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Yankees
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
October 5, 1927
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees, played on October 5, 1927 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | October 5, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 5, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Waite Hoyt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Kremer |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 41,467 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: Charlie Moran 3B: Red Ormsby |
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 |
| Joe Dugan | Third Baseman |
| Pat Collins | Catcher |
| Waite Hoyt | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Clyde Barnhart | Left Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Glenn Wright | Shortstop |
| Pie Traynor | Third Baseman |
| George Grantham | Second Baseman |
| Joe Harris | First Baseman |
| Earl Smith | Catcher |
| Ray Kremer | Pitcher |
| Donie Bush | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
October 5, 1927
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Kremer
Combs hits a fly ball into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Kremer
Koenig strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Kremer
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Kremer
Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Waner who is chasing the ball. Gehrig reaches third base with a triple. Ruth goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meusel vs. Kremer
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hoyt
Waner is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnhart vs. Hoyt
Barnhart hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Hoyt
Waner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Waner reaches second base with a double. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wright vs. Hoyt
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Waner tags and scores. Waner tags and moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Traynor vs. Hoyt
Traynor hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Kremer
Lazzeri hits a popup, foul, towards third. Traynor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Kremer
Dugan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grantham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Kremer
Collins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoyt vs. Kremer
Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Hoyt
Grantham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Hoyt
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lazzeri scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hoyt
Smith 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
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Kremer
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Kremer
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham misplays the ball. That's an error on Grantham. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Kremer
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Koenig moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehrig vs. Kremer
Gehrig takes first base on ball four. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Meusel vs. Kremer
Meusel takes first base on ball four. Koenig scores. Ruth moves to third. Gehrig moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lazzeri vs. Kremer
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright fields it and throws to second for the out. Ruth scores. Gehrig moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dugan vs. Kremer
The ball gets by Smith for a passed ball. Gehrig is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Gehrig scores. Lazzeri moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dugan vs. Kremer
Dugan hits a fly ball into left field. Barnhart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kremer vs. Hoyt
Kremer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ruth. Kremer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waner vs. Hoyt
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barnhart vs. Hoyt
Barnhart hits a fly ball towards left. Meusel settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Meusel. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Hoyt
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kremer scores. Barnhart moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Hoyt
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri fields it and throws to second for the out. Barnhart moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Traynor vs. Hoyt
Traynor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Kremer
Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Kremer
Hoyt hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Kremer
Combs hits a line drive into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Hoyt
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grantham for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Hoyt
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hoyt
Smith hits a popup in front of the plate. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Kremer
Koenig hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Waner. Koenig reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Kremer
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grantham scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Koenig moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gehrig vs. Kremer
Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Koenig tags and scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Kremer
Meusel hits a popup towards short. Wright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kremer vs. Hoyt
Kremer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hoyt
Waner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Waner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barnhart vs. Hoyt
Barnhart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Waner scores. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Hoyt
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Barnhart moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wright vs. Hoyt
Wright hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Barnhart tags and moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Traynor vs. Hoyt
Traynor hits a popup into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Kremer
Lazzeri hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Barnhart. Lazzeri reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dugan vs. Miljus
Johnny Miljus now pitching.
Dugan bunts in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Lazzeri moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Collins vs. Miljus
Collins takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hoyt vs. Miljus
Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grantham vs. Hoyt
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grantham for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Hoyt
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hoyt
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Miljus
Combs strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Miljus
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops it up and throws to first, with Miljus covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Miljus
Ruth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Miljus
Miljus fires to first and has Ruth trapped. There's the throw to Wright who tags Ruth for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miljus vs. Hoyt
Miljus strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hoyt
Waner 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 -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Hoyt
Barnhart hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Miljus
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miljus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Miljus
Meusel is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Miljus
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Traynor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hoyt
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Hoyt
Wright hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Traynor vs. Hoyt
Traynor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wright moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grantham vs. Moore
Wilcy Moore now pitching.
Grantham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig fields it and throws to second for the out. Wright moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harris vs. Moore
Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wright scores. Grantham moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Moore
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Miljus
Dugan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Miljus
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wright scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Miljus
Moore is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brickell vs. Moore
Fred Brickell pinch hits for Johnny Miljus.
Brickell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Moore
Waner hits a line drive into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnhart vs. Moore
Barnhart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Moore, and towards Lazzeri, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/5/1927 -- New York at Pittsburgh (D)
New York AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Combs E, cf 4 0 0 0 Waner L, cf 4 2 1 0
Koenig M, ss 4 2 1 0 Barnhart C, lf 5 0 1 1
Ruth B, rf 4 2 3 0 Waner P, rf 4 0 3 1
Gehrig L, 1b 2 1 1 2 Wright G, ss 2 1 1 1
Meusel B, lf 3 0 0 1 Traynor P, 3b 4 0 1 0
Lazzeri T, 2b 4 0 1 1 Grantham G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Dugan J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Harris J, 1b 4 0 1 1
Collins P, c 2 0 0 0 Smith E, c 4 0 0 0
Hoyt W, p 3 0 0 0 Kremer R, p 2 1 1 0
Moore W, p 1 0 0 0 Miljus J, p 1 0 0 0
Brickell F, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 5 6 4 34 4 9 4
New York 103 010 000 -- 5
Pittsburgh 101 010 010 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt W (W) 7.1 8 4 4 1 2
Moore W (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Kremer R (L)* 5.0 5 5 2 3 1
Miljus J 4.0 1 0 0 1 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Grantham G, Smith E, Meusel B
DP -- New York 1, Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- New York 4, Pittsburgh 7
2B -- Waner P, Kremer R, Koenig M, Waner L, Lazzeri T
3B -- Gehrig L
SH -- Dugan J
SF -- Wright G 2, Gehrig L
HBP -- by Hoyt W (Waner L)
T -- 2:04
A -- 41467
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