# 1927 Major League Baseball season

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.
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

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

## Standings
### American League

vteAmerican 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

vteNational 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
### Bracket

| World Series | World Series | World Series |
| AL | New York Yankees | 4 |
| NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 |

## Managerial changes
### Off-season

| 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
### American League

Hitting leaders :
| 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 :
| 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

Hitting leaders :
| 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 :
| 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

* League Award: Paul Waner (PIT, National); Lou Gehrig (NYY, American)

## Home field attendance

| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
| New York Yankees | 110 | 20.9% | 1,164,015 | 13.3% | 15,117 |
| Chicago Cubs | 85 | 3.7% | 1,159,168 | 31.0% | 14,861 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 94 | 11.9% | 869,720 | 8.9% | 11,009 |
| New York Giants | 92 | 24.3% | 858,190 | 22.5% | 11,597 |
| Detroit Tigers | 82 | 3.8% | 773,716 | 8.7% | 9,919 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 3.4% | 749,340 | 12.1% | 9,367 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 65 | −8.5% | 637,230 | −2.1% | 8,611 |
| Chicago White Sox | 70 | −13.6% | 614,423 | −13.5% | 8,192 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 91 | 9.6% | 605,529 | −15.3% | 7,864 |
| Washington Senators | 85 | 4.9% | 528,976 | −4.1% | 6,696 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 75 | −13.8% | 442,164 | −34.3% | 5,527 |
| Cleveland Indians | 66 | −25.0% | 373,138 | −40.5% | 4,846 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 51 | −12.1% | 305,420 | 26.9% | 3,916 |
| Boston Red Sox | 51 | 10.9% | 305,275 | 7.1% | 3,914 |
| Boston Braves | 60 | −9.1% | 288,685 | −4.9% | 3,901 |
| St. Louis Browns | 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.
On September 30, in a game against the Washington Senators, New York Yankee outfielder Babe Ruth smashed his 60th home run of the year.