On This Day

Wednesday, August 31, 1927

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 89 37 .706 --
Athletics 72 54 .571 17.0
Tigers 68 56 .548 20.0
Senators 67 57 .540 21.0
White Sox 59 64 .480 28.5
Indians 55 70 .440 33.5
Browns 49 75 .395 39.0
Red Sox 39 85 .315 49.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 73 50 .593 --
Pirates 71 50 .587 1.0
Cardinals 69 50 .580 2.0
Giants 70 52 .574 2.5
Reds 55 66 .455 17.0
Robins 53 70 .431 20.0
Braves 51 69 .425 20.5
Phillies 45 80 .360 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pie Traynor 6
2 Harry Heilmann 4
2 George Sisler 4
2 Glenn Wright 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Lazzeri 2
2 Goose Goslin 1
2 Harry Rice 1
2 Jack Rothrock 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Lazzeri 4
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Goose Goslin 3
2 George Grantham 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 1
1 Walt French 1
1 Mark Koenig 1
1 Bing Miller 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Howard Ehmke 0.60
2 Red Ruffing 0.45
3 Vic Aldridge 0.36
4 Bump Hadley 0.33
4 George Pipgras 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bump Hadley 1
1 Carmen Hill 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bump Hadley 6
2 Red Ruffing 5
2 Jack Scott 5
4 Vic Aldridge 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Cvengros 1
1 Lefty Stewart 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .396
2 Al Simmons .393
3 Paul Waner .382
4 Lou Gehrig .382
5 Joe Harris .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Lou Gehrig 41
3 Cy Williams 23
3 Hack Wilson 23
5 Rogers Hornsby 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 151
2 Babe Ruth 121
3 Paul Waner 117
4 Hack Wilson 108
5 Rogers Hornsby 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 35
2 George Sisler 26
3 Sparky Adams 24
3 Harvey Hendrick 24
5 Max Carey 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.27
2 Jesse Haines 2.34
3 Pete Alexander 2.55
4 Ted Lyons 2.63
5 Dazzy Vance 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Root 24
2 Jesse Haines 21
3 Ted Lyons 20
4 Carmen Hill 19
5 Waite Hoyt 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 157
2 Lefty Grove 146
3 Charlie Root 134
4 Rube Walberg 112
5 Tommy Thomas 93

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 12
2 Garland Braxton 9
3 Lefty Grove 8
3 Firpo Marberry 8
5 Joe Pate 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .526
2 Ty Cobb .521
3 Rogers Hornsby .485
4 Joe Sewell .439
5 Luke Sewell .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 6
2 Marty McManus 4
3 Lou Gehrig 3
3 Tony Lazzeri 3
3 Hack Wilson 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 19
2 Marty McManus 17
3 Babe Ruth 15
4 George Burns 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alex Metzler 5
2 Max Carey 4
2 Jack Warner 4
2 Jimmie Wilson 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jumbo Elliott 0.00
1 Sam Gray 0.00
3 Carmen Hill 0.99
4 Dutch Ulrich 1.13
5 Jesse Haines 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilcy Moore 4
2 Ted Blankenship 3
2 Burleigh Grimes 3
2 Jesse Haines 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 19
2 Burleigh Grimes 18
3 Bump Hadley 15
3 George Pipgras 15
3 Rube Walberg 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Walberg 2
2 General Crowder 1
2 Mike Cvengros 1
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1
2 7 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .505
2 Ty Cobb .418
3 Luke Sewell .397
4 Riggs Stephenson .393
5 Paul Waner .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Lou Gehrig 6
3 Harry Heilmann 5
3 Rogers Hornsby 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 27
2 Lou Gehrig 24
2 Marty McManus 24
4 Paul Waner 23
4 Hack Wilson 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harvey Hendrick 9
2 Lance Richbourg 6
2 George Sisler 6
4 Max Carey 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jesse Haines 1.13
2 Pete Alexander 1.17
3 Jumbo Elliott 1.21
4 Doug McWeeny 1.42
5 Dutch Ulrich 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Haines 6
1 Charlie Root 6
3 Pete Alexander 5
3 Larry Benton 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 33
2 Charlie Root 32
3 Jakie May 31
4 Rube Walberg 26
5 Burleigh Grimes 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 3
2 Dutch Henry 2
2 Lil Stoner 2
2 Rube Walberg 2
5 17 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .395
2 Al Simmons .394
3 Paul Waner .377
4 Lou Gehrig .357
5 Ty Cobb .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 50
2 Lou Gehrig 45
3 Cy Williams 30
4 Hack Wilson 25
5 Rogers Hornsby 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 167
2 Babe Ruth 146
3 Paul Waner 138
4 Rogers Hornsby 128
5 Al Simmons 122

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 38
2 Sparky Adams 29
3 Kiki Cuyler 26
3 George Sisler 26
5 Harvey Hendrick 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wilcy Moore 2.27
2 Jesse Haines 2.40
3 Dutch Ulrich 2.47
4 Pete Alexander 2.52
5 Ted Lyons 2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 192
2 Lefty Grove 159
3 Charlie Root 146
4 Rube Walberg 128
5 Tommy Thomas 119

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wilcy Moore 12
2 Firpo Marberry 11
3 Joe Pate 10
4 Garland Braxton 9
5 Lefty Grove 8