On This Day

Sunday, August 21, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 82 36 .695 --
Tigers 66 48 .579 14.0
Senators 66 50 .569 15.0
Athletics 66 52 .559 16.0
White Sox 54 63 .462 27.5
Indians 50 68 .424 32.0
Browns 47 69 .405 34.0
Red Sox 36 81 .308 45.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 70 44 .614 --
Pirates 67 47 .588 3.0
Cardinals 65 48 .575 4.5
Giants 67 52 .563 5.5
Reds 52 63 .452 18.5
Braves 47 65 .420 22.0
Robins 49 68 .419 22.5
Phillies 42 72 .368 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rogers Hornsby 6
2 Edd Roush 4
2 George Sisler 4
2 Bill Terry 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Hughie Critz 1
1 Chuck Dressen 1
1 George Grantham 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hughie Critz 4
1 Les Mann 4
3 Mickey Cochrane 3
3 Travis Jackson 3
3 George Sisler 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hughie Critz 2
1 George Sisler 2
3 Max Carey 1
3 Harvey Hendrick 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burleigh Grimes 0.70
2 Danny MacFayden 0.50
3 Sad Sam Jones 0.44
4 George Pipgras 0.38
5 Josh Billings 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Billings 1
1 Bill Clarkson 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Carmen Hill 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 7
2 Josh Billings 6
3 George Pipgras 5
4 Willis Hudlin 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 General Crowder 1
1 Sam Gray 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .393
2 Harry Heilmann .387
3 Paul Waner .384
4 Lou Gehrig .381
5 Tris Speaker .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 39
1 Babe Ruth 39
3 Cy Williams 23
4 Rogers Hornsby 22
5 Hack Wilson 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 135
2 Paul Waner 112
3 Babe Ruth 110
4 Rogers Hornsby 105
5 Al Simmons 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 34
2 George Sisler 25
3 Harvey Hendrick 24
4 Sparky Adams 23
5 Johnny Neun 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.22
2 Jesse Haines 2.49
3 Pete Alexander 2.57
4 Waite Hoyt 2.64
5 Ted Lyons 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 22
2 Jesse Haines 19
3 Carmen Hill 18
3 Ted Lyons 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 145
2 Dazzy Vance 141
3 Charlie Root 123
4 Rube Walberg 104
5 Tommy Thomas 89

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 12
2 Garland Braxton 9
3 Lefty Grove 8
3 Firpo Marberry 8
5 Joe Pate 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .489
2 Rogers Hornsby .435
3 Ty Cobb .431
4 Russ Wrightstone .426
5 Zack Wheat .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 5
2 Travis Jackson 4
2 Babe Ruth 4
4 Jack Fournier 3
4 Harry Heilmann 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 17
2 Walt French 15
2 Marty McManus 15
4 Babe Ruth 13
5 Ty Cobb 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Manush 5
2 Cliff Heathcote 4
2 Harvey Hendrick 4
2 Earl McNeely 4
2 Sam Rice 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 0.00
2 Sheriff Blake 0.47
3 Pete Alexander 0.93
4 Earl Whitehill 1.00
5 Charlie Root 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Larry Benton 3
1 Ownie Carroll 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 21
2 Charlie Root 19
3 Burleigh Grimes 15
3 Lefty Grove 15
5 Hod Lisenbee 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Henry 2
1 Wilcy Moore 2
3 General Crowder 1
3 Joe Genewich 1
3 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .443
2 Paul Waner .415
3 Goose Goslin .395
4 Russ Wrightstone .392
5 Rogers Hornsby .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Rogers Hornsby 6
4 Mickey Cochrane 5
4 Harry Heilmann 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 27
2 Rogers Hornsby 26
3 Paul Waner 25
4 Bob Fothergill 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sheriff Blake 1.02
2 Ownie Carroll 1.05
3 Doug McWeeny 1.17
4 Wilcy Moore 1.26
5 Jack Quinn 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burleigh Grimes 6
1 Charlie Root 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Larry Benton 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 34
2 Jakie May 31
3 Lefty Grove 26
4 Dazzy Vance 25
5 Earl Whitehill 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 5
2 Dutch Henry 3
3 General Crowder 2
3 Bill Sherdel 2
3 Lil Stoner 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .391
2 Al Simmons .390
3 Paul Waner .378
4 Babe Ruth .353
5 Lou Gehrig .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 47
2 Lou Gehrig 43
3 Cy Williams 30
4 Rogers Hornsby 24
5 Hack Wilson 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 153
2 Babe Ruth 141
3 Paul Waner 137
4 Rogers Hornsby 132
5 Al Simmons 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 37
2 Sparky Adams 36
3 Kiki Cuyler 29
4 George Sisler 25
5 3 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.22
2 Pete Alexander 2.40
3 Ted Lyons 2.51
4 Jesse Haines 2.51
5 Ray Kremer 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 26
2 Jesse Haines 23
3 Pete Alexander 21
3 Carmen Hill 21
3 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 184
2 Lefty Grove 170
3 Charlie Root 148
4 Tommy Thomas 124
5 Rube Walberg 123

Saves

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