1927 Major League Baseball season

1927 MLB season
1927 MLB season
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Red Sox

White Sox

Indians

Tigers

Athletics

Browns

Yankees

Senators

Locations of AL teams for the 1923–1931 MLB seasons

American League

Braves

Robins

Cubs

Reds

Giants

Phillies

Pirates

Cardinals

Locations of NL teams for the 1923–1931 MLB seasons

National League

The 1927 Major League Baseball season began on April 12, 1927. The regular season ended on October 2, with the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 24th World Series on October 5 and ended with Game 4 on October 8. The Yankees swept the Pirates in four games.

The New York Yankees, whose lineup featured Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig of the famed "Murderers' Row," dominated the American League with 110 wins. No no-hitters were thrown during the season.^[1]^[2]

This was the sixth of eight seasons that "League Awards", a precursor to the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), were issued.

Teams

League	Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
American League	Boston Red Sox	Boston, Massachusetts	Fenway Park	35,000
	Chicago White Sox	Chicago, Illinois	Comiskey Park	52,000
	Cleveland Indians	Cleveland, Ohio	Dunn Field	21,414
	Detroit Tigers	Detroit, Michigan	Navin Field	30,000
	New York Yankees	New York, New York	Yankee Stadium	82,000
	Philadelphia Athletics	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Shibe Park	27,500
	St. Louis Browns	St. Louis, Missouri	Sportsman's Park	24,040
	Washington Senators	Washington, D.C.	Griffith Stadium	27,000
National League	Boston Braves	Boston, Massachusetts	Braves Field	40,000
	Brooklyn Robins	New York, New York	Ebbets Field	28,000
	Chicago Cubs	Chicago, Illinois	Wrigley Field	38,396
	Cincinnati Reds	Cincinnati, Ohio	Redland Field	26,060
	New York Giants	New York, New York	Polo Grounds	55,000
	Philadelphia Phillies	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Baker Bowl	18,000
	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Forbes Field	41,000
	St. Louis Cardinals	St. Louis, Missouri	Sportsman's Park	34,023

Schedule

The 1927 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.

Opening Day took place on April 12 with all but all but the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Browns playing. The final day of the regular season was on October 2. The World Series took place between October 5 and October 8.

Standings

American League

v t e American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	110	44	0.714	—	57–19	53–25
Philadelphia Athletics	91	63	0.591	19	50–27	41–36
Washington Senators	85	69	0.552	25	51–28	34–41
Detroit Tigers	82	71	0.536	27½	44–32	38–39
Chicago White Sox	70	83	0.458	39½	38–37	32–46
Cleveland Indians	66	87	0.431	43½	35–42	31–45
St. Louis Browns	59	94	0.386	50½	38–38	21–56
Boston Red Sox	51	103	0.331	59	29–49	22–54

National League

v t e National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	94	60	0.610	—	48–31	46–29
St. Louis Cardinals	92	61	0.601	1½	55–25	37–36
New York Giants	92	62	0.597	2	49–25	43–37
Chicago Cubs	85	68	0.556	8½	50–28	35–40
Cincinnati Reds	75	78	0.490	18½	45–35	30–43
Brooklyn Robins	65	88	0.425	28½	34–39	31–49
Boston Braves	60	94	0.390	34	32–41	28–53
Philadelphia Phillies	51	103	0.331	43	34–43	17–60

Postseason

Bracket

World Series

AL	New York Yankees	4

NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	0

Managers

American League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Red Sox	Bill Carrigan
Chicago White Sox	Ray Schalk
Cleveland Indians	Jack McCallister
Detroit Tigers	George Moriarty
New York Yankees	Miller Huggins	Won World Series
Philadelphia Athletics	Connie Mack	Finished 2nd
St. Louis Browns	Dan Howley
Washington Senators	Bucky Harris	Finished 3rd

National League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Braves	Dave Bancroft
Brooklyn Robins	Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs	Joe McCarthy
Cincinnati Reds	Jack Hendricks
New York Giants	John McGraw	Finished 3rd
Philadelphia Phillies	Stuffy McInnis
Pittsburgh Pirates	Donie Bush	Won NL pennant
St. Louis Cardinals	Bob O'Farrell	Finished 2nd

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders
Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Harry Heilmann (DET)	.398
HR	Babe Ruth (NYY)	60
RBI	Lou Gehrig (NYY)	173
R	Babe Ruth (NYY)	158
H	Earle Combs (NYY)	231
SB	George Sisler (SLB)	27

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Total
W	Waite Hoyt (NYY) Ted Lyons (CWS)	22
L	Slim Harriss (BRS)	21
ERA	Wilcy Moore (NYY)	2.28
K	Lefty Grove (PHA)	174
IP	Ted Lyons (CWS) Tommy Thomas (CWS)	307.2
SV	Wilcy Moore (NYY)	13

National League

Hitting leaders
Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Paul Waner (PIT)	.380
HR	Cy Williams (PHP) Hack Wilson (CHC)	30
RBI	Paul Waner (PIT)	131
R	Rogers Hornsby (NYG) Paul Waner (PIT)	133
H	Paul Waner (PIT)	237
SB	Frankie Frisch (SLC)	48

Pitching leaders
Stat	Player	Total
W	Charlie Root (CHC)	26
L	Jack Scott (PHP)	21
ERA	Ray Kremer (PIT)	2.47
K	Dazzy Vance (BKN)	184
IP	Charlie Root (CHC)	309.0
SV	Bill Sherdel (SLC)	6

Award winners

League Award
- Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees, 1B
- Paul Waner, Pittsburgh Pirates, RF

Home field attendance

Team name	Wins	%±	Home attendance	%±	Per game
New York Yankees^[3]	110	20.9%	1,164,015	13.3%	15,117
Chicago Cubs^[4]	85	3.7%	1,159,168	31.0%	14,861
Pittsburgh Pirates^[5]	94	11.9%	869,720	8.9%	11,009
New York Giants^[6]	92	24.3%	858,190	22.5%	11,597
Detroit Tigers^[7]	82	3.8%	773,716	8.7%	9,919
St. Louis Cardinals^[8]	92	3.4%	749,340	12.1%	9,367
Brooklyn Robins^[9]	65	-8.5%	637,230	-2.1%	8,611
Chicago White Sox^[10]	70	-13.6%	614,423	-13.5%	8,192
Philadelphia Athletics^[11]	91	9.6%	605,529	-15.3%	7,864
Washington Senators^[12]	85	4.9%	528,976	-4.1%	6,696
Cincinnati Reds^[13]	75	-13.8%	442,164	-34.3%	5,527
Cleveland Indians^[14]	66	-25.0%	373,138	-40.5%	4,846
Philadelphia Phillies^[15]	51	-12.1%	305,420	26.9%	3,916
Boston Red Sox^[16]	51	10.9%	305,275	7.1%	3,914
Boston Braves^[17]	60	-9.1%	288,685	-4.9%	3,901
St. Louis Browns^[18]	59	-4.8%	247,879	-12.7%	3,178

Notable events

On July 18, the Philadelphia Phillies used four pitchers as pinch hitters and pinch runners against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jack Scott, Clarence Mitchell and Les Sweetland hit, while Tony Kaufmann ran for Scott.^[19]

On September 30, in a game against the Washington Senators, New York Yankee outfielder Babe Ruth smashed his 60th home run of the year.

References

^ "American League No Hitters". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
^ "National League No Hitters". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
^ "Strange and Unusual Plays". www.retrosheet.org. Retrieved June 13, 2012.

External links

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[1] "American League No Hitters". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 28, 2012.

[2] "National League No Hitters". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 28, 2012.

[3] "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[4] "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[5] "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[6] "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[7] "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[8] "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[9] "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[10] "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[11] "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[12] "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[13] "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[14] "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[15] "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[16] "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[17] "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[18] "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.

[19] "Strange and Unusual Plays". www.retrosheet.org. Retrieved June 13, 2012.

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