On This Day

Tuesday, August 16, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	80	33	.708	--
Senators	65	45	.591	13.5
Tigers	61	48	.560	17.0
Athletics	62	51	.549	18.0
White Sox	53	59	.473	26.5
Indians	47	66	.416	33.0
Browns	41	68	.376	37.0
Red Sox	36	75	.324	43.0

Games

Yankees 8, White Sox 1

Athletics 6, Indians 3

Athletics 8, Indians 0

Tigers 10, Red Sox 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	69	40	.633	--
Pirates	63	46	.578	6.0
Cardinals	62	47	.569	7.0
Giants	63	50	.558	8.0
Reds	49	60	.450	20.0
Robins	47	65	.420	23.5
Braves	44	63	.411	24.0
Phillies	42	68	.382	27.5

Games

Cubs 3, Robins 0

Cardinals 5, Braves 3

Giants 8, Pirates 4

Phillies 5, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob O'Farrell	5
2	Charlie Gehringer	4
2	Freddie Lindstrom	4
2	Bob Meusel	4
2	Zack Wheat	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Charlie Gehringer	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Babe Ruth	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt French	4
1	Rogers Hornsby	4
3	Charlie Gehringer	3
3	Sammy Hale	3
5	15 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fresco Thompson	3
2	Cliff Heathcote	2
3	Max Bishop	1
3	Frankie Frisch	1
3	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Charlie Root	1.29
2	Tony Welzer	0.22
3	Howard Ehmke	0.20
3	Sam Gibson	0.20
3	Herb Pennock	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Dutch Henry	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Root	9
2	Ray Kolp	5
3	Howard Ehmke	2
3	Herb Pennock	2
3	4 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Lil Stoner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.393
2	Paul Waner	.382
3	Lou Gehrig	.381
4	Harry Heilmann	.374
5	Tris Speaker	.369

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	38
2	Babe Ruth	37
3	Cy Williams	23
4	Rogers Hornsby	20
4	Hack Wilson	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	132
2	Paul Waner	107
3	Babe Ruth	106
4	Rogers Hornsby	101
4	Al Simmons	101

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	34
2	George Sisler	23
3	Sparky Adams	22
3	Harvey Hendrick	22
3	Johnny Neun	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.34
2	Jesse Haines	2.47
3	Waite Hoyt	2.61
4	Pete Alexander	2.64
5	Ted Lyons	2.65

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	22
2	Jesse Haines	18
2	Ted Lyons	18
4	Waite Hoyt	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	139
2	Dazzy Vance	138
3	Charlie Root	120
4	Rube Walberg	97
5	Tommy Thomas	87

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	Harry Heilmann	.475
2	Lance Richbourg	.423
3	Goose Goslin	.413
4	Paul Waner	.392
5	Russ Wrightstone	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Cochrane	3
1	Jack Fournier	3
1	Lou Gehrig	3
1	Harry Heilmann	3
1	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Walt French	15
2	Charlie Gehringer	13
2	Rogers Hornsby	13
2	Paul Waner	13
2	Cy Williams	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	7
2	Johnny Neun	5
3	Bill Barrett	4
3	Sam Rice	4
3	Lance Richbourg	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slim Harriss	0.00
2	Sheriff Blake	0.47
3	Hal Carlson	0.50
4	Ownie Carroll	0.81
5	Dolf Luque	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Larry Benton	4
1	Charlie Root	4
4	Ownie Carroll	3
4	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	18
1	Charlie Root	18
3	Howard Ehmke	14
4	Wilcy Moore	13
4	Earl Whitehill	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	3
2	Dutch Henry	2
2	Lil Stoner	2
4	Garland Braxton	1
4	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.442
2	Tris Speaker	.432
3	Riggs Stephenson	.426
4	Goose Goslin	.420
5	Lloyd Waner	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	9
2	Babe Ruth	7
3	Harry Heilmann	5
3	Travis Jackson	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	28
2	Bob Fothergill	27
3	Babe Ruth	25
4	Lou Gehrig	24
4	Hack Wilson	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	15
2	Johnny Neun	10
3	Frankie Frisch	7
4	Bill Barrett	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ownie Carroll	0.80
2	Doug McWeeny	1.23
3	Dolf Luque	1.24
4	Wilcy Moore	1.36
5	Jakie May	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	6
1	Slim Harriss	6
1	Waite Hoyt	6
1	Charlie Root	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Root	33
2	Dazzy Vance	31
3	Jakie May	29
4	Rube Walberg	25
5	Lefty Grove	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	6
2	Bill Sherdel	4
3	Dutch Henry	3
4	Garland Braxton	2
4	Lil Stoner	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.390
2	Harry Heilmann	.381
3	Paul Waner	.379
4	Babe Ruth	.356
5	Lou Gehrig	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	45
2	Lou Gehrig	42
3	Cy Williams	30
4	Hack Wilson	25
5	Rogers Hornsby	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	155
2	Babe Ruth	138
3	Paul Waner	132
4	Rogers Hornsby	131
5	Al Simmons	130

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	37
2	Sparky Adams	35
3	Kiki Cuyler	31
4	George Sisler	25
5	Bill Barrett	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	2.40
2	Pete Alexander	2.44
3	Ray Kremer	2.51
4	Jesse Haines	2.54
5	Urban Shocker	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	26
2	Jesse Haines	23
3	Pete Alexander	21
3	Ted Lyons	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	181
2	Lefty Grove	168
3	Charlie Root	152
4	Tommy Thomas	126
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