1927 International League season

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The 1927 International League season marked the first in which an IL team was formally affiliated with a major league team, as Syracuse became a Cardinals affiliate and Reading a Chicago Cubs one. While Syracuse finished a strong second, Reading placed dead-last. The season also could be called the Del Bissonette show as he led the league in runs, hits, doubles, triples and RBI while tying second in home runs, four off the pace and in average.

Final standings - schedule

	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager	Affiliation
Buffalo Bisons	112	56	.667	--	Bill Clymer
Syracuse Stars	102	66	.607	10	Burt Shotton	St. Louis Cardinals
Newark Bears	90	77	.579	21.5	Jack Egan
Toronto Maple Leafs	89	78	.533	22.5	Lee Fohl/Bill O'Hara
Baltimore Orioles	85	82	.509	26.5	Jack Dunn
Rochester Tribe	81	86	.495	30.5	George Stallings/George Mogridge
Jersey City Skeeters	66	100	.398	45	Spencer Abbott
Reading Keystones	43	123	.259	68	Fred Merkle/Fritz Maisel/Harry Hinchman	Chicago Cubs

League Leaders

Batting

• Batting Average Dick Porter, Baltimore, .376
• Runs Scored Del Bissonette, Buffalo, 168
• Hits Bissonette, 229
• Doubles Bissonette, 46
• Triples Bissonette, 20
• Home Runs Porter, 25
• Runs Batted In Bissonette, 167
• Stolen Bases Harry Layne, Syracuse, 50

Pitching

• Wins Al Mamaux, Newark, 25
• Earned Run Average Mamaux, 2.61
• Complete Games Mamaux, 30
• Shutouts Leo Mangum, Buffalo, 5
• Strikeouts Bill Hallahan, Syracuse, 195

References

• The International League: Year-by-Year Statistics Marshall Wright. McFarland, 1998