On This Day

Monday, August 29, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	88	37	.704	--
Athletics	72	53	.576	16.0
Tigers	68	54	.557	18.5
Senators	66	57	.537	21.0
White Sox	59	64	.480	28.0
Indians	55	70	.440	33.0
Browns	47	75	.385	39.5
Red Sox	39	84	.317	48.0

Games

Red Sox 10, Indians 2

Athletics 5, Tigers 0

Yankees 8, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	73	49	.598	--
Pirates	68	49	.581	2.5
Cardinals	68	49	.581	2.5
Giants	69	52	.570	3.5
Reds	54	65	.454	17.5
Robins	52	69	.430	20.5
Braves	50	68	.424	21.0
Phillies	44	77	.364	28.5

Games

Robins 2, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 2, Robins 1

Reds 4, Braves 2

Reds 6, Braves 5

Giants 8, Cubs 7

Giants 4, Cubs 1

Pirates 2, Phillies 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ethan Allen	6
2	Chuck Dressen	4
2	Bill Regan	4
2	Curt Walker	4
5	12 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Harvey Hendrick	1
1	Heinie Mueller	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Mueller	5
2	Eddie Brown	3
2	Earl Clark	3
2	Ira Flagstead	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ethan Allen	1
1	Frankie Frisch	1
1	Doc Gautreau	1
1	Mike Gonzalez	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jumbo Elliott	1.00
2	Larry Benton	0.86
3	Carmen Hill	0.71
4	Jesse Haines	0.67
5	Jesse Petty	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Larry Benton	6
2	Carmen Hill	5
2	Jesse Petty	5
4	Jumbo Elliott	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Red Lucas	1
1	Jakie May	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.393
2	Harry Heilmann	.392
3	Paul Waner	.388
4	Lou Gehrig	.382
5	Babe Ruth	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	42
2	Lou Gehrig	41
3	Cy Williams	23
3	Hack Wilson	23
5	Rogers Hornsby	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	148
2	Babe Ruth	120
3	Paul Waner	116
4	Hack Wilson	107
5	Rogers Hornsby	106

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	35
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	2.34
3	Pete Alexander	2.55
4	Ted Lyons	2.63
5	Dazzy Vance	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	24
2	Jesse Haines	21
3	Ted Lyons	20
4	Carmen Hill	18
4	Waite Hoyt	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	149
2	Lefty Grove	146
3	Charlie Root	134
4	Rube Walberg	112
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	.519
2	Rogers Hornsby	.455
3	Paul Waner	.450
4	Ty Cobb	.446
5	Joe Sewell	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	6
2	Marty McManus	4
3	Lou Gehrig	3
3	Harry Heilmann	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Marty McManus	17
2	Lou Gehrig	16
2	Babe Ruth	16
4	Ira Flagstead	15
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Alex Metzler	5
2	Cliff Heathcote	4
2	Heinie Manush	4
4	Max Carey	3
4	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jumbo Elliott	0.00
1	Sam Gray	0.00
3	Carmen Hill	1.13
4	Pete Alexander	1.29
5	Jesse Haines	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Wilcy Moore	4
2	Ted Blankenship	3
2	Jesse Haines	3
2	Herb Pennock	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Root	23
2	Rube Walberg	15
3	Burleigh Grimes	13
3	Jakie May	13
5	2 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Walberg	2
2	General Crowder	1
2	Sam Gray	1
2	Burleigh Grimes	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.495
2	Ty Cobb	.416
3	Luke Sewell	.403
4	Paul Waner	.402
5	Goose Goslin	.389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hack Wilson	28
2	Babe Ruth	26
3	Lou Gehrig	24
4	Rogers Hornsby	23
4	Marty McManus	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harvey Hendrick	9
2	Bucky Harris	6
3	Bill Barrett	5
3	Hughie Critz	5
3	7 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jesse Haines	1.13
2	Pete Alexander	1.17
3	Jumbo Elliott	1.21
4	Doug McWeeny	1.33
5	Wilcy Moore	1.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	7
2	Jesse Haines	6
3	Pete Alexander	5
3	Larry Benton	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Root	34
2	Jakie May	31
3	Rube Walberg	26
4	Lefty Grove	25
4	Dazzy Vance	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	3
2	Dutch Henry	2
2	Lil Stoner	2
2	Rube Walberg	2
5	14 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.394
2	Harry Heilmann	.389
3	Paul Waner	.381
4	Lou Gehrig	.357
5	Babe Ruth	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	Lou Gehrig	45
3	Cy Williams	30
4	Hack Wilson	25
5	Rogers Hornsby	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	165
2	Babe Ruth	150
3	Paul Waner	137
4	Rogers Hornsby	127
5	Al Simmons	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	38
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	2.39
3	Pete Alexander	2.49
4	Dutch Ulrich	2.62
5	Ted Lyons	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	27
2	Jesse Haines	24
3	Ted Lyons	22
4	Carmen Hill	21
4	Waite Hoyt	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	184
2	Lefty Grove	159
3	Charlie Root	148
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