The 1927 Major League Baseball season began on April 12, 1927. The regular season ended on October 2, with the
Pittsburgh Pirates and
New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the
National League and
American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 24th
World Series on October 5 and ended with Game 4 on October 8. The Yankees swept the Pirates in four games.
The New York Yankees, whose lineup featured
Babe Ruth and
Lou Gehrig of the famed "
Murderers' Row," dominated the American League with 110 wins. No
no-hitters were thrown during the season.[1][2]
The 1927 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the
1904 season (except for
1919) and would be used until
1961 in the American League and
1962 in the National League.
Opening Day took place on April 12 with all but all but the
Detroit Tigers and
St. Louis Browns playing. The final day of the regular season was on October 2. The
World Series took place between October 5 and October 8.
The 1927 Major League Baseball season began on April 12, 1927. The regular season ended on October 2, with the
Pittsburgh Pirates and
New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the
National League and
American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 24th
World Series on October 5 and ended with Game 4 on October 8. The Yankees swept the Pirates in four games.
The New York Yankees, whose lineup featured
Babe Ruth and
Lou Gehrig of the famed "
Murderers' Row," dominated the American League with 110 wins. No
no-hitters were thrown during the season.[1][2]
The 1927 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the
1904 season (except for
1919) and would be used until
1961 in the American League and
1962 in the National League.
Opening Day took place on April 12 with all but all but the
Detroit Tigers and
St. Louis Browns playing. The final day of the regular season was on October 2. The
World Series took place between October 5 and October 8.