1927 Harrisburg Giants

37-30 • .552 Win% • 2nd in ECL

The 1927 Harrisburg Giants went 37-30 (.552) finishing 2nd in the ECL. The club scored 390 runs, allowed 347, and played home games at Island Park. Team leaders included Oscar Charleston (13 HR, 73 RBI) and Darltie Cooper (15-7, 2.58 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

37 Wins
30 Losses
.552 Win %
2nd Rank
390 R 347 RA
Diff +43

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⚡ Quick Stats

390 Runs Scored
347 Runs Allowed
+43 Run Diff
35 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1927 ECL Average

Batting Avg .299 7% above the 1927 league average (.279)
OBP .373 7% above the 1927 league average (.350)
SLG .431 9% above the 1927 league average (.394)
Team ERA 4.04 12% better than the 1927 league average (4.58)
Runs Scored 390 18% above the 1927 league average (330 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumIsland Park
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Home Games (est.) 33 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1927

Batting Avg

1 Oscar Charleston 0.397 2 Heavy Johnson 0.379 3 Fats Jenkins 0.375 4 John Beckwith 0.347 5 Walter Cannady 0.331

Home Runs

1 Oscar Charleston 13 2 John Beckwith 8 3 Walter Cannady 4 4 Fats Jenkins 4 5 Heavy Johnson 4

RBI

1 Oscar Charleston 73 2 Walter Cannady 58 3 John Beckwith 57 4 Heavy Johnson 42 5 Fats Jenkins 32
1927 Harrisburg Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Fats Jenkins 66 272 64 102 13 4 4 32 36 0 22 0.375
Walter Cannady 69 266 45 88 18 8 4 58 19 0 14 0.331
John Beckwith 67 265 62 92 20 3 8 57 18 0 1 0.347
Connie Day 67 257 29 54 6 4 1 22 23 0 4 0.210
Oscar Charleston 69 247 68 98 20 6 13 73 49 0 21 0.397
José Pérez 69 228 34 56 7 2 1 20 37 0 7 0.246
Heavy Johnson 58 190 34 72 12 6 4 42 26 0 4 0.379
Márgaro Gámiz 54 160 8 28 5 0 0 8 9 0 0 0.175
Darltie Cooper 32 85 12 26 3 3 0 10 6 0 0 0.306
Cliff Carter 35 82 8 22 4 0 0 5 2 0 0 0.268
Rap Dixon 21 71 12 20 3 2 0 10 9 0 2 0.282
Newt Robinson 14 50 3 10 2 2 0 5 4 0 0 0.200
Sam Cooper 13 25 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.120
John Mungin 9 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.048
Ping Gardner 9 20 3 5 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0.250
George Fiall 8 19 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0.211
Earl Gurley 14 17 0 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0.235
Bob Scott 4 12 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.250
Will Owens 3 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.100
Charlie Craig 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Charles Corbett 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.000
Baylock 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jenkins 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Lee 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Speedball Hackett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Lucas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1927

ERA

1 Darltie Cooper 2.58 2 John Mungin 3.17 3 Cliff Carter 3.68 4 Ping Gardner 4.84 5 Sam Cooper 5.59

Wins

1 Darltie Cooper 15 2 Cliff Carter 13 3 John Mungin 4 4 Ping Gardner 3 5 Sam Cooper 1

Strikeouts

1 Darltie Cooper 68 2 Cliff Carter 60 3 Sam Cooper 33 4 Ping Gardner 31 5 Charlie Craig 10
1927 Harrisburg Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Darltie Cooper 15 7 2.58 26 18 0 184.2 182 53 44 68
Cliff Carter 13 8 3.68 26 20 0 171.0 173 70 69 60
Sam Cooper 1 7 5.59 12 9 0 66.0 73 41 28 33
John Mungin 4 2 3.17 9 6 0 59.2 62 21 7 9
Ping Gardner 3 3 4.84 9 8 0 57.2 53 31 21 31
Charlie Craig 1 1 7.97 4 3 0 20.1 30 18 5 10
Earl Gurley 0 2 8.50 4 3 0 18.0 22 17 7 8
Charles Corbett 0 1 7.11 1 1 0 6.1 8 5 4 2
Baylock 0 0 4.91 1 0 0 3.2 4 2 0 4
Oscar Charleston 0 0 16.88 1 0 0 2.2 6 5 2 1
Speedball Hackett 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 4 2 0 0
Bill Lucas 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 1.0 4 1 1 0

👥 Roster (26)

Baylock John Beckwith Walter Cannady Cliff Carter Oscar Charleston Darltie Cooper Sam Cooper Charles Corbett Charlie Craig Connie Day Rap Dixon George Fiall +14 more

26 players

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The 1927 Harrisburg Giants in brief

The 1927 Harrisburg Giants won 37 games and lost 30, ending up 2nd in the ECL. The Harrisburg Giants scored 390 runs and allowed 347, a run differential of +43. The team batting average of .299 was 7% above the 1927 league mark of .279. The Harrisburg Giants staff finished with a 4.04 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.58. The 390 runs scored compare with a league average of 330 per club, 18% more.

Home games were played at Island Park. Oscar Charleston led the club in home runs with 13. The hits leader was Fats Jenkins with 102. Darltie Cooper was the top winner, with 15 victories. The 1927 roster runs to 26 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1927 Harrisburg Giants

What was the 1927 Harrisburg Giants record?
The 1927 Harrisburg Giants finished 37-30 (.552 win pct).
Who led the 1927 Harrisburg Giants in home runs?
Oscar Charleston led the 1927 Harrisburg Giants with 13 home runs.
What was the 1927 Harrisburg Giants team ERA?
The 1927 Harrisburg Giants posted a team ERA of 4.04.
Did the 1927 Harrisburg Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1927 Harrisburg Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1927 Harrisburg Giants play?
The 1927 Harrisburg Giants played home games at Island Park.
Who led the 1927 Harrisburg Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Oscar Charleston (13 HR, 73 RBI) and Darltie Cooper (15-7, 2.58 ERA).
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