1927 Chicago Cubs season

1927 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago, Illinois (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	William Wrigley, Jr.
Manager(s)	Joe McCarthy
Local television	none
Local radio	WMAQ (Hal Totten) WGN
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The 1927 Chicago Cubs season was the 56th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 52nd in the National League and the 12th at Wrigley Field (the first in which the park was officially named Wrigley Field). The Cubs finished fourth in the National League with a record of 85–68.

Regular season

• May 30, 1927: Jimmy Cooney of the Cubs executed an unassisted triple play. He caught a line drive, touched second base and tagged the runner coming from first base.^[1]

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	94	60	0.610	—	48–31	46–29
St. Louis Cardinals	92	61	0.601	1½	55–25	37–36
New York Giants	92	62	0.597	2	49–25	43–37
Chicago Cubs	85	68	0.556	8½	50–28	35–40
Cincinnati Reds	75	78	0.490	18½	45–35	30–43
Brooklyn Robins	65	88	0.425	28½	34–39	31–49
Boston Braves	60	94	0.390	34	32–41	28–53
Philadelphia Phillies	51	103	0.331	43	34–43	17–60

Record vs. opponents

1927 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	12–10	7–15	4–18	7–15	14–8	9–13–1	7–15
Brooklyn	10–12	—	7–15	11–10	10–12–1	11–11	8–14	8–14
Chicago	15–7	15–7	—	14–8	10–12	13–9	9–13	9–12
Cincinnati	18–4	10–11	8–14	—	7–15	16–6	8–14	8–14
New York	15–7	12–10–1	12–10	15–7	—	15–7	11–11	12–10
Philadelphia	8–14	11–11	9–13	6–16	7–15	—	7–15–1	3–19
Pittsburgh	13–9–1	14–8	13–9	14–8	11–11	15–7–1	—	14–8
St. Louis	15–7	14–8	12–9	14–8	10–12	19–3	8–14	—

Roster

1927 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Sheriff Blake Jim Brillheart Guy Bush Hal Carlson Wayland Dean Hank Grampp Percy Jones Tony Kaufmann Art Nehf Bob Osborn Charlie Root Luther Roy Lefty Weinert Johnny Welch		Catchers John Churry Mike González Gabby Hartnett Infielders Sparky Adams Clyde Beck Jimmy Cooney Woody English Howard Freigau Charlie Grimm Eddie Pick Chick Tolson Harry Wilke Elmer Yoter		Outfielders Cliff Heathcote Pete Scott Riggs Stephenson Earl Webb Hack Wilson Other batters Fred Haney Tommy Sewell		Manager Joe McCarthy Coaches Jimmy Burke Mickey Doolan

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
OF	Wilson, HackHack Wilson	146	551	175	.318	30	129

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
Cooney, JimmyJimmy Cooney	33	132	32	.242	0	6
González, MikeMike González	39	108	26	.241	1	15

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
Blake, SheriffSheriff Blake	32	224	13	14	3.29	64

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
Bush, GuyGuy Bush	36	193.1	10	10	3.03	62
Brillheart, JimJim Brillheart	32	128.2	4	2	4.13	36
Jones, PercyPercy Jones	30	112.2	7	8	4.07	37

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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Reading Keystones	International League	Fred Merkle, Fritz Maisel and Harry Hinchman
AA	Los Angeles Angels	Pacific Coast League	Marty Krug

References

1. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats8.shtml

External links

• 1927 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference