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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 12, 1927
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on April 12, 1927 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 12, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 12, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Waite Hoyt |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 72,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Billy Evans 1B: George Hildebrand 2B: (none) 3B: Bill McGowan |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Collins | Second Baseman |
| Bill Lamar | Left Fielder |
| Ty Cobb | Right Fielder |
| Al Simmons | Center Fielder |
| Sammy Hale | Third Baseman |
| Dud Branom | First Baseman |
| Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
| Joe Boley | Shortstop |
| Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Mark Koenig | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Joe Dugan | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Grabowski | Catcher |
| Waite Hoyt | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 12, 1927
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Hoyt
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamar vs. Hoyt
Lamar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Hoyt
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cobb for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Grove
Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Grove
The ball gets by Cochrane for a passed ball. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koenig vs. Grove
Koenig bunts towards the mound. Grove fields it and throws to first for the out. Combs moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruth vs. Grove
Ruth strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gehrig vs. Grove
Gehrig strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Hoyt
Simmons strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Hoyt
Hale hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branom vs. Hoyt
Branom takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Hoyt
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Branom moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boley vs. Hoyt
Boley hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Grove
Meusel is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Grove
Lazzeri strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Grove
Dugan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Hoyt
Grove strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Hoyt
Collins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamar vs. Hoyt
Lamar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Hoyt
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Grove
Grabowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Grove
Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Grove
Combs hits a popup, foul, in back of third. Boley settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Boley. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Grove
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Hoyt
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Hoyt
Hale bunts in front of the plate. Grabowski fields it and throws to first for the out. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Branom vs. Hoyt
Branom hits a popup towards short. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cochrane vs. Hoyt
Cochrane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boley vs. Hoyt
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Grove
Koenig bunts towards the mound. Grove picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Grove. Koenig moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruth vs. Grove
Ruth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gehrig vs. Grove
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meusel vs. Grove
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grove has Koenig trapped. There's the throw to Cochrane and over to Hale, who tags Koenig for the out. Gehrig moves to third. Meusel moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lazzeri vs. Grove
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grove fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Hoyt
Grove hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Hoyt
Collins hits a popup towards short. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamar vs. Hoyt
Lamar hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Grove
Dugan hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grabowski vs. Grove
Grabowski takes first base on ball four. Dugan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoyt vs. Grove
Hoyt bunts towards first. Branom juggles the ball. That's an error on Branom. Dugan moves to third. Grabowski moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Combs vs. Grove
Combs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lamar. Combs reaches second base with a double. Dugan scores. Grabowski scores. Hoyt moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Koenig vs. Grove
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ruth vs. Grove
Ruth strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gehrig vs. Grove
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Cobb. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. Hoyt scores. Combs scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Grove
Meusel strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Hoyt
Cobb bunts for a single. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Hoyt
Simmons hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dugan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Hoyt
Hale hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cobb moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Branom vs. Hoyt
Branom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cobb scores. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cochrane vs. Hoyt
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig fields the ball and throws to Hoyt covering. Safe. Hale scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Hoyt
Boley hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Grove
Lazzeri hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simmons. Lazzeri reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dugan vs. Grove
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lazzeri moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grabowski vs. Grove
The throw from Cochrane to Branom and they have Dugan trapped. The throw over to Boley, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grabowski vs. Grove
Grabowski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lazzeri scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoyt vs. Grove
Hoyt bunts towards first. Branom scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hoyt for the out. Grabowski moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Combs vs. Grove
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley misplays the ball. That's an error on Boley. Grabowski scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Grove
Koenig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simmons who is chasing the ball. Koenig reaches third base with a triple. Combs goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Paschal vs. Grove
Ben Paschal pinch hits for Babe Ruth.
Paschal hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Koenig scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Grove
Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Hoyt
Ben Paschal now playing right field. Max Bishop pinch hits for Lefty Grove.
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bishop for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Hoyt
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamar vs. Hoyt
Lamar hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grabowski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Quinn
Jack Quinn now pitching.
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Quinn
Lazzeri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dugan vs. Quinn
Dugan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lazzeri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grabowski vs. Quinn
Grabowski hits a fly ball into center field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoyt vs. Quinn
Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Hoyt
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Hoyt
Simmons hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Simmons reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Hoyt
Hale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Combs throws the ball in to Lazzeri who tags Hale trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Simmons scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branom vs. Hoyt
Branom hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cochrane vs. Hoyt
Cochrane hits a fly ball into right field. Paschal settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Quinn
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Quinn
Koenig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paschal vs. Quinn
Paschal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins misplays the ball. That's an error on Collins. Koenig moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Quinn
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Branom fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Hoyt
Walt French pinch hits for Joe Boley.
French strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Hoyt
Zack Wheat pinch hits for Jack Quinn.
Wheat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Hoyt
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamar vs. Hoyt
Lamar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/12/1927 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Collins E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Combs E, cf 4 2 1 2
Lamar B, lf 5 0 0 0 Koenig M, ss 3 1 2 1
Cobb T, rf 4 1 1 0 Ruth B, rf 3 0 0 0
Simmons A, cf 4 1 2 0 Paschal B, ph-rf 2 0 1 1
Hale S, 3b 3 1 2 1 Gehrig L, 1b 4 0 1 2
Branom D, 1b 3 0 1 1 Meusel B, lf 4 0 0 0
Cochrane M, c 3 0 2 1 Lazzeri T, 2b 3 1 1 0
Boley J, ss 3 0 0 0 Dugan J, 3b 4 1 3 0
French W, ph 1 0 0 0 Grabowski J, c 3 2 1 1
Grove L, p 2 0 0 0 Hoyt W, p 2 1 0 0
Bishop M, ph 1 0 0 0
Quinn J, p 0 0 0 0
Wheat Z, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 9 3 32 8 10 7
Philadelphia 000 002 010 -- 3
New York 000 044 00x -- 8
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Grove L (L) 6.0 9 8 3 3 6
Quinn J 2.0 1 0 0 2 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt W (W) 9.0 9 3 3 3 3
E -- Boley J 2, Grove L, Branom D, Collins E
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 8, New York 8
2B -- Combs E, Gehrig L, Lazzeri T, Simmons A
3B -- Koenig M
CS -- Dugan J
SH -- Koenig M, Hale S, Hoyt W 2
PB -- Cochrane M
T -- 2:05
A -- 72000
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