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- In 1927, Lou won the
- American League Most
- Valuable Player award.
- He led the league with a
- then-record 175 runs
- batted in (RBIs), as well as 52 doubles and
- 447 total bases. He finished behind the Babe
- in homers, with 47 (that was the year Babe
- hit the record 60). LouΓÇÖs batting average of
- .373 was also second best in the league.
- With this slugging pair leading the way, the
- Yankees won the World Series, beating the
- Pirates in four straight games. Many experts
- consider the 1927 Yankees the greatest
- baseball team ever to suit up.
-
- In 1931, Lou was the leading run producer
- in the major leagues with 163 runs
- scored and 184 RBIs (still an A.L.
-