On This Day

Monday, September 12, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	96	41	.701	--
Athletics	79	57	.581	16.5
Tigers	71	64	.526	24.0
Senators	71	64	.526	24.0
White Sox	65	70	.481	30.0
Indians	60	75	.444	35.0
Browns	55	80	.407	40.0
Red Sox	44	90	.328	50.5

Games

Athletics 5, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	79	53	.598	--
Giants	77	55	.583	2.0
Cardinals	77	55	.583	2.0
Cubs	78	59	.569	3.5
Reds	65	68	.489	14.5
Braves	55	78	.414	24.5
Robins	56	80	.412	25.0
Phillies	48	87	.356	32.5

Games

Giants 7, Cubs 5

Reds 6, Braves 4

Reds 3, Braves 0

Pirates 3, Phillies 2

Cardinals 2, Robins 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Brown	4
1	Hod Ford	4
3	Clyde Beck	3
3	Woody English	3
3	8 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Bob Fothergill	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1
1	Earl Smith	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	2
1	Eddie Brown	2
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Hod Ford	2
1	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Walt French	2
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	Pie Traynor	1
2	Lloyd Waner	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Carmen Hill	0.38
2	Jumbo Elliott	0.36
3	Charlie Root	0.30
4	Alex Ferguson	0.29
5	Eddie Rommel	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Carmen Hill	1
1	Red Lucas	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jumbo Elliott	5
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	4
3	Sam Gibson	3
3	Carmen Hill	3
3	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.390
2	Harry Heilmann	.385
3	Lou Gehrig	.381
4	Paul Waner	.381
5	Rogers Hornsby	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Lou Gehrig	45
3	Hack Wilson	27
4	Cy Williams	26
5	Rogers Hornsby	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	162
2	Babe Ruth	141
3	Paul Waner	127
4	Hack Wilson	116
5	Rogers Hornsby	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	38
2	Harvey Hendrick	29
3	George Sisler	27
4	Sparky Adams	24
4	2 others tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.13
2	Jesse Haines	2.53
3	Pete Alexander	2.58
4	Ted Lyons	2.60
5	Ray Kremer	2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	165
2	Lefty Grove	163
3	Charlie Root	141
4	Rube Walberg	120
5	Jakie May	102

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	.512
2	Bob Fothergill	.450
3	Sammy Hale	.429
4	Alex Metzler	.426
5	Russ Wrightstone	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Lou Gehrig	5
2	Ken Williams	5
4	Babe Herman	4
4	Hack Wilson	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	21
2	Lou Gehrig	17
2	Joe Harris	17
4	Les Bell	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lance Richbourg	8
2	Jimmie Wilson	6
3	Doc Gautreau	5
3	Harvey Hendrick	5
3	Jigger Statz	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Garland Braxton	0.00
1	Urban Shocker	0.00
3	Lefty Grove	0.50
4	Fred Frankhouse	0.56
5	Bobby Burke	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	3
1	Milt Gaston	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	Slim Harriss	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jumbo Elliott	21
2	Lefty Grove	17
2	Carmen Hill	17
2	Red Ruffing	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	2
1	Burleigh Grimes	2
3	General Crowder	1
3	Mike Cvengros	1
3	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.500
2	Harry Heilmann	.443
3	Lloyd Waner	.387
4	Pie Traynor	.387
5	Bob Fothergill	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	14
2	Lou Gehrig	7
2	Hack Wilson	7
4	Rogers Hornsby	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	40
2	Lou Gehrig	30
2	Marty McManus	30
4	Tony Lazzeri	25
5	Ira Flagstead	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lance Richbourg	10
2	Harvey Hendrick	7
2	Alex Metzler	7
2	Jimmie Wilson	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dutch Ulrich	1.48
2	Burleigh Grimes	1.50
3	Carmen Hill	1.52
4	Jumbo Elliott	1.66
5	Wilcy Moore	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
1	Wilcy Moore	6
3	Carmen Hill	5
3	Ray Kremer	5
5	15 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	30
1	Charlie Root	30
3	Dazzy Vance	27
4	Jumbo Elliott	26
4	2 others tied	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	2
1	General Crowder	2
1	Burleigh Grimes	2
1	Lil Stoner	2
1	Rube Walberg	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Paul Waner	.389
2	Al Simmons	.383
3	Harry Heilmann	.383
4	Lou Gehrig	.373
5	Rogers Hornsby	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	55
2	Lou Gehrig	48
3	Cy Williams	28
4	Hack Wilson	27
5	Rogers Hornsby	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	172
2	Babe Ruth	154
3	Paul Waner	144
4	Jim Bottomley	122
4	Rogers Hornsby	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	40
2	Sparky Adams	29
2	Harvey Hendrick	29
4	George Sisler	27
5	2 tied	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.13
2	Pete Alexander	2.54
3	Ray Kremer	2.56
4	Dazzy Vance	2.62
5	Jesse Haines	2.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	25
2	Jesse Haines	23
3	Carmen Hill	22
3	Waite Hoyt	22
3	Ted Lyons	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	194
2	Lefty Grove	170
3	Charlie Root	145
4	Rube Walberg	134
5	Tommy Thomas	111

Saves

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