1927 Chicago White Sox season

1927 Chicago White Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Comiskey Park (since 1910)
Chicago (since 1900)
Other information
Owner(s)	Charles Comiskey
Manager(s)	Ray Schalk
Local radio	WGN (AM) WMAQ (AM) Hal Totten
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Offseason

• November 1926: Eddie Collins was released by the White Sox.^[1]
• January 15, 1927: Sloppy Thurston and Leo Mangum were traded by the White Sox to the Washington Senators for Roger Peckinpaugh.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	110	44	0.714	—	57–19	53–25
Philadelphia Athletics	91	63	0.591	19	50–27	41–36
Washington Senators	85	69	0.552	25	51–28	34–41
Detroit Tigers	82	71	0.536	27½	44–32	38–39
Chicago White Sox	70	83	0.458	39½	38–37	32–46
Cleveland Indians	66	87	0.431	43½	35–42	31–45
St. Louis Browns	59	94	0.386	50½	38–38	21–56
Boston Red Sox	51	103	0.331	59	29–49	22–54

Record vs. opponents

1927 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	11–11	15–7	5–17	4–18	6–16	6–16	4–18
Chicago	11–11	—	8–14	13–8	5–17	8–14	15–7	10–12
Cleveland	7–15	14–8	—	7–15	10–12	10–12	10–11	8–14
Detroit	17–5	8–13	15–7	—	8–14	9–13	14–8–1	11–11–2
New York	18–4	17–5	12–10	14–8	—	14–8–1	21–1	14–8
Philadelphia	16–6	14–8	12–10	13–9	8–14–1	—	16–6	12–10
St. Louis	16–6	7–15	11–10	8–14–1	1–21	6–16	—	10–12–1
Washington	18–4	12–10	14–8	11–11–2	8–14	10–12	12–10–1	—

Notable transactions

• June 15, 1927: Bernie Neis was purchased by the White Sox from the Cleveland Indians.^[3]

Roster

1927 Chicago White Sox
Roster
Pitchers Charlie Barnabe Ted Blankenship Joe Brown Bert Cole Sarge Connally Red Faber Elmer Jacobs Ted Lyons Frank Stewart Tommy Thomas		Catchers Buck Crouse Harry McCurdy Ray Schalk Infielders Jim Battle Moe Berg Bud Clancy Roy Flaskamper Bill Hunnefield Willie Kamm Roger Peckinpaugh Earl Sheely Aaron Ward Bob Way		Outfielders Bill Barrett Ike Boone Bibb Falk Alex Metzler Randy Moore Johnny Mostil Bernie Neis Carl Reynolds Kid Willson Other batters Lena Blackburne		Manager Ray Schalk Coaches Lena Blackburne Frank Roth

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

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
Peckinpaugh, RogerRoger Peckinpaugh	68	217	64	.295	0	23
Flaskamper, RoyRoy Flaskamper	26	95	21	.221	0	6
Neis, BernieBernie Neis	45	76	22	.289	0	11
Schalk, RayRay Schalk	16	26	6	.231	0	2
Willson, KidKid Willson	7	10	1	.100	0	1

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
Blankenship, TedTed Blankenship	37	236.2	12	17	5.06	51
Brown, JoeJoe Brown	1	0	0	0	∞	0

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
Barnabe, CharlieCharlie Barnabe	17	61	0	5	5.31	5

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

Notes

1. Eddie Collins page at Baseball Reference
2. Sloppy Thurston page at Baseball Reference
3. Bernie Neis page at Baseball Reference

References

• 1927 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference