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Scores
Standings
WSH
@CHW		0
4
BOS
@CLE		6
5		 
(11)
PHA
@DET		9
5
NYY
@SLB		10
6
Sunday, August 28, 1927,
, Sportsman's Park III
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:14
Yankees
10
87-37
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
 at Browns
6
47-74
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
W: Urban Shocker (14-6)
L: Ernie Wingard (2-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         2  2  1   1  2  0   0  0  2   10 13  2
Browns          0  0  4   1  1  0   0  0  0    6 11  1

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Earle Combs CF 4 1 1 2 1 0 .344 .889 2 0 2B
Mark Koenig SS 3 2 2 2 2 0 .288 .719 0 2 HR
Babe Ruth LF 4 1 1 2 1 2 .357 1.240 5 0 HR
Lou Gehrig 1B 4 1 2 1 1 1 .380 1.267 6 1
Bob Meusel RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 .346 .909 4 0
Tony Lazzeri 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 .311 .883 4 2
Joe Dugan 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 .256 .668 1 1
Benny Bengough C 5 1 3 2 0 1 .216 .635 5 0 3B,2B
Dutch Ruether P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .734 0 2
   Urban Shocker P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .616 0 1
Team Totals 38 10 13 10 6 8 .342 1.037 27 9
2B: B Bengough (2); E Combs (28).
3B: B Bengough (2).
HR: B Ruth (42); M Koenig (3).
TB: B Bengough 6; M Koenig 5; B Ruth 4; E Combs 2; T Lazzeri 2; J Dugan 2; L Gehrig 2.
RBI: B Bengough 2 (7); M Koenig 2 (50); E Combs 2 (47); B Ruth 2 (120); T Lazzeri (86); L Gehrig (145).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Dugan-T Lazzeri.
E: L Gehrig (11); B Ruth (11).

St.Louis Browns

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Frank O'Rourke 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .269 .692 0 1
Harry Rice RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .299 .774 1 0
George Sisler 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .330 .798 9 0
Ken Williams LF 4 1 1 3 0 0 .320 .929 1 2 HR
Bing Miller CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .336 .848 2 0 2B
Ski Melillo 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .221 .555 2 4
   Herschel Bennett 1 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .709
   Spencer Adams 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .719 0 0
Leo Dixon C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .211 .513 9 0
   Wally Schang 1 0 0 0 0 1 .336 .902
   Steve O'Neill C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .549 2 1
Otis Miller SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .235 .633 1 6
Ernie Wingard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .638 0 1
   Elam Vangilder P 4 1 2 1 0 1 .288 .706 0 0 2·2B
Team Totals 37 6 11 6 1 5 .297 .775 27 15
2B: E Vangilder 2 (3); B Miller (27).
HR: K Williams (12).
TB: E Vangilder 4; K Williams 4; O Miller 2; B Miller 2; H Rice 2; G Sisler; S Melillo; L Dixon.
RBI: K Williams 3 (54); E Vangilder (5); S Melillo (21); H Rice (59).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. K Williams-F O'Rourke-S O'Neill-O Miller; K Williams-L Dixon.
E: S Adams (14).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Dutch Ruether 3.2 8 5 5 1 1 1 3.53 20 25
Urban Shocker, W (14-6) 5.1 3 1 1 0 4 0 3.21 18
Team Totals 9 11 6 6 1 5 1 6.00 38 25

St.Louis Browns

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Ernie Wingard, L (2-10) 2.1 5 5 5 5 2 1 6.52 17 24
Elam Vangilder 6.2 8 5 4 1 6 1 4.70 27
Team Totals 9 13 10 9 6 8 2 9.00 44 24
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Red Ormsby, 1B - Harry Geisel, 2B - (none), 3B - Pants Rowland.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         St.Louis Browns
1 Earle Combs CF 1 Frank O'Rourke 3B
2 Mark Koenig SS 2 Harry Rice RF
3 Babe Ruth LF 3 George Sisler 1B
4 Lou Gehrig 1B 4 Ken Williams LF
5 Bob Meusel RF 5 Bing Miller CF
6 Tony Lazzeri 2B 6 Ski Melillo 2B
7 Joe Dugan 3B 7 Leo Dixon C
8 Benny Bengough C 8 Otis Miller SS
9 Dutch Ruether P 9 Ernie Wingard P

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