1927 Chicago Cubs

85-68 • .556 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1927 Chicago Cubs went 85-68 (.556) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 750 runs, allowed 661, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Hack Wilson (30 HR, 129 RBI) and Charlie Root (26-15, 3.76 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

85 Wins
68 Losses
.556 Win %
4th Rank
750 R 661 RA
Diff +89

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750 Runs Scored
661 Runs Allowed
+89 Run Diff
1,334K Attendance

📈 vs. 1927 NL Average

Batting Avg .283 1% above the 1927 league average (.281)
OBP .346 2% above the 1927 league average (.338)
SLG .399 3% above the 1927 league average (.386)
Team ERA 3.65 7% better than the 1927 league average (3.92)
Runs Scored 750 6% above the 1927 league average (706 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 1,334,800
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Avg per Game 17,112

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1927

Batting Avg

1 Riggs Stephenson 0.344 2 Hack Wilson 0.318 3 Pete Scott 0.314 4 Charlie Grimm 0.311 5 Earl Webb 0.301

Home Runs

1 Hack Wilson 30 2 Earl Webb 14 3 Gabby Hartnett 10 4 Riggs Stephenson 7 5 Clyde Beck 2

RBI

1 Hack Wilson 129 2 Riggs Stephenson 82 3 Gabby Hartnett 80 4 Charlie Grimm 74 5 Earl Webb 52
1927 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sparky Adams 146 647 100 189 17 7 0 49 42 26 26 0.292
Riggs Stephenson 152 579 101 199 46 9 7 82 65 28 8 0.344
Hack Wilson 146 551 119 175 30 12 30 129 71 70 13 0.318
Charlie Grimm 147 543 68 169 29 6 2 74 45 21 3 0.311
Gabby Hartnett 127 449 56 132 32 5 10 80 44 42 2 0.294
Clyde Beck 117 391 44 101 20 5 2 44 43 37 0 0.258
Woody English 87 334 46 97 14 4 1 28 16 26 1 0.290
Earl Webb 102 332 58 100 18 4 14 52 48 31 3 0.301
Cliff Heathcote 83 228 28 67 12 4 2 25 20 16 6 0.294
Eddie Pick 54 181 23 31 5 2 2 15 20 26 0 0.171
Pete Scott 71 156 28 49 18 1 0 21 19 18 1 0.314
Jimmy Cooney 33 132 16 32 2 0 0 6 8 7 1 0.242
Charlie Root 48 122 15 27 6 1 0 8 4 35 0 0.221
Mike Gonzalez 39 108 15 26 4 1 1 15 10 8 1 0.241
Howard Freigau 30 86 12 20 5 0 0 10 9 10 0 0.233
Sheriff Blake 32 83 2 16 0 0 0 3 1 10 0 0.193
Hal Carlson 27 67 1 11 0 0 0 9 0 7 0 0.164
Guy Bush 36 65 2 8 1 0 0 1 1 10 0 0.123
Charles Tolson 39 54 6 16 4 0 2 17 4 9 0 0.296
Jim Brillheart 32 44 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 19 0 0.023
Percy Jones 30 40 3 14 1 0 0 4 0 11 0 0.350
Bob Osborn 24 39 1 8 0 1 0 4 0 14 0 0.205
Elmer Yoter 13 27 2 6 1 1 0 5 4 4 0 0.222
Tony Kaufmann 9 16 2 5 0 0 1 6 4 4 0 0.312
Harry Wilke 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Art Nehf 8 7 0 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.429
Lefty Weinert 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Fred Haney 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luther Roy 11 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
John Churry 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Tommy Sewell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wayland Dean 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hank Grampp 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Johnny Welch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1927

ERA

1 Guy Bush 3.03 2 Hal Carlson 3.17 3 Sheriff Blake 3.29 4 Charlie Root 3.76 5 Percy Jones 4.07

Wins

1 Charlie Root 26 2 Sheriff Blake 13 3 Hal Carlson 12 4 Guy Bush 10 5 Percy Jones 7

Strikeouts

1 Charlie Root 145 2 Sheriff Blake 64 3 Guy Bush 62 4 Bob Osborn 45 5 Percy Jones 37
1927 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Charlie Root 26 15 3.76 48 36 2 309.0 296 129 117 145
Sheriff Blake 13 14 3.29 32 27 0 224.1 238 82 82 64
Guy Bush 10 10 3.03 36 22 2 193.1 177 65 79 62
Hal Carlson 12 8 3.17 27 22 0 184.1 201 65 27 27
Jim Brillheart 4 2 4.13 32 12 0 128.2 140 59 38 36
Percy Jones 7 8 4.07 30 11 0 112.2 123 51 72 37
Bob Osborn 5 5 4.18 24 12 0 107.2 125 50 48 45
Tony Kaufmann 3 3 6.41 9 6 0 53.1 75 38 19 21
Art Nehf 1 1 1.37 8 2 1 26.1 25 4 9 12
Luther Roy 3 1 2.29 11 0 0 19.2 14 5 11 5
Lefty Weinert 1 1 4.58 5 3 0 19.2 21 10 6 5
Hank Grampp 0 0 9.00 2 0 0 3.0 4 3 1 3
Wayland Dean 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 2 2
Johnny Welch 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 1 3 1

👥 Roster (34)

Sparky Adams Clyde Beck Sheriff Blake Jim Brillheart Guy Bush Hal Carlson John Churry Jimmy Cooney Wayland Dean Woody English Howard Freigau Mike Gonzalez +22 more

34 players

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The 1927 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1927 Chicago Cubs finished 85-68, a .556 winning percentage, placing 4th in the NL. The run column shows 750 for and 661 against. Against a league average of .281, the 1927 Chicago Cubs batted .283. Pitchers allowed 3.65 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.92. League clubs averaged 706 runs that year, so the Chicago Cubs scored 6% more.

The home park, Wrigley Field, recorded 1,334,800 in attendance, about 17,112 a game. The home run leader was Hack Wilson, who hit 30. Riggs Stephenson collected the most hits, 199. On the mound, Charlie Root won 26 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 34 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1926 season and the 1928 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1927 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1927 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1927 Chicago Cubs finished 85-68 (.556 win pct).
Who led the 1927 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Hack Wilson led the 1927 Chicago Cubs with 30 home runs.
What was the 1927 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1927 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.65.
Did the 1927 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1927 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1927 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1927 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1927 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hack Wilson (30 HR, 129 RBI) and Charlie Root (26-15, 3.76 ERA).
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