New York Yankees vs Washington Senators
May 2, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1927 at Griffith Stadium. The New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 9, Washington Senators 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 5 1 2 0
Koenig ss 4 0 1 0
Ruth rf 5 1 1 0
Gehrig 1b 4 2 1 1
Meusel lf 5 1 3 3
Lazzeri 2b 5 2 3 2
Dugan 3b 5 1 3 1
Grabowski c 2 1 1 1
Hoyt p 4 0 2 1
  Moore p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 17 9
Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Stewart 2b 5 0 0 0
Rice rf 4 0 1 2
Speaker cf 5 1 2 0
Goslin lf 3 0 0 0
Judge 1b 4 0 1 1
Rigney ss 4 0 0 0
Bluege 3b 4 2 2 0
Ruel c 4 2 1 1
Coveleski p 0 0 0 0
  Tucker ph 1 0 1 1
  Braxton p 1 0 0 0
  West ph 1 1 1 1
  Crowder p 0 0 0 0
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
  Cullop ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 6 10 6
New York 221 001 0129173
Washington 011 000 2026103
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt  W(3-1) 8.0 10 6 4 1 1
  Moore  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
4
1
1
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Coveleski  L(2-1) 2.0 5 4 2 0 1
  Braxton   5.0 6 2 2 1 6
  Crowder   1.0 4 1 1 1 0
  Burke   1.0 2 2 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
17
9
6
2
7

  E–Koenig (6), Dugan 2 (3), Goslin (2), Judge (1), Coveleski (1).  DP–Washington 3. Stewart-Judge, Rigney-Stewart-Judge, Braxton-Rigney-Judge.  2B–New York Gehrig (6); Meusel (5), Washington Rice (3); Tucker (2); West (1).  3B–New York Dugan (1); Grabowski (1), Washington Judge (3).  HR–New York Lazzeri (2,8th inning off Crowder 0 on).  SH–Koenig (4); Gehrig (7); Rice (4).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  SB–Combs (4).  U–Bill McGowan, George Hildebrand, Billy Evans.  T–2:16.  A–7,500.
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