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Yankees 18 @ Athletics 5
Shibe Park
May 31, 1927

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Athletics and the New York Yankees, played on May 31, 1927 at Shibe Park. The home team Athletics were bested by the visiting Yankees with a score of 18 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 31, 1927 
Visiting Team
New York Yankees
R: 18 H: 24 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 18
Hits: 24
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Philadelphia Athletics
R: 5 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherUrban Shocker  
Losing PitcherHoward Ehmke  
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Game Winning RBIMark Koenig 

Game Info

DateMay 31, 1927 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Yankees 
Home TeamPhiladelphia Athletics 
Visiting Starting PitcherUrban Shocker  
Home Starting PitcherHoward Ehmke  
BallparkShibe Park 
CityPhiladelphia 
StatePA 
Attendance15,000 
Time of Game2 hours 12 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Roy Van Graflan
1B: Tommy Connolly
2B: (none)
3B: Pants Rowland

New York Yankees Lineup 

Name  Position 
Earle Combs  Center Fielder 
Mark Koenig  Shortstop 
Babe Ruth  Left Fielder 
Lou Gehrig  First Baseman 
Bob Meusel  Right Fielder 
Tony Lazzeri  Third Baseman 
Ray Morehart  Second Baseman 
Johnny Grabowski  Catcher 
Urban Shocker  Pitcher 
Miller Huggins  Manager 

Philadelphia Athletics Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Collins  Second Baseman 
Bill Lamar  Left Fielder 
Ty Cobb  Right Fielder 
Al Simmons  Center Fielder 
Jimmy Dykes  Third Baseman 
Mickey Cochrane  Catcher 
Jim Poole  First Baseman 
Joe Boley  Shortstop 
Howard Ehmke  Pitcher 
Connie Mack  Manager 

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Yankees 18 @ Athletics 5
Shibe Park
May 31, 1927

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         Game of 5/31/1927, game 2 -- New York at Philadelphia (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI
Combs E, cf           6  4  5  1   Collins E, 2b         5  0  0  0   
Koenig M, ss          6  3  3  4   Lamar B, lf           3  0  1  0   
Ruth B, lf            6  2  3  5   Wheat Z, lf           2  1  1  0   
Paschal B, lf         0  0  0  0   Cobb T, rf            4  2  3  1   
Gehrig L, 1b          5  1  2  0   Simmons A, cf         3  0  1  1   
Meusel B, rf          1  0  1  0   French W, cf          1  0  0  0   
Durst C, pr-rf        4  1  1  1   Dykes J, 3b           4  1  2  0   
Lazzeri T, 3b         6  3  4  2   Cochrane M, c         3  0  1  1   
Morehart R, 2b        6  0  0  0   Foxx J, c             1  1  1  1   
Grabowski J, c        5  2  2  3   Poole J, 1b           4  0  2  1   
Shocker U, p          3  2  3  2   Boley J, ss           4  0  0  0   
                                   Ehmke H, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   Rommel E, p           1  0  0  0   
                                   Pate J, p             1  0  0  0   
                                   Branom D, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     48 18 24 18                        38  5 12  5

New York         110 067 030 -- 18
Philadelphia     100 101 110 --  5

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Shocker U (W)         9.0 12  5  4  0  1

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ehmke H (L)           4.1 11  8  8  0  1
Rommel E              1.2  7  7  7  1  0
Pate J                3.0  6  3  3  0  2

E -- Morehart R, French W
LOB -- New York 8, Philadelphia 6
2B -- Lazzeri T, Ruth B, Dykes J, Combs E 2, Wheat Z
3B -- Combs E, Grabowski J
HR -- Ruth B, Lazzeri T, Koenig M, Foxx J
CS -- Durst C, Lamar B, Cobb T
SH -- Shocker U
SF -- Durst C
HBP -- by Ehmke H (Grabowski J), by Rommel E (Shocker U)
T -- 2:12
A -- 15000

    

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