1927 St. Louis Cardinals

92-61 • .601 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1927 St. Louis Cardinals went 92-61 (.601) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 754 runs, allowed 665, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Jim Bottomley (19 HR, 124 RBI) and Jesse Haines (24-10, 2.72 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

92 Wins
61 Losses
.601 Win %
2nd Rank
754 R 665 RA
Diff +89

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⚡ Quick Stats

754 Runs Scored
665 Runs Allowed
+89 Run Diff
879K Attendance

📈 vs. 1927 NL Average

Batting Avg .278 1% below the 1927 league average (.281)
OBP .342 1% above the 1927 league average (.338)
SLG .407 6% above the 1927 league average (.386)
Team ERA 3.57 9% better than the 1927 league average (3.92)
Runs Scored 754 7% above the 1927 league average (706 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 879,845
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Avg per Game 10,998

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1927

Batting Avg

1 Frankie Frisch 0.337 2 Chick Hafey 0.329 3 Ray Blades 0.317 4 Ernie Orsatti 0.315 5 Jim Bottomley 0.303

Home Runs

1 Jim Bottomley 19 2 Chick Hafey 18 3 Frankie Frisch 10 4 Les Bell 9 5 Johnny Schulte 9

RBI

1 Jim Bottomley 124 2 Frankie Frisch 78 3 Wattie Holm 66 4 Les Bell 65 5 Chick Hafey 63
1927 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frankie Frisch 153 617 112 208 31 11 10 78 43 10 48 0.337
Jim Bottomley 152 574 95 174 31 15 19 124 74 49 8 0.303
Taylor Douthit 130 488 81 128 29 6 5 50 52 45 6 0.262
Wattie Holm 110 419 55 120 27 8 3 66 24 29 4 0.286
Les Bell 115 390 48 101 26 6 9 65 34 63 5 0.259
Chick Hafey 103 346 62 114 26 5 18 63 36 41 12 0.329
Billy Southworth 92 306 52 92 15 5 2 39 23 7 10 0.301
George Toporcer 86 290 37 72 13 4 0 19 27 16 5 0.248
Heinie Schuble 65 218 29 56 6 2 4 28 7 27 0 0.257
Frank Snyder 63 194 7 50 5 0 1 30 9 18 0 0.258
Tommy Thevenow 59 191 23 37 6 1 0 4 14 8 2 0.194
Ray Blades 61 180 33 57 8 5 2 29 28 22 3 0.317
Bob O'Farrell 61 178 19 47 10 1 0 18 23 22 3 0.264
Johnny Schulte 64 156 35 45 8 2 9 32 47 19 1 0.288
Jesse Haines 38 114 6 23 3 0 0 8 3 30 0 0.202
Pete Alexander 37 94 7 23 3 1 0 6 5 14 0 0.245
Ernie Orsatti 27 92 15 29 7 3 0 12 11 12 2 0.315
Danny Clark 58 72 8 17 2 2 0 13 8 7 0 0.236
Bill Sherdel 39 72 9 14 2 0 1 5 7 6 0 0.194
Flint Rhem 27 59 3 4 1 0 0 2 2 31 0 0.068
Bob McGraw 18 33 4 6 0 2 1 5 0 15 1 0.182
Art Reinhart 27 32 8 10 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 0.312
Rabbit Maranville 9 29 0 7 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.241
Fred Frankhouse 8 20 0 5 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0.250
Carlisle Littlejohn 15 12 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.417
Herman Bell 25 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.091
Jimmy Ring 13 8 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.375
Bobby Schang 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Vic Keen 21 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Homer Peel 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Wally Roettger 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Eddie Dyer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Syl Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Kaufmann 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1927

ERA

1 Pete Alexander 2.52 2 Fred Frankhouse 2.70 3 Jesse Haines 2.72 4 Bill Sherdel 3.53 5 Herman Bell 3.92

Wins

1 Jesse Haines 24 2 Pete Alexander 21 3 Bill Sherdel 17 4 Flint Rhem 10 5 Fred Frankhouse 5

Strikeouts

1 Jesse Haines 89 2 Bill Sherdel 59 3 Flint Rhem 51 4 Pete Alexander 48 5 Bob McGraw 37
1927 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jesse Haines 24 10 2.72 38 36 1 300.2 273 91 77 89
Pete Alexander 21 10 2.52 37 30 3 268.0 261 75 38 48
Bill Sherdel 17 12 3.53 39 28 6 232.1 241 91 48 59
Flint Rhem 10 12 4.41 27 26 0 169.1 189 83 54 51
Bob McGraw 4 5 5.07 18 12 0 94.0 121 53 30 37
Art Reinhart 5 2 4.19 21 9 1 81.2 82 38 36 15
Herman Bell 1 3 3.92 25 1 0 57.1 71 25 22 31
Fred Frankhouse 5 1 2.70 6 6 0 50.0 41 15 16 20
Carlisle Littlejohn 3 1 4.50 14 2 0 42.0 47 21 14 16
Vic Keen 2 1 4.81 21 0 0 33.2 39 18 8 12
Jimmy Ring 0 4 6.55 13 3 0 33.0 39 24 17 13
Syl Johnson 0 0 6.00 2 0 0 3.0 3 2 0 2
Eddie Dyer 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 2.0 5 4 2 1
Tony Kaufmann 0 0 81.00 1 0 0 0.1 4 3 1 0

👥 Roster (34)

Pete Alexander Herman Bell Les Bell Ray Blades Jim Bottomley Danny Clark Taylor Douthit Eddie Dyer Fred Frankhouse Frankie Frisch Chick Hafey Jesse Haines +22 more

34 players

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The 1927 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

A 92-61 record (.601) put the 1927 St. Louis Cardinals 2nd in the NL. The run column shows 754 for and 665 against. Against a league average of .281, the 1927 St. Louis Cardinals batted .278. Pitchers allowed 3.57 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.92. Measured against the 706-run league average, the offense was 7% ahead.

Sportsman's Park IV was home in 1927, drawing a total attendance of 879,845. Jim Bottomley led the club in home runs with 19. The hits leader was Frankie Frisch with 208. Jesse Haines led the pitchers with 24 wins. In all, the roster shows 34 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1926 season and the 1928 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1927 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1927 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1927 St. Louis Cardinals finished 92-61 (.601 win pct).
Who led the 1927 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Jim Bottomley led the 1927 St. Louis Cardinals with 19 home runs.
What was the 1927 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1927 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.57.
Did the 1927 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1927 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1927 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1927 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1927 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jim Bottomley (19 HR, 124 RBI) and Jesse Haines (24-10, 2.72 ERA).
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