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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
July 12, 1927
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on July 12, 1927 at League Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 12, 1927 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 12, 1927 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Urban Shocker |
Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Shaute |
Ballpark | League Park |
City | Cleveland |
State | OH |
Attendance | 10,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours |
Umpires | HP: Roy Van Graflan 1B: Pants Rowland 2B: (none) 3B: Tommy Connolly |
New York Yankees Lineup
Name | Position |
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Earle Combs | Center Fielder |
Ray Morehart | Second Baseman |
Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
Bob Meusel | Left Fielder |
Tony Lazzeri | Shortstop |
Joe Dugan | Third Baseman |
Johnny Grabowski | Catcher |
Urban Shocker | Pitcher |
Miller Huggins | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
Name | Position |
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Charlie Jamieson | Left Fielder |
Freddy Spurgeon | Second Baseman |
Homer Summa | Right Fielder |
George Burns | First Baseman |
Joe Sewell | Shortstop |
Luke Sewell | Catcher |
Ike Eichrodt | Center Fielder |
Rube Lutzke | Third Baseman |
Joe Shaute | Pitcher |
Jack McCallister | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
July 12, 1927
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Shaute
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spurgeon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morehart vs. Shaute
Morehart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spurgeon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Shaute
Ruth hits a line drive into right field. Summa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Shaute
Gehrig strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Shocker
Jamieson hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spurgeon vs. Shocker
Spurgeon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summa vs. Shocker
Summa hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Morehart fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Shocker
Burns is hit by the pitch. Summa moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Shocker
Sewell hits a fly ball into center field. Combs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Shaute
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lutzke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Shaute
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into left field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Shaute
Dugan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grabowski vs. Shaute
Grabowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lutzke can't make a play. That's a base hit. Dugan moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shocker vs. Shaute
Shocker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spurgeon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Shocker
Sewell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Eichrodt vs. Shocker
There's a wild pitch. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Eichrodt vs. Shocker
Eichrodt hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lutzke vs. Shocker
Lutzke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lazzeri fields it and has Sewell trapped. There's the throw to Dugan and over to Morehart, who tags Sewell for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shaute vs. Shocker
Shaute hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Combs vs. Shaute
Combs hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Eichrodt, who is chasing the ball. Combs reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morehart vs. Shaute
Morehart hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Eichrodt. Morehart reaches second base with a double. Combs scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Shaute
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gehrig vs. Shaute
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Eichrodt. Gehrig reaches second base with a double. Morehart scores. There goes Ruth trying to get to home. Eichrodt throws the ball in to Sewell, who tags Ruth, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Shaute
Meusel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jamieson. Meusel reaches second base with a double. Gehrig scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lazzeri vs. Shaute
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Shocker
Jamieson hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spurgeon vs. Shocker
Spurgeon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summa vs. Shocker
Summa hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Shocker
Burns hits a line drive towards first. Gehrig reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Shaute
Dugan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grabowski vs. Shaute
Grabowski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spurgeon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shocker vs. Shaute
Shocker bunts towards the mound. Shaute fields it and throws to first for the out. Grabowski moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Combs vs. Shaute
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spurgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Shocker
Sewell hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Shocker
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shocker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eichrodt vs. Shocker
Eichrodt hits a line drive into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morehart vs. Shaute
Morehart hits a fly ball into center field. Eichrodt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Shaute
Ruth strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Shaute
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops it up and throws to first, with Shaute covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lutzke vs. Shocker
Lutzke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaute vs. Shocker
Shaute hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Shocker
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Shaute
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lutzke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Shaute
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into left field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dugan vs. Shaute
Dugan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spurgeon vs. Shocker
Spurgeon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Summa vs. Shocker
Summa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Shocker
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Summa moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sewell vs. Shocker
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig has Summa trapped. There's the throw to Grabowski and over to Dugan, who tags Summa for the out. Burns moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Shocker
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shocker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Shaute
Grabowski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shocker vs. Shaute
Shocker bunts towards the mound. Shaute fields it and throws to first for the out. Grabowski moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Combs vs. Shaute
Combs strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morehart vs. Shaute
Morehart hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Grabowski scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Shaute
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops it up and throws to first, with Shaute covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eichrodt vs. Shocker
Eichrodt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Shocker
Glenn Myatt pinch hits for Rube Lutzke.
Myatt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morehart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaute vs. Shocker
Shaute hits a ball on the ground towards third. Dugan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jamieson vs. Shocker
Jamieson 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, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Shaute
Johnny Hodapp now playing third base.
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hodapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Shaute
Meusel hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Eichrodt who is chasing the ball. Meusel reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lazzeri vs. Shaute
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hodapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dugan vs. Shaute
Dugan hits a line drive into center field. Eichrodt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spurgeon vs. Shocker
Spurgeon hits a line drive towards third. Dugan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summa vs. Shocker
Summa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morehart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Shocker
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grabowski vs. Shaute
Grabowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hodapp juggles the ball. That's an error on Hodapp. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shocker vs. Shaute
Shocker bunts towards the mound. Shaute fields it and throws to first for the out. Grabowski moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Combs vs. Shaute
Combs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops it up and throws to first, with Shaute covering, for the out. Grabowski moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morehart vs. Shaute
Morehart hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Eichrodt. Morehart reaches second base with a double. Grabowski scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Shaute
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Shaute
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sewell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Shaute
There goes Gehrig. The throw from Sewell and he is out, Spurgeon applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Shocker
Sewell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Shocker
Sewell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lazzeri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Eichrodt vs. Shocker
Eichrodt strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodapp vs. Shocker
Hodapp hits a line drive into left field. Meusel picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Meusel. Sewell moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shaute vs. Shocker
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Hodapp moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burnett vs. Shocker
Johnny Burnett pinch hits for Joe Shaute.
Burnett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shocker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/12/1927 -- New York at Cleveland (D) New York AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI Combs E, cf 5 1 2 0 Jamieson C, lf 4 0 0 0 Morehart R, 2b 5 2 3 3 Spurgeon F, 2b 3 0 2 0 Ruth B, rf 4 1 1 2 Summa H, rf 4 0 0 0 Gehrig L, 1b 5 1 2 1 Burns G, 1b 3 0 1 0 Meusel B, lf 4 0 2 1 Sewell J, ss 4 0 1 0 Lazzeri T, ss 4 0 0 0 Sewell L, c 4 0 1 0 Dugan J, 3b 4 0 2 0 Eichrodt I, cf 4 0 0 0 Grabowski J, c 4 2 2 0 Lutzke R, 3b 2 0 0 0 Shocker U, p 1 0 0 0 Myatt G, ph 1 0 0 0 Hodapp J, 3b 1 0 1 0 Shaute J, p 3 0 1 0 Burnett J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 7 14 7 34 0 7 0 New York 003 000 103 -- 7 Cleveland 000 000 000 -- 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Shocker U (W) 9.0 7 0 0 1 1 Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO Shaute J (L) 9.0 14 7 4 1 4 E -- Hodapp J, Meusel B DP -- Cleveland 1 LOB -- New York 6, Cleveland 9 2B -- Morehart R 2, Gehrig L, Meusel B 3B -- Combs E, Meusel B HR -- Ruth B CS -- Gehrig L SH -- Shocker U 3 HBP -- by Shocker U (Burns G) WP -- Shocker U T -- 2:00 A -- 10000
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