 Travis Jackson .406
5 Riggs Stephenson .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 10
2 Cy Williams 8
3 Babe Ruth 7
4 Harry Heilmann 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Fothergill 31
1 Lou Gehrig 31
3 Travis Jackson 30
4 Goose Goslin 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 15
2 Johnny Neun 10
3 Frankie Frisch 8
4 Max Carey 7
4 George Sisler 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ownie Carroll 0.89
2 Wilcy Moore 1.20
3 Firpo Marberry 1.42
4 Sam Gray 1.44
5 Doug McWeeny 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 6
1 Jakie May 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Larry Benton 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 36
2 Lefty Grove 31
3 Jakie May 27
4 Rube Walberg 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .388
2 Paul Waner .385
3 Harry Heilmann .377
4 Babe Ruth .367
5 Lou Gehrig .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Cy Williams 30
4 Hack Wilson 26
5 Rogers Hornsby 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 163
2 Babe Ruth 141
3 Al Simmons 136
4 Paul Waner 132
5 Rogers Hornsby 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 35
1 Frankie Frisch 35
3 Kiki Cuyler 31
4 George Sisler 24
5 Bill Barrett 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 2.42
2 Jesse Haines 2.56
3 Pete Alexander 2.57
4 Ray Kremer 2.58
5 Guy Bush 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 24
2 Jesse Haines 23
3 Ted Lyons 22
4 Waite Hoyt 20
4 Lee Meadows 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 182
2 Lefty Grove 181
3 Charlie Root 145
4 Tommy Thomas 128
5 Rube Walberg 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 12
2 Firpo Marberry 11
3 Joe Pate 10
4 Garland Braxton 9
5 Lefty Grove 8