Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 9, 1927
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on August 9, 1927 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| 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 | 20,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Roy Van Graflan 1B: Pants Rowland 2B: (none) 3B: Tommy Connolly |
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 |
| Joe Dugan | Third Baseman |
| Pat Collins | Catcher |
| Dutch Ruether | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Max Bishop | Second Baseman |
| Sammy Hale | Third Baseman |
| Walt French | Right Fielder |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Cochrane | Catcher |
| Jimmy Dykes | First Baseman |
| Zack Wheat | Left Fielder |
| Chick Galloway | Shortstop |
| Rube Walberg | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Yankees
@ Athletics
Shibe Park
August 9, 1927
Top 1
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch 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 into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walberg fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Wheat. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. Ruth moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Meusel vs. Walberg
Meusel hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Ruether
Bishop strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Ruether
Hale hits a line drive into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Ruether
French bunts towards the mound. Ruether fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dugan vs. Walberg
Dugan strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Walberg
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruether vs. Walberg
Ruether strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Ruether
Cobb hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Cobb reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cochrane vs. Ruether
Cochrane bunts towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. Cobb moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dykes vs. Ruether
Dykes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ruth. Dykes reaches second base with a double. Cobb scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wheat vs. Ruether
Wheat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Galloway vs. Ruether
Galloway hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walberg vs. Ruether
Walberg strikes out. View Play
Top 3
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Walberg
Koenig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dykes scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ruth for the out. Koenig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bishop settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Ruether
Bishop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig misplays the ball. That's an error on Koenig. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Ruether
Hale bunts towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. Bishop moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
French vs. Ruether
French hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bishop scores. French moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Ruether
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruether fields it and throws to first for the out. French moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cochrane vs. Ruether
Cochrane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dykes vs. Ruether
Dykes takes first base on ball four. Cochrane moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wheat vs. Ruether
Wheat hits a line drive into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Walberg
Meusel strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Walberg
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galloway vs. Ruether
Galloway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walberg vs. Ruether
Walberg 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 -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bishop vs. Ruether
Bishop bunts towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Walberg
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruether vs. Walberg
Ruether hits a line drive towards third. Hale reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Ruether
Hale hits a line drive towards short. Koenig reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Ruether
French hits a popup towards short. Koenig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Ruether
Cobb strikes out. View Play
Top 6
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Walberg
Koenig hits a popup towards short. Galloway settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cochrane vs. Ruether
Cochrane hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Cochrane reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dykes vs. Ruether
Dykes bunts towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out. Cochrane moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wheat vs. Ruether
Wheat hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cochrane scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galloway vs. Ruether
Galloway hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wheat moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walberg vs. Ruether
Walberg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bishop vs. Ruether
Bishop hits a line drive into right field. Meusel picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Meusel. Wheat scores. Galloway goes all the way around to score. Bishop moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hale vs. Ruether
Hale hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Walberg
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. French settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Walberg
Dugan hits a fly ball towards right. French settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on French. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Walberg
Collins hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cochrane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Pipgras
George Pipgras now pitching.
French hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Pipgras
Cobb hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. French moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cochrane vs. Pipgras
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri fields it and throws to second for the out. French scores. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dykes vs. Pipgras
Dykes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wheat vs. Pipgras
Wheat takes first base on ball four. Cochrane moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Galloway vs. Pipgras
Galloway strikes out. Collins drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Galloway out. View Play
Top 8
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipgras vs. Walberg
Pipgras hits a ball on the ground towards second. Bishop can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Pipgras moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koenig vs. Walberg
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Pipgras moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bishop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walberg vs. Pipgras
Walberg hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Walberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bishop vs. Pipgras
Bishop hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Pipgras
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
French vs. Pipgras
French hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ruth. French reaches second base with a double. Walberg scores. There goes Hale trying to get to third. Ruth throws the ball in to Dugan, who tags Hale for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Pipgras
Cobb hits a line drive into center field. Combs picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Combs. French scores. Cobb moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cochrane vs. Pipgras
Cochrane hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pipgras fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Yankees, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, 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, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Walberg
Meusel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Lazzeri hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dykes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dugan vs. Walberg
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Galloway fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Walberg
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Dugan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Walberg
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 8/9/1927 -- New York at Philadelphia (D)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Combs E, cf 4 0 1 0 Bishop M, 2b 5 1 1 1
Koenig M, ss 3 0 1 0 Hale S, 3b 4 0 1 0
Ruth B, lf 4 0 0 0 French W, rf 5 2 3 2
Gehrig L, 1b 4 1 2 1 Cobb T, cf 5 1 3 1
Meusel B, rf 3 0 0 0 Cochrane M, c 3 1 1 1
Lazzeri T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Dykes J, 1b 2 0 1 1
Dugan J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Wheat Z, lf 2 1 1 1
Collins P, c 4 0 0 0 Galloway C, ss 4 1 1 0
Ruether D, p 2 0 0 0 Walberg R, p 4 1 1 0
Pipgras G, p 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 6 1 34 8 13 7
New York 000 000 001 -- 1
Philadelphia 011 003 12x -- 8
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ruether D (L) 6.0 7 5 3 3 3
Pipgras G 2.0 6 3 3 1 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Walberg R (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 3
E -- Koenig M, Meusel B, French W, Combs E
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- New York 7, Philadelphia 9
2B -- Gehrig L, Cobb T, Dykes J, Cochrane M, Walberg R, French W
HR -- Gehrig L
SH -- Cochrane M, Hale S, Dykes J
T -- 1:40
A -- 20000
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
