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Scores
Standings
BOS
@CHW		3
4
WSH
@CLE		1
7
NYY
@DET		9
5
PHA
@SLB		4
3
CHC
@PHI		6
7
CHC
@PHI		13
1
Wednesday, August 24, 1927,
, Navin Field
Attendance: 22,000, Time of Game: 2:28
Yankees
9
83-37
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Tigers
5
68-49
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Wilcy Moore (15-6)
L: Ownie Carroll (7-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  1   0  1  0   3  0  4    9 12  2
Tigers          0  0  0   3  2  0   0  0  0    5 11  3

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Earle Combs CF 4 3 1 0 1 0 .337 .867 1 0
Mark Koenig SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 .273 .680 4 6 3B,SH
Babe Ruth LF 2 0 0 1 2 0 .357 1.224 1 0 SH
Lou Gehrig 1B 3 1 2 1 2 0 .380 1.270 11 1 2·2B
Bob Meusel RF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .349 .911 1 0
Tony Lazzeri 2B 5 1 3 4 0 0 .310 .883 2 4 HR,SB
Joe Dugan 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .658 1 2
Pat Collins C 5 1 2 0 0 0 .275 .839 4 2
Waite Hoyt P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .221 .513 1 3
   Cedric Durst PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .610
   Wilcy Moore P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .036 .138 0 0
Team Totals 37 9 12 7 6 2 .324 .923 * 18
* - Putouts and assists are not known for the fielders.
2B: L Gehrig 2 (43).
3B: M Koenig (9).
HR: T Lazzeri (16).
SH: B Ruth (9); M Koenig (13).
TB: T Lazzeri 6; L Gehrig 4; M Koenig 4; P Collins 2; E Combs; J Dugan; W Hoyt.
RBI: T Lazzeri 4 (83); B Ruth (112); M Koenig (42); L Gehrig (137).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Lazzeri-M Koenig-L Gehrig; M Koenig-T Lazzeri-L Gehrig.
E: M Koenig (31); E Combs (11).
Baserunning
SB: T Lazzeri (16, -1st base off  POCS).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Jack Warner 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .267 .665 0 4
Lu Blue 1B 3 2 0 0 2 0 .280 .776 12 0
Charlie Gehringer 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 .315 .841 3 1 2B
Harry Heilmann RF 4 1 4 2 0 0 .398 1.095 5 0 2B
Heinie Manush CF 4 0 1 2 0 1 .299 .805 2 0 3B
Bob Fothergill LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .347 .910 1 0
Marty McManus SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .259 .716 1 2 SB
Merv Shea C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .138 .431 3 1
   Al Wingo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .730
Ownie Carroll P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .496 0 5
   Johnny Bassler PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .322 .814
Team Totals 35 5 11 5 4 4 .314 .813 27 13
2B: C Gehringer (24); H Heilmann (35).
3B: H Manush (15).
TB: H Heilmann 5; C Gehringer 3; H Manush 3; M McManus 2; J Bassler; J Warner.
RBI: H Heilmann 2 (85); H Manush 2 (73); C Gehringer (49).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
E: M Shea 2 (4); H Heilmann (6).
Baserunning
SB: M McManus (5, -1st base off  POCS).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Waite Hoyt 6 7 5 4 2 3 0 2.75 26 41
Wilcy Moore, W (15-6) 3 4 0 0 2 1 0 2.26 13
Team Totals 9 11 5 4 4 4 0 4.00 39 41

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Ownie Carroll, L (7-4) 9 12 9 6 6 2 1 3.67 45 29
Team Totals 9 12 9 6 6 2 1 6.00 45 29
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Dinneen, 1B - Dick Nallin, 2B - (none), 3B - (none).
Time of Game: 2:28.
Attendance: 22,000.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Detroit Tigers
1 Earle Combs CF 1 Jack Warner 3B
2 Mark Koenig SS 2 Lu Blue 1B
3 Babe Ruth LF 3 Charlie Gehringer 2B
4 Lou Gehrig 1B 4 Harry Heilmann RF
5 Bob Meusel RF 5 Heinie Manush CF
6 Tony Lazzeri 2B 6 Bob Fothergill LF
7 Joe Dugan 3B 7 Marty McManus SS
8 Pat Collins C 8 Merv Shea C
9 Waite Hoyt P 9 Ownie Carroll P

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