1927 Major League Baseball season
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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.
1927 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 12 – October 8, 1927 |
Number of games | 154 |
Number of teams | 16 |
Regular Season | |
Season MVP | AL: Lou Gehrig (NYY) NL: Paul Waner (PIT) |
AL champions | New York Yankees |
AL runners-up | Philadelphia Athletics |
NL champions | Pittsburgh Pirates |
NL runners-up | St. Louis Cardinals |
World Series | |
Champions | New York Yankees |
Runners-up | Pittsburgh Pirates |
MLB seasons | |
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]
This was the sixth of eight seasons that "League Awards", a precursor to the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), were issued.