On This Day

Thursday, August 11, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	33	.700	--
Senators	65	43	.602	11.0
Tigers	57	48	.543	17.5
Athletics	58	51	.532	18.5
White Sox	52	57	.477	24.5
Indians	46	63	.422	30.5
Browns	41	65	.387	34.0
Red Sox	36	72	.333	40.0

Games

Indians 2, White Sox 1

Tigers 6, Browns 2

Athletics 4, Red Sox 0

Red Sox 2, Athletics 0

Senators 3, Yankees 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	66	40	.623	--
Pirates	61	44	.581	4.5
Cardinals	60	45	.571	5.5
Giants	59	50	.541	8.5
Reds	49	57	.462	17.0
Robins	47	61	.435	20.0
Braves	40	61	.396	23.5
Phillies	40	64	.385	25.0

Games

Braves 5, Phillies 4

Cubs 2, Reds 0

Giants 3, Robins 2

Cardinals 2, Pirates 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Max Bishop	4
1	Earle Combs	4
1	Wally Shaner	4
4	Ethan Allen	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Travis Jackson	1
1	Lloyd Waner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Marty McManus	3
2	Dave Bancroft	2
2	Jim Bottomley	2
2	Mickey Cochrane	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Barrett	2
2	Ossie Bluege	1
2	Jimmy Cooney	1
2	Ira Flagstead	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vic Aldridge	1.00
2	Dazzy Vance	0.86
3	Dolf Luque	0.67
4	Hugh McQuillan	0.50
4	Charlie Root	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Sam Gibson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hugh McQuillan	6
1	Dazzy Vance	6
3	Vic Aldridge	4
3	Howard Ehmke	4
3	5 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Genewich	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.393
2	Paul Waner	.386
3	Lou Gehrig	.383
4	Joe Harris	.376
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	Jake Miller	2.72
5	Ted Lyons	2.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	21
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	138
3	Charlie Root	111
4	Rube Walberg	96
5	Tommy Thomas	86

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	.473
2	Earle Combs	.451
3	Gabby Hartnett	.432
4	Riggs Stephenson	.420
5	Travis Jackson	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	5
2	Babe Ruth	3
2	Bill Terry	3
2	Cy Williams	3
5	6 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	16
2	Cy Williams	14
3	Ossie Bluege	13
3	Joe Judge	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	9
2	Bill Barrett	6
3	Bucky Harris	4
3	Buddy Myer	4
3	Sam Rice	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hal Carlson	0.67
2	Ownie Carroll	0.77
3	Slim Harriss	0.93
3	Dolf Luque	0.93
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	5
2	Slim Harriss	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Lefty Grove	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	18
2	Jakie May	15
3	Dazzy Vance	14
4	Milt Gaston	13
5	3 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	3
2	Bill Sherdel	2
3	Virgil Barnes	1
3	Garland Braxton	1
3	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.472
2	Tris Speaker	.435
3	Mickey Cochrane	.422
4	Travis Jackson	.413
5	Earle Combs	.396

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	9
2	Cy Williams	8
3	Babe Ruth	7
4	Travis Jackson	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Fothergill	31
1	Travis Jackson	31
3	Lou Gehrig	30
4	Goose Goslin	27
4	George Sisler	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	15
2	Johnny Neun	10
3	Bill Barrett	7
3	Max Carey	7
3	George Sisler	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ownie Carroll	0.89
2	Wilcy Moore	1.20
3	Sam Gray	1.44
4	Danny MacFayden	1.56
5	Doug McWeeny	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Slim Harriss	6
1	Jakie May	6
1	Jake Miller	6
1	Charlie Root	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	42
2	Lefty Grove	31
3	Charlie Root	29
4	Jakie May	27
5	Rube Walberg	26

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	.392
2	Paul Waner	.381
3	Harry Heilmann	.374
4	Babe Ruth	.364
5	Lou Gehrig	.355

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	162
2	Babe Ruth	141
3	Al Simmons	136
4	Paul Waner	130
5	Rogers Hornsby	122

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	2.42
2	Pete Alexander	2.51
3	Jesse Haines	2.56
4	Ray Kremer	2.58
5	Guy Bush	2.76

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	25
2	Jesse Haines	23
3	Ted Lyons	22
4	Pete Alexander	20
4	Waite Hoyt	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	188
2	Lefty Grove	177
3	Charlie Root	146
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