1927 Season

31 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1927 Major League Baseball season was played by 31 teams. The New York Yankees won the World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates. Babe Ruth led with 60 home runs, Lou Gehrig led with 175 RBI, and Paul Waner led with 237 hits. This page carries the 1927 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1927 Bracket
World Series NYA def. PIT (4-0)
NNC CAG def. BBB (4-1)
NWS CAG def. ACB (5-3)

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1927 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 474 plate appearances at 153 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Harry Heilmann .398 2 Paul Waner .380 3 Lou Gehrig .373 4 Rogers Hornsby .361 5 Bob Fothergill .359

OPS qualified

1 Babe Ruth 1.258 2 Lou Gehrig 1.240 3 Harry Heilmann 1.091 4 Rogers Hornsby 1.035 5 Paul Waner .986

Home Runs all players

1 Babe Ruth 60 2 Lou Gehrig 47 3 Cy Williams 30 4 Hack Wilson 30 5 Willie Wells 29

RBI all players

1 Lou Gehrig 175 2 Babe Ruth 164 3 Paul Waner 131 4 Hack Wilson 129 5 Rogers Hornsby 125

Hits all players

1 Paul Waner 237 2 Earle Combs 231 3 Lloyd Waner 223 4 Lou Gehrig 218 5 Frankie Frisch 208

Runs all players

1 Babe Ruth 158 2 Lou Gehrig 149 3 Earle Combs 137 4 Rogers Hornsby 133 5 Lloyd Waner 133

Stolen Bases all players

1 Frankie Frisch 48 2 Max Carey 32 3 Harvey Hendrick 29 4 George Sisler 27 5 Sparky Adams 26
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1927 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 153 innings at 153 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Willie Foster 2.25 2 Wilcy Moore 2.28 3 Ray Kremer 2.47 4 Bullet Rogan 2.49 5 Pete Alexander 2.52

WHIP qualified

1 Bullet Rogan 1.10 2 Pete Alexander 1.12 3 Red Lucas 1.13 4 Harry Salmon 1.13 5 Dazzy Vance 1.14

Wins all pitchers

1 Charlie Root 26 2 Jesse Haines 24 3 Carmen Hill 22 4 Waite Hoyt 22 5 Ted Lyons 22

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Dazzy Vance 184 2 Lefty Grove 174 3 Charlie Root 145 4 Luther Farrell 138 5 Ted Trent 136

Saves all pitchers

1 Garland Braxton 13 2 Wilcy Moore 13 3 Lefty Grove 9 4 Firpo Marberry 9 5 Ken Holloway 6
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📋 Standings

ECL

Atlantic City Bacharach Giants ★ 53-35 Harrisburg Giants 37-30 Cuban Stars East 30-28 Baltimore Black Sox 33-35 Hilldale Club 37-45 New York Lincoln Giants 10-15 Brooklyn Royal Giants 11-23

NNL

Chicago American Giants ★ 62-31 Kansas City Monarchs 55-33 St. Louis Stars 59-36 Birmingham Black Barons 52-43 Detroit Stars 51-44 Cuban Stars West 22-47 Memphis Red Sox 25-67 Cleveland Hornets 12-37

American League

New York Yankees ★ 110-44 Philadelphia Athletics 91-63 Washington Senators 85-69 Detroit Tigers 82-71 Chicago White Sox 70-83 Cleveland Indians 66-87 St. Louis Browns 59-94 Boston Red Sox 51-103

National League

Pittsburgh Pirates ★ 94-60 St. Louis Cardinals 92-61 New York Giants 92-62 Chicago Cubs 85-68 Cincinnati Reds 75-78 Brooklyn Robins 65-88 Boston Braves 60-94 Philadelphia Phillies 51-103

The 1927 season in brief

At 110-44, the New York Yankees had the top winning percentage of the 1927 season. The Cleveland Hornets finished at the bottom of the 1927 table at 12-37. Race by race in 1927, the St. Louis Cardinals (92-61) chased the Pittsburgh Pirates (94-60) to the end in the National League, the Chicago American Giants owned the Negro National League with a 62-31 mark, the Kansas City Monarchs next at 55-33, nobody in the Eastern Colored League came near the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants's 53-35, and the New York Yankees won the American League going away, 110-44 against 91-63 for the Philadelphia Athletics. The 1927 standings include the Eastern Colored League and Negro National League, Negro Leagues circuits that MLB now counts as major league, listed beside the American and National Leagues. The Pittsburgh Pirates reached the 1927 World Series and lost it to the New York Yankees, 4 games to 0. Earlier rounds sent through the Chicago American Giants over the Birmingham Black Barons in the series the bracket labels NNC (4-1) and the Chicago American Giants over the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants in the series the bracket labels NWS (5-3). On the home run tile, Babe Ruth sat first with 60, ahead of Lou Gehrig with 47. Every 1927 hitter and pitcher past the display floor is on the 1927 leaders page.

1927 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1927?
The New York Yankees won the 1927 World Series, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates.
How many teams played in 1927?
31 teams played in the 1927 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1927?
Babe Ruth led with 60 home runs in 1927.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1927?
Lou Gehrig led with 175 RBI in 1927.
Who led MLB in hits in 1927?
Paul Waner led with 237 hits in 1927.
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