1927 Brooklyn Robins season explained

Brooklyn Robins
Season:	1927
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Ebbets Field
City:	Brooklyn, New York
Owners:	Stephen McKeever, Brooklyn Trust Company
President:	Wilbert Robinson
Managers:	Wilbert Robinson

The 1927 Brooklyn Robins had another bad year. They tied a National League record on May 21 by using five pitchers in the eighth inning.

Offseason

• January 9, 1927: Burleigh Grimes was traded by the Robins to the New York Giants as part of a three-team trade. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Butch Henline to the Robins and George Harper to the Giants. The Giants sent Jack Scott and Fresco Thompson to the Phillies.^[1]
• March 29, 1927: Mickey O'Neil was purchased from the Robins by the Washington Senators.^[2]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• May 3, 1927: Bob McGraw was traded by the Robins to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jake Flowers.^[3]

Roster

1927 Brooklyn Robins
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		68	201	47	.234	1	21
1B		130	412	112	.272	14	73
2B		146	572	149	.260	7	40
3B		99	355	92	.259	5	38
SS		149	521	124	.238	2	57
OF		144	538	143	.266	1	54
OF		130	507	139	.274	1	21
OF		130	445	118	.265	0	57

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	128	458	142	.310	4	50
	67	231	54	.234	2	20
	67	177	47	.266	1	18
	46	133	38	.286	0	11
	42	74	18	.243	1	7
	26	60	14	.233	0	4
	19	57	15	.263	0	1
	6	9	1	.111	0	1
	11	6	0	.000	0	1
	5	4	0	.000	0	0
	4	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	34	273.1	16	15	2.70	184
	42	271.2	13	18	2.98	101
	30	188.1	6	13	3.30	99
	27	145.0	11	8	3.48	32
	1	8.1	1	0	3.24	1
	1	4.0	0	1	9.00	2

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	34	164.1	4	8	3.56	73
	18	78.2	2	10	5.72	14
	19	62.1	2	6	4.91	9

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	46	3	7	2	3.57	22
	27	7	2	2	2.32	32
	6	0	0	0	2.70	5

References

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page
• Retrosheet

External links

• 1927 Brooklyn Robins uniform
• Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
• Acme Dodgers page

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/grimebu01.shtml Burleigh Grimes page at Baseball Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/o'neimi02.shtml Mickey O'Neill page at Baseball Reference
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcgrabo01.shtml Bob McGraw page at Baseball Reference