On This Day

Tuesday, September 6, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	92	40	.697	--
Athletics	76	56	.576	16.0
Tigers	70	61	.534	21.5
Senators	69	61	.531	22.0
White Sox	62	68	.477	29.0
Indians	59	73	.447	33.0
Browns	54	77	.412	37.5
Red Sox	42	88	.323	49.0

Games

Yankees 14, Red Sox 2

Red Sox 5, Yankees 2

Browns 7, Indians 4

White Sox 9, Tigers 6

Senators 14, Athletics 9

Athletics 4, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	76	52	.594	--
Giants	75	53	.586	1.0
Cardinals	72	53	.576	2.5
Cubs	74	56	.569	3.0
Reds	59	68	.465	16.5
Braves	55	73	.430	21.0
Robins	55	75	.423	22.0
Phillies	47	83	.362	30.0

Games

Giants 9, Braves 6

Pirates 5, Reds 0

Cardinals 13, Cubs 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lou Gehrig	6
1	Bob Meusel	6
3	Mickey Cochrane	5
4	Sammy Hale	4
4	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	3
2	Bill Barrett	1
2	Les Bell	1
2	Ossie Bluege	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Barrett	6
1	Babe Ruth	6
3	Ossie Bluege	4
4	Goose Goslin	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Hunnefield	2
1	Tony Lazzeri	2
3	Joe Boley	1
3	Goose Goslin	1
3	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Rommel	0.50
1	Rube Walberg	0.50
3	Jack Russell	0.38
4	Ray Kremer	0.33
5	3 tied	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Garland Braxton	1
1	Milt Gaston	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Walberg	6
2	Tony Welzer	5
3	Jakie May	4
4	Larry Benton	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	General Crowder	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.397
2	Al Simmons	.390
3	Lou Gehrig	.389
4	Paul Waner	.387
5	Rogers Hornsby	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	47
2	Lou Gehrig	45
3	Cy Williams	26
4	Rogers Hornsby	23
4	Hack Wilson	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	160
2	Babe Ruth	131
3	Paul Waner	125
4	Rogers Hornsby	114
5	Hack Wilson	110

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	35
2	Harvey Hendrick	29
3	George Sisler	27
4	Sparky Adams	24
5	Max Carey	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.23
2	Jesse Haines	2.46
3	Pete Alexander	2.60
4	Ted Lyons	2.63
5	Dutch Ulrich	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	24
2	Jesse Haines	22
3	Carmen Hill	20
3	Ted Lyons	20
5	Waite Hoyt	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	160
2	Lefty Grove	155
3	Charlie Root	137
4	Rube Walberg	118
5	2 tied	99

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	Alex Metzler	.488
2	Lou Gehrig	.481
3	Earle Combs	.469
4	Harry Heilmann	.434
5	Paul Waner	.410

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	7
2	Lou Gehrig	6
3	Ken Williams	5
4	Tony Lazzeri	3
4	4 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	25
2	Babe Ruth	20
3	Earle Combs	17
4	Joe Harris	15
4	Tony Lazzeri	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lance Richbourg	8
2	Jimmie Wilson	7
3	Doc Gautreau	5
3	Harvey Hendrick	5
3	Alex Metzler	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	0.00
2	Charlie Robertson	0.86
3	Dutch Ulrich	0.87
4	Eddie Rommel	0.98
5	Dazzy Vance	1.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	3
1	Ray Kremer	3
1	Herb Pennock	3
4	Ted Blankenship	2
4	26 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	25
2	Dazzy Vance	19
3	Jakie May	17
4	Charlie Root	14
4	Rube Walberg	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Burleigh Grimes	2
1	Rube Walberg	2
3	Sarge Connally	1
3	General Crowder	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.471
2	Rogers Hornsby	.459
3	Ty Cobb	.410
4	Lou Gehrig	.404
5	Earle Combs	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	12
2	Lou Gehrig	8
3	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	Marty McManus	6
5	2 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	34
2	Marty McManus	30
3	Lou Gehrig	29
4	Rogers Hornsby	26
5	2 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lance Richbourg	10
2	Harvey Hendrick	9
3	Alex Metzler	7
3	Jimmie Wilson	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ulrich	1.04
2	Jack Quinn	1.18
3	Carmen Hill	1.32
4	Charlie Root	1.75
5	Wilcy Moore	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	6
1	Jesse Haines	6
3	Burleigh Grimes	5
3	Carmen Hill	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	38
2	Charlie Root	33
3	Dazzy Vance	28
4	Red Ruffing	27
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	General Crowder	2
1	Burleigh Grimes	2
1	Dutch Henry	2
1	Wilcy Moore	2
1	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.398
2	Paul Waner	.388
3	Al Simmons	.387
4	Lou Gehrig	.374
5	Rogers Hornsby	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	53
2	Lou Gehrig	49
3	Cy Williams	33
4	Hack Wilson	24
5	Rogers Hornsby	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	173
2	Babe Ruth	151
3	Paul Waner	145
4	Rogers Hornsby	129
5	Al Simmons	118

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	38
2	Sparky Adams	29
2	Harvey Hendrick	29
4	George Sisler	27
5	Kiki Cuyler	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.23
2	Jesse Haines	2.49
3	Dutch Ulrich	2.52
4	Ray Kremer	2.62
5	Pete Alexander	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	26
2	Jesse Haines	24
3	Carmen Hill	22
3	Waite Hoyt	22
5	Ted Lyons	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	195
2	Lefty Grove	164
3	Charlie Root	144
4	Rube Walberg	134
5	Tommy Thomas	119

Saves

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