1927 Major League Baseball season

February 2024 1927 1927 MLB season American League (AL)National League (NL) Baseball Regular season: April 12 – October 2, 1927World Series: October 5–8, 1927 154 16 (8 per league) Regular Season AL: Lou Gehrig (NYY)NL: Paul Waner (PIT) Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award#League Awards AL New York Yankees Philadelphia Athletics NL Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals World Series 1927 World Series New York Yankees Pittsburgh Pirates List of MLB seasons MLB 1926 Major League Baseball season 1926 1928 Major League Baseball season 1928 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.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/pitching/pinohit1.shtml American League No Hitters Baseball Almanac 2012-10-28https://www.baseball-almanac.com/pitching/pinohit2.shtml National League No Hitters Baseball Almanac 2012-10-28 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 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 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 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.Miskowiec Abigail 1926 Winter Meetings: Changing of the Guard Society for American Baseball Research https://sabr.org/journal/article/the-1926-winter-meetings-changing-of-the-guard/ 2025-04-01 en-US 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. A lifetime ban for anyone who bet on a game in which he was directly involved was implemented. Teams An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at LeagueTeamCityBallparkCapacityManager1927 Major League Managers https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/1927-managers.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference enAmerican League American LeagueBoston Red SoxBoston, MassachusettsFenway Park27,000Bill CarriganChicago White SoxChicago, IllinoisComiskey Park52,000Ray SchalkCleveland IndiansCleveland, OhioDunn Field21,414Jack McCallister baseballDetroit TigersDetroit, MichiganNavin Field30,000George MoriartyNew York YankeesNew York, New YorkYankee Stadium82,000Miller HugginsPhiladelphia AthleticsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaShibe Park27,500Connie MackSt. Louis BrownsSt. Louis, MissouriSportsman's Park34,023Dan HowleyWashington SenatorsWashington, D.C.Griffith Stadium27,000Bucky HarrisNational League National League (baseball) National LeagueBoston BravesBoston, MassachusettsBraves Field40,000Dave BancroftBrooklyn RobinsNew York, New YorkEbbets Field28,000Wilbert RobinsonChicago CubsChicago, IllinoisWrigley Field38,396Joe McCarthy baseball managerCincinnati RedsCincinnati, OhioRedland Field26,060Jack HendricksNew York GiantsNew York, New YorkPolo Grounds55,000John McGrawPhiladelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaBaker Bowl18,000Stuffy McInnisShibe Park*27,500*Pittsburgh PiratesPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaForbes Field41,000Donie BushSt. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis, MissouriSportsman's Park34,023Bob O'Farrell Standings start American League New York Yankees break National League Pittsburgh Pirates end Tie games 8 tie games 5 in AL, 3 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season. start American League Detroit Tigers, 3 New York Yankees, 1 Philadelphia Athletics, 1 St. Louis Browns, 2 Washington Senators, 3 break National League Boston Braves, 1 Brooklyn Robins, 1 New York Giants, 1 Philadelphia Phillies, 1 Pittsburgh Pirates, 2 end Postseason 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 World Series AL New York Yankees 4 NL Pittsburgh Pirates 0 Managerial changes Off-season Team Former Manager New ManagerBoston Red Sox Lee FohlBill CarriganChicago White Sox Eddie CollinsRay SchalkCleveland Indians Tris SpeakerJack McCallister Detroit Tigers Ty CobbGeorge MoriartyPhiladelphia PhilliesArt FletcherStuffy McInnisPittsburgh PiratesBill McKechnieDonie BushSt. Louis BrownsGeorge SislerDan HowleySt. Louis CardinalsRogers HornsbyBob O'Farrell League leaders American League start + Hitting leaders1927 American League Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1927-batting-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en 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 break + Pitching leaders1927 American League Pitching Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1927-pitching-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total W Waite Hoyt (NYY)Ted Lyons (CWS) 22 L Slim Harriss (BOS) 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 end National League start + Hitting leaders1927 National League Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1927-batting-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total AVG Paul Waner (PIT) .380 OPS Rogers Hornsby (NYG) 1.035 HR Cy Williams (PHI)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 (STL) 48 break + Pitching leaders1927 National League Pitching Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1927-pitching-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total W Charlie Root (CHC) 26 L Jack Scott (PHI) 21 ERA Ray Kremer (PIT) 2.47 K Dazzy Vance (BRO) 184 IP Charlie Root (CHC) 309.0 SV Bill Sherdel (STL) 6 WHIP Grover Alexander (STL) 1.116 end Milestones Batters Cycles List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle Jim Bottomley (STL): Bottomley hit for his first cycle and fifth in franchise history, on July 15 against the Philadelphia Phillies.http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1927/B07150PHI1927.htm St. Louis Cardinals 9, Philadelphia Phillies 7 1927-07-15 Retrosheet 2011-09-08 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924121201/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1927/B07150PHI1927.htm live Cy Williams (PHI): Williams hit for his first cycle and third in franchise history, on August 5 against the Pittsburgh Pirates.http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1927/B08050PIT1927.htm Philadelphia Phillies 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 1927-08-05 Retrosheet 2011-09-08 2015-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924121203/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1927/B08050PIT1927.htm live Other batting accomplishments Ty Cobb (PHA): Became the first pitcher to hit home runs prior to turning 20 and after turning 40 years old on May 16, in a 10–8 against the St. Louis Browns. Recorded his 4,000th career hit with a double in the first inning against the Detroit Tigers on July 18. He became the first player to reach this mark.http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cobbty01.shtml Ty Cobb Statistics and History Baseball Reference Sports Reference 2010-07-04 2010-01-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20100104102154/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cobbty01.shtml Max Carey (BRO): Recorded his 700th career stolen base in the eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs on July 10. He became the sixth player to reach this mark.Max Carey Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More — Max Carey: Standard Batting (1910-1927) https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/careyma01.shtml#1910-1927-sum:players_standard_batting 2026-06-12 Baseball Reference enMax Carey 1927 Batting Game Logs — Max Carey: Batting Stats Career Game 2196-2263 https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=careyma01&t=b&year=1927#2196-2263-sum:players_standard_batting 2026-06-12 Baseball Reference enRetrosheet Boxscore: Chicago Cubs 1, Brooklyn Robins 0 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1927/B07100BRO1927.htm 2026-06-12 Retrosheet Walter Johnson (BOS): Set an American League record for most career wins at 417 on July 28 in a 12–2 win over the Chicago White Sox in his last career win.Walter Johnson 1927 Pitching Game Logs https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=johnswa01&t=p&year=1927 2026-03-18 Baseball Reference en Babe Ruth (NYY): Became the first player in Major League history to hit 400 home runs with a solo home run in the first inning against the Philadelphia Athletics on September 2.Babe Ruth Career Home Runs https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.fcgi?id=ruthba01&t=b 2026-03-24 Baseball Reference enThosar Deesha Every member of the 400-HR club https://www.mlb.com/news/400-home-run-club-c279297150 2026-05-04 MLB.com en Set a new major-league and American League record for home runs in a season by hitting his 60th home run on September 30 against the Washington Senators. Ruth broke the previous record of 59 home runs set by himself in 1921. Pitching Jesse Barnes (BRO) / Virgil Barnes (NYG): Became the first brothers in Major League history to pitch against each other on May 3. Virgil and the Giants defeated Jesse and the Robins, 7–6. Miscellaneous New York Yankees: Played 155 games due to a tie game against the Philadelphia Athletics on April 14, which ended in a 9–9 tie due to darkness falling.Rosenberg Howard April 14, 1927: A’s stop Yankees’ winning streak at start of season with 9-9 tie https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-14-1927-as-stop-yankees-winning-streak-at-start-of-season-with-9-9-tie/ Society for American Baseball Research 2026-04-16 Chicago Cubs: Set a major league record for most runs scored in the 18th inning, by scoring five runs against the Boston Braves on May 14.DeRosa Theo The most runs scored in each inning, from the 1st to the 26th(!) https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-most-runs-scored-in-each-inning 2026-04-20 MLB.com en Philadelphia Phillies: Four pitchers were used as pinch hitters and pinch runners against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 18. Jack Scott, Clarence Mitchell and Les Sweetland hit, while Tony Kaufmann ran for Scott.Strange and Unusual Plays https://www.retrosheet.org/strange.htm Retrosheet 2012-06-13 Awards and honors League Award: Paul Waner (PIT, National); Lou Gehrig (NYY, American) Home field attendance Team nameWins%± Percent changeHome attendance%± Percent changePer game Average home attendance per gameNew York Yankeeshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/attend.shtml New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference11020.9%1,164,01513.3%15,117Chicago Cubshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/attend.shtml Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference853.7%1,159,16831.0%14,861Pittsburgh Pirateshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/attend.shtml Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference9411.9%869,7208.9%11,009New York Giantshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/attend.shtml San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference9224.3%858,19022.5%11,597Detroit Tigershttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/attend.shtml Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference823.8%773,7168.7%9,919St. Louis Cardinalshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/attend.shtml St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference923.4%749,34012.1%9,367Brooklyn Robinshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/attend.shtml Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference65 −8.5%637,230 −2.1%8,611Chicago White Soxhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/attend.shtml Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference70 −13.6%614,423 −13.5%8,192Philadelphia Athleticshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/attend.shtml Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference919.6%605,529 −15.3%7,864Washington Senatorshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/attend.shtml Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference854.9%528,976 −4.1%6,696Cincinnati Redshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/attend.shtml Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference75 −13.8%442,164 −34.3%5,527Cleveland Indianshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/attend.shtml Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference66 −25.0%373,138 −40.5%4,846Philadelphia Phillieshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/attend.shtml Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference51 −12.1%305,42026.9%3,916Boston Red Soxhttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/attend.shtml Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference5110.9%305,2757.1%3,914Boston Braveshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/attend.shtml Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference60 −9.1%288,685 −4.9%3,901St. Louis Brownshttps://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/attend.shtml Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors 2020-09-08 Baseball Reference59 −4.8%247,879 −12.7%3,178 Venues In November 1926, following the conclusion of the previous season, Chicago Cubs owner William Wrigley Jr. renamed Cubs Park to Wrigley Field.Solomon Burt 1997 The Baseball Timeline: The Day-By-Day History of Baseball from Valley Forge to the Present Day 285 During a Philadelphia Phillies home game against the St. Louis Cardinals at the Baker Bowl on May 14, parts of two sections of the lower deck extension along the right-field line collapsed due to rotted shoring timbers, triggered by an oversize gathering of people, who were seeking shelter from rain. While no one died during the collapse, one individual died of heart failure in the subsequent stampede that injured 50. The game was cut short in the 7th inning following the collapse. In a similar situation to a partial collapse in 1903, the Phillies rented from the Philadelphia Athletics at Shibe Park while repairs were being made to the old structure. The Phillies played 12 home games at Shibe Park, from May 16 to May 28, before eventually returning to the Baker Bowl on June 24 after spending nearly a month on the road.Seamheads.com Ballparks Database — 1927 Season, 1-Year Park Factors https://seamheads.com/ballparks/year.php?Year=1927&tab=pf1 2025-11-26 seamheads.com1927 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1927-schedule-scores.shtml 2025-11-26 Baseball Reference en See also 1927 in baseball (Events, Births, Deaths) References External links 1927 Major League Schedule at Baseball Reference Category:Major League Baseball seasons Category:1927 in baseball