| 1927 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 12 – October 8, 1927 |
| Number of games | 154 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season MVP | AL: Lou Gehrig (NYY) NL: Paul Waner (PIT) |
| AL champions | New York Yankees |
| AL runners-up | Philadelphia Athletics |
| NL champions | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| NL runners-up | St. Louis Cardinals |
| World Series | |
| Champions | New York Yankees |
| Runners-up | Pittsburgh Pirates |
The 1927 Major League Baseball season began in April and ended with the World Series in October. The New York Yankees, whose lineup featured Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, dominated the American League with 110 wins. The Yankees swept the Pittsburgh Pirates in the World Series. 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.
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| AL | New York Yankees | 4 | |
| NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | |
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| Team Name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per Game |
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| 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 Babe Ruth smashed his 60th home run of the year, a record that would hold for 39 years.