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Series
Results
NYY
@PIT		5
4
NYY
@PIT		6
2
PIT
@NYY		1
8
PIT
@NYY		3
4
Friday, October 7, 1927
, Yankee Stadium I
Attendance: 60,695, Time of Game: 2:04
Pirates
1
 at Yankees
8
W: Herb Pennock (1-0)
L: Lee Meadows (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  3  1
Yankees         2  0  0   0  0  0   6  0  X    8  9  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lloyd Waner CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .930 -0.085 0.66 0.001 -0.086 -0.4 1 1
Hal Rhyne 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.060 0.59 0.000 -0.060 -0.8 0 6
Paul Waner RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .788 -0.038 0.35 0.000 -0.038 -0.7 0 0
Glenn Wright SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .202 -0.055 0.70 0.000 -0.055 -0.8 3 2
Pie Traynor 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .636 -0.036 0.49 0.001 -0.037 -0.1 0 3
Clyde Barnhart LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .364 .788 -0.021 0.31 0.003 -0.024 0.9 0 0 2B
Joe Harris 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .182 -0.061 0.78 0.000 -0.061 -0.9 11 0
Johnny Gooch C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.040 0.78 0.000 -0.040 -0.4 9 0
   Roy Spencer PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.3 0 0
Lee Meadows P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.025 0.47 0.000 -0.025 -0.2 0 1
   Mike Cvengros P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Heinie Groh PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.3
Team Totals 30 1 3 1 0 1 .100 .233 -0.423 0.53 0.005 -0.428 -3.9 24 13
2B: C Barnhart (1, off H Pennock).
TB: C Barnhart 2; L Waner; P Traynor.
RBI: C Barnhart (3).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
E: P Traynor (1).
Outfield Assists: L Waner (L Gehrig at home plate).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Earle Combs CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 .250 .558 0.036 0.53 0.056 -0.020 1.1 5 0
Mark Koenig SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 .462 1.077 0.042 0.62 0.065 -0.023 1.5 1 2 2B
Babe Ruth RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 .364 1.021 -0.070 0.71 0.008 -0.078 0.8 1 0 HR
Lou Gehrig 1B 3 0 2 2 1 1 .500 1.788 0.147 0.65 0.147 0.000 1.5 12 0 3B,2B
Bob Meusel LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .397 0.027 0.48 0.058 -0.031 0.3 2 0
Tony Lazzeri 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .333 .724 -0.054 0.52 0.016 -0.070 -0.9 1 7
Joe Dugan 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .182 .364 -0.031 0.63 0.023 -0.054 0.1 1 2 SH
Johnny Grabowski C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.024 0.46 0.000 -0.024 -0.4 3 0
   Cedric Durst PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.001 0.74 0.001 0.000 -0.1
   Benny Bengough C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Herb Pennock P 4 1 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 0.004 0.45 0.032 -0.028 0.0 1 1
Team Totals 34 8 9 8 1 8 .265 .756 0.078 0.56 0.406 -0.328 3.6 27 12
2B: L Gehrig (2, off L Meadows); M Koenig (2, off L Meadows).
3B: L Gehrig (2, off L Meadows).
HR: B Ruth (1, off M Cvengros; 7th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
SH: J Dugan (2, off L Meadows).
TB: L Gehrig 5; B Ruth 4; M Koenig 3; E Combs 2; T Lazzeri; J Dugan.
RBI: B Ruth 3 (4); L Gehrig 2 (4); H Pennock (1); E Combs (2); M Koenig (2).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 4 for 11.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Lee Meadows, L (0-1) 6.1 7 7 7 1 6 0 9.95 29 36 -0.071 0.69 -2.6
Mike Cvengros 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 3.86 7 2 2 -0.007 0.01 -1.0
Team Totals 8 9 8 8 1 8 1 9.00 36 36 2 2 -0.078 0.53 -3.7

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Herb Pennock, W (1-0) 9 3 1 1 0 1 0 1.00 30 78 0.422 0.53 3.9
Team Totals 9 3 1 1 0 1 0 1.00 30 78 0.422 0.56 3.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Charlie Moran, 1B - Red Ormsby, 2B - Ernie Quigley, 3B - Dick Nallin.
Time of Game: 2:04.
Attendance: 60,695.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         New York Yankees
1 Lloyd Waner CF 1 Earle Combs CF
2 Hal Rhyne 2B 2 Mark Koenig SS
3 Paul Waner RF 3 Babe Ruth RF
4 Glenn Wright SS 4 Lou Gehrig 1B
5 Pie Traynor 3B 5 Bob Meusel LF
6 Clyde Barnhart LF 6 Tony Lazzeri 2B
7 Joe Harris 1B 7 Joe Dugan 3B
8 Johnny Gooch C 8 Johnny Grabowski C
9 Lee Meadows P 9 Herb Pennock P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 12- RRO NYY L. Gehrig L. Meadows 11% 70% Triple to CF (Deep LF-CF); Combs Scores; Koenig Scores; Gehrig out at Hm/CF-SS-C
b4 2-0 1 1-- NYY B. Meusel L. Meadows 6% 84% Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Gehrig to 3B; Meusel to 2B
b4 2-0 1 -23 O NYY T. Lazzeri L. Meadows -5% 79% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 0 1-- NYY M. Koenig L. Meadows 5% 64% Single; Combs to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- O NYY B. Ruth L. Meadows -5% 59% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Herb Pennock facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O PIT L. Waner H. Pennock 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O PIT H. Rhyne H. Pennock 2% 54% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- O PIT P. Waner H. Pennock 1% 55% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Lee Meadows facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- NYY E. Combs L. Meadows 3% 58% Single to CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- NYY M. Koenig L. Meadows 5% 64% Single; Combs to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- O NYY B. Ruth L. Meadows -5% 59% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
b1 0-0 1 12- RRO NYY L. Gehrig L. Meadows 11% 70% Triple to CF (Deep LF-CF); Combs Scores; Koenig Scores; Gehrig out at Hm/CF-SS-C
b1 2-0 2 --- O NYY B. Meusel L. Meadows -1% 69% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Yankees 2.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Herb Pennock facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- O PIT G. Wright H. Pennock 2% 72% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t2 0-2 1 --- O PIT P. Traynor H. Pennock 2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-2 2 --- O PIT C. Barnhart H. Pennock 1% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Lee Meadows facing 6-7-8
b2 2-0 0 --- O NYY T. Lazzeri L. Meadows -2% 73% Strikeout Looking
b2 2-0 1 --- O NYY J. Dugan L. Meadows -1% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 2-0 2 --- O NYY J. Grabowski L. Meadows -1% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Yankees 2.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Herb Pennock facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- O PIT J. Harris H. Pennock 3% 73% Flyball: CF
t3 0-2 1 --- O PIT J. Gooch H. Pennock 2% 75% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-2 2 --- O PIT L. Meadows H. Pennock 1% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Lee Meadows facing 9-1-2
b3 2-0 0 --- O NYY H. Pennock L. Meadows -2% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2-0 1 --- O NYY E. Combs L. Meadows -1% 73% Flyball: CF
b3 2-0 2 --- O NYY M. Koenig L. Meadows -1% 72% Popfly: SS (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Yankees 2.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Herb Pennock facing 1-2-3
t4 0-2 0 --- O PIT L. Waner H. Pennock 3% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-2 1 --- O PIT H. Rhyne H. Pennock 2% 77% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t4 0-2 2 --- O PIT P. Waner H. Pennock 1% 78% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Lee Meadows facing 3-4-5
b4 2-0 0 --- O NYY B. Ruth L. Meadows -2% 76% Strikeout
b4 2-0 1 --- NYY L. Gehrig L. Meadows 2% 78% Walk
b4 2-0 1 1-- NYY B. Meusel L. Meadows 6% 84% Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Gehrig to 3B; Meusel to 2B
b4 2-0 1 -23 O NYY T. Lazzeri L. Meadows -5% 79% Strikeout Looking
b4 2-0 2 -23 O NYY J. Dugan L. Meadows -4% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Yankees 2.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Herb Pennock facing 4-5-6
t5 0-2 0 --- O PIT G. Wright H. Pennock 3% 77% Popfly: C (Front of Home)
t5 0-2 1 --- O PIT P. Traynor H. Pennock 2% 79% Foul Flyball: C
t5 0-2 2 --- O PIT C. Barnhart H. Pennock 1% 81% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Lee Meadows facing 8-9-1
b5 2-0 0 --- O NYY J. Grabowski L. Meadows -2% 79% Popfly: SS
b5 2-0 1 --- O NYY H. Pennock L. Meadows -1% 78% Strikeout Looking
b5 2-0 2 --- O NYY E. Combs L. Meadows -1% 77% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Yankees 2.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Herb Pennock facing 7-8-9
t6 0-2 0 --- O PIT J. Harris H. Pennock 3% 80% Groundout: P-1B
t6 0-2 1 --- O PIT J. Gooch H. Pennock 2% 83% Flyball: RF
t6 0-2 2 --- O PIT L. Meadows H. Pennock 1% 84% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Lee Meadows facing 2-3-4
b6 2-0 0 --- O NYY M. Koenig L. Meadows -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2-0 1 --- O NYY B. Ruth L. Meadows -1% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 2-0 2 --- NYY L. Gehrig L. Meadows 1% 83% Double (Deep CF-RF)
b6 2-0 2 -2- O NYY B. Meusel L. Meadows -2% 81% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Yankees 2.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Yankees' Herb Pennock facing 1-2-3
t7 0-2 0 --- O PIT L. Waner H. Pennock 4% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-2 1 --- O PIT H. Rhyne H. Pennock 2% 87% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 0-2 2 --- O PIT P. Waner H. Pennock 1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Lee Meadows facing 6-7-8
b7 2-0 0 --- NYY T. Lazzeri L. Meadows 2% 90% Single to CF (Short CF)
b7 2-0 0 1-- NYY J. Dugan L. Meadows 2% 92% Fielder's Choice P/Sacrifice Bunt; Lazzeri to 2B; Dugan to 1B
Cedric Durst pinch hits for Johnny Grabowski (C) batting 8th
b7 2-0 0 12- O NYY C. Durst L. Meadows 0% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B; Lazzeri to 3B; Dugan to 2B
b7 2-0 1 -23 R NYY H. Pennock L. Meadows 3% 96% Fielder's Choice 2B; Lazzeri Scores; Dugan to 3B; Pennock to 1B
b7 3-0 1 1-3 R NYY E. Combs L. Meadows 2% 98% Single (CF-RF); Dugan Scores; Pennock to 3B
b7 4-0 1 1-3 R NYY M. Koenig L. Meadows 1% 99% Double to RF; Pennock Scores; Combs to 3B
Mike Cvengros replaces Lee Meadows pitching and batting 9th
b7 5-0 1 -23 RRR NYY B. Ruth M. Cvengros 1% 100% Home Run (Deep RF); Combs Scores; Koenig Scores
b7 8-0 1 --- O NYY L. Gehrig M. Cvengros -0% 100% Strikeout
b7 8-0 2 --- O NYY B. Meusel M. Cvengros -0% 100% Strikeout
6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Yankees 8.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-8, Yankees' Herb Pennock facing 4-5-6
Benny Bengough replaces Cedric Durst (PH) playing C batting 8th
t8 0-8 0 --- O PIT G. Wright H. Pennock 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 0-8 1 --- PIT P. Traynor H. Pennock -0% 100% Single to LF
t8 0-8 1 1-- R PIT C. Barnhart H. Pennock -0% 100% Double (CF-RF); Traynor Scores
t8 1-8 1 -2- O PIT J. Harris H. Pennock 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
Roy Spencer pinch hits for Johnny Gooch (C) batting 8th
t8 1-8 2 -2- O PIT R. Spencer H. Pennock 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Yankees 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-1, Pirates' Mike Cvengros facing 6-7-8
Roy Spencer moves from PH to C
b8 8-1 0 --- O NYY T. Lazzeri M. Cvengros -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 8-1 1 --- NYY J. Dugan M. Cvengros 0% 100% Single to CF
b8 8-1 1 1-- O NYY B. Bengough M. Cvengros -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Dugan to 2B
b8 8-1 2 -2- O NYY H. Pennock M. Cvengros -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Yankees 8.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-8, Yankees' Herb Pennock facing 9-1-2
Heinie Groh pinch hits for Mike Cvengros (P) batting 9th
t9 1-8 0 --- O PIT H. Groh H. Pennock 0% 100% Popfly: P
t9 1-8 1 --- PIT L. Waner H. Pennock -0% 100% Single
t9 1-8 1 1-- O PIT H. Rhyne H. Pennock 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 1-8 2 1-- PIT P. Waner H. Pennock 0% 100% Defensive Indifference; Waner to 2B
t9 1-8 2 -2- O PIT P. Waner H. Pennock 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Yankees 8.

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