The 1927
St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 46th season in
St. Louis, Missouri
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, and its 36th season in the
National League. The Cardinals went 92–61 during the season and finished second in the National League.
Offseason
* December 20, 1926:
Rogers Hornsby was traded by the Cardinals to the
New York Giants
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for
Frankie Frisch and
Jimmy Ring.
In a deal that shocked the baseball world, the Cardinals traded long-time star
Rogers Hornsby on December 20, 1926, to the
New York Giants
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for
Frankie Frisch and
Jimmy Ring. The deal was held up because Hornsby, as part of his contract as the manager of the Cardinals (he was a player-manager at the time), owned several shares of stock in the Cardinals. Cardinals owner
Sam Breadon offered Hornsby a sum for the stock considerably lower than what Hornsby demanded for it, and neither would budge. Eventually, the other owners of the National League made up the difference, and the trade went through.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
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''
Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
Pitching
Starting pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Other pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Relief pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Awards and honors
Records
*
Frankie Frisch, National League record, Most chances accepted by a second baseman, (1037).
[Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 93, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ]
*Frankie Frisch, National League record, Most assists by a second baseman, (641).
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Farm system
[Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007]
References
External links
1927 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference1927 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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