| 1927 MLB season | |
| League: | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Duration: | Regular season:World Series: |
| No Of Games: | 154 |
| No Of Teams: | 16 (8 per league) |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Mvp: | AL Lou Gehrig (NYY) |
| Mvp Link: | Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award#League Awards |
| Conf1: | AL |
| Conf1 Champ: | New York Yankees |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Conf2: | NL |
| Conf2 Champ: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Finals: | World Series |
| Finals Link: | 1927 World Series |
| 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 |
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.
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.[1] [2]
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.
See also: Major League Baseball 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.
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Heilmann (DET) | .398 | ||
| Babe Ruth (NYY) | 60 | ||
| Lou Gehrig (NYY) | 173 | ||
| Babe Ruth (NYY) | 158 | ||
| Earle Combs (NYY) | 231 | ||
| George Sisler (SLB) | 27 |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waite Hoyt (NYY) Ted Lyons (CWS) | 22 | ||
| Slim Harriss (BRS) | 21 | ||
| Wilcy Moore (NYY) | 2.28 | ||
| Lefty Grove (PHA) | 174 | ||
| Ted Lyons (CWS) Tommy Thomas (CWS) | 307.2 | ||
| Wilcy Moore (NYY) | 13 |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Waner (PIT) | .380 | ||
| Cy Williams (PHP) Hack Wilson (CHC) | 30 | ||
| Paul Waner (PIT) | 131 | ||
| Rogers Hornsby (NYG) Paul Waner (PIT) | 133 | ||
| Paul Waner (PIT) | 237 | ||
| Frankie Frisch (SLC) | 48 |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Root (CHC) | 26 | ||
| Jack Scott (PHP) | 21 | ||
| Ray Kremer (PIT) | 2.47 | ||
| Dazzy Vance (BKN) | 184 | ||
| Charlie Root (CHC) | 309.0 | ||
| Bill Sherdel (SLC) | 6 |
| Team name | Wins | Home attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees[3] | 110 | 20.9% | 1,164,015 | 13.3% | 15,117 | |
| Chicago Cubs[4] | 85 | 3.7% | 1,159,168 | 31.0% | 14,861 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates[5] | 94 | 11.9% | 869,720 | 8.9% | 11,009 | |
| New York Giants[6] | 92 | 24.3% | 858,190 | 22.5% | 11,597 | |
| Detroit Tigers[7] | 82 | 3.8% | 773,716 | 8.7% | 9,919 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals[8] | 92 | 3.4% | 749,340 | 12.1% | 9,367 | |
| Brooklyn Robins[9] | 65 | -8.5% | 637,230 | -2.1% | 8,611 | |
| Chicago White Sox[10] | 70 | -13.6% | 614,423 | -13.5% | 8,192 | |
| Philadelphia Athletics[11] | 91 | 9.6% | 605,529 | -15.3% | 7,864 | |
| Washington Senators[12] | 85 | 4.9% | 528,976 | -4.1% | 6,696 | |
| Cincinnati Reds[13] | 75 | -13.8% | 442,164 | -34.3% | 5,527 | |
| Cleveland Indians[14] | 66 | -25.0% | 373,138 | -40.5% | 4,846 | |
| Philadelphia Phillies[15] | 51 | -12.1% | 305,420 | 26.9% | 3,916 | |
| Boston Red Sox[16] | 51 | 10.9% | 305,275 | 7.1% | 3,914 | |
| Boston Braves[17] | 60 | -9.1% | 288,685 | -4.9% | 3,901 | |
| St. Louis Browns[18] | 59 | -4.8% | 247,879 | -12.7% | 3,178 |
On 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.[19]
On September 30, in a game against the Washington Senators, New York Yankee outfielder Babe Ruth smashed his 60th home run of the year.