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Scores
Standings
CHW
@CLE		6
1
PHA
@NYY		3
6
DET
@SLB		2
2		 
(5)
BOS
@WSH		1
7
BRO
@BSN		1
3
STL
@CHC		0
1
PIT
@CIN		10
6
NYG
@PHI		6
3
Friday, April 15, 1927,
, Yankee Stadium I
Attendance: 16,000, Time of Game: 2:27
Athletics
3
0-3
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Yankees
6
3-0
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Herb Pennock (1-0)
L: Howard Ehmke (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  0    3  7  2
Yankees         1  1  1   1  0  0   2  0  X    6 12  0

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Eddie Collins 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .211 0 3
Bill Lamar LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .500 3 0
Ty Cobb RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 .701 1 0
Al Simmons CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .563 1.526 1 0 2B
Sammy Hale 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.319 3 1 2·SH
Jim Poole 1B 2 0 1 1 1 0 .143 .476 6 2 SH
Cy Perkins C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .857 2 1
   Walt French PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
   Jimmie Foxx C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 5 0
Joe Boley SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 .143 .414 2 0
Howard Ehmke P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1
   Jimmy Dykes PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.000 2B
   Joe Pate P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Rube Walberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 0 1
Team Totals 29 3 7 3 2 0 .241 .583 24 9
2B: A Simmons (3); J Dykes (2).
SH: J Poole (1); S Hale 2 (3).
TB: A Simmons 3; J Dykes 2; J Boley; C Perkins; J Poole; T Cobb.
RBI: J Dykes 2 (2); J Poole (1).
Team LOB: 4.
Fielding
E: J Pate (1); C Perkins (1).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Earle Combs CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 .412 .944 4 0 SB
Mark Koenig SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 .556 1.322 0 4 2B,CS
Babe Ruth RF 4 2 2 1 1 1 .357 1.071 3 1 HR
Lou Gehrig 1B 1 1 0 0 2 0 .333 1.196 13 0 2·SH
Bob Meusel LF 4 0 2 0 1 1 .294 .780 1 0
Tony Lazzeri 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 .294 .804 2 4
Mike Gazella 3B 3 2 2 0 1 0 .500 1.556 2 5 2·3B
Pat Collins C 3 0 1 1 0 1 .286 .946 2 0 2B,SH
Herb Pennock P 4 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 0 2
Team Totals 32 6 12 6 6 4 .375 1.118 27 16
2B: P Collins (2); M Koenig (1).
3B: M Gazella 2 (2).
HR: B Ruth (1).
SH: P Collins (1); L Gehrig 2 (3).
TB: M Gazella 6; B Ruth 5; M Koenig 3; E Combs 2; P Collins 2; B Meusel 2; T Lazzeri.
RBI: T Lazzeri 2 (6); H Pennock (1); M Koenig (4); P Collins (1); B Ruth (1).
Team LOB: 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Koenig-T Lazzeri-L Gehrig.
Baserunning
SB: E Combs (1, -1st base off  POCS).
CS: M Koenig (1, -1st base by  POCS).

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Howard Ehmke, L (0-1) 6 9 4 4 3 1 1 4.50 29 36
Joe Pate 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 3.00 4
Rube Walberg 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 3.86 8
Team Totals 8 12 6 5 6 4 1 5.62 41 36

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Herb Pennock, W (1-0) 9 7 3 3 2 0 0 3.00 34 59
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 2 0 0 3.00 34 59
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill McGowan, 1B - Billy Evans, 2B - (none), 3B - George Hildebrand.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 16,000.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia Athletics         New York Yankees
1 Eddie Collins 2B 1 Earle Combs CF
2 Bill Lamar LF 2 Mark Koenig SS
3 Ty Cobb RF 3 Babe Ruth RF
4 Al Simmons CF 4 Lou Gehrig 1B
5 Sammy Hale 3B 5 Bob Meusel LF
6 Jim Poole 1B 6 Tony Lazzeri 2B
7 Cy Perkins C 7 Mike Gazella 3B
8 Joe Boley SS 8 Pat Collins C
9 Howard Ehmke P 9 Herb Pennock P

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