New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Athletics
May 31, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1927 at Shibe Park. The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Yankees 10, Philadelphia Athletics 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 5 1 1 0
Koenig ss 5 2 2 1
Ruth lf 4 2 1 2
Gehrig 1b 5 3 3 1
Meusel rf 4 0 3 3
Lazzeri 3b 5 1 1 0
Morehart 2b 4 0 0 0
Collins c 2 1 1 1
Hoyt p 4 0 1 0
Totals 38 10 13 8
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Collins 2b 3 1 1 0
  Bishop 2b 2 0 0 0
Lamar lf 5 0 2 0
Cobb rf 3 0 0 0
  French rf 1 0 0 0
Simmons cf 3 0 1 1
  Wheat cf 1 0 0 0
Dykes 3b 4 2 3 0
Cochrane c 1 0 0 0
  Perkins c 1 0 0 0
Poole 1b 4 0 3 1
Boley ss 4 0 0 1
Quinn p 1 0 0 0
  Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Pate p 2 0 1 0
  Yerkes p 0 0 0 0
  Branom ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
New York 301 130 200–10130
Philadelphia 100 001 010–3110
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt  W(7-2) 9.0 11 3 3 1 3
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
1
3
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Quinn  L(4-3) 4.0 7 6 6 1 1
  Willis   0.2 1 2 2 3 1
  Pate   3.1 5 2 1 1 3
  Yerkes   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
10
9
6
5
  E–None.  DP–New York 1. Morehart-Koenig-Gehrig.  PB–Perkins (1).  2B–New York Gehrig (17); Lazzeri (8), Philadelphia Collins (7); Lamar (13); Dykes (4); Pate (1).  3B–New York Koenig (5); Gehrig (7).  HR–New York Ruth (15,1st inning off Quinn 1 on 1 out); Gehrig (12,3rd inning off Quinn 0 on 2 out); Collins (2,4th inning off Quinn 0 on 2 out).  SH–Meusel (10); Hoyt (7); Perkins (1).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  SB–Meusel 2 (9).  U–Pants Rowland, Tommy Connolly, Roy Van Graflan.  T–2:02.  A–15,000.
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