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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
April 23, 1927
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on April 23, 1927 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 23, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dutch Ruether |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Walberg |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 35,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Ormsby 1B: Brick Owens 2B: (none) 3B: George Hildebrand |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Mark Koenig | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Right Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Mike Gazella | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Grabowski | Catcher |
| Dutch Ruether | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
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 |
| Cy Perkins | Catcher |
| Joe Boley | Shortstop |
| Rube Walberg | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
April 23, 1927
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Walberg
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Walberg
Meusel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Ruether
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gazella fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamar vs. Ruether
Lamar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gazella fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Ruether
Cobb hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Combs who is chasing the ball. Cobb reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Simmons vs. Ruether
Simmons hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hale vs. Ruether
Hale hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cobb scores. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Branom vs. Ruether
Branom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gazella fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gazella vs. Walberg
Gazella is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Walberg
Grabowski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruether vs. Walberg
Ruether is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Ruether
Perkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ruth throws the ball in to Koenig who tags Perkins trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Ruether
Boley strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walberg vs. Ruether
Walberg hits a line drive towards short. Koenig reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Walberg
Koenig bunts towards the mound. Walberg fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth hits a line drive into left field. Lamar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Ruether
Collins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamar vs. Ruether
Lamar hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Ruether
Cobb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Ruether
Simmons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Collins scores. Cobb moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hale vs. Ruether
Hale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cobb scores. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Branom vs. Ruether
Branom hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Simmons moves to third. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Perkins vs. Ruether
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Walberg
Meusel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gazella vs. Walberg
Gazella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg can't make a play. That's a base hit. Lazzeri moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grabowski vs. Walberg
Grabowski hits a fly ball into center field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lazzeri tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruether vs. Walberg
Ruether hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Ruether
Boley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walberg vs. Ruether
Walberg hits a line drive towards first. Gehrig catches it and steps on first to double up Boley. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Ruether
Collins hits a line drive into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Walberg
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Collins fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth hits a fly ball into left field. Lamar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamar vs. Ruether
Lamar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Ruether
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Ruether
Simmons is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Ruether
Hale hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Walberg
Meusel hits a fly ball into center field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gazella vs. Walberg
Gazella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grabowski vs. Walberg
Grabowski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gazella moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruether vs. Walberg
Ruether is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branom vs. Ruether
Branom hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Ruether
Perkins hits a line drive into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Ruether
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruether fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs hits a line drive into right field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Walberg
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walberg vs. Ruether
Walberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruether covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykes vs. Ruether
Jimmy Dykes pinch hits for Eddie Collins.
Dykes hits a popup towards third. Gazella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamar vs. Ruether
Lamar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Ruether
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
Top 8
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Walberg
Jimmy Dykes now playing second base.
Meusel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cobb. Meusel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri bunts towards the mound. Walberg fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Walberg. Meusel moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gazella vs. Walberg
Gazella is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grabowski vs. Walberg
Grabowski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lazzeri moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Paschal vs. Walberg
Ben Paschal pinch hits for Dutch Ruether.
Paschal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Moore
Wilcy Moore now pitching.
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Moore
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Branom vs. Moore
Branom 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
Top 9
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Walberg
Koenig hits a line drive into right field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dykes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Moore
Zack Wheat pinch hits for Cy Perkins.
Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Moore
Boley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walberg vs. Moore
Walberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boley moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cochrane vs. Moore
Mickey Cochrane pinch hits for Jimmy Dykes.
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lazzeri throws to second for one, and Koenig throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Boley scores. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1927 -- New York at Philadelphia (D)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Combs E, cf 5 0 1 0 Collins E, 2b 2 1 0 0
Koenig M, ss 5 0 2 0 Dykes J, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Ruth B, lf 5 1 1 1 Cochrane M, ph 1 0 0 0
Gehrig L, 1b 4 1 1 1 Lamar B, lf 4 0 2 0
Meusel B, rf 4 0 2 0 Cobb T, rf 4 2 2 0
Lazzeri T, 2b 3 1 0 0 Simmons A, cf 2 0 2 1
Gazella M, 3b 4 0 2 0 Hale S, 3b 4 0 2 2
Grabowski J, c 3 0 1 1 Branom D, 1b 4 0 1 0
Ruether D, p 3 0 0 0 Perkins C, c 3 0 1 0
Paschal B, ph 1 0 0 0 Wheat Z, ph 1 0 0 0
Moore W, p 0 0 0 0 Boley J, ss 4 1 2 0
Walberg R, p 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 10 3 34 4 13 3
New York 200 100 000 -- 3
Philadelphia 102 000 001 -- 4
2 outs when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ruether D 7.0 11 3 3 1 1
Moore W (L) 1.2 2 1 0 1 0
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Walberg R (W) 9.0 10 3 3 1 4
E -- Walberg R, Koenig M
DP -- New York 4
LOB -- New York 9, Philadelphia 7
2B -- Meusel B
3B -- Cobb T
HR -- Ruth B, Gehrig L
SF -- Grabowski J
HBP -- by Ruether D (Simmons A)
T -- 1:57
A -- 35000
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