1927 Major League Baseball season

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1927 MLB season
League American League (AL)
National League (NL)
Sport Baseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 12 – October 2, 1927
World Series:
  • October 5–8, 1927
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
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 teams for the 1923–1931 American League seasons
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Locations of teams for the 1920–1931 National League seasons
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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, capturing their second championship in franchise history, since their previous in 1923.

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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.

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.

Teams

LeagueTeamCityStadiumCapacityManager
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000 Bill Carrigan
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 52,000 Ray Schalk
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio Dunn Field 21,414 Jack McCallister
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 30,000 George Moriarty
New York Yankees New York, New York Yankee Stadium 82,000 Miller Huggins
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 27,500 Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 34,023 Dan Howley
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000 Bucky Harris
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 40,000 Dave Bancroft
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 28,000 Wilbert Robinson
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Wrigley Field 38,396 Joe McCarthy
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 26,060 Jack Hendricks
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 55,000 John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Baker Bowl 18,000 Stuffy McInnis
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 41,000 Donie Bush
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 34,023 Bob O'Farrell

Standings

American League

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 11044.714—57‍–‍1953‍–‍25
Philadelphia Athletics 9163.5911950‍–‍2741‍–‍36
Washington Senators 8569.5522551‍–‍2834‍–‍41
Detroit Tigers 8271.53627½44‍–‍3238‍–‍39
Chicago White Sox 7083.45839½38‍–‍3732‍–‍46
Cleveland Indians 6687.43143½35‍–‍4231‍–‍45
St. Louis Browns 5994.38650½38‍–‍3821‍–‍56
Boston Red Sox 51103.3315929‍–‍4922‍–‍54

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 9460.610—48‍–‍3146‍–‍29
St. Louis Cardinals 9261.6011½55‍–‍2537‍–‍36
New York Giants 9262.597249‍–‍2543‍–‍37
Chicago Cubs 8568.5568½50‍–‍2835‍–‍40
Cincinnati Reds 7578.49018½45‍–‍3530‍–‍43
Brooklyn Robins 6588.42528½34‍–‍3931‍–‍49
Boston Braves 6094.3903432‍–‍4128‍–‍53
Philadelphia Phillies 51103.3314334‍–‍4317‍–‍60

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
      
AL New York Yankees 5684*
NL Pittsburgh Pirates 4 2 1 3

*Denotes walk-off

Managerial changes

Off-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Boston Red Sox Lee Fohl Bill Carrigan
Chicago White Sox Eddie Collins Ray Schalk
Cleveland Indians Tris Speaker Jack McCallister
Detroit Tigers Ty Cobb George Moriarty
Philadelphia Phillies Art Fletcher Stuffy McInnis
Pittsburgh Pirates Bill McKechnie Donie Bush
St. Louis Browns George Sisler Dan Howley
St. Louis Cardinals Rogers Hornsby Bob O'Farrell

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Harry Heilmann (DET).398
OPS Babe Ruth (NYY)1.258
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
StatPlayerTotal
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
WHIP Garland Braxton (WSH)1.139

National League

Hitting leaders
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Paul Waner (PIT).380
OPS Rogers Hornsby (NYG)1.035
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
StatPlayerTotal
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
WHIP Grover Alexander (SLC)1.116

Awards and honors

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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