On This Day

Monday, September 26, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 106 44 .707 --
Athletics 89 60 .597 16.5
Senators 82 66 .554 23.0
Tigers 80 69 .537 25.5
White Sox 66 82 .446 39.0
Indians 65 84 .436 40.5
Browns 57 91 .385 48.0
Red Sox 50 99 .336 55.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 92 58 .613 --
Cardinals 90 60 .600 2.0
Giants 88 61 .591 3.5
Cubs 85 66 .563 7.5
Reds 72 76 .486 19.0
Robins 63 87 .420 29.0
Braves 57 92 .383 34.5
Phillies 50 97 .340 40.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ira Flagstead 4
2 Chuck Dressen 3
2 Hod Ford 3
2 Grant Gillis 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Myatt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fresco Thompson 4
2 Cleo Carlyle 2
2 Goose Goslin 2
2 Hod Lisenbee 2
2 Heinie Sand 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 3
2 Goose Goslin 2
3 Ira Flagstead 1
3 Red Rollings 1
3 Jack Rothrock 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dolf Luque 0.73
2 Art Nehf 0.71
3 Hod Lisenbee 0.50
4 Jake Miller 0.30
5 Johnny Miljus 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Billings 1
1 Bobby Burke 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Hod Lisenbee 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 11
2 Hod Lisenbee 5
2 Art Nehf 5
4 Jake Miller 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .389
2 Paul Waner .384
3 Lou Gehrig .374
4 Bob Fothergill .360
5 Earle Combs .359

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 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 47
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 2.39
3 Pete Alexander 2.57
4 Waite Hoyt 2.68
5 Dazzy Vance 2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 180
2 Lefty Grove 173
3 Charlie Root 147
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 Earle Combs .491
2 Bob Fothergill .438
3 Joe Boley .429
4 Jim Bottomley .411
5 Harry Heilmann .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Hafey 6
1 Babe Ruth 6
3 Jim Bottomley 5
3 Bill Terry 5
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 21
2 Travis Jackson 19
3 Bill Terry 18
4 Chick Hafey 15
4 Harry Heilmann 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 10
2 Max Carey 6
2 Ty Cobb 6
4 Walt French 5
5 2 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Miljus 0.38
2 Art Nehf 0.43
3 Hal Carlson 0.47
4 Bill Doak 0.60
5 Herb Bradley 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
1 Ray Kremer 4
1 Hod Lisenbee 4
1 Bill Sherdel 4
5 9 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 20
2 Hod Lisenbee 17
2 George Pipgras 17
4 Dazzy Vance 15
4 Rube Walberg 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Benton 2
1 Ken Holloway 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Garland Braxton 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earle Combs .439
2 Bob Fothergill .407
3 George Grantham .395
4 Lloyd Waner .381
5 Ty Cobb .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 16
2 Chick Hafey 7
3 Jim Bottomley 6
3 Bill Terry 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 38
2 Jim Bottomley 27
2 Lou Gehrig 27
4 Goose Goslin 26
4 Travis Jackson 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 13
2 Lance Richbourg 10
3 Max Carey 8
4 Ty Cobb 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 0.32
2 Urban Shocker 0.59
3 Garland Braxton 1.21
4 Ray Kremer 1.22
5 Guy Bush 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 7
2 Burleigh Grimes 6
2 Bill Sherdel 6
4 Vic Aldridge 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 31
2 Jakie May 30
3 Lefty Grove 28
3 Carmen Hill 28
5 2 tied 26

Saves

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