The 1927 New York Yankees played 154 games during the regular season, won 110 games, …

Ban Johnson, the American League’s founding father, is forced out as its president on October 17 by his fellow owners, all of whom had grown tired of his ranting and raving which had grown increasingly reckless. Ty Cobb, now 40 years old and playing for the Philadelphia Athletics, becomes the first player in history to collect 4,000 career hits on July 18 in, most appropriately, Detroit—the city where most of his previous hits took place. They featured five pitchers with an ERA of 3.00 or better. The Kentucky Colonel hit .356 and led the league in triples, one of three seasons in which the speedy center field accomplished that feat. Of all the teams the unstoppable 1927 New York Yankees beat up on, no one takes it worse than the St. Louis Browns, who avoid a 22-game season sweep against the Yankees by winning the last contest between the two teams, 6-2. Your email address will not be published. Gehrig, although finishing second to Ruth with 47 homers, batted higher (.373) and knocked in more runs (175); he also topped the league in doubles (52) and tied for second in triples with 18. A good majority of them put their money behind the Philadelphia Athletics—a team patiently rebuilt by Connie Mack and which featured seven future Hall of Famers. Nella stagione 1927, gli Yankees schierarono una formazione che divenne nota come "Murderers' Row", considerata da alcuni come la miglior squadra della storia del baseball (anche se simili dichiarazioni sono state fatte per altre squadre degli Yankees, in particolare quelle 1939, 1961 e 1998).

The 1927 Yankees seem to be the default starting point for any conversation regarding baseball’s best-ever teams, but not without intense discussion. Ruth is the greatest and most important player in baseball history. It was their 25th season and the team finished with a record of 110-44, winning their fifth pennant, finishing 19.0 games ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. 1927 New York Yankees Statistics 1926 Season 1928 Season Record: 110-44, Finished 1st in American League ( Schedule and Results ) Still only 24 years of age, Gehrig was nevertheless prowling at the plate in Ruth’s wake, providing as much—if not more—damage. The World Series was as predictable as could be.

After dispatching the Pirates in 1927, they clipped the St. Louis Cardinals in ’28.

A covered grandstand gives way after fans had flocked for cover during a cloudburst; one is killed from an ensuing stampede to escape the wreckage, and as many as 100 others are injured, though none seriously.