On This Day

Saturday, July 16, 1927

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	61	25	.709	--
Senators	47	35	.573	12.0
Athletics	47	38	.553	13.5
White Sox	47	40	.540	14.5
Tigers	44	38	.537	15.0
Browns	35	47	.427	24.0
Indians	35	51	.407	26.0
Red Sox	21	63	.250	39.0

Games

White Sox 7, Senators 5

Red Sox 6, Indians 3

Red Sox 5, Indians 4

Athletics 9, Tigers 3

Yankees 5, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	52	31	.627	--
Pirates	48	30	.615	1.5
Cardinals	48	35	.578	4.0
Giants	46	41	.529	8.0
Robins	39	45	.464	13.5
Phillies	34	48	.415	17.5
Reds	32	51	.386	20.0
Braves	30	48	.385	19.5

Games

Robins 3, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 9, Robins 2

Reds 3, Braves 2

Giants 6, Cubs 5

Giants 4, Cubs 2

Phillies 11, Pirates 10

Phillies 11, Pirates 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Clyde Barnhart	6
2	George Burns	5
2	Travis Jackson	5
2	Freddy Leach	5
2	Heinie Sand	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	2
2	Dave Bancroft	1
2	Clyde Barnhart	1
2	Fred Brickell	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Travis Jackson	6
1	Cy Williams	6
3	Buddy Myer	4
3	Paul Waner	4
5	8 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Bishop	1
1	Ira Flagstead	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Johnny Hodapp	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jesse Petty	0.75
2	Pete Alexander	0.50
2	Kent Greenfield	0.50
4	Dutch Henry	0.33
4	Danny MacFayden	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	Art Decatur	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Sad Sam Jones	5
1	Danny MacFayden	5
3	Kent Greenfield	4
4	Pete Alexander	3
4	3 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Lyons	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.402
2	Lou Gehrig	.393
3	Paul Waner	.385
4	Bob Meusel	.372
5	Bing Miller	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	30
2	Lou Gehrig	29
3	Cy Williams	18
4	Rogers Hornsby	16
5	Hack Wilson	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	108
2	Al Simmons	97
3	Paul Waner	84
4	Babe Ruth	81
5	Rogers Hornsby	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	27
2	Jackie Tavener	18
3	Sparky Adams	17
3	Kiki Cuyler	17
3	George Sisler	17

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	2.33
2	Wilcy Moore	2.63
3	Pete Alexander	2.68
4	Jesse Haines	2.69
5	Guy Bush	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	16
2	Jesse Haines	14
2	Ted Lyons	14
4	Carmen Hill	13
4	Tommy Thomas	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	115
2	Dazzy Vance	107
3	Charlie Root	87
4	Rube Walberg	72
5	Tommy Thomas	67

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	8
2	Garland Braxton	7
2	Lefty Grove	7
4	Wilcy Moore	6
4	Joe Pate	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.492
2	George Sisler	.452
3	Bing Miller	.432
4	Joe Boley	.429
5	Johnny Neun	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Williams	6
2	Tony Lazzeri	5
2	Babe Ruth	5
4	Lou Gehrig	3
4	5 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	26
2	George Sisler	24
3	Babe Ruth	21
3	Al Simmons	21
5	2 tied	20

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Neun	11
2	Jackie Tavener	9
3	Max Carey	6
3	George Sisler	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Shawkey	0.69
2	Elmer Jacobs	1.08
3	Rube Ehrhardt	1.46
4	Bill Sherdel	1.50
5	Virgil Barnes	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Bush	4
1	Lefty Grove	4
1	Red Lucas	4
4	Vic Aldridge	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	27
2	Red Ruffing	17
3	Milt Gaston	16
4	Kent Greenfield	15
4	Walter Johnson	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Art Nehf	2
2	Joe Pate	2
2	Bob Shawkey	2
2	Lil Stoner	2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.427
2	Babe Ruth	.402
3	Lou Gehrig	.395
4	Muddy Ruel	.389
5	Tris Speaker	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	15
2	Babe Ruth	9
3	Cy Williams	7
4	Rogers Hornsby	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	48
2	Al Simmons	35
3	Babe Ruth	33
4	Harry Heilmann	31
5	2 tied	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frankie Frisch	11
1	Johnny Neun	11
1	Jackie Tavener	11
4	George Sisler	9
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	1.69
2	Jumbo Elliott	1.95
3	Jack Quinn	2.06
4	Elmer Jacobs	2.16
5	Bill Sherdel	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Grove	6
2	Hal Carlson	5
2	Sarge Connally	5
2	Carmen Hill	5
2	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	46
2	Dazzy Vance	33
3	Red Ruffing	32
4	Rube Walberg	26
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
1	Joe Pate	5
3	Garland Braxton	4
4	Wilcy Moore	3
4	Bob Shawkey	3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.380
2	Babe Ruth	.369
3	Paul Waner	.365
4	Lou Gehrig	.357
5	Harry Heilmann	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	50
2	Lou Gehrig	38
3	Cy Williams	29
4	Hack Wilson	23
5	2 tied	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Lou Gehrig	159
2	Al Simmons	148
3	Babe Ruth	147
4	Jim Bottomley	127
5	Paul Waner	123

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	36
2	Sparky Adams	35
3	Frankie Frisch	34
4	Johnny Mostil	23
4	Jackie Tavener	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Guy Bush	2.01
2	Ted Lyons	2.53
3	Ray Kremer	2.63
4	Carl Mays	2.68
5	Pete Alexander	2.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Root	23
2	Lee Meadows	21
3	Jesse Haines	20
3	Ray Kremer	20
3	Tommy Thomas	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	178
2	Dazzy Vance	172
3	Charlie Root	144
4	Tommy Thomas	130
5	George Uhle	116

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	15
2	Lefty Grove	10
2	Joe Pate	10
4	Garland Braxton	7
4	2 others tied	7