On This Day

Wednesday, August 24, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 83 37 .692 --
Tigers 68 49 .581 13.5
Athletics 67 53 .558 16.0
Senators 66 53 .555 16.5
White Sox 56 63 .471 26.5
Indians 52 68 .433 31.0
Browns 47 70 .402 34.5
Red Sox 36 82 .305 46.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 71 46 .607 --
Pirates 67 47 .588 2.5
Cardinals 67 48 .583 3.0
Giants 67 52 .563 5.0
Reds 52 63 .452 18.0
Braves 48 65 .425 21.0
Robins 49 68 .419 22.0
Phillies 43 75 .364 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sparky Adams 6
1 Hack Wilson 6
3 Fresco Thompson 5
4 Harry Heilmann 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 3
2 Tony Lazzeri 1
2 Homer Summa 1
2 Phil Todt 1
2 Rube Walberg 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 6
2 Tony Lazzeri 4
3 Homer Summa 3
3 Elmer Yoter 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Lazzeri 1
1 Marty McManus 1
1 Alex Metzler 1
1 Hack Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Walberg 0.71
2 Percy Jones 0.70
3 Red Ruffing 0.50
4 Jake Miller 0.40
5 Ted Blankenship 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 Percy Jones 1
1 Jake Miller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Percy Jones 7
2 Red Ruffing 5
2 Rube Walberg 5
4 Sheriff Blake 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .398
2 Al Simmons .393
3 Paul Waner .384
4 Lou Gehrig .380
5 Babe Ruth .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Lou Gehrig 39
3 Cy Williams 23
3 Hack Wilson 23
5 Rogers Hornsby 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 136
2 Babe Ruth 112
2 Paul Waner 112
4 Rogers Hornsby 105
4 Hack Wilson 105

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.26
2 Jesse Haines 2.39
3 Pete Alexander 2.57
4 Ted Lyons 2.68
5 Waite Hoyt 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 22
2 Jesse Haines 20
3 Ted Lyons 19
4 Carmen Hill 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 145
2 Dazzy Vance 141
3 Charlie Root 123
4 Rube Walberg 109
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 .569
2 Ty Cobb .441
3 Rogers Hornsby .439
4 Lloyd Waner .435
5 Heinie Sand .419

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marty McManus 18
2 Rogers Hornsby 15
2 Babe Ruth 15
4 Walt French 13
4 Harry Heilmann 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Heinie Manush 5
2 Cliff Heathcote 4
3 Sparky Adams 3
3 Alex Metzler 3
3 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.93
1 Jesse Haines 0.93
3 Sam Gibson 0.93
4 Earl Whitehill 1.00
5 Charlie Root 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilcy Moore 4
2 Pete Alexander 3
2 Larry Benton 3
2 Ted Blankenship 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Waite Hoyt 16
1 Percy Jones 16
1 Charlie Root 16
4 Lefty Grove 15
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Henry 2
2 General Crowder 1
2 Joe Genewich 1
2 Sam Gray 1
2 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .490
2 Rogers Hornsby .391
3 Lloyd Waner .389
4 Paul Waner .388
5 Goose Goslin .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Lou Gehrig 8
3 Harry Heilmann 6
3 Rogers Hornsby 6
3 Hack Wilson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 30
2 Babe Ruth 26
3 Rogers Hornsby 25
4 Harry Heilmann 24
5 Walt French 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 13
2 Johnny Neun 9
3 Bucky Harris 7
3 George Sisler 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug McWeeny 1.17
2 Jesse Haines 1.37
3 Jakie May 1.57
4 Wilcy Moore 1.77
5 Pete Alexander 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 6
1 Charlie Root 6
1 Rube Walberg 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 31
2 Charlie Root 27
3 Lefty Grove 26
3 Rube Walberg 26
5 Waite Hoyt 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dutch Henry 3
1 Wilcy Moore 3
3 Bill Sherdel 2
3 Lil Stoner 2
5 14 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .396
2 Al Simmons .390
3 Paul Waner .378
4 Babe Ruth .356
5 Lou Gehrig .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 48
2 Lou Gehrig 43
3 Cy Williams 30
4 Hack Wilson 26
5 Rogers Hornsby 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 153
2 Babe Ruth 143
3 Paul Waner 136
4 Rogers Hornsby 132
5 Al Simmons 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 37
2 Sparky Adams 35
3 Kiki Cuyler 28
4 George Sisler 25
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.26
2 Jesse Haines 2.45
3 Pete Alexander 2.45
4 Ted Lyons 2.60
5 Ray Kremer 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 26
2 Jesse Haines 23
3 Carmen Hill 21
3 Ted Lyons 21
3 Lee Meadows 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 180
2 Lefty Grove 163
3 Charlie Root 144
4 Rube Walberg 128
5 Tommy Thomas 119

Saves

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