1927 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1927 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 92-61. They scored 754 runs and belted 84 home runs to go along with a .278 batting average. The offense was powered by Jim Bottomley, who led the team with 19 home runs and 124 RBI. Frankie Frisch led the team with 208 hits for a .337 average. Frankie Frisch had a great year on the basepaths with 48 stolen bases.
The team allowed 665 runs and had a team ERA of 3.57. Jesse Haines led the pitching staff with 24 wins and 89 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Les Bell | 3B | 115 | 390 | 48 | 101 | 9 | 65 | 5 | .320 | .426 | .746 | .259 |
| Jim Bottomley | 1B | 152 | 574 | 95 | 174 | 19 | 124 | 8 | .387 | .509 | .896 | .303 |
| Frankie Frisch | 2B | 153 | 617 | 112 | 208 | 10 | 78 | 48 | .387 | .472 | .859 | .337 |
| Rabbit Maranville | SS | 9 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .276 | .566 | .241 |
| Heinie Schuble | SS | 65 | 218 | 29 | 56 | 4 | 28 | 0 | .283 | .358 | .641 | .257 |
| Tommy Thevenow | SS | 59 | 191 | 23 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .249 | .236 | .485 | .194 |
| Specs Toporcer | 3B | 86 | 290 | 37 | 72 | 0 | 19 | 5 | .314 | .321 | .635 | .248 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ray Blades | OF | 61 | 180 | 33 | 57 | 2 | 29 | 3 | .414 | .450 | .864 | .317 |
| Danny Clark | OF | 58 | 72 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .313 | .319 | .632 | .236 |
| Taylor Douthit | OF | 130 | 488 | 81 | 128 | 5 | 50 | 6 | .336 | .377 | .713 | .262 |
| Chick Hafey | OF | 103 | 346 | 62 | 114 | 18 | 63 | 12 | .401 | .590 | .991 | .329 |
| Wattie Holm | OF | 110 | 419 | 55 | 120 | 3 | 66 | 4 | .327 | .411 | .738 | .286 |
| Ernie Orsatti | OF | 27 | 92 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 2 | .388 | .457 | .845 | .315 |
| Homer Peel | OF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Wally Roettger | OF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Billy Southworth | OF | 92 | 306 | 52 | 92 | 2 | 39 | 10 | .350 | .402 | .752 | .301 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bob O'Farrell | C | 61 | 178 | 19 | 47 | 0 | 18 | 3 | .348 | .331 | .679 | .264 |
| Bobby Schang | C | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Johnny Schulte | C | 64 | 156 | 35 | 45 | 9 | 32 | 1 | .456 | .538 | .994 | .288 |
| Frank Snyder | C | 63 | 194 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 30 | 0 | .291 | .299 | .590 | .258 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5207 | 754 | 1450 | 84 | 700 | 110 | .333 | .408 | .741 | .278 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Pete Alexander | 37 | 30 | 268 | 21 | 10 | .677 | 3 | 48 | 38 | 2.52 | 1.116 | |||
| Hi Bell | 25 | 1 | 57.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 31 | 22 | 3.92 | 1.623 | |||
| Eddie Dyer | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18.00 | 3.500 | |||
| Fred Frankhouse | 6 | 6 | 50 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 2.70 | 1.140 | |||
| Jesse Haines | 38 | 36 | 300.7 | 24 | 10 | .706 | 1 | 89 | 77 | 2.72 | 1.164 | |||
| Syl Johnson | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Tony Kaufmann | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81.00 | 16.667 | |||
| Vic Keen | 21 | 0 | 33.7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4.81 | 1.395 | |||
| Carlisle Littlejohn | 14 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 4.50 | 1.452 | |||
| Bob McGraw | 18 | 12 | 94 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 37 | 30 | 5.07 | 1.606 | |||
| Art Reinhart | 21 | 9 | 81.7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1 | 15 | 36 | 4.19 | 1.444 | |||
| Flint Rhem | 27 | 26 | 169.3 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 0 | 51 | 54 | 4.41 | 1.435 | |||
| Jimmy Ring | 13 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 6.55 | 1.697 | |||
| Bill Sherdel | 39 | 28 | 232.3 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 6 | 59 | 48 | 3.53 | 1.244 | |||
| Team Totals | 263 | 153 | 1367.3 | 92 | 61 | .601 | 11 | 394 | 363 | 3.57 | 1.301 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Frankie Frisch | 153 |
| At Bats | Frankie Frisch | 617 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Frankie Frisch | 693 |
| Batting Average | Frankie Frisch | .337 |
| On-Base % | Jim Bottomley and Frankie Frisch | .387 |
| Slugging % | Jim Bottomley | .509 |
| OPS | Jim Bottomley | .896 |
| Runs | Frankie Frisch | 112 |
| Hits | Frankie Frisch | 208 |
| Total Bases | Jim Bottomley | 292 |
| Doubles | Jim Bottomley and Frankie Frisch | 31 |
| Triples | Jim Bottomley | 15 |
| Home Runs | Jim Bottomley | 19 |
| RBI | Jim Bottomley | 124 |
| Walks | Jim Bottomley | 74 |
| Strikeouts | Les Bell | 63 |
| Stolen Bases | Frankie Frisch | 48 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jim Bottomley and Frankie Frisch | 26 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jesse Haines | 24 |
| Losses | Flint Rhem and Bill Sherdel | 12 |
| Saves | Bill Sherdel | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Jesse Haines | .706 |
| ERA | Pete Alexander | 2.52 |
| WHIP | Pete Alexander | 1.116 |
| Innings Pitched | Jesse Haines | 300.7 |
| Games | Bill Sherdel | 39 |
| Games Started | Jesse Haines | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Jesse Haines | 89 |
| Complete Games | Jesse Haines | 25 |
| Shutouts | Jesse Haines | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Jesse Haines | 1228 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jesse Haines and Bill Sherdel | 91 |
| Hits Allowed | Jesse Haines | 273 |
| Walks Allowed | Jesse Haines | 77 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bill Sherdel | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill Sherdel | 3 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jesse Haines | 5 |
