1927 Season
| AMERICAN LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS |
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Runs | AVG | HR | SB | Runs against | ERA | K | BB | | Cleveland Indians | 95 | 59 | .617 | - | 869 | .303 | 81 | 143 | 675 | 3.29 | 367 | 503 | | Detroit Tigers | 87 | 67 | .565 | 8 | 786 | .297 | 55 | 100 | 708 | 3.76 | 524 | 438 | | St. Louis Browns | 82 | 72 | .532 | 13 | 804 | .298 | 56 | 72 | 762 | 3.85 | 351 | 454 | | Boston Red Sox | 73 | 81 | .474 | 22 | 757 | .290 | 70 | 69 | 841 | 4.20 | 388 | 529 | | Chicago White Sox | 72 | 82 | .468 | 23 | 745 | .288 | 53 | 52 | 807 | 4.28 | 498 | 474 | | New York Yankees | 72 | 82 | .468 | 23 | 735 | .284 | 56 | 136 | 772 | 4.01 | 402 | 503 | | Philadelphia Athletics | 70 | 84 | .455 | 25 | 768 | .293 | 52 | 83 | 791 | 4.14 | 449 | 474 | | Washington Senators | 67 | 87 | .435 | 28 | 697 | .279 | 49 | 62 | 805 | 4.09 | 357 | 535 |
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TOP 10 HITTERS
| Player | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | | L. Gehrig, 1B | CLE | 153 | 598 | 33 | 135 | 5 | .382 | .472 | .668 | | R. Hornsby, 3B | SLA | 149 | 615 | 16 | 103 | 11 | .346 | .417 | .517 | | A. Simmons, LF | CLE | 146 | 622 | 18 | 127 | 6 | .348 | .382 | .534 | | E. Combs, LF | NYA | 151 | 602 | 8 | 100 | 27 | .360 | .419 | .514 | | G. Goslin, RF | BOS | 150 | 610 | 13 | 96 | 27 | .325 | .393 | .506 | | M. Ott, CF | BOS | 149 | 647 | 17 | 75 | 10 | .342 | .404 | .498 | | P. Waner, RF | PHA | 150 | 608 | 7 | 93 | 5 | .338 | .406 | .498 | | R. Stephenson, LF | SLA | 148 | 615 | 6 | 95 | 6 | .350 | .398 | .478 | | F. Frisch, SS | DET | 148 | 614 | 4 | 96 | 39 | .335 | .380 | .449 | | J. Sewell, SS | SLA | 148 | 636 | 4 | 85 | 19 | .336 | .403 | .434 | | TOP 10 PITCHERS
| Player | Team | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | HA | BB | K | K/9 | | H. Pennock | CLE | 38 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 3.13 | 328.1 | 328 | 95 | 74 | 2.04 | | T. Lyons | SLA | 38 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 3.34 | 320.2 | 362 | 83 | 62 | 1.75 | | D. Gray | DET | 38 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 3.65 | 324.0 | 353 | 110 | 121 | 3.38 | | G. Pipgras | DET | 38 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 3.60 | 315.2 | 358 | 98 | 138 | 3.93 | | S. Connally | CLE | 38 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3.10 | 263.2 | 250 | 117 | 70 | 2.39 | | E. Rommel | CLE | 38 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 3.29 | 302.2 | 326 | 95 | 41 | 1.22 | | G. Dale | SLA | 39 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 3.37 | 289.2 | 332 | 86 | 90 | 2.81 | | J. Miljus | CLE | 38 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 3.48 | 250.1 | 261 | 98 | 72 | 2.60 | | G. Braxton | CHA | 39 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 3.62 | 253.2 | 282 | 68 | 109 | 3.87 | | E. Morris | BOS | 38 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 4.08 | 304.1 | 351 | 94 | 89 | 2.64 | |
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| NATIONAL LEAGUE PREDICTED STANDINGS |
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Runs | AVG | HR | SB | Runs against | ERA | K | BB | | St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 68 | .558 | - | 770 | .289 | 64 | 68 | 704 | 3.47 | 398 | 474 | | Brooklyn Robins | 86 | 68 | .558 | - | 843 | .285 | 102 | 83 | 723 | 3.88 | 405 | 458 | | Boston Braves | 86 | 68 | .558 | - | 728 | .282 | 52 | 132 | 691 | 3.47 | 541 | 509 | | New York Giants | 84 | 70 | .545 | 2 | 856 | .292 | 59 | 84 | 794 | 4.11 | 446 | 581 | | Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 78 | .494 | 10 | 735 | .277 | 26 | 73 | 738 | 3.74 | 400 | 414 | | Philadelphia Phillies | 72 | 82 | .468 | 14 | 716 | .291 | 69 | 72 | 788 | 4.25 | 460 | 512 | | Pittsburgh Pirates | 69 | 85 | .448 | 17 | 729 | .278 | 37 | 246 | 814 | 4.15 | 466 | 532 | | Chicago Cubs | 59 | 95 | .383 | 27 | 635 | .273 | 42 | 116 | 762 | 3.91 | 458 | 541 |
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TOP 10 HITTERS
| Player | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | | B. Ruth, RF | BRO | 150 | 596 | 37 | 117 | 3 | .336 | .439 | .588 | | J. Bottomley, 1B | SLN | 153 | 615 | 31 | 124 | 6 | .344 | .426 | .595 | | H. Manush, CF | NY1 | 150 | 659 | 12 | 123 | 25 | .353 | .391 | .537 | | B. Herman, RF | NY1 | 149 | 612 | 15 | 127 | 6 | .325 | .389 | .505 | | C. Hafey, LF | BRO | 148 | 606 | 21 | 115 | 16 | .319 | .381 | .521 | | T. Cobb, LF | NY1 | 150 | 640 | 2 | 70 | 24 | .334 | .411 | .443 | | A. Metzler, CF | CIN | 148 | 600 | 5 | 92 | 17 | .330 | .410 | .470 | | T. Lazzeri, SS | BSN | 150 | 608 | 15 | 92 | 40 | .302 | .373 | .467 | | H. Rice, CF | SLN | 148 | 587 | 9 | 102 | 19 | .314 | .401 | .442 | | B. Myer, SS | PIT | 150 | 568 | 2 | 77 | 41 | .339 | .413 | .456 | | TOP 10 PITCHERS
| Player | Team | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | HA | BB | K | K/9 | | H. Keupper | SLN | 39 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 2.97 | 314.0 | 366 | 46 | 76 | 2.19 | | D. Vance | BSN | 38 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 3.41 | 327.1 | 321 | 123 | 195 | 5.37 | | P. Donohue | BSN | 38 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 3.32 | 324.2 | 362 | 97 | 73 | 2.02 | | L. Grove | BSN | 38 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 3.26 | 316.0 | 326 | 133 | 168 | 4.78 | | G. Uhle | BRO | 38 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 3.69 | 318.2 | 364 | 119 | 127 | 3.59 | | E. Whitehill | CHN | 38 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 3.37 | 319.0 | 337 | 106 | 128 | 3.61 | | J. Scott | BRO | 38 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 3.86 | 267.0 | 291 | 73 | 56 | 1.90 | | M. O'Toole | NY1 | 38 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 3.94 | 314.0 | 346 | 147 | 136 | 3.91 | | W. Hoyt | CIN | 38 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 3.49 | 320.2 | 364 | 89 | 92 | 2.58 | | D. Ulrich | CIN | 38 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 3.68 | 300.0 | 340 | 81 | 61 | 1.84 |
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Top 100 Prospects List Published
Tuesday, April 12th, 1927
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 24-year-old starting pitcher Ben Cantwell of the Pittsburgh Pirates is the #1 prospect overall.
Here is the top 10:
1) SP Ben Cantwell, 24, Pittsburgh Pirates
2) RF Carl Reynolds, 24, Chicago Cubs
3) LF Sam West, 22, Boston Red Sox
4) SP Ownie Carroll, 24, Boston Red Sox
5) SP Dutch Henry, 24, Boston Braves
6) SP Bump Hadley, 22, Washington Senators
7) SS Woody English, 21, Chicago White Sox
8) SP Fred Frankhouse, 23, Washington Senators
9) CF Fred Schulte, 26, St. Louis Browns
10) 2B Dick Bartell, 19, New York Yankees
NABL News: Opening Day
Tuesday, April 12th, 1927
Fans are lining up at the turnstiles and getting ready for another great year. Welcome to another exciting baseball season. Everyone is ready to sit back, munch on a hot dog and get this thing started! The first pitches of the new season will be tossed today in stadiums all across the country:
Chicago White Sox @ Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia Athletics @ New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers @ St. Louis Browns
Boston Red Sox @ Washington Senators
Brooklyn Robins @ Boston Braves
St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants @ Philadelphia Phillies