The 1927 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 46th season in St. Louis, Missouri, and its 36th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 92–61 during the season and finished second in the National League.
Offseason December 20, 1926: Rogers Hornsby was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Giants for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring.Rogers Hornsby page at Baseball Reference
In a deal that shocked the baseball world, the Cardinals traded long-time star Rogers Hornsby on December 20, 1926, to the New York Giants for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring. The deal was held up because Hornsby, as part of his contract as the manager of the Cardinals (he was a player-manager at the time), owned several shares of stock in the Cardinals. Cardinals owner Sam Breadon offered Hornsby a sum for the stock considerably lower than what Hornsby demanded for it, and neither would budge. Eventually, the other owners of the National League made up the difference, and the trade went through.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1927 St. Louis Cardinals Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
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 63 194 50 .258 1 30 1B 152 574 174 .303 19 124 2B 153 617 208 .337 10 78 SS 65 218 56 .257 4 28 3B 115 390 101 .259 9 65 OF 103 346 114 .329 18 63 OF 130 488 128 .262 5 50 OF 110 419 120 .286 3 66
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 92 306 92 .301 2 39 86 290 72 .248 0 19 59 191 37 .194 0 4 61 180 57 .317 2 29 61 178 47 .264 0 18 64 156 45 .288 9 32 27 92 29 .315 0 12 58 72 17 .236 0 13 9 29 7 .241 0 0 3 5 1 .200 0 0 2 2 0 .000 0 0 5 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 38 300.2 24 10 2.72 89 37 268.0 21 10 2.52 48 39 232.1 17 12 3.53 59 27 169.1 10 12 4.41 51 18 94.0 4 5 5.07 37 6 50.0 5 1 2.70 20
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 21 81.2 5 2 4.19 15 13 33.0 0 4 6.55 13
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 25 1 3 0 3.92 31 21 2 1 0 4.81 12 14 3 1 0 4.50 16 2 0 0 0 6.00 2 1 0 0 0 18.00 1 1 0 0 0 81.00 0
Awards and honors
Records Frankie Frisch, National League record, Most chances accepted by a second baseman, (1037).Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 93, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, Frankie Frisch, National League record, Most assists by a second baseman, (641).
Farm system
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
External links 1927 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference 1927 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com