1927 Cleveland Indians

66-87 • .431 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1927 Cleveland Indians went 66-87 (.431) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 668 runs, allowed 766, and played home games at League Park II. Team leaders included Johnny Hodapp (5 HR, 40 RBI) and Willis Hudlin (18-12, 4.01 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

66 Wins
87 Losses
.431 Win %
6th Rank
668 R 766 RA
Diff -98

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668 Runs Scored
766 Runs Allowed
-98 Run Diff
202K Attendance

📈 vs. 1927 AL Average

Batting Avg .282 1% below the 1927 league average (.285)
OBP .337 4% below the 1927 league average (.351)
SLG .378 5% below the 1927 league average (.399)
Team ERA 4.27 3% worse than the 1927 league average (4.14)
Runs Scored 668 12% below the 1927 league average (762 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 202,500
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Avg per Game 2,629

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1927

Batting Avg

1 Joe Shaute 0.325 2 George Burns 0.319 3 Joe Sewell 0.316 4 Lew Fonseca 0.311 5 Charlie Jamieson 0.309

Home Runs

1 Johnny Hodapp 5 2 Bernie Neis 4 3 Homer Summa 4 4 George Burns 3 5 Lew Fonseca 2

RBI

1 Joe Sewell 92 2 George Burns 78 3 Homer Summa 74 4 Luke Sewell 53 5 Rube Lutzke 41
1927 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Homer Summa 145 574 73 164 41 7 4 74 32 18 6 0.286
Joe Sewell 153 569 83 180 48 5 1 92 51 7 3 0.316
George Burns 140 549 84 175 51 2 3 78 42 27 13 0.319
Charlie Jamieson 127 489 73 151 23 6 0 36 64 14 7 0.309
Luke Sewell 128 470 52 138 27 6 0 53 20 23 4 0.294
Lew Fonseca 112 428 60 133 20 7 2 40 12 17 12 0.311
Rube Lutzke 100 311 35 78 12 3 0 41 22 29 2 0.251
Ike Eichrodt 85 267 24 59 19 2 0 25 16 25 2 0.221
Johnny Hodapp 79 240 25 73 15 3 5 40 14 23 2 0.304
Freddy Spurgeon 57 179 30 45 6 1 1 19 18 14 8 0.251
Baby Doll Jacobson 32 103 13 26 5 0 0 13 6 4 0 0.252
Willis Hudlin 43 96 12 24 5 1 1 6 1 22 0 0.250
Bernie Neis 32 96 17 29 9 0 4 18 18 9 0 0.302
Glenn Myatt 55 94 15 23 6 0 2 8 12 7 1 0.245
Joe Shaute 45 83 7 27 5 1 0 6 2 9 0 0.325
George Uhle 43 79 4 21 7 1 0 14 5 12 0 0.266
Garland Buckeye 35 71 6 19 4 1 0 7 3 6 0 0.268
Nick Cullop 32 68 9 16 2 3 1 8 9 19 0 0.235
Sam Langford 20 67 10 18 5 0 1 7 5 7 0 0.269
Johnny Gill 21 60 8 13 3 0 1 4 7 13 1 0.217
Jake Miller 34 58 3 8 1 0 0 6 1 16 0 0.138
Martin Autry 16 43 5 11 4 1 0 7 0 6 0 0.256
Pat McNulty 19 41 3 13 1 0 0 4 4 3 1 0.317
Carl Lind 12 37 2 5 0 0 0 1 5 7 1 0.135
Emil Levsen 25 25 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.200
George Grant 25 21 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.095
Benn Karr 22 20 2 4 1 0 0 0 4 6 1 0.200
Dutch Ussat 4 16 4 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0.188
George Gerken 6 14 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.214
Sherry Smith 11 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.167
Johnny Burnett 17 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.000
Ernie Padgett 7 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.286
Hal McKain 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jumbo Brown 8 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.667
Vern Underhill 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Hap Collard 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wes Ferrell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1927

ERA

1 Jake Miller 3.21 2 Garland Buckeye 3.96 3 Willis Hudlin 4.01 4 Joe Shaute 4.22 5 George Uhle 4.34

Wins

1 Willis Hudlin 18 2 Garland Buckeye 10 3 Jake Miller 10 4 Joe Shaute 9 5 George Uhle 8

Strikeouts

1 George Uhle 69 2 Willis Hudlin 65 3 Joe Shaute 63 4 Jake Miller 53 5 Garland Buckeye 38
1927 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Willis Hudlin 18 12 4.01 43 30 0 264.2 291 118 83 65
Joe Shaute 9 16 4.22 45 28 2 230.1 255 108 75 63
Garland Buckeye 10 17 3.96 35 25 1 204.2 231 90 74 38
Jake Miller 10 8 3.21 34 23 0 185.1 189 66 48 53
George Uhle 8 9 4.34 25 22 1 153.1 187 74 59 69
Emil Levsen 3 7 5.49 25 13 0 80.1 96 49 37 15
Benn Karr 3 3 5.05 22 5 2 76.2 92 43 32 17
George Grant 4 6 4.46 25 3 1 74.2 85 37 40 19
Sherry Smith 1 4 5.45 11 2 1 38.0 53 23 14 8
Jumbo Brown 0 2 6.27 8 0 0 18.2 19 13 26 8
Hal McKain 0 1 4.09 2 1 0 11.0 18 5 4 5
Vern Underhill 0 2 9.72 4 1 0 8.1 12 9 11 4
Hap Collard 0 0 5.06 4 0 0 5.1 8 3 3 2
Nick Cullop 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 1 0 0
Wes Ferrell 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 3 2 0

👥 Roster (37)

Martin Autry Jumbo Brown Garland Buckeye Johnny Burnett George Burns Hap Collard Nick Cullop Ike Eichrodt Wes Ferrell Lew Fonseca George Gerken Johnny Gill +25 more

37 players

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The 1927 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1927 Cleveland Indians finished 66-87, a .431 winning percentage, placing 6th in the AL. The run column shows 668 for and 766 against. Against a league average of .285, the 1927 Cleveland Indians batted .282. Pitchers allowed 4.27 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.14. League clubs averaged 762 runs that year, so the Cleveland Indians scored 12% fewer. Attendance at League Park II totaled 202,500 for the year.

The home run leader was Johnny Hodapp, who hit 5. Joe Sewell drove in a team-high 92 runs. Willis Hudlin was the top winner, with 18 victories. The strikeout leader was George Uhle with 69. The 1927 roster runs to 37 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1926 season and the 1928 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1927 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1927 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1927 Cleveland Indians finished 66-87 (.431 win pct).
Who led the 1927 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Johnny Hodapp led the 1927 Cleveland Indians with 5 home runs.
What was the 1927 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1927 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.27.
Did the 1927 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1927 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1927 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1927 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II.
Who led the 1927 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Johnny Hodapp (5 HR, 40 RBI) and Willis Hudlin (18-12, 4.01 ERA).
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