1927 Cleveland Indians season

1927 Cleveland Indians
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Dunn Field (Since 1901) Cleveland, Ohio (Since 1901)
1927 Information
Owner(s)	Alva Bradley
Manager(s)	Jack McCallister
Local television	none
Local radio	WTAM
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The 1927 Cleveland Indians season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the American League with a record of 66-87, 43½ games behind the New York Yankees.

Offseason

• January 31, 1927: Tris Speaker was released by the Indians.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	110	44	.714	--
Philadelphia Athletics	91	63	.591	19
Washington Senators	85	69	.552	25
Detroit Tigers	82	71	.536	27½
Chicago White Sox	70	83	.458	39½
Cleveland Indians	66	87	.431	43½
St. Louis Browns	59	94	.386	50½
Boston Red Sox	51	103	.331	59

Notable transactions

• June 15, 1927: Bernie Neis was purchased from the Indians by the Chicago White Sox.

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
1B	Burns, GeorgeGeorge Burns	140	549	175	.319	3	78

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
Neis, BernieBernie Neis	32	96	29	.302	4	18

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

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

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
Brown, JumboJumbo Brown	8	0	2	0	6.27	8

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
B	Terre Haute Tots	Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League	Bob Wells

References

• 1927 Cleveland Indians season at Baseball Reference