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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 16, 1927
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 16, 1927 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Ruffing |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Urban Shocker |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 25,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Hildebrand 1B: Bill McGowan 2B: (none) 3B: Billy Evans |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pee-Wee Wanninger | Shortstop |
| Topper Rigney | Third Baseman |
| Jack Tobin | Right Fielder |
| Ira Flagstead | Center Fielder |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | Left Fielder |
| Phil Todt | First Baseman |
| Bill Regan | Second Baseman |
| Fred Hofmann | Catcher |
| Red Ruffing | Pitcher |
| Bill Carrigan | 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 |
| Mike Gazella | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Grabowski | Catcher |
| Urban Shocker | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 16, 1927
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wanninger vs. Shocker
Wanninger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Shocker
Rigney bunts towards the mound. Shocker fields it and throws to first for the out. Wanninger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tobin vs. Shocker
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flagstead vs. Shocker
Flagstead takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jacobson vs. Shocker
Jacobson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wanninger scores. Flagstead moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Todt vs. Shocker
Todt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Ruffing
Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Ruffing
Koenig hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jacobson throws the ball in to Wanninger who relays the ball to Regan who tags Koenig trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Combs moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruth vs. Ruffing
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehrig vs. Ruffing
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Combs scores. Ruth moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meusel vs. Ruffing
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Tobin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ruth tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Ruffing
Lazzeri takes first base on ball four. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gazella vs. Ruffing
Gazella strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. Shocker
Regan hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofmann vs. Shocker
Hofmann hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gazella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Shocker
Ruffing 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
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Ruffing
Grabowski hits a fly ball into center field. Flagstead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shocker vs. Ruffing
Shocker strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Ruffing
Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Ruffing
Koenig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Ruffing
Ruth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Regan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wanninger vs. Shocker
Wanninger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Shocker
Rigney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Shocker
Tobin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wanninger moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flagstead vs. Shocker
Shocker spins and fires to second, and Wanninger is picked off. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flagstead vs. Shocker
Flagstead hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shocker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Ruffing
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Regan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Ruffing
Meusel hits a fly ball into center field. Flagstead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Ruffing
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Shocker
Jacobson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todt vs. Shocker
Todt takes first base on ball four. Jacobson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Regan vs. Shocker
Regan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shocker fields it and throws to third for the out. Todt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hofmann vs. Shocker
Hofmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gazella vs. Ruffing
Gazella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Regan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Ruffing
Grabowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wanninger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shocker vs. Ruffing
Shocker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Regan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruffing vs. Shocker
Ruffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wanninger vs. Shocker
Wanninger hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Shocker
Rigney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Shocker
Tobin 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
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Ruffing
Combs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Ruffing
Koenig takes first base on ball four. Combs moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Ruffing
Ruth takes first base on ball four. Combs moves to third. Koenig moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gehrig vs. Ruffing
Gehrig hits a popup towards short. Wanninger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Meusel vs. Ruffing
Meusel takes first base on ball four. Combs scores. Koenig moves to third. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lazzeri vs. Ruffing
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruffing fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Shocker
Flagstead hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gazella fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Shocker
Jacobson hits a line drive into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Shocker
Todt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Regan vs. Shocker
Regan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Todt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hofmann vs. Shocker
Hofmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Todt scores. Regan moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shaner vs. Shocker
Wally Shaner pinch hits for Red Ruffing.
Shaner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shocker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gazella vs. Welzer
Tony Welzer now pitching.
Gazella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Regan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Welzer
Grabowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shocker vs. Welzer
Shocker bunts towards the mound. Welzer fields it and throws to first for the out. Grabowski moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Combs vs. Welzer
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Welzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wanninger vs. Shocker
Wanninger hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Shocker
Rigney hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Rigney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tobin vs. Shocker
Tobin hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flagstead vs. Shocker
Flagstead hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Welzer
Koenig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Welzer
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Regan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Welzer
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Regan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Welzer
Meusel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ruth scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Welzer
Lazzeri hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Jacobson fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Jacobson. Jacobson throws the ball in to Hofmann who tags Lazzeri trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Meusel goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Shocker
Jacobson hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todt vs. Shocker
Todt 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 -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Regan vs. Shocker
Regan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gazella vs. Welzer
Gazella hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wanninger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Welzer
Grabowski hits a fly ball into left field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shocker vs. Welzer
Shocker is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofmann vs. Shocker
Hofmann is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Shocker
Jack Rothrock pinch hits for Tony Welzer.
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops it up and throws to first, with Shocker covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wanninger vs. Shocker
Wanninger 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 4/16/1927 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Wanninger P, ss 5 1 2 0 Combs E, cf 2 2 1 0
Rigney T, 3b 3 0 2 0 Koenig M, ss 2 0 2 0
Tobin J, rf 4 0 1 0 Ruth B, rf 2 2 0 0
Flagstead I, cf 3 0 0 0 Gehrig L, 1b 4 0 1 1
Jacobson B, lf 4 0 2 1 Meusel B, lf 2 1 1 3
Todt P, 1b 3 1 1 0 Lazzeri T, 2b 3 0 1 0
Regan B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Gazella M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Hofmann F, c 4 0 1 1 Grabowski J, c 3 0 0 0
Ruffing R, p 2 0 0 0 Shocker U, p 3 0 0 0
Shaner W, ph 1 0 0 0
Welzer T, p 0 0 0 0
Rothrock J, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 2 10 2 25 5 6 4
Boston 100 001 000 -- 2
New York 200 010 20x -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing R (L) 5.0 4 3 3 7 2
Welzer T 3.0 2 2 1 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Shocker U (W) 9.0 10 2 2 2 2
E -- Jacobson B
DP -- Boston 1, New York 1
LOB -- Boston 8, New York 7
2B -- Rigney T, Lazzeri T
SH -- Rigney T, Shocker U
SF -- Meusel B
T -- 2:05
A -- 25000
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