Headline Event of the Year Murderers' Row lead New York Yankees to victory. Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs.
Champions World Series: New York Yankees over Pittsburgh Pirates (4–0) Negro World Series: Chicago American Giants over Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (5–3–1)
Awards League Award Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees, 1B Paul Waner, Pittsburgh Pirates, RF
Statistical leaders American League National League Eastern Colored League Negro National League Stat Player Total Player Total Player Total Player Total AVG Harry Heilmann (DET) .398 Paul Waner (PIT) .380 Jud Wilson (BBS/NYL) .422 Roy Parnell (BBB) .422 HR Babe Ruth (NYY) 60 Cy Williams (PHI)Hack Wilson (CHC) 30 Oscar Charleston (HBG)Martín Dihigo (CSE) 13 Willie Wells (SLS) 29 RBI Lou Gehrig (NYY) 173 Paul Waner (PIT) 131 Dick Lundy (BG) 76 Turkey Stearnes (DTS) 114 W Waite Hoyt (NYY)Ted Lyons (CWS) 22 Charlie Root (CHC) 26 Darltie Cooper (HBG)Luther Farrell (BG) 16 Bill Foster (CAG) 21 ERA Wilcy Moore (NYY) 2.28 Ray Kremer (PIT) 2.47 Darltie Cooper (HBG) 2.51 Bill Foster (CAG) 2.03 K Lefty Grove (PHA) 174 Dazzy Vance (BRO) 184 Luther Farrell (BG) 138 Ted Trent (SLS) 133
Major league baseball final standings American League final standings
National League final standings
Negro leagues final standings All Negro leagues standings below are per MLB and Seamheads.
Eastern Colored League final standings
Negro National League final standings This was the third season in which a playoff was held to determine the pennant, for which the first half leader would be matched against the second half winner. Chicago won the first half while Birmingham won the second half. As such, they met for a best-of-seven Championship Series. Chicago would win the series in five games to win their fifth pennant.
Independent teams final standings The Homestead Grays were not a part of any league but were considered major-league tier. vs. All Teams Independent Clubs W L T Pct. GBHomestead Grays820—
Events January January 27 – Accused of having fixed a game between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians during the season, Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker are forced to resign from their respective teams by baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Cobb will be assigned to the Philadelphia Athletics by Detroit, while Speaker will sign as a free agent with the Washington Senators. January 31 – Tris Speaker makes his debut with the Washington Senators.
February February 8 – Ty Cobb joins the Philadelphia Athletics. February 9 – The Cincinnati Reds trade center fielder Edd Roush to the New York Giants in exchange by first baseman George Kelly.
March
April April 12 : U.S. President Calvin Coolidge throws out the first ball in Washington, D.C. as the Washington Senators lost to the Boston Red Sox, 6–2. Future Hall of famer Lloyd Waner makes his major league debut at left field for the Pittsburgh Pirates. His younger brother, Paul, is at right field in the Pirates' 2–1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. April 15 – Babe Ruth hits a solo home run against Howard Ehmke of the Philadelphia Athletics in the first inning. It is Babe's first of the year. The New York Yankees win, 6–3.
May May 3 : Jesse and Virgil Barnes became the first brothers in Major League Baseball history to pitch against each other. Virgil prevailed, as the New York Giants defeated Jesse and the Brooklyn Robins, 7–6. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored a run in the eighth inning and two in the ninth to come from behind and defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 11–10, moving into a tie for first place in the National League. May 7 – Lou Gehrig christened the new right field pavilion at Chicago's Comiskey Park by parking a ninth inning grand slam, as the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 8–0. May 10 – In Detroit, it's Ty Cobb Day and more than 30,000 pay to see the Detroit Tigers legend in his first appearance at Navin Field in a Philadelphia Athletics uniform. With Eddie Collins on base in the first inning, Cobb drives a double into the overflow crowd to send home Collins for the first run of the game, though the Athletics would eventually beat the Tigers 6–3. May 11 – For the second day in a row, a baseball legend faces his former team for the first time in his career, when Rogers Hornsby leads the New York Giants to a 10–1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals at the Polo Grounds. Hornsby hits a home run and collects five runs batted in. May 14 – In his first game against his former team, Philadelphia Athletics center fielder Tris Speaker is held hitless by Indians pitcher George Uhle in four at-bats. May 16 – At Sportsman's Park, 40-year-old Ty Cobb hits a home run in the seventh inning of the Philadelphia Athletics' 10–8 victory over the St. Louis Browns. Cobb, who as a Detroit Tiger had hit one home run in at age 18 and another in at age 19, becomes the first player in Major League history to hit a home run before his 20th birthday and after his 40th birthday. May 22 – The New York Yankees are in high spirits on the road as they beat the host Cleveland Indians at League Park, 7–2, with Babe Ruth hitting his 10th home run of the young season. Ruth's homer is described as a popup that goes over the fence. The Yankees, who wear Indian headdresses during the game, now lead the American League by four and a half games. May 30 – In the first game of a doubleheader, Chicago Cubs shortstop Jimmy Cooney turns the sixth unassisted triple play in Major League history during the fourth inning of a 5–4 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. May 31 – For the first time in Major League history, an unassisted triple play is turned on consecutive days. This time the trick was turned by Detroit Tigers first baseman Johnny Neun, for the seventh time in major league history, during a 1–0 win over the Cleveland Indians. Babe Ruth homers for the fourth consecutive game in the fifth inning of the nightcap in Shibe Park. Ruth, who hits his 15th blast against Jack Quinn and his 16th off Howard Ehmke, finishes the month of May with 12 round-trippers. The Yankees lose the opener, 10–3, as the Athletics' Jimmie Foxx hits the first of his 524 major league career home run, which it comes off Yankees pitcher Urban Shocker.
June June 8 – Tony Lazzeri produces the first regular-season three home run game in New York Yankees history to help savage an 11-inning, 12–11 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Yankee Stadium. Lazzeri drives in five runs from his three homers, the last two with his third, which caps a five-run rally to tie the game in the ninth inning. June 11 – At League Park, Babe Ruth hits his 19th and 20th home runs of the season against Cleveland Indians left-hander Garland Buckeye. The Yankees win, 6–4. June 12 – For the second day in a row, the Brooklyn Robins defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 11–10. June 16 – The Chicago Cubs defeat the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, 7–2, to complete a twelve-game winning streak to move within a game of first place in the National League.
July July 4 – In a doubleheader, the New York Yankees beat the visiting Washington Senators 12–1 and 21–1, prompting Senators first baseman Joe Judge to say, "Those fellows not only beat you but they tear your heart out. I wish the season was over." July 5 – The Boston Red Sox defeat the Philadelphia Athletics at Fenway Park, 6–5, to end a fifteen-game losing streak. July 9 – Detroit Tigers first baseman Johnny Neun steals five bases in a 14–4 victory over the New York Yankees at Navin Field. July 13 – Johnny Neun of the Detroit Tigers steals home in both games of a doubleheader with the Washington Senators at Navin Field. Detroit won both games, 7–3 and 13–9. July 18 – The Philadelphia Phillies used four pitchers as pinch hitters and pinch runners against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jack Scott, Clarence Mitchell and Les Sweetland hit, while Tony Kaufmann ran for Scott. July 24 – Babe Ruth hits his 31st home run of the season and his first of 1927 at Comiskey Park. Ruth now has homered in every American League ballpark. The homer, off pitcher Tommy Thomas, breaks a 12-day drought for the Bambino. The Yanks win the game, 3–2.
August August 16 – At Comiskey Park, Babe Ruth hits a home run against Chicago White Sox pitcher Tommy Thomas. The New York Yankees win the game, 8–1. It is Ruth's 37th of the season, but he trails Lou Gehrig, who has 38.
September September 3 : The New York Yankees are shut out for the only time all season by Lefty Grove and the Philadelphia Athletics. Tied for first place, the Pittsburgh Pirates sweep a two-game series from the St. Louis Cardinals. They maintain sole possession of first place for the remainder of the season. September 4 – At Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Babe Ruth hits his 400th career home run and his 44th of the year. The landmark homer comes against Rube Walberg in a 12–2 Yankees win. September 5 – The Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 12–11 in eighteen innings. September 6 – Babe Ruth and the Yankees come to Fenway Park for a doubleheader. In game 1, Ruth hits his 45th and 46th home runs of the year against Tony Welzer, and the Yankees win, 14–2. One of Ruth's round-trippers clears the center-field fence and is reputedly the longest ever hit at Fenway. In game 2, the Red Sox win, 5–2, despite Ruth's 47th home run, hit against Jack Russell. September 7 – Babe Ruth follows up on his three-homer day at Fenway Park with two more. Against Danny MacFayden, Ruth hits his 48th and later cracks number 49 against Slim Harriss. The Yankees win, 12–10, and Ruth now has 8 home runs at Fenway Park. September 11 – Back At Yankee Stadium, Babe Ruth continues his home run barrage. He hits number 50, this one against Milt Gaston of the Browns; the Yankees lose nonetheless, 6–2. September 13 – A big day for the Yankees and Babe Ruth. In a doubleheader against the Indians, Ruth hits his 51st home run against Willis Hudlin and his 52nd off Joe Shaute. The Yankees win both games by the score of 5–3 and clinch the AL pennant in their 139th game of the season. In addition, Waite Hoyt wins his 20th game. September 18 – At Yankee Stadium, New York sweeps the Chicago White Sox in a doubleheader, 2–1 and 5–1. In the nightcap, against pitcher Ted Lyons, Babe Ruth hits his 54th home run of the year. Besides, Lou Gehrig weighs in with his third grand slam of 1927. September 22 – At Yankee Stadium, Babe Ruth homers against Detroit Tigers pitcher Ken Holloway for his 56th of the season. Earl Combs hits three consecutive triples, as the Yankees win, 8–7. September 27 – Babe Ruth hit a grand slam against Lefty Grove of the Philadelphia Athletics. it is Ruth's 57th home run of the season. The Yankees win, 7–4. September 29 – Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees hits two homers to tie his own record of 59 home runs as the Yankees beat the Washington Senators, 15–4. September 30 – With the score tied 2–2 in the eighth inning, and a runner on third, Babe Ruth hits his 60th home run of the season off Washington Senators pitcher Tom Zachary for a Yankees 4–2 victory. Ruth's 60-HR season-record would not be broken for 34 years.
October October 2 – Harry Heilmann goes seven-for-nine with a walk in a double header on the final day of the season, as he won his fourth American League batting championship – and led both leagues – with a .398 average. One more hit during the season would have raised his average to .400 for the second time in his career, as Heilmann had hit .403 in 1923. October 5 – Two errors by the Pittsburgh Pirates lead to three unearned runs as the New York Yankees take game one of the 1927 World Series, 5–4. October 6 – Once again, sloppy play by the Pittsburgh Pirates helps the Yankees cruise to a game two victory as they score runs on an error, wild pitch and hit batsman. October 7 – A three-run home run by Babe Ruth caps off a six-run seventh inning as the Yankees cruise to an 8–1 victory in game three of the World Series.