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Scores
Standings
SLB
@CHW		2
7
CLE
@DET		0
1
NYY
@PHA		10
3
NYY
@PHA		18
5
BOS
@WSH		4
1
BRO
@BSN		3
2
PHI
@NYG		4
13
CHC
@PIT		9
10
CIN
@STL		0
1
Tuesday, May 31, 1927,
, Shibe Park
Attendance: 15,000, Time of Game: 2:12
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Yankees
18
28-14
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Athletics
5
22-20
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Urban Shocker (6-3)
L: Howard Ehmke (5-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  1  0   0  6  7   0  3  0   18 24  1
Athletics       1  0  0   1  0  1   1  1  0    5 12  1

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Earle Combs CF 6 4 5 1 0 0 .333 .818 5 0 3B,2·2B
Mark Koenig SS 6 3 3 4 0 0 .308 .769 1 3 HR
Babe Ruth LF 6 2 3 5 0 1 .344 1.198 3 0 HR,2B
   Ben Paschal LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .686 1 0
Lou Gehrig 1B 5 1 2 0 1 1 .413 1.304 11 0
Bob Meusel RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .394 1.030 0 0
   Cedric Durst RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .308 .718 3 0 CS,SH
Tony Lazzeri 3B 6 3 4 2 0 0 .287 .766 0 0 HR,2B
Ray Morehart 2B 6 0 0 0 0 0 .053 .234 1 5
Johnny Grabowski C 5 2 2 3 0 0 .313 .757 2 2 3B,HBP
Urban Shocker P 3 2 3 2 0 0 .391 .896 0 2 HBP,SH
Team Totals 48 18 24 18 1 3 .500 1.373 27 12
2B: B Ruth (8); T Lazzeri (9); E Combs 2 (7).
3B: J Grabowski (2); E Combs (3).
HR: B Ruth (16); M Koenig (1); T Lazzeri (3).
SH: U Shocker (9); C Durst (4).
HBP: J Grabowski (1); U Shocker (1).
TB: E Combs 9; T Lazzeri 8; B Ruth 7; M Koenig 6; J Grabowski 4; U Shocker 3; L Gehrig 2; B Meusel; C Durst.
RBI: B Ruth 5 (40); M Koenig 4 (24); J Grabowski 3 (12); U Shocker 2 (4); T Lazzeri 2 (30); E Combs (10); C Durst (10).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
E: R Morehart (1).
Baserunning
CS: C Durst (3, -1st base by  POCS).

Philadelphia Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Eddie Collins 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .842 1 5
Bill Lamar LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .337 .839 1 0 CS
   Zack Wheat LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .268 .585 0 0 2B
Ty Cobb RF 4 2 3 1 0 0 .381 .994 0 0 CS
Al Simmons CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .399 1.090 1 0
   Walt French CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .487 1 0
Jimmy Dykes 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .382 1.036 2 3 2B
Mickey Cochrane C 3 0 1 1 0 0 .310 .898 3 1
   Jimmie Foxx C 1 1 1 1 0 0 .500 1.750 2 0 HR
Jim Poole 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .225 .543 14 0
Joe Boley SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .597 2 3
Howard Ehmke P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .138 .345 0 4
   Eddie Rommel P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Joe Pate P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.167 0 0
   Dud Branom PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .495
Team Totals 38 5 12 5 0 1 .316 .763 27 16
2B: J Dykes (5); Z Wheat (2).
HR: J Foxx (1).
TB: J Foxx 4; J Dykes 3; T Cobb 3; Z Wheat 2; J Poole 2; B Lamar; M Cochrane; A Simmons.
RBI: J Poole (6); J Foxx (1); M Cochrane (22); A Simmons (52); T Cobb (25).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
E: W French (1).
Baserunning
CS: T Cobb (3, -1st base by  POCS); B Lamar (2, -1st base by  POCS).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Urban Shocker, W (6-3) 9 12 5 4 0 1 1 2.62 38 46
Team Totals 9 12 5 4 0 1 1 4.00 38 46

Philadelphia Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Howard Ehmke, L (5-4) 4.1 11 8 8 0 1 2 5.16 24 10
Eddie Rommel 1.2 7 7 7 1 0 0 11.84 14
Joe Pate 3 6 3 3 0 2 1 6.75 15
Team Totals 9 24 18 18 1 3 3 18.00 53 10
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: H Ehmke (3); E Rommel (2).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Roy Van Graflan, 1B - Tommy Connolly, 2B - (none), 3B - Pants Rowland.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 15,000.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Philadelphia Athletics
1 Earle Combs CF 1 Eddie Collins 2B
2 Mark Koenig SS 2 Bill Lamar LF
3 Babe Ruth LF 3 Ty Cobb RF
4 Lou Gehrig 1B 4 Al Simmons CF
5 Bob Meusel RF 5 Jimmy Dykes 3B
6 Tony Lazzeri 3B 6 Mickey Cochrane C
7 Ray Morehart 2B 7 Jim Poole 1B
8 Johnny Grabowski C 8 Joe Boley SS
9 Urban Shocker P 9 Howard Ehmke P

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