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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 15, 1927
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Athletics, played on April 15, 1927 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Athletics
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Athletics |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howard Ehmke |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Herb Pennock |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 16,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill McGowan 1B: Billy Evans 2B: (none) 3B: George Hildebrand |
Philadelphia Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Collins | Second Baseman |
| Bill Lamar | Left Fielder |
| Ty Cobb | Right Fielder |
| Al Simmons | Center Fielder |
| Sammy Hale | Third Baseman |
| Jim Poole | First Baseman |
| Cy Perkins | Catcher |
| Joe Boley | Shortstop |
| Howard Ehmke | Pitcher |
| Connie Mack | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
| Mark Koenig | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Mike Gazella | Third Baseman |
| Pat Collins | Catcher |
| Herb Pennock | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
April 15, 1927
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Pennock
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamar vs. Pennock
Lamar hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Pennock
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gazella fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Ehmke
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Ehmke
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Poole scoops it up and throws to first, with Ehmke covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Ehmke
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Ehmke
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Ehmke
Meusel strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Pennock
Simmons hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Pennock
Hale bunts towards the mound. Pennock fields it and throws to first for the out. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Poole vs. Pennock
Poole hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Simmons trying to get to home. Ruth throws the ball in to Collins who tags Simmons who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perkins vs. Pennock
Perkins hits a line drive into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Ehmke
Lazzeri hits a popup towards third. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gazella vs. Ehmke
Gazella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lamar who is chasing the ball. Gazella reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Collins vs. Ehmke
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Lamar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gazella tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pennock vs. Ehmke
Pennock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boley vs. Pennock
Boley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gazella fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ehmke vs. Pennock
Ehmke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Pennock
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Ehmke
Combs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Ehmke
There goes Combs. The throw from Perkins and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Koenig vs. Ehmke
Koenig hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Combs scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Ehmke
Ruth hits a fly ball into left field. Lamar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Ehmke
There goes Koenig. The throw from Perkins and he is out, Collins applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Ehmke
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Ehmke
Meusel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lazzeri vs. Ehmke
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into left field. Lamar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamar vs. Pennock
Lamar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Pennock
Cobb bunts for a single. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Pennock
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gazella vs. Ehmke
Gazella hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lamar who is chasing the ball. Gazella reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Collins vs. Ehmke
Collins hits a popup towards short. Boley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pennock vs. Ehmke
Pennock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gazella scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Ehmke
Combs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenig vs. Ehmke
Koenig hits a popup towards third. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Pennock
Hale hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poole vs. Pennock
Poole takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perkins vs. Pennock
Perkins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gazella fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Pennock
Boley takes first base on ball four. Perkins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ehmke vs. Pennock
Ehmke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gazella fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Ehmke
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Ehmke
Gehrig bunts towards the mound. Ehmke fields it and throws to first for the out. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Ehmke
Meusel hits a popup towards third. Hale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lazzeri vs. Ehmke
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Perkins scoops up the ball and tags Lazzeri for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Pennock
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamar vs. Pennock
Lamar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lamar for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Pennock
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gazella vs. Ehmke
Gazella hits a fly ball into right field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Ehmke
Collins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lamar. Collins reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pennock vs. Ehmke
Pennock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Collins moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Combs vs. Ehmke
Combs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Koenig vs. Ehmke
Koenig hits a popup, foul, towards first. Poole settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Pennock
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Combs. Simmons reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Pennock
Hale hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Simmons tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Poole vs. Pennock
Poole hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Simmons tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perkins vs. Pennock
Perkins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boley vs. Pennock
Boley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perkins moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dykes vs. Pennock
Walt French pinch runs for Cy Perkins. Jimmy Dykes pinch hits for Howard Ehmke.
Dykes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Dykes reaches second base with a double. French scores. Boley goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Pennock
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Pate
Jimmie Foxx now catching. Joe Pate now pitching.
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Pate
Gehrig bunts towards the mound. Pate juggles the ball. That's an error on Pate. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meusel vs. Pate
Meusel takes first base on ball four. Ruth moves to third. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lazzeri vs. Pate
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Ruth scores. Gehrig scores. Meusel moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gazella vs. Walberg
Rube Walberg now pitching.
Gazella takes first base on ball four. Lazzeri moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Collins vs. Walberg
Collins strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pennock vs. Walberg
Pennock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Combs vs. Walberg
Combs hits a fly ball into center field. Simmons settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamar vs. Pennock
Lamar hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Pennock
Cobb hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Pennock
Simmons hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Walberg
Koenig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Simmons. Koenig reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Walberg
Ruth strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Walberg
Gehrig hits a popup in front of the plate. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Walberg
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hale can't make a play. That's a base hit. Koenig moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lazzeri vs. Walberg
Walberg fires to third, and has Koenig trapped. The throw to the plate, and Koenig is out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Pennock
Hale hits a popup towards third. Gazella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poole vs. Pennock
Poole hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gazella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Pennock
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gazella fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1927 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Collins E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Combs E, cf 4 1 2 0
Lamar B, lf 4 0 0 0 Koenig M, ss 5 0 2 1
Cobb T, rf 4 0 1 0 Ruth B, rf 4 2 2 1
Simmons A, cf 4 1 2 0 Gehrig L, 1b 1 1 0 0
Hale S, 3b 2 0 0 0 Meusel B, lf 4 0 2 0
Poole J, 1b 2 0 1 1 Lazzeri T, 2b 4 0 1 2
Perkins C, c 3 0 1 0 Gazella M, 3b 3 2 2 0
French W, pr 0 1 0 0 Collins P, c 3 0 1 1
Foxx J, c 1 0 0 0 Pennock H, p 4 0 0 1
Boley J, ss 2 1 1 0
Ehmke H, p 2 0 0 0
Dykes J, ph 1 0 1 2
Pate J, p 0 0 0 0
Walberg R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 3 7 3 32 6 12 6
Philadelphia 000 000 300 -- 3
New York 111 100 20x -- 6
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Ehmke H (L) 6.0 9 4 4 3 1
Pate J* 0.0 1 2 1 2 0
Walberg R 2.0 2 0 0 1 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pennock H (W) 9.0 7 3 3 2 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 7th
E -- Perkins C, Pate J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 4, New York 11
2B -- Collins P, Simmons A, Dykes J, Koenig M
3B -- Gazella M 2
HR -- Ruth B
SB -- Combs E
CS -- Koenig M
SH -- Hale S, Gehrig L 2
SF -- Collins P, Hale S, Poole J
T -- 2:27
A -- 16000
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