The 1927 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the As finishing second in the American League with a record of 91 wins and 63 losses.
Offseason December 23, 1926: Eddie Collins was signed as a free agent by the Athletics. February 8, 1927: Ty Cobb was signed as a free agent by the Athletics.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1927 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
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 126 432 146 .338 12 80 1B 121 417 135 .324 3 60 2B 117 372 103 .277 0 22 SS 118 370 115 .311 1 52 3B 131 501 157 .313 5 81 OF 134 490 175 .357 5 93 OF 106 406 159 .392 15 108 OF 109 326 99 .304 0 41
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 84 324 97 .299 4 47 88 247 80 .324 1 38 95 226 76 .336 1 15 77 181 48 .265 0 22 59 137 35 .255 1 15 61 130 42 .323 3 20 38 99 22 .222 0 10 30 94 22 .234 0 13 9 38 9 .237 0 2 17 35 8 .229 1 5 5 15 2 .133 0 2 4 7 2 .286 0 2
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 51 262.1 20 13 3.19 174 46 249.1 16 12 3.93 136 34 201.1 15 10 3.26 43 30 189.2 12 10 4.22 68 2 18.0 0 2 5.00 7
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 30 146.2 11 3 4.36 33 37 133.1 9 6 4.59 49 5 17.1 0 0 5.71 3 2 4.2 0 0 7.71 0
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 32 0 3 6 5.20 14 17 4 2 0 3.48 16 15 3 1 0 5.67 7 11 1 1 0 4.50 3 2 0 0 1 4.50 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 0
Awards and honors
League leaders Lefty Grove American League leader, StrikeoutsBaseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.51, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC,
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: BuffaloJohnson, 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 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1927 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com