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1927 New York Yankees

110-44 • .714 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1927 New York Yankees went 110-44 (.714) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 975 runs, allowed 599, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Babe Ruth (60 HR, 164 RBI) and Waite Hoyt (22-7, 2.63 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

110 Wins
44 Losses
.714 Win %
1st Rank
975 R 599 RA
Diff +376

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975 Runs Scored
599 Runs Allowed
+376 Run Diff
1,442K Attendance

📈 vs. 1927 AL Average

Batting Avg .307 8% above the 1927 league average (.285)
OBP .383 9% above the 1927 league average (.351)
SLG .489 22% above the 1927 league average (.399)
Team ERA 3.20 23% better than the 1927 league average (4.14)
Runs Scored 975 28% above the 1927 league average (762 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 1,442,141
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Avg per Game 18,729

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1927

Batting Avg

1 Lou Gehrig 0.373 2 Earle Combs 0.356 3 Babe Ruth 0.356 4 Bob Meusel 0.337 5 Ben Paschal 0.317

Home Runs

1 Babe Ruth 60 2 Lou Gehrig 47 3 Tony Lazzeri 18 4 Bob Meusel 8 5 Pat Collins 7

RBI

1 Lou Gehrig 175 2 Babe Ruth 164 3 Bob Meusel 103 4 Tony Lazzeri 102 5 Earle Combs 64
1927 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Earle Combs 152 648 137 231 36 23 6 64 62 31 15 0.356
Lou Gehrig 155 584 149 218 52 18 47 175 109 84 10 0.373
Tony Lazzeri 153 570 92 176 29 8 18 102 69 82 22 0.309
Babe Ruth 151 540 158 192 29 8 60 164 137 89 7 0.356
Mark Koenig 123 526 99 150 20 11 3 62 25 21 3 0.285
Bob Meusel 135 516 75 174 47 9 8 103 45 58 24 0.337
Joe Dugan 112 387 44 104 24 3 2 43 27 37 1 0.269
Pat Collins 92 251 38 69 9 3 7 36 54 24 0 0.275
Johnny Grabowski 70 195 29 54 2 4 0 25 20 15 0 0.277
Ray Morehart 73 195 45 50 7 2 1 20 29 18 4 0.256
Cedric Durst 65 129 18 32 4 3 0 25 6 7 0 0.248
Mike Gazella 54 115 17 32 8 4 0 9 23 16 4 0.278
Waite Hoyt 36 99 10 22 2 1 0 9 3 8 0 0.222
Benny Bengough 31 85 6 21 3 3 0 10 4 4 0 0.247
Ben Paschal 50 82 16 26 9 2 2 16 4 10 0 0.317
Dutch Ruether 35 80 7 21 3 0 1 10 8 15 0 0.263
Wilcy Moore 50 75 5 6 0 0 1 2 4 38 0 0.080
Herb Pennock 34 69 6 15 2 0 0 6 3 10 0 0.217
George Pipgras 29 67 4 16 1 1 1 6 2 17 0 0.239
Urban Shocker 31 54 6 13 1 0 0 10 7 12 0 0.241
Julie Wera 38 42 7 10 3 0 1 8 1 5 0 0.238
Myles Thomas 21 27 5 9 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.333
Bob Shawkey 19 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.091
Joe Giard 16 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.286
Walter Beall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1927

ERA

1 Wilcy Moore 2.28 2 Waite Hoyt 2.63 3 Urban Shocker 2.84 4 Bob Shawkey 2.89 5 Herb Pennock 3.00

Wins

1 Waite Hoyt 22 2 Wilcy Moore 19 3 Herb Pennock 19 4 Urban Shocker 18 5 Dutch Ruether 13

Strikeouts

1 Waite Hoyt 86 2 George Pipgras 81 3 Wilcy Moore 75 4 Herb Pennock 51 5 Dutch Ruether 45
1927 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Waite Hoyt 22 7 2.63 36 32 1 256.1 242 75 54 86
Wilcy Moore 19 7 2.28 50 12 13 213.0 185 54 59 75
Herb Pennock 19 8 3.00 34 26 2 209.2 225 70 48 51
Urban Shocker 18 6 2.84 31 27 0 200.0 207 63 41 35
Dutch Ruether 13 6 3.38 27 26 0 184.0 202 69 52 45
George Pipgras 10 3 4.11 29 21 0 166.1 148 76 77 81
Myles Thomas 7 4 4.87 21 9 0 88.2 111 48 43 25
Bob Shawkey 2 3 2.89 19 2 4 43.2 44 14 16 23
Joe Giard 0 0 8.00 16 0 0 27.0 38 24 19 10
Walter Beall 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
NYA def. PIT 4-0

👥 Roster (25)

Walter Beall Benny Bengough Pat Collins Earle Combs Joe Dugan Cedric Durst Mike Gazella Lou Gehrig Joe Giard Johnny Grabowski Waite Hoyt Mark Koenig +13 more

25 players

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The 1927 New York Yankees in brief

A 110-44 record (.714) put the 1927 New York Yankees 1st in the AL. The club won the World Series. The run column shows 975 for and 599 against. Against a league average of .285, the 1927 New York Yankees batted .307. The New York Yankees staff finished with a 3.20 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.14. League clubs averaged 762 runs that year, so the New York Yankees scored 28% more.

Attendance at Yankee Stadium I totaled 1,442,141 for the year. Babe Ruth topped the New York Yankees with 60 home runs. Lou Gehrig drove in a team-high 175 runs. Waite Hoyt was the top winner, with 22 victories. Wilcy Moore saved 13 games. The World Series ended in a win against PIT 4-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1927 New York Yankees

What was the 1927 New York Yankees record?
The 1927 New York Yankees finished 110-44 (.714 win pct).
Did the 1927 New York Yankees win the World Series?
Yes. The 1927 New York Yankees won the World Series.
Who led the 1927 New York Yankees in home runs?
Babe Ruth led the 1927 New York Yankees with 60 home runs.
What was the 1927 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1927 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.20.
Where did the 1927 New York Yankees play?
The 1927 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
Who led the 1927 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Babe Ruth (60 HR, 164 RBI) and Waite Hoyt (22-7, 2.63 ERA).
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