On This Day

Saturday, August 27, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 37 .699 --
Athletics 70 53 .569 16.0
Tigers 68 52 .567 16.5
Senators 66 56 .541 19.5
White Sox 58 64 .475 27.5
Indians 55 68 .447 31.0
Browns 47 73 .392 37.5
Red Sox 37 84 .306 48.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 73 47 .608 --
Cardinals 67 48 .583 3.5
Pirates 68 49 .581 3.5
Giants 67 52 .563 5.5
Reds 52 65 .444 19.5
Braves 50 66 .431 21.0
Robins 51 68 .429 21.5
Phillies 44 77 .364 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earle Combs 4
1 Woody English 4
1 Charlie Grimm 4
1 Riggs Stephenson 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earle Combs 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 George Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Dykes 3
1 Bob Meusel 3
1 Babe Ruth 3
1 Luke Sewell 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Lou Gehrig 1
1 Aaron Ward 1
1 Jimmie Wilson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ted Lyons 0.40
2 Dutch Ulrich 0.38
3 Guy Bush 0.27
4 Les Sweetland 0.26
5 Bump Hadley 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 Willis Hudlin 1
1 Ted Lyons 1
1 Ike Powers 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Les Sweetland 5
2 Guy Bush 3
2 Bump Hadley 3
2 Charlie Root 3
2 Dutch Ulrich 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Walberg 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .395
2 Al Simmons .393
3 Paul Waner .389
4 Lou Gehrig .379
5 Babe Ruth .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Lou Gehrig 40
3 Cy Williams 23
3 Hack Wilson 23
5 Rogers Hornsby 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 144
2 Babe Ruth 118
3 Paul Waner 116
4 Hack Wilson 107
5 Rogers Hornsby 105

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.27
2 Jesse Haines 2.39
3 Pete Alexander 2.57
4 Ted Lyons 2.63
5 Dazzy Vance 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 24
2 Jesse Haines 20
2 Ted Lyons 20
4 Carmen Hill 18
4 Waite Hoyt 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 149
2 Lefty Grove 145
3 Charlie Root 130
4 Rube Walberg 109
5 Tommy Thomas 93

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 .577
2 Rogers Hornsby .485
3 Ty Cobb .444
4 Luke Sewell .434
5 Paul Waner .432

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marty McManus 18
2 Babe Ruth 17
3 George Burns 14
3 Tony Lazzeri 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Metzler 5
2 Cliff Heathcote 4
2 Heinie Manush 4
2 Hack Wilson 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 0.00
2 Carmen Hill 0.50
3 Kent Greenfield 0.67
4 Pete Alexander 0.90
5 Dutch Ulrich 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilcy Moore 5
2 Ted Blankenship 3
2 Kent Greenfield 3
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 19
2 Percy Jones 16
3 Burleigh Grimes 14
3 Bump Hadley 14
3 2 others tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 General Crowder 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Dutch Henry 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .500
2 Ty Cobb .407
3 Paul Waner .394
4 Luke Sewell .392
5 Goose Goslin .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Rogers Hornsby 6
4 Harry Heilmann 5
4 Hack Wilson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hack Wilson 30
2 Babe Ruth 27
3 Rogers Hornsby 25
4 Paul Waner 23
5 Marty McManus 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 11
2 Bucky Harris 7
3 Bill Barrett 6
3 Johnny Neun 6
3 George Sisler 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 1.13
2 Doug McWeeny 1.33
3 Jakie May 1.61
4 Wilcy Moore 1.85
5 Pete Alexander 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 8
2 Jesse Haines 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Burleigh Grimes 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charlie Root 30
2 Jakie May 29
3 Dazzy Vance 25
4 Lefty Grove 24
5 Rube Walberg 23

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .393
2 Al Simmons .389
3 Paul Waner .379
4 Babe Ruth .356
5 Ty Cobb .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 49
2 Lou Gehrig 44
3 Cy Williams 30
4 Hack Wilson 25
5 Rogers Hornsby 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 161
2 Babe Ruth 149
3 Paul Waner 138
4 Rogers Hornsby 128
5 Al Simmons 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 37
2 Sparky Adams 30
3 Kiki Cuyler 27
4 George Sisler 25
5 2 tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.27
2 Jesse Haines 2.43
3 Pete Alexander 2.50
4 Dutch Ulrich 2.59
5 Ted Lyons 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 27
2 Jesse Haines 23
3 Ted Lyons 22
4 Carmen Hill 21
4 Waite Hoyt 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 184
2 Lefty Grove 158
3 Charlie Root 144
4 Rube Walberg 128
5 Tommy Thomas 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