Yankees History

It must be nice to have a player on your team that finishes with a 221 OPS+ and doesn’t lead your team, but that’s what happened to the Yankees in 1927.  First baseman Lou Gehrig was only in his third season of his iron man streak but 1927 was probably his best season ever.  Whether it was having Ruth in his prime on the team or not, Gehrig broke out in a big way in 1927.

He set career highs with 52 doubles and a .765 slugging percentage.  It was his first of two MVP awards and he led the league in total bases (447), doubles (52) and RBIs (175).  He was second to Ruth with 47 homeruns and 18 triples and he was third in the league in hitting with a .373 batting average.  And his 1.239 OPS is the fourteenth best total ever and only four players have had a better single season OPS.

This is one of those historic seasons that was overshadowed because Ruth hit the 60 homeruns but it’s definitely one I’m interested in checking out one I start the diary.

Here are Gehrig’s numbers in 1927:

Games 155
AB 584
Runs 149
Hits 218
Doubles 52
Triples 18
Homeruns 47
RBIs 175
Walks 109
Strikeouts 84
Stolen Bases 10
Caught Stealing 8
BA .373
OBA .474
SLG% .765
OPS 1.240
RC 215
RCAA 136
RCAP 126
RC/G 14.15
ISO .392