1927 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 92-61
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 749,340, Avg. 12,939
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Bob O'Farrell (92-61)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1927 St. Louis Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 92-61
Finished 2nd in the NL
Attendance: 749,340, Avg. 12,939
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Bob O'Farrell (92-61)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1927 St. Louis Cardinals Results
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the 1927 season with a record of 92 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the NL.
The Cardinals scored 754 runs and yielded 665 runs. Jim Bottomley led St. Louis with 19 home runs, and Chick Hafey walloped 20 or more, too. Jim Bottomley drove in 124 runs. Frankie Frisch paced all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .337 clip. Jesse Haines earned 24 wins on the mound for the team, while Pete Alexander and Bill Sherdel added 15 or more wins, too Pete Alexander registered a 2.52 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Bob O'Farrell coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Alexander | P | R | R | February 26, 1887 | 6'1" | 185 | Elba, NE USA |
| Herman Bell | P | R | R | July 16, 1897 | 6'0" | 185 | Mount Sherman, KY USA |
| Les Bell | 3B | R | R | December 14, 1901 | 5'11" | 165 | Harrisburg, PA USA |
| Ray Blades | LF | R | R | August 6, 1896 | 5'7" | 163 | Mount Vernon, IL USA |
| Jim Bottomley | 1B | L | L | April 23, 1900 | 6'0" | 180 | Oglesby, IL USA |
| Danny Clark | RF | L | R | January 18, 1894 | 5'9" | 167 | Meridian, MS USA |
| Taylor Douthit | CF | R | R | April 22, 1901 | 5'11" | 175 | Little Rock, AR USA |
| Eddie Dyer | P | L | L | October 11, 1899 | 5'11" | 168 | Morgan City, LA USA |
| Fred Frankhouse | P | R | R | April 9, 1904 | 5'11" | 175 | Port Royal, PA USA |
| Frankie Frisch | 2B | B | R | September 9, 1897 | 5'11" | 165 | Bronx, NY USA |
| Chick Hafey | LF | R | R | February 12, 1903 | 6'0" | 185 | Berkeley, CA USA |
| Jesse Haines | P | R | R | July 22, 1893 | 6'0" | 190 | Clayton, OH USA |
| Wattie Holm | LF | R | R | December 28, 1901 | 5'9" | 160 | Peterson, IA USA |
| Syl Johnson | P | R | R | December 31, 1900 | 5'11" | 180 | Portland, OR USA |
| Tony Kaufmann | P | R | R | December 16, 1900 | 5'11" | 165 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Vic Keen | P | R | R | March 16, 1899 | 5'9" | 165 | Bel Air, MD USA |
| Carlisle Littlejohn | P | R | R | October 6, 1901 | 5'10" | 175 | Irene, TX USA |
| Rabbit Maranville | SS | R | R | November 11, 1891 | 5'5" | 155 | Springfield, MA USA |
| Bob McGraw | P | R | R | April 10, 1895 | 6'2" | 160 | La Veta, CO USA |
| Bob O'Farrell | C | R | R | October 19, 1896 | 5'9" | 180 | Waukegan, IL USA |
| Ernie Orsatti | RF | L | L | September 8, 1902 | 5'7" | 154 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
| Homer Peel | RF | R | R | October 10, 1902 | 5'9" | 170 | Fort Sullivan, TX USA |
| Art Reinhart | P | L | L | May 29, 1899 | 6'1" | 170 | Ackley, IA USA |
| Flint Rhem | P | R | R | January 24, 1901 | 6'2" | 180 | Rhems, SC USA |
| Jimmy Ring | P | R | R | February 15, 1895 | 6'1" | 170 | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Wally Roettger | LF | R | R | August 28, 1902 | 6'1" | 190 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Bobby Schang | C | R | R | December 7, 1886 | 5'7" | 165 | Wales Center, NY USA |
| Heinie Schuble | SS | R | R | November 1, 1906 | 5'9" | 152 | Houston, TX USA |
| Johnny Schulte | C | L | R | September 8, 1896 | 5'11" | 190 | Fredericktown, MO USA |
| Bill Sherdel | P | L | L | August 15, 1896 | 5'10" | 160 | McSherrystown, PA USA |
| Frank Snyder | C | R | R | May 27, 1894 | 6'2" | 185 | San Antonio, TX USA |
| Billy Southworth | RF | L | R | March 9, 1893 | 5'9" | 170 | Harvard, NE USA |
| Tommy Thevenow | SS | R | R | September 6, 1903 | 5'10" | 155 | Madison, IN USA |
| George Toporcer | 3B | L | R | February 9, 1899 | 5'10" | 165 | New York, NY USA |
