Show Major League L e ague Champions Ch Prepare for Series Play Cardinals Cardin Finish Fin ish Second In National N League Flag Drive Yankees Win Easily in ill Junior Loop Giants Grab Third Place By Cy The Associated Press s. s major league baseball r L teams 3 were disbanding today and more than players were starting for their homes barring the few who live where r they play or who will witness t the h e worlds world's series I starting Wednesday 1 at The curtain dropped on them the m 1927 season yester yester- yesterday yesterday e q a day with only one contest con lit on for po position po pa- The St St. Lou- Lou LouIs Is Cardinals defeat defeat- defeated defeats ed the Chicago Cubs s I 2 6 to 4 and gained second place In the tM Bal loth National league The New York Giants who had aspired for the up runner post beat out Philadel Philadel- Philadelphia Philadelphia phia 5 to 4 In ten innings but land land- landed landed landed ed in third place one half game be behind be be- behind hind the worlds world's champions The Cardinals were booked for a double doubleheader doubleheader doubleheader header against the Cubs but rain set setin setIn setin in during the eighth Inning and the second game was canceled Closed the the season season one and one half games ahead of St. St Louis The National league champions lost their final game to Cincinnati 1 I to 0 O. O Chicago ended in fourth place six sic and one halt games behind the Gi Giants GI- GI ants Cincinnati was fifth and the tho Brooklyn Dodgers who won their clos dos closing closIng ing tag game from Boston 5 to 3 finished sixth Boston Doston was seventh and Phila Phila- Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia delphia last I SECOND SECO D The Yankees were acre cre not scheduled yesterday but they won the American league pennant with wills eighteen and a 0 ahalt halt half games to spare over o Philadelphia Washington beat Philadelphia 9 to 5 in the last game and placed third De Pc- Detroit Detroit troit troll took a double header h ader from Cleve e Cleveland Cleeland Cleveland land 5 11 and 5 4 and ended in fn fourth place two and a half haIr games I behind Washington Chicago finished fin fin- finished finIshed fifth Cleveland Cle sixth and the St. St Louis Browns who ho class with an win seventh sc 8 3 over Chicago were The Boston Red Sox brought up the rear of the procession The Red Sox Sax and the Philadelphia Nationals finished last In their respective re respective re- re res s tI e leagues with the same percentage per per- percentage each having won 51 games cames and lost los Philadelphia was 43 games from Pittsburg and first place while the Red Sox were 59 games be behind be- be behInd behind hind the Yankees New batting leaders were wIre crowned Ded in both circuits Harry Hellmann Heilmann of 01 o the American eague e eo honor o away 7 eA 1 rom om Al A Simmons gt if d Philadelphia by retting jetting seven sc hits i II n 1 nine times at bat f n yesterdays yesterday's dou dou- double doum f x- x ble lc Ie header at De- De Der Deil Deb m il t r o 0 i f t t. t Hellmann IV with a a. mark f b hI f Simmons icing second with N Hellmann suc- suc cads eeds Heinle Heinie Man- Man of Detroit who et tet the pace last V 1 h year rear with BATTING KING P. P oner Paul Waner of Pittsburg carried oft off the Individual batting honors in inthe Inthe inthe the National his final average of being 20 points better than his closest rival Rogers Hornsby of New York Waner succeeds Bubble Hargrave Harcrave Cincinnati catcher ca her who ho led the circuit cir cir- circuit circuit last season with Babe Dabe Ruth with his record breaking total of 60 home runs for the season finished 13 homers ahead of Lou Gehrig his closest rival but Gehrig led the Babe In extra base hits to Ruths Huth's 97 Ruth was the leading run scorer with tallies and was fol fol- followed followed fol- fol followed lowed In order by Gehrig with Combs of the Yankees Yank es with Hornsby with and Lloyd Waner of the Pirates with Frankie Frisch was away ahead of all ell competitors In both major leagues In stolen bases with 48 George Sis Sis- ler of the St. St Louis Louis' Browns topped the American league base stealers with 28 Jess Haines of the St St. Louis Cards topped the National league lea e pitchers with 24 victories and 10 defeats and Waite Walt Hoyt of the Yankees Yankee led the American league with 22 wins 1113 and seven se defeats |