1927 Philadelphia Athletics

91-63 • .591 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1927 Philadelphia Athletics went 91-63 (.591) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 841 runs, allowed 726, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Al Simmons (15 HR, 108 RBI) and Lefty Grove (20-13, 3.19 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

91 Wins
63 Losses
.591 Win %
2nd Rank
841 R 726 RA
Diff +115

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841 Runs Scored
726 Runs Allowed
+115 Run Diff
656K Attendance

📈 vs. 1927 AL Average

Batting Avg .303 6% above the 1927 league average (.285)
OBP .372 6% above the 1927 league average (.351)
SLG .414 4% above the 1927 league average (.399)
Team ERA 3.97 4% better than the 1927 league average (4.14)
Runs Scored 841 10% above the 1927 league average (762 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 656,000
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Avg per Game 8,519

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1927

Batting Avg

1 Al Simmons 0.392 2 Ty Cobb 0.357 3 Mickey Cochrane 0.338 4 Eddie Collins 0.336 5 Zack Wheat 0.324

Home Runs

1 Al Simmons 15 2 Mickey Cochrane 12 3 Ty Cobb 5 4 Sammy Hale 5 5 Bill Lamar 4

RBI

1 Al Simmons 108 2 Ty Cobb 93 3 Sammy Hale 81 4 Mickey Cochrane 80 5 Jimmy Dykes 60
1927 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sammy Hale 131 501 77 157 24 8 5 81 32 32 11 0.313
Ty Cobb 134 490 104 175 32 7 5 93 67 12 22 0.357
Mickey Cochrane 126 432 80 146 20 6 12 80 50 7 9 0.338
Jimmy Dykes 121 417 61 135 33 6 3 60 44 23 2 0.324
Al Simmons 106 406 86 159 36 11 15 108 31 30 10 0.392
Max Bishop 117 372 80 103 15 1 0 22 105 28 8 0.277
Joe Boley 118 370 49 115 18 8 1 52 26 14 8 0.311
Walt French 109 326 48 99 10 5 0 41 16 14 9 0.304
Bill Lamar 84 324 48 97 23 3 4 47 16 10 4 0.299
Zack Wheat 88 247 34 80 12 1 1 38 18 5 2 0.324
Eddie Collins 95 226 50 76 12 1 1 15 56 9 6 0.336
Chick Galloway 77 181 25 48 10 4 0 22 18 9 1 0.265
Cy Perkins 59 137 11 35 7 2 1 15 12 8 0 0.255
Jimmie Foxx 61 130 23 42 6 5 3 20 14 11 2 0.323
Jim Poole 38 99 4 22 2 0 0 10 9 6 0 0.222
Dud Branom 30 94 8 22 1 0 0 13 2 5 2 0.234
Rube Walberg 47 87 14 18 3 0 2 10 13 16 1 0.207
Lefty Grove 51 80 8 10 1 0 2 8 8 30 1 0.125
Howard Ehmke 30 68 5 14 5 0 0 3 0 4 0 0.206
Jack Quinn 34 66 1 6 1 0 0 6 2 17 0 0.091
Eddie Rommel 30 51 4 8 1 0 0 3 3 7 0 0.157
Sam Gray 37 42 6 8 0 0 0 2 3 11 0 0.190
Charlie Bates 9 38 5 9 2 2 0 2 3 5 3 0.237
Baby Doll Jacobson 17 35 3 8 3 0 1 5 0 3 0 0.229
Rusty Saunders 5 15 2 2 1 0 0 2 3 2 0 0.133
Jing Johnson 17 12 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.167
Joe Pate 32 10 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.300
Joe Mellana 4 7 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.286
Neal Baker 5 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.167
Guy Cantrell 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Lefty Willis 15 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Ike Powers 11 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.400
Buzz Wetzel 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Carroll Yerkes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1927

ERA

1 Lefty Grove 3.19 2 Jack Quinn 3.26 3 Jing Johnson 3.48 4 Rube Walberg 3.93 5 Howard Ehmke 4.22

Wins

1 Lefty Grove 20 2 Rube Walberg 16 3 Jack Quinn 15 4 Howard Ehmke 12 5 Eddie Rommel 11

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Grove 174 2 Rube Walberg 136 3 Howard Ehmke 68 4 Sam Gray 49 5 Jack Quinn 43
1927 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lefty Grove 20 13 3.19 51 28 9 262.1 251 93 79 174
Rube Walberg 16 12 3.93 46 34 4 249.1 257 109 91 136
Jack Quinn 15 10 3.26 34 25 1 201.1 211 73 37 43
Howard Ehmke 12 10 4.22 30 27 0 189.2 200 89 60 68
Eddie Rommel 11 3 4.36 30 17 1 146.2 166 71 48 33
Sam Gray 9 6 4.59 37 13 3 133.1 153 68 51 49
Joe Pate 0 3 5.20 32 0 6 53.2 67 31 21 14
Jing Johnson 4 2 3.48 17 3 0 51.2 42 20 16 16
Lefty Willis 3 1 5.67 15 2 0 27.0 32 17 11 7
Ike Powers 1 1 4.50 11 1 0 26.0 26 13 7 3
Guy Cantrell 0 2 5.00 2 2 0 18.0 25 10 7 7
Neal Baker 0 0 5.71 5 2 0 17.1 27 11 7 3
Buzz Wetzel 0 0 7.71 2 1 0 4.2 8 4 5 0
Jimmy Dykes 0 0 4.50 2 0 1 2.0 2 1 1 0
Carroll Yerkes 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0

👥 Roster (34)

Neal Baker Charlie Bates Max Bishop Joe Boley Dud Branom Guy Cantrell Ty Cobb Mickey Cochrane Eddie Collins Jimmy Dykes Howard Ehmke Jimmie Foxx +22 more

34 players

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The 1927 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

In 1927 the Philadelphia Athletics posted a 91-63 mark (.591) and finished 2nd in the AL. The run column shows 841 for and 726 against. At the plate the Philadelphia Athletics hit .303, 6% better than the league's .285. The Philadelphia Athletics staff finished with a 3.97 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.14. Measured against the 762-run league average, the offense was 10% ahead.

Home games were played at Shibe Park, where 656,000 fans came through the gates. For power, Al Simmons led the way with 15 homers. Ty Cobb collected the most hits, 175. Lefty Grove was the top winner, with 20 victories. In all, the roster shows 34 players. The 1926 season and the 1928 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1927 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1927 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1927 Philadelphia Athletics finished 91-63 (.591 win pct).
Who led the 1927 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Al Simmons led the 1927 Philadelphia Athletics with 15 home runs.
What was the 1927 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1927 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.97.
Did the 1927 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1927 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1927 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1927 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1927 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Al Simmons (15 HR, 108 RBI) and Lefty Grove (20-13, 3.19 ERA).
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