October 8, 1927 World Series Game 4 at Yankee Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1927 World Series Game 4

Game 1
NYY  5
@PIT  4
Game 2
NYY  6
@PIT  2
Game 3
NYY  8
PIT  1
Game 4
NYY  4
PIT  3

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 57,909

Saturday, October 8, 1927
Time of Game: 2:15

Pirates

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         1  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    3 10  1
Yankees         1  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  1    4 12  2

W: W Moore (1-0), L: J Miljus (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Yankees

Miller Huggins

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Waner CF                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .400 1.071         0   0   SH
C Barnhart LF                 5   0   1   1    0   0  .313  .669         2   0   GDP
P Waner RF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .694         0   0   SF
G Wright SS                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .154  .287         1   6   GDP
P Traynor 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .467         1   4   
G Grantham 2B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .364  .872         0   2   
J Harris 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .200  .400        13   0   
E Smith C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         6   0   
  E Yde PR                    0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Gooch C                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .167         3   0   IW
C Hill P                      1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  F Brickell PH               1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Miljus P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       35   3  10   3    2   2                    26  12

BATTING

SF: P Waner (2, off W Moore).

SH: L Waner (1, off W Moore).

IBB: J Gooch (1, by W Moore).

TB: L Waner 3; J Harris 2; G Grantham 2; G Wright; P Waner; C Barnhart.

GIDP: C Barnhart (1); G Wright (1).

RBI: G Wright (2); P Waner (3); C Barnhart (4).

2-out RBI: G Wright.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Traynor-G Wright-J Harris.

E: L Waner (2).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Combs CF                    4   3   2   0    1   0  .313  .702         2   0   
M Koenig SS                   5   0   3   0    0   1  .500 1.111         0   3   
B Ruth RF                     4   1   2   3    1   0  .400 1.244         1   0   HR,SB,GDP,IW
L Gehrig 1B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .308 1.158        14   2   
B Meusel LF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .118  .285         2   0   
T Lazzeri 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .267  .627         5   4   
J Dugan 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400         1   4   
P Collins C                   3   0   3   0    1   0  .600 1.550         2   1   2B
W Moore P                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .400         0   3   
Totals                       37   4  12   3    4   9                    27  17

BATTING

2B: P Collins (1, off C Hill).

HR: B Ruth (2, off C Hill; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

IBB: B Ruth (1, by J Miljus).

TB: B Ruth 5; P Collins 4; M Koenig 3; E Combs 2; J Dugan; W Moore.

GIDP: B Ruth (1).

RBI: B Ruth 3 (7).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Lazzeri-L Gehrig; J Dugan-T Lazzeri-L Gehrig.

E: W Moore (1); T Lazzeri (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Ruth (1, 2nd base off C Hill/E Smith).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
C Hill                      6     9   3   3    1   6   1   4.50   28     -      10-2     47    - 
J Miljus, L (0-1)           2.2   3   1   1    3   3   0   1.35   13     -       2-2          0-0
Totals                      8.2  12   4   4    4   9   1          41     -      12-4          0-0

New York Yankees           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
W Moore, W (1-0)            9    10   3   1    2   2   0   0.84   39     -      16-5     59    - 
Totals                      9    10   3   1    2   2   0          39     -      16-5          0-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Miljus 2 (2).

IBB: W Moore (1; J Gooch); J Miljus (1; B Ruth).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ormsby, 1B - Quigley, 2B - Nallin, 3B - Moran.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 57,909.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            New York Yankees                     
1. L Waner              CF    1. E Combs              CF 
2. C Barnhart           LF    2. M Koenig             SS 
3. P Waner              RF    3. B Ruth               RF 
4. G Wright             SS    4. L Gehrig             1B 
5. P Traynor            3B    5. B Meusel             LF 
6. G Grantham           2B    6. T Lazzeri            2B 
7. J Harris             1B    7. J Dugan              3B 
8. E Smith              C     8. P Collins            C  
9. C Hill               P     9. W Moore              P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilcy Moore facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---     L Waner         Single to SS
   O      1--     C Barnhart      Groundout: SS-1B; Waner to 2B
   O      -2-     P Waner         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-     G Wright        Single to RF; Waner Scores; Wright to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-     P Traynor       Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Wright out at 3B/3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Carmen Hill facing 1-2-3
          ---     E Combs         Single to RF
          1--     M Koenig        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Combs to 2B
   R      12-     B Ruth          Single to RF; Combs Scores; Koenig to 3B
   O      1-3     L Gehrig        Strikeout
          1-3     B Meusel        Ruth Steals 2B
   O      -23     " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -23     T Lazzeri       Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Yankees 1.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Wilcy Moore facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     G Grantham      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     J Harris        Single to SS
   O      1--     E Smith         Lineout: RF
          1--     C Hill          Walk; Harris to 2B
          12-     L Waner         Single; Harris to 3B; Hill to 2B
   O      123     C Barnhart      Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Carmen Hill facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     J Dugan         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     P Collins       Double to LF (LF Line)
   O      -2-     W Moore         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-     E Combs         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Yankees 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Wilcy Moore facing 3-4-5
          ---     P Waner         Single to LF
   OO     1--     G Wright        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---     P Traynor       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Carmen Hill facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     M Koenig        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     B Ruth          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     L Gehrig        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Wilcy Moore facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     G Grantham      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---     J Harris        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--     E Smith         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     C Hill          Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Carmen Hill facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     B Meusel        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     T Lazzeri       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     J Dugan         Single to LF
          1--     P Collins       Single to CF (LF-CF); Dugan to 3B/Adv on E8
   O      1-3     W Moore         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Wilcy Moore facing 1-2-3
          ---     L Waner         Single to CF
   OO     1--     C Barnhart      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---     P Waner         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Carmen Hill facing 1-2-3
          ---     E Combs         Single to CF (Short CF)
   O      1--     M Koenig        Strikeout
   RR     1--     B Ruth          Home Run (Deep CF-RF); Combs Scores
   O      ---     L Gehrig        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     B Meusel        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Wilcy Moore facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     G Wright        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     P Traynor       Strikeout
          ---     G Grantham      Single to 1B
   O      1--     J Harris        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Carmen Hill facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     T Lazzeri       Strikeout
   O      ---     J Dugan         Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---     P Collins       Walk
          1--     W Moore         Single to RF; Collins to 3B
   O      1-3     E Combs         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Yankees 3.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Wilcy Moore facing 8-9-1
          ---     E Smith         Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Smith to 1B
                  Fred Brickell pinch hits for Carmen Hill batting 9th; Emil Yde pinch runs for Earl Smith batting 8th
          1--     F Brickell      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Yde to 2B; Brickell to 1B
   O      12-     L Waner         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Yde to 3B; Brickell to 2B
   R      -23     C Barnhart      Single to CF; Yde Scores/unER; Brickell to 3B
   RO     1-3     P Waner         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Brickell Scores/unER
   O      1--     G Wright        Groundout: P-1B (P)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Johnny Miljus facing 2-3-4
                  Johnny Miljus replaces Fred Brickell pitching and batting 9th; Johnny Gooch replaces Emil Yde playing C batting 8th
          ---     M Koenig        Single
   OO     1--     B Ruth          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-1B
   O      ---     L Gehrig        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Yankees 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Wilcy Moore facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     P Traynor       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     G Grantham      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--     J Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B; Grantham to 2B
          -2-     J Gooch         Intentional Walk
   O      12-     J Miljus        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Johnny Miljus facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     B Meusel        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     T Lazzeri       Walk
   O      1--     J Dugan         Popfly: 1B
          1--     P Collins       Single to CF; Lazzeri to 3B
   O      1-3     W Moore         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Tied 3-3, Wilcy Moore facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     L Waner         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     C Barnhart      Flyball: LF
   O      ---     P Waner         Groundout: P-1B (P)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 3-3, Johnny Miljus facing 1-2-3
          ---     E Combs         Walk
          1--     M Koenig        Single (Bunt); Combs to 2B
          12-     B Ruth          Wild Pitch; Combs to 3B; Koenig to 2B
          -23     " "             Intentional Walk
   O      123     L Gehrig        Strikeout
   O      123     B Meusel        Strikeout
   R      123     T Lazzeri       Wild Pitch; Combs Scores/No RBI
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Yankees 4.

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