1927 International League season

1927 International League season
League	International League
Sport	Baseball
Duration	April 13 – September 18
Number of games	168
Number of teams	8
International League Pennant
League champions	Buffalo Bisons
Runners-up	Syracuse Stars

The 1927 International League was a Class AA baseball season played between April 13 and September 18. Eight teams played a 168-game schedule, with the first place team winning the pennant.

The Buffalo Bisons won the International League pennant, finishing in first place, ten games ahead of the second place Syracuse Stars.

Team changes

• This was the first season in which an International League team was affiliated with a Major League Baseball team, as the Reading Keystones were affiliated with the Chicago Cubs and the Syracuse Stars with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Teams

1927 International League
Team	City	MLB Affiliate	Stadium
Baltimore Orioles	Baltimore, Maryland	None	Oriole Park
Buffalo Bisons	Buffalo, New York	None	Bison Stadium
Jersey City Skeeters	Jersey City, New Jersey	None	West Side Park
Newark Bears	Newark, New Jersey	None	Davids' Stadium
Reading Keystones	Reading, Pennsylvania	Chicago Cubs	Lauer's Park
Rochester Tribe	Rochester, New York	None	Bay Street Ball Grounds
Syracuse Stars	Syracuse, New York	St. Louis Cardinals	Star Park
Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto, Ontario	None	Maple Leaf Stadium

Map of teams

Baltimore

Buffalo

Jersey City

Newark

Reading

Rochester

Syracuse

Toronto

International League teams

Regular season

Summary

• The Buffalo Bisons won the pennant for the first time since the 1916 season.

Standings

[1]

International League
Team	Win	Loss	%	GB
Buffalo Bisons	112	56	.667	–
Syracuse Stars	102	66	.607	10
Newark Bears	90	77	.539	21.5
Toronto Maple Leafs	89	78	.533	22.5
Baltimore Orioles	85	82	.509	26.5
Rochester Tribe	81	86	.485	30.5
Jersey City Skeeters	66	100	.398	45
Reading Keystones	43	123	.259	68

League Leaders

Batting leaders

[2]

Stat	Player	Total
AVG	Dick Porter, Baltimore Orioles	.376
H	Del Bissonette, Buffalo Bisons	229
R	Del Bissonette, Buffalo Bisons	168
2B	Del Bissonette, Buffalo Bisons	46
3B	Del Bissonette, Buffalo Bisons	20
HR	Dick Porter, Baltimore Orioles	25
RBI	Del Bissonette, Buffalo Bisons	167
SB	Harry Layne, Syracuse Stars	50

Pitching leaders

[3]

Stat	Player	Total
W	Al Mamaux, Newark Bears	25
L	George Earnshaw, Baltimore Orioles Joe Zubris, Newark Bears	18
ERA	Al Mamaux, Newark Bears	2.61
CG	Al Mamaux, Newark Bears	30
SHO	Leo Mangum, Buffalo Bisons	5
SO	Bill Hallahan, Syracuse Stars	195
IP	Al Mamaux, Newark Bears	318.0

See also

• 1927 Major League Baseball season

References

1. 1927 IL Standings at stats-crew.com, URL accessed October 28, 2024
2. 1927 IL Batting Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 28, 2024
3. 1927 IL Pitching Leaders at baseball-reference.com, URL accessed October 28, 2024

External links

• Minor League Baseball official website