On This Day

Thursday, September 29, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 108 44 .711 --
Athletics 89 62 .589 18.5
Senators 84 67 .556 23.5
Tigers 80 69 .537 26.5
White Sox 66 82 .446 40.0
Indians 65 84 .436 41.5
Browns 57 91 .385 49.0
Red Sox 51 101 .336 57.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 93 58 .616 --
Cardinals 91 61 .599 2.5
Giants 90 61 .596 3.0
Cubs 85 67 .559 8.5
Reds 73 77 .487 19.5
Robins 63 87 .420 29.5
Braves 57 93 .380 35.5
Phillies 51 99 .340 41.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eddie Brown 3
1 Bubber Jonnard 3
1 Mark Koenig 3
1 Tony Lazzeri 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 2
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 Babe Ganzel 1
2 Bobby Reeves 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Tony Lazzeri 3
3 Babe Ganzel 2
3 Freddy Leach 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Gibson 1
1 Tony Lazzeri 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Bradley 0.40
2 Russ Miller 0.33
3 Jakie May 0.30
4 Fred Frankhouse 0.29
5 Guy Cantrell 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Herb Bradley 1
1 Jakie May 1
1 Russ Miller 1
1 Urban Shocker 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Cantrell 4
1 Russ Miller 4
3 Jakie May 3
3 Bob Shawkey 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Shawkey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .389
2 Paul Waner .383
3 Lou Gehrig .373
4 Rogers Hornsby .363
5 Bob Fothergill .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 59
2 Lou Gehrig 46
3 Cy Williams 30
4 Hack Wilson 29
5 Rogers Hornsby 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 170
2 Babe Ruth 163
3 Paul Waner 132
4 Hack Wilson 129
5 Rogers Hornsby 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 49
2 Max Carey 30
2 Harvey Hendrick 30
4 George Sisler 28
5 Sparky Adams 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.30
2 Ray Kremer 2.35
3 Pete Alexander 2.52
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 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 180
2 Lefty Grove 174
3 Charlie Root 147
4 Rube Walberg 137
5 Jakie May 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 13
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 .440
2 Babe Ganzel .432
3 Harry Heilmann .432
4 Charlie Gehringer .413
5 2 tied .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Chick Hafey 6
3 Cy Williams 4
4 Jim Bottomley 3
4 Bill Terry 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 18
2 Jim Bottomley 17
2 Travis Jackson 17
4 Chick Hafey 13
5 Harry Heilmann 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Max Carey 4
2 Ty Cobb 4
2 Lew Fonseca 4
5 9 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Pennock 0.00
2 Dazzy Vance 0.49
3 George Pipgras 0.50
4 Art Nehf 0.53
5 Johnny Miljus 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
1 Ray Kremer 4
3 Howard Ehmke 3
3 Fred Frankhouse 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 19
2 Fred Frankhouse 16
3 Jakie May 14
4 Freddie Fitzsimmons 13
4 3 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Benton 2
1 Ken Holloway 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Watty Clark 1
3 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Fothergill .457
2 Rogers Hornsby .407
3 Earle Combs .407
4 Alex Metzler .390
5 George Grantham .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 17
2 Chick Hafey 8
3 Cy Williams 7
4 Jim Bottomley 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Jim Bottomley 28
3 Travis Jackson 26
4 Goose Goslin 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 14
2 Lance Richbourg 9
3 Max Carey 8
4 Jigger Statz 7
5 7 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 0.34
2 Urban Shocker 0.62
3 Garland Braxton 1.04
4 Ray Kremer 1.16
5 Bump Hadley 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 8
2 Burleigh Grimes 6
2 Bump Hadley 6
2 Bill Sherdel 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 31
1 Dazzy Vance 31
3 Lefty Grove 28
4 George Pipgras 25
4 Rube Walberg 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Benton 2
1 Sarge Connally 2
1 Ken Holloway 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 24 others tied 1