1927 Brooklyn Robins season
The 1927 Brooklyn Robins had another bad year. They tied a National League record on May 21 by using five pitchers in the eighth inning.
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| Owner(s) | Stephen McKeever |
| Manager(s) | Wilbert Robinson |
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Offseason
- January 9, 1927: Burleigh Grimes was traded by the Robins to the New York Giants as part of a three-team trade. The Philadelphia Phillies sent Butch Henline to the Robins and George Harper to the Giants. The Giants sent Jack Scott and Fresco Thompson to the Phillies.[1]
- March 29, 1927: Mickey O'Neil was purchased from the Robins by the Washington Senators.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates | 94 | 60 | 0.610 | — | 48–31 | 46–29 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 92 | 61 | 0.601 | 1½ | 55–25 | 37–36 |
| New York Giants | 92 | 62 | 0.597 | 2 | 49–25 | 43–37 |
| Chicago Cubs | 85 | 68 | 0.556 | 8½ | 50–28 | 35–40 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 78 | 0.490 | 18½ | 45–35 | 30–43 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 65 | 88 | 0.425 | 28½ | 34–39 | 31–49 |
| Boston Braves | 60 | 94 | 0.390 | 34 | 32–41 | 28–53 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 51 | 103 | 0.331 | 43 | 34–43 | 17–60 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
| Boston | — | 12–10 | 7–15 | 4–18 | 7–15 | 14–8 | 9–13–1 | 7–15 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 10–12 | — | 7–15 | 11–10 | 10–12–1 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 8–14 | |||||
| Chicago | 15–7 | 15–7 | — | 14–8 | 10–12 | 13–9 | 9–13 | 9–12 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 18–4 | 10–11 | 8–14 | — | 7–15 | 16–6 | 8–14 | 8–14 | |||||
| New York | 15–7 | 12–10–1 | 12–10 | 15–7 | — | 15–7 | 11–11 | 12–10 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 11–11 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 7–15 | — | 7–15–1 | 3–19 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 13–9–1 | 14–8 | 13–9 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 15–7–1 | — | 14–8 | |||||
| St. Louis | 15–7 | 14–8 | 12–9 | 14–8 | 10–12 | 19–3 | 8–14 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- May 3, 1927: Bob McGraw was traded by the Robins to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jake Flowers.[3]
Roster
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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 |
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| C | Hank DeBerry | 68 | 201 | 47 | .234 | 1 | 21 |
| 1B | Babe Herman | 130 | 412 | 112 | .272 | 14 | 73 |
| 2B | Jay Partridge | 146 | 572 | 149 | .260 | 7 | 40 |
| 3B | Bob Barrett | 99 | 355 | 92 | .259 | 5 | 38 |
| SS | Johnny Butler | 149 | 521 | 124 | .238 | 2 | 57 |
| OF | Max Carey | 144 | 538 | 143 | .266 | 1 | 54 |
| OF | Jigger Statz | 130 | 507 | 139 | .274 | 1 | 21 |
| OF | Gus Felix | 130 | 445 | 118 | .265 | 0 | 57 |
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 |
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| Harvey Hendrick | 128 | 458 | 142 | .310 | 4 | 50 |
| Jake Flowers | 67 | 231 | 54 | .234 | 2 | 20 |
| Butch Henline | 67 | 177 | 47 | .266 | 1 | 18 |
| Charlie Hargreaves | 46 | 133 | 38 | .286 | 0 | 11 |
| Irish Meusel | 42 | 74 | 18 | .243 | 1 | 7 |
| Overton Tremper | 26 | 60 | 14 | .233 | 0 | 4 |
| Chuck Corgan | 19 | 57 | 15 | .263 | 0 | 1 |
| William Marriott | 6 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 1 |
| Merwin Jacobson | 11 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
| Oscar Roettger | 5 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Chick Fewster | 4 | 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 |
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| Dazzy Vance | 34 | 273.1 | 16 | 15 | 2.70 | 184 |
| Jesse Petty | 42 | 271.2 | 13 | 18 | 2.98 | 101 |
| Jumbo Elliott | 30 | 188.1 | 6 | 13 | 3.30 | 99 |
| Bill Doak | 27 | 145 | 11 | 8 | 3.48 | 32 |
| Bob McGraw | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 2 |
| Ray Moss | 1 | 8.1 | 1 | 0 | 3.24 | 1 |
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 |
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| Doug McWeeny | 34 | 164.1 | 4 | 8 | 3.56 | 73 |
| Jesse Barnes | 18 | 78.2 | 2 | 10 | 5.72 | 14 |
| Norman Plitt | 19 | 62.1 | 2 | 6 | 4.91 | 9 |
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 |
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| Rube Ehrhardt | 46 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3.57 | 22 |
| Watty Clark | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2.32 | 32 |
| Guy Cantrell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 5 |
Notes
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