On This Day

Friday, September 9, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	95	40	.704	--
Athletics	77	57	.575	17.5
Tigers	71	62	.534	23.0
Senators	69	63	.523	24.5
White Sox	64	68	.485	29.5
Indians	59	75	.440	35.5
Browns	54	79	.406	40.0
Red Sox	44	89	.331	50.0

Games

Red Sox 6, Indians 1

Yankees 9, Browns 3

Tigers 5, Athletics 2

White Sox 8, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	77	53	.592	--
Giants	76	53	.589	0.5
Cardinals	74	55	.574	2.5
Cubs	76	58	.567	3.0
Reds	61	68	.473	15.5
Braves	55	74	.426	21.5
Robins	56	77	.421	22.5
Phillies	48	85	.361	30.5

Games

Giants 7, Cubs 2

Reds 8, Braves 1

Pirates 3, Phillies 2

Cardinals 8, Robins 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bud Clancy	4
2	Sparky Adams	3
2	Ray Flaskamper	3
2	Bob Fothergill	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Herman	2
2	Les Bell	1
2	Travis Jackson	1
2	Johnny Schulte	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Les Bell	5
2	Babe Herman	4
2	Babe Ruth	4
4	Buck Crouse	2
4	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	2
1	Bob Meusel	2
3	Bill Barrett	1
3	Max Bishop	1
3	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Vic Aldridge	0.50
2	Firpo Marberry	0.46
3	Urban Shocker	0.43
4	Elam Vangilder	0.38
5	Eppa Rixey	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	Ted Lyons	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Firpo Marberry	6
2	Elam Vangilder	5
3	Jesse Haines	4
3	Doug McWeeny	4
5	6 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.390
2	Harry Heilmann	.389
3	Paul Waner	.385
4	Lou Gehrig	.385
5	Rogers Hornsby	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	49
2	Lou Gehrig	45
3	Cy Williams	26
4	Hack Wilson	25
5	Rogers Hornsby	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	162
2	Babe Ruth	140
3	Paul Waner	126
4	Rogers Hornsby	114
4	Hack Wilson	114

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	37
2	Harvey Hendrick	29
3	George Sisler	27
4	Sparky Adams	24
4	Bob Meusel	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.23
2	Jesse Haines	2.53
3	Ted Lyons	2.54
4	Pete Alexander	2.60
5	Dutch Ulrich	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	25
2	Jesse Haines	22
3	Ted Lyons	21
4	Carmen Hill	20
4	Waite Hoyt	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	163
2	Dazzy Vance	160
3	Charlie Root	138
4	Rube Walberg	120
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	Rogers Hornsby	.484
2	Alex Metzler	.467
3	Earle Combs	.433
4	George Grantham	.429
5	Lou Gehrig	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	9
2	Ken Williams	6
3	Lou Gehrig	5
4	Babe Herman	4
5	3 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	28
2	Lou Gehrig	22
3	Earle Combs	17
4	Joe Harris	16
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lance Richbourg	8
2	Jimmie Wilson	7
3	Doc Gautreau	5
3	Harvey Hendrick	5
5	4 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Quinn	0.00
1	Bobby Burke	0.00
3	Urban Shocker	0.47
4	Ted Lyons	0.50
5	Charlie Robertson	0.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	Lefty Grove	3
1	Slim Harriss	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ruffing	20
2	Lefty Grove	18
3	Jumbo Elliott	16
4	Sad Sam Jones	15
5	2 tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Burleigh Grimes	2
1	Rube Walberg	2
3	Sarge Connally	1
3	General Crowder	1
3	12 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.458
2	Harry Heilmann	.444
3	Ty Cobb	.393
4	Lou Gehrig	.382
5	Lloyd Waner	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Lou Gehrig	7
3	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	Marty McManus	6
3	Ken Williams	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	43
2	Marty McManus	31
3	Lou Gehrig	30
4	Tony Lazzeri	25
5	2 tied	24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ulrich	1.04
2	Jack Quinn	1.18
3	Burleigh Grimes	1.50
4	Ted Lyons	1.53
5	Jumbo Elliott	1.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	6
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
3	Lefty Grove	5
3	Jesse Haines	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	33
2	Charlie Root	31
3	Dazzy Vance	28
4	Jakie May	27
5	2 tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	General Crowder	2
1	Burleigh Grimes	2
1	Dutch Henry	2
1	Lil Stoner	2
1	Rube Walberg	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.391
2	Harry Heilmann	.386
3	Al Simmons	.386
4	Lou Gehrig	.377
5	Rogers Hornsby	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	55
2	Lou Gehrig	49
3	Cy Williams	30
4	Hack Wilson	26
5	Rogers Hornsby	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	175
2	Babe Ruth	158
3	Paul Waner	144
4	Rogers Hornsby	125
5	Jim Bottomley	120

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	40
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	Dutch Ulrich	2.52
3	Dazzy Vance	2.53
4	Jesse Haines	2.55
5	Ted Lyons	2.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	189
2	Lefty Grove	172
3	Charlie Root	143
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