1927 Chicago White Sox

70-83 • .458 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1927 Chicago White Sox went 70-83 (.458) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 662 runs, allowed 708, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Bibb Falk (9 HR, 83 RBI) and Ted Lyons (22-14, 2.84 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

70 Wins
83 Losses
.458 Win %
5th Rank
662 R 708 RA
Diff -46

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662 Runs Scored
708 Runs Allowed
-46 Run Diff
748K Attendance

📈 vs. 1927 AL Average

Batting Avg .277 3% below the 1927 league average (.285)
OBP .343 2% below the 1927 league average (.351)
SLG .377 5% below the 1927 league average (.399)
Team ERA 3.91 6% better than the 1927 league average (4.14)
Runs Scored 662 13% below the 1927 league average (762 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 748,000
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Avg per Game 9,973

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1927

Batting Avg

1 Sarge Connally 0.328 2 Bibb Falk 0.327 3 Alex Metzler 0.319 4 Bud Clancy 0.300 5 Roger Peckinpaugh 0.295

Home Runs

1 Bibb Falk 9 2 Aaron Ward 5 3 Bill Barrett 4 4 Ted Blankenship 3 5 Bud Clancy 3

RBI

1 Bill Barrett 83 2 Bibb Falk 83 3 Alex Metzler 61 4 Willie Kamm 59 5 Aaron Ward 56
1927 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Barrett 147 556 62 159 35 9 4 83 52 46 20 0.286
Alex Metzler 134 543 87 173 29 11 3 61 61 39 15 0.319
Willie Kamm 148 540 85 146 32 13 0 59 70 18 8 0.270
Bibb Falk 145 535 76 175 35 6 9 83 52 19 5 0.327
Bud Clancy 130 464 46 139 21 2 3 53 24 24 4 0.300
Aaron Ward 145 463 75 125 25 8 5 56 63 56 6 0.270
Bill Hunnefield 112 365 45 104 25 1 2 36 25 24 15 0.285
Harry McCurdy 86 262 34 75 19 3 1 27 32 24 6 0.286
Buck Crouse 85 222 22 53 11 0 0 20 21 10 4 0.239
Roger Peckinpaugh 68 217 23 64 6 3 0 23 21 6 2 0.295
Earl Sheely 45 129 11 27 3 0 2 16 20 5 1 0.209
Ted Lyons 41 110 16 28 6 2 1 9 6 17 0 0.255
Ray Flaskamper 26 95 12 21 5 0 0 6 3 8 0 0.221
Tommy Thomas 40 95 5 14 3 1 1 8 4 23 0 0.147
Ted Blankenship 38 80 9 15 5 1 3 14 6 22 0 0.188
Bernie Neis 45 76 9 22 5 0 0 11 10 9 1 0.289
Moe Berg 35 69 4 17 4 0 0 4 4 10 0 0.246
Sarge Connally 43 67 5 22 1 0 0 6 2 10 0 0.328
Ike Boone 29 53 10 12 4 0 1 11 3 4 0 0.226
Carl Reynolds 14 42 5 9 3 0 1 7 5 7 1 0.214
Red Faber 18 37 2 10 3 0 0 4 2 8 0 0.270
Ray Schalk 16 26 2 6 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0.231
Elmer Jacobs 25 20 4 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.150
Charlie Barnabe 18 19 3 3 3 0 0 5 4 4 0 0.158
Bert Cole 27 18 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Johnny Mostil 13 16 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0.125
Randy Moore 6 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Kid Willson 7 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.100
Jim Battle 6 8 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.375
Bob Way 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Lena Blackburne 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Frank Stewart 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Joe Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1927

ERA

1 Ted Lyons 2.84 2 Tommy Thomas 2.98 3 Sarge Connally 4.08 4 Red Faber 4.55 5 Elmer Jacobs 4.60

Wins

1 Ted Lyons 22 2 Tommy Thomas 19 3 Ted Blankenship 12 4 Sarge Connally 10 5 Red Faber 4

Strikeouts

1 Tommy Thomas 107 2 Ted Lyons 71 3 Sarge Connally 58 4 Ted Blankenship 51 5 Red Faber 39
1927 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ted Lyons 22 14 2.84 39 34 2 307.2 291 97 67 71
Tommy Thomas 19 16 2.98 40 36 1 307.2 271 102 94 107
Ted Blankenship 12 17 5.06 37 34 0 236.2 280 133 74 51
Sarge Connally 10 15 4.08 43 18 5 198.1 217 90 83 58
Red Faber 4 7 4.55 18 15 0 110.2 131 56 41 39
Elmer Jacobs 2 4 4.60 25 8 0 74.1 105 38 37 22
Bert Cole 1 4 4.73 27 2 0 66.2 79 35 19 12
Charlie Barnabe 0 5 5.31 17 4 0 61.0 86 36 20 5
Frank Stewart 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 4.0 5 4 4 0
Joe Brown 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0.0 2 0 1 0

👥 Roster (33)

Charlie Barnabe Bill Barrett Jim Battle Moe Berg Lena Blackburne Ted Blankenship Ike Boone Joe Brown Bud Clancy Bert Cole Sarge Connally Buck Crouse +21 more

33 players

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The 1927 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1927 Chicago White Sox won 70 games and lost 83, ending up 5th in the AL. With 662 runs scored and 708 given up, the 1927 differential was -46. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .277, 3% worse than the league's .285. The staff ERA of 3.91 was 6% better than the league average of 4.14. The 1927 Chicago White Sox scored 13% fewer runs than the average club (662 against 762).

Home games were played at Comiskey Park, where 748,000 fans came through the gates. Bibb Falk led the club in home runs with 9. Ted Lyons led the pitchers with 22 wins. The strikeout leader was Tommy Thomas with 107. The roster section lists 33 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1927 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1927 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1927 Chicago White Sox finished 70-83 (.458 win pct).
Who led the 1927 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Bibb Falk led the 1927 Chicago White Sox with 9 home runs.
What was the 1927 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1927 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.91.
Did the 1927 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1927 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1927 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1927 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1927 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bibb Falk (9 HR, 83 RBI) and Ted Lyons (22-14, 2.84 ERA).
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