Baseball44 On This Day: Saturday, September 24, 1927

On This Day

Saturday, September 24, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	106	43	.711	--
Athletics	89	60	.597	17.0
Senators	79	66	.545	25.0
Tigers	78	69	.531	27.0
White Sox	66	81	.449	39.0
Indians	64	83	.435	41.0
Browns	57	90	.388	48.0
Red Sox	50	97	.340	55.0

Games

Red Sox 3, White Sox 0

Yankees 6, Tigers 0

Athletics 4, Indians 3

Indians 4, Athletics 3

Senators 5, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	89	58	.605	--
Giants	88	60	.595	1.5
Cardinals	87	60	.592	2.0
Cubs	85	63	.574	4.5
Reds	72	74	.493	16.5
Robins	63	87	.420	27.5
Braves	57	90	.388	32.0
Phillies	48	97	.331	40.0

Games

Cubs 10, Phillies 2

Reds 1, Robins 0

Robins 5, Reds 3

Giants 3, Pirates 1

Cardinals 4, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jigger Statz	5
2	Sparky Adams	4
2	Jimmy Dykes	4
2	Sammy Hale	4
2	Babe Herman	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	Riggs Stephenson	1
1	Homer Summa	1
1	Cy Williams	1
1	Hack Wilson	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Riggs Stephenson	5
2	Sam Langford	3
2	Hack Wilson	3
4	Rube Bressler	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Regan	2
2	Herschel Bennett	1
2	Joe Boley	1
2	Eddie Brown	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Pipgras	1.17
2	Lil Stoner	0.60
3	Howard Ehmke	0.56
3	Fred Frankhouse	0.56
5	Ted Lyons	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sheriff Blake	1
1	Garland Buckeye	1
1	Watty Clark	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Pipgras	7
2	Lil Stoner	6
3	Howard Ehmke	5
3	Fred Frankhouse	5
3	Ted Lyons	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.390
2	Paul Waner	.379
3	Lou Gehrig	.376
4	Bob Fothergill	.361
5	Ty Cobb	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	56
2	Lou Gehrig	45
3	Cy Williams	29
3	Hack Wilson	29
5	Rogers Hornsby	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	169
2	Babe Ruth	153
3	Paul Waner	132
4	Hack Wilson	129
5	Rogers Hornsby	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	43
2	Max Carey	30
2	Harvey Hendrick	30
4	George Sisler	28
5	Sparky Adams	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.25
2	Ray Kremer	2.45
3	Waite Hoyt	2.59
4	Pete Alexander	2.60
5	Dazzy Vance	2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	180
2	Lefty Grove	173
3	Charlie Root	144
4	Rube Walberg	135
5	Jakie May	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	12
2	Garland Braxton	10
3	Lefty Grove	9
4	Firpo Marberry	8
5	2 tied	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.500
2	Earle Combs	.446
3	Lloyd Waner	.443
4	Bob Fothergill	.438
5	Joe Boley	.422

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Hafey	7
1	Babe Ruth	7
3	Jim Bottomley	5
3	Bill Terry	5
5	Hack Wilson	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	18
1	Travis Jackson	18
1	Bill Terry	18
4	Chick Hafey	17
5	Hack Wilson	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	Ty Cobb	6
2	Frankie Frisch	6
4	Walt French	5
4	Charlie Gehringer	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Reinhart	0.00
1	Art Nehf	0.00
3	Johnny Miljus	0.50
4	Bill Doak	0.60
5	Ray Kremer	0.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	4
1	Fred Frankhouse	4
1	Bump Hadley	4
1	Ray Kremer	4
1	Hod Lisenbee	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	20
2	George Pipgras	19
3	Fred Frankhouse	17
3	Jakie May	17
5	Rube Walberg	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Larry Benton	2
1	Ken Holloway	2
3	Garland Braxton	1
3	Bill Clarkson	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earle Combs	.434
2	Bob Fothergill	.421
3	Ty Cobb	.409
4	Lloyd Waner	.393
5	Alex Metzler	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	16
2	Chick Hafey	7
3	Jim Bottomley	6
3	Lou Gehrig	6
3	4 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Babe Ruth	41
2	Lou Gehrig	33
3	Travis Jackson	25
3	Bill Terry	25
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	10
1	Lance Richbourg	10
3	Frankie Frisch	9
4	Ty Cobb	7
4	4 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Urban Shocker	0.64
2	Ray Kremer	1.22
3	Guy Bush	1.59
3	Eddie Rommel	1.59
5	Red Faber	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ray Kremer	7
2	Burleigh Grimes	6
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	5
3	Fred Frankhouse	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	39
2	Jakie May	34
3	George Pipgras	29
4	Lefty Grove	28
4	Carmen Hill	28

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Walberg	3
2	Larry Benton	2
2	Sarge Connally	2
2	Burleigh Grimes	2
2	Ken Holloway	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.393
2	Paul Waner	.381
3	Lou Gehrig	.377
4	Bob Fothergill	.366
5	Ty Cobb	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	59
2	Lou Gehrig	47
3	Cy Williams	29
3	Hack Wilson	29
5	Rogers Hornsby	26

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	173
2	Babe Ruth	161
3	Paul Waner	134
4	Hack Wilson	129
5	2 tied	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	44
2	Max Carey	30
2	Harvey Hendrick	30
4	George Sisler	28
5	Sparky Adams	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Wilcy Moore	2.25
2	Ray Kremer	2.45
3	Pete Alexander	2.60
4	Dazzy Vance	2.63
5	Waite Hoyt	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	26
2	Waite Hoyt	23
3	Jesse Haines	22
3	Carmen Hill	22
5	Ted Lyons	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	195
2	Lefty Grove	173
3	Charlie Root	144
4	Rube Walberg	138
5	Jakie May	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wilcy Moore	12
2	Garland Braxton	10
3	Lefty Grove	9
4	Firpo Marberry	8
5	Joe Pate	7