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May 1, 1927

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Athletics 3 11 1
Yankees 5 3 2
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Athletics 3 11 1
Yankees 5 4 2

Lou Gehrig Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .404
OBP .667 .471
At Bats 2 57
Hits 1 23
• Singles 0 10
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 1 5
Walks 1 9
RBI’s 2 24

Rube Walberg Season Stats

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2 1 1
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Yankee Stadium - May 1, 1927
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Single
Rube Walberg
Cy Perkins
Jim Poole
Eddie Collins
Sammy Hale
Joe Boley
Bill Lamar
Al Simmons
Ty Cobb
Lou Gehrig
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 1 Out

Gehrig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Jim Poole now playing first base. Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Jimmie Foxx pinch hits for Dud Branom. Foxx hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hale hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cobb tags and moves to second.
Top 8 Cobb hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Combs hits a popup in front of the plate. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pennock strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rube Walberg now pitching. Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jimmy Dykes pinch hits for Lefty Willis. Dykes hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Dugan hits a fly ball into left field. Lamar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lefty Willis now pitching. Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Perkins fields it and throws to first for the out. Meusel moves to second.
Bottom 6 Meusel takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gehrig hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 6 Ruth hits a fly ball into center field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Koenig takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Boley hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Branom hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Combs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Pennock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley misplays the ball. That's an error on Boley.
Bottom 5 Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dugan hits a popup in front of the plate. Perkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Meusel. Cobb moves to second.
Top 5 Cobb hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Lamar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pennock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. Gehrig moves to second.
Bottom 4 Gehrig takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quinn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Quinn hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Quinn reaches second base with a double. Branom scores. Perkins goes all the way around to score.
Top 4 Boley hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Perkins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Branom moves to second.
Top 4 Branom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quinn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Pennock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boley scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Simmons strikes out.
Top 3 Cobb hits a fly ball towards right. Ruth catches it and throws to Koenig who relays to Gehrig to double up Lamar.
Top 3 Lamar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Collins moves to second.
Top 3 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig fields the ball and throws to Pennock covering. Safe.
Bottom 2 Collins strikes out.
Bottom 2 Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quinn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Quinn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pennock fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 There goes Boley. The throw from Collins and he is safe. Boley steals second.
Top 2 Boley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Perkins moves to third.
Top 2 Perkins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hale scores.
Top 2 Branom hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hale bunts towards third. Dugan picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Dugan. Hale moves to second.
Top 2 Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Koenig takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Combs strikes out.
Top 1 Cobb hits a popup towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lamar hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pennock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Collins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.