1927 Major League Baseball season

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1927 MLB season
League Major League Baseball
Sport Baseball
DurationApril 12 – October 8, 1927
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular Season
Season MVP AL: Lou Gehrig (NYY)
NL: Paul Waner (PIT)
AL champions New York Yankees
  AL runners-up Philadelphia Athletics
NL champions Pittsburgh Pirates
  NL runners-up St. Louis Cardinals
World Series
Champions New York Yankees
  Runners-up Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB seasons
Locations of AL teams for the 1923–1931 MLB seasons
ButtonRed.svg American League
Locations of NL teams for the 1923–1931 MLB seasons
ButtonBlue.svg 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.

Contents

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

LeagueTeamCityStadiumCapacity
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

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL New York Yankees 4
NL Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Managers

League leaders

American League

National League

Award winners

Home field attendance

Team nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per game
New York Yankees [3] 11020.9%1,164,01513.3%15,117
Chicago Cubs [4] 853.7%1,159,16831.0%14,861
Pittsburgh Pirates [5] 9411.9%869,7208.9%11,009
New York Giants [6] 9224.3%858,19022.5%11,597
Detroit Tigers [7] 823.8%773,7168.7%9,919
St. Louis Cardinals [8] 923.4%749,34012.1%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] 919.6%605,529-15.3%7,864
Washington Senators [12] 854.9%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%305,42026.9%3,916
Boston Red Sox [16] 5110.9%305,2757.1%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.

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References

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