1927 Cincinnati Reds

75-78 • .490 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1927 Cincinnati Reds went 75-78 (.490) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 643 runs, allowed 653, and played home games at Crosley Field. Team leaders included Curt Walker (6 HR, 80 RBI) and Red Lucas (18-11, 3.38 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

75 Wins
78 Losses
.490 Win %
5th Rank
643 R 653 RA
Diff -10

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643 Runs Scored
653 Runs Allowed
-10 Run Diff
444K Attendance

📈 vs. 1927 NL Average

Batting Avg .277 2% below the 1927 league average (.281)
OBP .332 2% below the 1927 league average (.338)
SLG .366 5% below the 1927 league average (.386)
Team ERA 3.54 10% better than the 1927 league average (3.92)
Runs Scored 643 9% below the 1927 league average (706 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCrosley Field
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 444,064
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Avg per Game 5,550

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1927

Batting Avg

1 Pid Purdy 0.355 2 Red Lucas 0.313 3 Bubbles Hargrave 0.308 4 Ethan Allen 0.295 5 Curt Walker 0.292

Home Runs

1 Curt Walker 6 2 George Kelly 5 3 Hughie Critz 4 4 Rube Bressler 3 5 Ethan Allen 2

RBI

1 Curt Walker 80 2 Rube Bressler 77 3 Chuck Dressen 55 4 Hughie Critz 49 5 Horace Ford 46
1927 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Chuck Dressen 144 548 78 160 36 10 2 55 71 32 7 0.292
Curt Walker 146 527 60 154 16 10 6 80 47 19 5 0.292
Rube Bressler 124 467 43 136 14 8 3 77 32 22 4 0.291
Wally Pipp 122 443 49 115 19 6 2 41 32 11 2 0.260
Horace Ford 115 409 45 112 16 2 1 46 33 34 0 0.274
Hughie Critz 113 396 50 110 10 8 4 49 16 18 7 0.278
Ethan Allen 111 359 54 106 26 4 2 20 14 23 12 0.295
Bubbles Hargrave 102 305 36 94 18 3 0 35 31 18 0 0.308
Billy Zitzmann 88 232 47 66 10 4 0 24 20 18 9 0.284
George Kelly 61 222 27 60 16 4 5 21 11 23 1 0.270
Walter Christensen 57 185 25 47 6 0 0 16 20 16 4 0.254
Val Picinich 65 173 16 44 8 3 0 12 24 15 3 0.254
Red Lucas 80 150 14 47 5 2 0 28 12 10 0 0.313
Paul Wanninger 28 93 14 23 2 2 0 8 6 7 0 0.247
Clarke Pittenger 31 84 17 23 5 0 1 10 2 5 4 0.274
Dolf Luque 29 83 8 18 0 3 0 9 4 7 0 0.217
Eppa Rixey 34 81 4 20 5 1 0 9 3 7 0 0.247
Jakie May 44 76 6 14 3 1 0 5 3 19 0 0.184
Babe Pinelli 30 76 11 15 2 0 1 4 6 7 2 0.197
Pete Donohue 33 64 1 16 0 0 0 6 2 4 0 0.250
Pid Purdy 18 62 15 22 2 4 1 12 4 3 0 0.355
Clyde Sukeforth 38 58 12 11 2 0 0 2 7 2 2 0.190
Carl Mays 14 32 5 13 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0.406
Ray Kolp 24 30 3 6 0 1 0 2 0 9 0 0.200
Art Nehf 21 13 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.077
Pete Appleton 6 11 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.545
Jack White 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Beckman 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Ray Wolf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1927

ERA

1 Ray Kolp 3.06 2 Dolf Luque 3.20 3 Red Lucas 3.38 4 Eppa Rixey 3.48 5 Jakie May 3.51

Wins

1 Red Lucas 18 2 Jakie May 15 3 Dolf Luque 13 4 Eppa Rixey 12 5 Pete Donohue 6

Strikeouts

1 Jakie May 121 2 Dolf Luque 76 3 Red Lucas 51 4 Pete Donohue 48 5 Eppa Rixey 42
1927 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Red Lucas 18 11 3.38 37 23 2 239.2 231 90 39 51
Jakie May 15 12 3.51 44 28 1 235.2 242 92 70 121
Dolf Luque 13 12 3.20 29 27 0 230.2 225 82 56 76
Eppa Rixey 12 10 3.48 34 29 1 219.2 240 85 43 42
Pete Donohue 6 16 4.11 33 24 1 190.2 253 87 32 48
Ray Kolp 3 3 3.06 24 5 3 82.1 86 28 29 28
Carl Mays 3 7 3.51 14 9 0 82.0 89 32 10 17
Art Nehf 3 5 5.56 21 5 4 45.1 59 28 14 21
Pete Appleton 2 1 1.82 6 2 0 29.2 29 6 17 3
Jim Beckman 0 1 5.84 4 1 0 12.1 18 8 6 0

👥 Roster (29)

Ethan Allen Pete Appleton Jim Beckman Rube Bressler Walter Christensen Hughie Critz Pete Donohue Chuck Dressen Horace Ford Bubbles Hargrave George Kelly Ray Kolp +17 more

29 players

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The 1927 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The record for the 1927 Cincinnati Reds reads 75 wins and 78 losses, good for 5th in the NL. Runs came in at 643 scored against 653 allowed (-10). At the plate the Cincinnati Reds hit .277, 2% worse than the league's .281. The Cincinnati Reds staff finished with a 3.54 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.92. Measured against the 706-run league average, the offense was 9% behind.

Crosley Field was home in 1927, drawing a total attendance of 444,064. The home run leader was Curt Walker, who hit 6. The hits leader was Chuck Dressen with 160. The pitching staff's wins leader was Red Lucas (18). Jakie May struck out 121, the most on the club. The roster section lists 29 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1927 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1927 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1927 Cincinnati Reds finished 75-78 (.490 win pct).
Who led the 1927 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
Curt Walker led the 1927 Cincinnati Reds with 6 home runs.
What was the 1927 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1927 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.54.
Did the 1927 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1927 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1927 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1927 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Crosley Field.
Who led the 1927 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Curt Walker (6 HR, 80 RBI) and Red Lucas (18-11, 3.38 ERA).
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