Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
April 17, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 17, 1927 at Yankee Stadium I. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 2, New York Yankees 14

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Wanninger ss 3 0 0 0
  Rothrock ss 1 0 0 0
Rigney 3b 3 0 0 0
  Rollings 3b 1 0 0 0
Tobin rf 4 1 2 1
Flagstead cf 4 0 0 0
Jacobson lf 3 0 1 0
  Shaner lf 1 1 1 0
Todt 1b 3 0 0 0
Regan 2b 2 0 1 0
  Rogell 2b 2 0 1 1
Hofmann c 2 0 0 0
  Moore c 2 0 1 0
Russell p 2 0 0 0
  MacFayden p 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 6 1 2 1
Koenig ss 5 1 2 2
Ruth rf 3 2 1 0
Gehrig 1b 4 3 3 6
Meusel lf 5 1 3 0
Lazzeri 2b 5 2 2 0
Gazella 3b 4 1 2 2
Collins c 3 2 3 2
Hoyt p 3 1 0 0
Totals 38 14 18 13
Boston 000 100 001283
New York 320 121 05x14180
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Russell  L(0-1) 6.0 12 9 6 2 1
  MacFayden   2.0 6 5 5 2 1
Totals
8.0
18
14
11
4
2
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt  W(2-0) 9.0 8 2 2 0 5
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
5

  E–Wanninger (5), Russell 2 (2).  DP–Boston 1.  2B–Boston Shaner (1), New York Combs (2); Gazella (1).  3B–New York Lazzeri (2).  HR–Boston Tobin (1,4th inning off Hoyt 0 on), New York Gehrig 2 (2,1st inning off Russell 2 on,8th inning off MacFayden 1 on).  SH–Todt (1); Gehrig (4); Gazella (1); Hoyt 2 (4).  Team LOB–6.  Team–8.  U–Bill McGowan, Billy Evans, George Hildebrand.  T–2:01.  A–35,000.
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