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1927 Major League Baseball season

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This article is about the 1927 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1927 in baseball.
1927 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
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 MVPAL: Lou Gehrig (NYY)
NL: Paul Waner (PIT)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upPhiladelphia Athletics
NL championsPittsburgh Pirates
  NL runners-upSt. Louis Cardinals
World Series
ChampionsNew York Yankees
  Runners-upPittsburgh Pirates
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1923–1931 American League seasons
American League
Locations of teams for the 1920–1931 National League 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, capturing their second championship in franchise history, since their previous in 1923. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the St. Louis Cardinals from the 1926 season.

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

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See also: Major League Baseball 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.

Rule changes

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The 1927 season saw the following rule changes:

  • A statute of limitations in line with federal and state laws to prevent decades-old accusations of game fixing from surfacing.[3]
  • One-year bans for players and managers found to have fixed games or to have bet on games in which the player or manager was not directly involved were implemented.[3]
  • A lifetime ban for anyone who bet on a game in which he was directly involved was implemented.[3]

Teams

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League Team City Stadium Capacity Manager[4]
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

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American League

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American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 110 44 .714 — 57‍–‍19 53‍–‍25
Philadelphia Athletics 91 63 .591 19 50‍–‍27 41‍–‍36
Washington Senators 85 69 .552 25 51‍–‍28 34‍–‍41
Detroit Tigers 82 71 .536 27½ 44‍–‍32 38‍–‍39
Chicago White Sox 70 83 .458 39½ 38‍–‍37 32‍–‍46
Cleveland Indians 66 87 .431 43½ 35‍–‍42 31‍–‍45
St. Louis Browns 59 94 .386 50½ 38‍–‍38 21‍–‍56
Boston Red Sox 51 103 .331 59 29‍–‍49 22‍–‍54

National League

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 94 60 .610 — 48‍–‍31 46‍–‍29
St. Louis Cardinals 92 61 .601 1½ 55‍–‍25 37‍–‍36
New York Giants 92 62 .597 2 49‍–‍25 43‍–‍37
Chicago Cubs 85 68 .556 8½ 50‍–‍28 35‍–‍40
Cincinnati Reds 75 78 .490 18½ 45‍–‍35 30‍–‍43
Brooklyn Robins 65 88 .425 28½ 34‍–‍39 31‍–‍49
Boston Braves 60 94 .390 34 32‍–‍41 28‍–‍53
Philadelphia Phillies 51 103 .331 43 34‍–‍43 17‍–‍60

Postseason

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The postseason began on October 5 and ended on October 8 with the New York Yankees sweeping the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1927 World Series in four games.

Bracket

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World Series
   
AL New York Yankees 4
NL Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Managerial changes

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Off-season

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Team Former Manager New 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

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American League

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Hitting leaders[5]
Stat Player Total
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[6]
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
WHIP Garland Braxton (WSH) 1.139

National League

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Hitting leaders[7]
Stat Player Total
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[8]
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
WHIP Grover Alexander (SLC) 1.116

Awards and honors

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Home field attendance

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Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
New York Yankees[9] 110 20.9% 1,164,015 13.3% 15,117
Chicago Cubs[10] 85 3.7% 1,159,168 31.0% 14,861
Pittsburgh Pirates[11] 94 11.9% 869,720 8.9% 11,009
New York Giants[12] 92 24.3% 858,190 22.5% 11,597
Detroit Tigers[13] 82 3.8% 773,716 8.7% 9,919
St. Louis Cardinals[14] 92 3.4% 749,340 12.1% 9,367
Brooklyn Robins[15] 65 −8.5% 637,230 −2.1% 8,611
Chicago White Sox[16] 70 −13.6% 614,423 −13.5% 8,192
Philadelphia Athletics[17] 91 9.6% 605,529 −15.3% 7,864
Washington Senators[18] 85 4.9% 528,976 −4.1% 6,696
Cincinnati Reds[19] 75 −13.8% 442,164 −34.3% 5,527
Cleveland Indians[20] 66 −25.0% 373,138 −40.5% 4,846
Philadelphia Phillies[21] 51 −12.1% 305,420 26.9% 3,916
Boston Red Sox[22] 51 10.9% 305,275 7.1% 3,914
Boston Braves[23] 60 −9.1% 288,685 −4.9% 3,901
St. Louis Browns[24] 59 −4.8% 247,879 −12.7% 3,178

Notable events

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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.[25]

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

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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. ^ a b c Miskowiec, Abigail. "1926 Winter Meetings: Changing of the Guard – Society for American Baseball Research". Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "1927 Major League Managers". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  5. ^ "1927 American League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  6. ^ "1927 American League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  7. ^ "1927 National League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  8. ^ "1927 National League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  9. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  18. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  19. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  20. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  21. ^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  22. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  23. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  24. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  25. ^ "Strange and Unusual Plays". www.retrosheet.org. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
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