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Scores
Standings
PHA
@CHW		5
2
NYY
@CLE		8
14
WSH
@DET		0
5
WSH
@DET		6
6		 
(15)
BOS
@SLB		4
8
PIT
@BRO		10
7
CHC
@BSN		5
6
CHC
@BSN		1
2
CIN
@NYG		2
6
STL
@PHI		8
2
Saturday, August 20, 1927,
Attendance: 8,000, Time of Game: 2:05
Yankees
8
82-35
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Indians
14
49-68
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: George Grant (2-5)
L: Bob Shawkey (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         2  2  0   1  0  0   0  0  3    8 13  1
Indians         1  0  3   0  4  4   2  0  X   14 19  2

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Earle Combs CF 5 0 3 1 0 0 .345 .886 3 0
Mark Koenig SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 .274 .682 4 3 SH
Babe Ruth RF 3 1 1 3 1 0 .357 1.222 1 0 HR
   Johnny Grabowski C 1 1 1 0 0 0 .271 .670 0 0
Lou Gehrig 1B 3 1 0 0 2 2 .380 1.273 8 0
Ben Paschal LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .306 .898 4 0 2B
Tony Lazzeri 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 .308 .880 0 6 2B,SH
Joe Dugan 3B 3 1 1 0 0 2 .249 .653 2 1 2B
   Julie Wera 3B 2 0 2 2 0 0 .276 .783 0 0 2·2B
Pat Collins C 3 2 0 0 1 0 .270 .843 2 1
   Joe Giard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 0 0
   Bob Meusel PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .352 .921
Dutch Ruether P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .292 .737 0 0
   Bob Shawkey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Ray Morehart PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .668
   Myles Thomas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .775 0 0
   Cedric Durst RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .619 0 0
Team Totals 38 8 13 8 5 10 .342 .953 24 11
2B: B Paschal (8); T Lazzeri (25); J Dugan (18); J Wera 2 (3).
HR: B Ruth (39).
SH: M Koenig (12); T Lazzeri (15).
TB: J Wera 4; B Ruth 4; E Combs 3; T Lazzeri 2; J Dugan 2; B Paschal 2; B Meusel; M Koenig; D Ruether; J Grabowski.
RBI: B Ruth 3 (110); J Wera 2 (7); T Lazzeri (78); M Koenig (41); E Combs (42).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
E: M Koenig (30).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Charlie Jamieson LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .297 .752 4 1
Lew Fonseca 2B 5 3 3 0 0 0 .292 .670 2 1 2B
Homer Summa RF 4 3 3 1 0 0 .298 .737 1 0 3B,2B,SH
George Burns 1B 4 3 4 3 1 0 .316 .817 4 1 2B
Joe Sewell SS 5 3 3 4 0 0 .302 .772 1 2 2·2B,CS
Luke Sewell C 5 2 4 2 0 0 .298 .722 10 0
Ike Eichrodt CF 3 0 2 2 0 0 .241 .587 3 1 2·SH
Rube Lutzke 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .592 1 2 2·SH
Jake Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 .285 0 0
   George Uhle PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .317 .803
   George Grant P 4 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 1 0
Team Totals 38 14 19 12 2 1 .500 1.161 27 8
2B: J Sewell 2 (36); L Fonseca (16); G Burns (45); H Summa (29).
3B: H Summa (6).
SH: I Eichrodt 2 (8); H Summa (21); R Lutzke 2 (18).
TB: H Summa 6; G Burns 5; J Sewell 5; L Fonseca 4; L Sewell 4; I Eichrodt 2.
RBI: J Sewell 4 (65); G Burns 3 (64); L Sewell 2 (39); I Eichrodt 2 (22); H Summa (50).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
E: G Burns (14); R Lutzke (19).
Baserunning
CS: J Sewell (13, -1st base by  POCS).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Dutch Ruether 4 7 5 5 2 1 0 3.32 21 27
Bob Shawkey, L (1-3) 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 3.62 7
Myles Thomas 2 8 6 6 0 0 0 4.58 13
Joe Giard 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.53 4
Team Totals 8 19 14 12 2 1 0 13.50 45 27

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Jake Miller 2 5 4 3 0 2 1 3.29 12 34
George Grant, W (2-5) 7 8 4 4 5 8 0 4.22 33
Team Totals 9 13 8 7 5 10 1 7.00 45 34
Balks: None.
WP: G Grant (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dick Nallin, 1B - Bill Dinneen, 2B - (none), 3B - (none).
Time of Game: 2:05.
Attendance: 8,000.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Cleveland Indians
1 Earle Combs CF 1 Charlie Jamieson LF
2 Mark Koenig SS 2 Lew Fonseca 2B
3 Babe Ruth RF 3 Homer Summa RF
4 Lou Gehrig 1B 4 George Burns 1B
5 Ben Paschal LF 5 Joe Sewell SS
6 Tony Lazzeri 2B 6 Luke Sewell C
7 Joe Dugan 3B 7 Ike Eichrodt CF
8 Pat Collins C 8 Rube Lutzke 3B
9 Dutch Ruether P 9 Jake Miller P

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