On This Day

Sunday, October 2, 1927

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1927 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 5, 1927

New York Yankees at Pittsburgh Pirates

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 110 44 .714 --
Athletics 91 63 .591 19.0
Senators 85 69 .552 25.0
Tigers 82 71 .536 27.5
White Sox 70 83 .458 39.5
Indians 66 87 .431 43.5
Browns 59 94 .386 50.5
Red Sox 51 103 .331 59.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 94 60 .610 --
Cardinals 92 61 .601 1.5
Giants 92 62 .597 2.0
Cubs 85 68 .556 8.5
Reds 75 78 .490 18.5
Robins 65 88 .425 28.5
Braves 60 94 .390 34.0
Phillies 51 103 .331 43.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Harry Heilmann 7
2 Homer Summa 6
3 Babe Ganzel 4
3 Bernie Neis 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Harper 2
1 Harry Heilmann 2
3 Jim Bottomley 1
3 Johnny Butler 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 9
2 Babe Ganzel 3
2 Butch Henline 3
2 Johnny Hodapp 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Eddie Brown 1
1 Bud Clancy 1
1 Doc Farrell 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Hopkins 0.50
2 Boom-Boom Beck 0.45
3 Freddie Fitzsimmons 0.33
4 Watty Clark 0.30
5 Josh Billings 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Appleton 1
1 Boom-Boom Beck 1
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Josh Billings 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Boom-Boom Beck 5
2 Josh Billings 4
2 George Grant 4
2 Paul Hopkins 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ralph Judd 1
1 Bill Sherdel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .398
2 Paul Waner .380
3 Lou Gehrig .373
4 Rogers Hornsby .361
5 Bob Fothergill .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 60
2 Lou Gehrig 47
3 Cy Williams 30
3 Hack Wilson 30
5 Rogers Hornsby 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 173
2 Babe Ruth 165
3 Paul Waner 132
4 Hack Wilson 131
5 Rogers Hornsby 128

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 2.33
2 Ray Kremer 2.47
3 Pete Alexander 2.52
4 Waite Hoyt 2.63
5 Dazzy Vance 2.70

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 184
2 Lefty Grove 174
3 Charlie Root 147
4 Rube Walberg 137
5 Jakie May 122

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 13
2 Garland Braxton 10
3 Lefty Grove 9
4 Firpo Marberry 8
5 3 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .476
2 Babe Ganzel .438
3 Bibb Falk .432
4 Babe Ruth .425
5 Earle Combs .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 7
2 Chick Hafey 5
3 Jim Bottomley 4
3 Cy Williams 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 20
2 Babe Ruth 18
3 Jim Bottomley 15
4 Travis Jackson 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 8
2 Lew Fonseca 4
2 Edd Roush 4
4 Joe Boley 3
4 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Miljus 0.47
2 Jack Russell 0.50
3 Doug McWeeny 0.60
3 Art Nehf 0.60
5 Herb Bradley 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
1 Bump Hadley 3
1 Willis Hudlin 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 18
2 Jakie May 17
3 Jesse Petty 15
4 Garland Braxton 13
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Watty Clark 1
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Fothergill .457
2 Lloyd Waner .422
3 Harry Heilmann .402
4 Earle Combs .397
5 Rogers Hornsby .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 17
2 Chick Hafey 8
3 Jim Bottomley 7
3 Cy Williams 7
3 Hack Wilson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Harry Heilmann 31
3 Jim Bottomley 30
4 Travis Jackson 28
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 14
2 Lance Richbourg 9
3 Jigger Statz 8
4 Max Carey 7
4 Charlie Gehringer 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Nehf 0.34
2 Urban Shocker 0.62
3 Garland Braxton 0.98
4 Ray Kremer 1.39
5 Eddie Rommel 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Kremer 8
2 Burleigh Grimes 6
2 Bill Sherdel 6
4 Vic Aldridge 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jakie May 34
2 Lefty Grove 28
3 Dazzy Vance 27
4 Garland Braxton 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Benton 2
1 Sarge Connally 2
1 Ken Holloway 2
4 Pete Alexander 1
4 26 others tied 1