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1927 Major League Baseball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1927 MLB season |
| league | American League (AL) |
| National League (NL) | |
| sport | Baseball |
| duration | Regular season:{{Bulleted list |
| no_of_games | 154 |
| no_of_teams | 16 (8 per league) |
| season | Regular Season |
| MVP | AL: Lou Gehrig ([NYY](1927-new-york-yankees-season)) |
| NL: Paul Waner ([PIT](1927-pittsburgh-pirates-season)) | |
| MVP_link | Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award#League Awards |
| conf1 | AL |
| conf1_champ | [New York Yankees](1927-new-york-yankees-season) |
| conf1_runner-up | [Philadelphia Athletics](1927-philadelphia-athletics-season) |
| conf2 | NL |
| conf2_champ | [Pittsburgh Pirates](1927-pittsburgh-pirates-season) |
| conf2_runner-up | [St. Louis Cardinals](1927-st-louis-cardinals-season) |
| finals | World Series |
| finals_link | 1927 World Series |
| finals_champ | [New York Yankees](1927-new-york-yankees-season) |
| finals_runner-up | [Pittsburgh Pirates](1927-pittsburgh-pirates-season) |
| seasonslist | List of MLB seasons |
| seasonslistnames | MLB |
| prevseason_link | 1926 Major League Baseball season |
| prevseason_year | 1926 |
| nextseason_link | 1928 Major League Baseball season |
| nextseason_year | 1928 |
National League (NL) | April 12 – October 2, 1927}}World Series:{{Bulleted list | October 5–8, 1927}} NL: Paul Waner (PIT) | conf1_runner-up = Philadelphia Athletics | conf2_runner-up = St. Louis Cardinals | finals_runner-up = Pittsburgh Pirates The 1927 major league baseball season began on April 12, 1927. The regular season ended on October 2, with the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 24th World Series on October 5 and ended with Game 4 on October 8. The Yankees swept the Pirates in four games, capturing their second championship in franchise history, since their previous in . Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the St. Louis Cardinals from the season.
The New York Yankees, whose lineup featured Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig of the famed "Murderers' Row," dominated the American League with 110 wins. No no-hitters were thrown during the season.
This was the sixth of eight seasons that "League Awards", a precursor to the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), were issued.
Schedule
The 1927 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the season (except for ) and would be used until in the American League and in the National League.
Opening Day took place on April 12 with all but all but the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Browns playing. The final day of the regular season was on October 2. The World Series took place between October 5 and October 8.
Rule changes
The 1927 season saw the following rule changes:
- A statute of limitations in line with federal and state laws to prevent decades-old accusations of game fixing from surfacing.
- One-year bans for players and managers found to have fixed games or to have bet on games in which the player or manager was not directly involved were implemented.
- A lifetime ban for anyone who bet on a game in which he was directly involved was implemented.
Teams
An asterisk () denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at*
| League | Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | American League}};" | Boston Red Sox | Chicago White Sox | Cleveland Indians | Detroit Tigers | New York Yankees | Philadelphia Athletics | St. Louis Browns | Washington Senators | National League}};" | Boston Braves | Brooklyn Robins | Chicago Cubs | Cincinnati Reds | New York Giants | Philadelphia Phillies | Pittsburgh Pirates | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston, Massachusetts | Fenway Park | 27,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago, Illinois | Comiskey Park | 52,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland, Ohio | Dunn Field | 21,414 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit, Michigan | Navin Field | 30,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York, New York | Yankee Stadium | 82,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Shibe Park | 27,500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 34,023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington, D.C. | Griffith Stadium | 27,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston, Massachusetts | Braves Field | 40,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York, New York | Ebbets Field | 28,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago, Illinois | Wrigley Field | 38,396 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati, Ohio | Redland Field | 26,060 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York, New York | Polo Grounds | 55,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Baker Bowl | 18,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shibe Park* | 27,500* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Forbes Field | 41,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 34,023 |
Standings
American League
National League
Tie games
8 tie games 5 in AL, 3 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again) occurred throughout the season.
American League
- Detroit Tigers, 3
- New York Yankees, 1
- Philadelphia Athletics, 1
- St. Louis Browns, 2
- Washington Senators, 3
National League
- Boston Braves, 1
- Brooklyn Robins, 1
- New York Giants, 1
- Philadelphia Phillies, 1
- Pittsburgh Pirates, 2
Postseason
The postseason began on October 5 and ended on October 8 with the New York Yankees sweeping the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1927 World Series in four games.
Bracket
| RD1-seed1=AL | RD1-team1=New York Yankees | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2=NL | RD1-team2=Pittsburgh Pirates | RD1-score2=0
Managerial changes
Off-season
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager | Boston Red Sox | Chicago White Sox | Cleveland Indians | Detroit Tigers | Philadelphia Phillies | Pittsburgh Pirates | St. Louis Browns | St. Louis Cardinals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Fohl | Bill Carrigan | |||||||||
| Eddie Collins | Ray Schalk | |||||||||
| Tris Speaker | Jack McCallister | |||||||||
| Ty Cobb | George Moriarty | |||||||||
| Art Fletcher | Stuffy McInnis | |||||||||
| Bill McKechnie | Donie Bush | |||||||||
| George Sisler | Dan Howley | |||||||||
| Rogers Hornsby | Bob O'Farrell |
League leaders
American League
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Harry Heilmann (DET) | .398 |
| OPS | Babe Ruth (NYY) | 1.258 |
| HR | Babe Ruth (NYY) | 60 |
| RBI | Lou Gehrig (NYY) | 173 |
| R | Babe Ruth (NYY) | 158 |
| H | Earle Combs (NYY) | 231 |
| SB | George Sisler (SLB) | 27 |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Waite Hoyt (NYY) | |
| Ted Lyons (CWS) | 22 | |
| L | Slim Harriss (BOS) | 21 |
| ERA | Wilcy Moore (NYY) | 2.28 |
| K | Lefty Grove (PHA) | 174 |
| IP | Ted Lyons (CWS) | |
| Tommy Thomas (CWS) | 307.2 | |
| SV | Wilcy Moore (NYY) | 13 |
| WHIP | Garland Braxton (WSH) | 1.139 |
National League
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Paul Waner (PIT) | .380 |
| OPS | Rogers Hornsby (NYG) | 1.035 |
| HR | Cy Williams (PHI) | |
| Hack Wilson (CHC) | 30 | |
| RBI | Paul Waner (PIT) | 131 |
| R | Rogers Hornsby (NYG) | |
| Paul Waner (PIT) | 133 | |
| H | Paul Waner (PIT) | 237 |
| SB | Frankie Frisch (STL) | 48 |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Charlie Root (CHC) | 26 |
| L | Jack Scott (PHI) | 21 |
| ERA | Ray Kremer (PIT) | 2.47 |
| K | Dazzy Vance (BRO) | 184 |
| IP | Charlie Root (CHC) | 309.0 |
| SV | Bill Sherdel (STL) | 6 |
| WHIP | Grover Alexander (STL) | 1.116 |
Milestones
Batters
- Babe Ruth (NYY):
- Set a new major-league and American League record for home runs in a season by hitting his 60th home run on September 30 against the Washington Senators. Ruth broke the previous record of 59 home runs set by himself in .
Miscellaneous
- Philadelphia Phillies:
- Four pitchers were used as pinch hitters and pinch runners against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 18. Jack Scott, Clarence Mitchell and Les Sweetland hit, while Tony Kaufmann ran for Scott.
Awards and honors
- League Award: Paul Waner (PIT, National); Lou Gehrig (NYY, American)
Home field attendance
| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 110 | 20.9% | 1,164,015 | 13.3% | 15,117 |
| Chicago Cubs | 85 | 3.7% | 1,159,168 | 31.0% | 14,861 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 94 | 11.9% | 869,720 | 8.9% | 11,009 |
| New York Giants | 92 | 24.3% | 858,190 | 22.5% | 11,597 |
| Detroit Tigers | 82 | 3.8% | 773,716 | 8.7% | 9,919 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 3.4% | 749,340 | 12.1% | 9,367 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 65 | −8.5% | 637,230 | −2.1% | 8,611 |
| Chicago White Sox | 70 | −13.6% | 614,423 | −13.5% | 8,192 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 91 | 9.6% | 605,529 | −15.3% | 7,864 |
| Washington Senators | 85 | 4.9% | 528,976 | −4.1% | 6,696 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 75 | −13.8% | 442,164 | −34.3% | 5,527 |
| Cleveland Indians | 66 | −25.0% | 373,138 | −40.5% | 4,846 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 51 | −12.1% | 305,420 | 26.9% | 3,916 |
| Boston Red Sox | 51 | 10.9% | 305,275 | 7.1% | 3,914 |
| Boston Braves | 60 | −9.1% | 288,685 | −4.9% | 3,901 |
| St. Louis Browns | 59 | −4.8% | 247,879 | −12.7% | 3,178 |
Venues
In November 1926, following the conclusion of the previous season, Chicago Cubs owner William Wrigley Jr. renamed Cubs Park to Wrigley Field.
During a Philadelphia Phillies home game against the St. Louis Cardinals at the Baker Bowl on May 14, parts of two sections of the lower deck extension along the right-field line collapsed due to rotted shoring timbers, triggered by an oversize gathering of people, who were seeking shelter from rain. While no one died during the collapse, one individual died of heart failure in the subsequent stampede that injured 50. The game was cut short in the 7th inning following the collapse. In a similar situation to a partial collapse in , the Phillies rented from the Philadelphia Athletics at Shibe Park while repairs were being made to the old structure. The Phillies played 12 home games at Shibe Park, from May 16 to May 28, before eventually returning to the Baker Bowl on June 24 after spending nearly a month on the road.
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