Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
August 31, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 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 3, New York Yankees 10
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Rothrock ss 5 1 2 2
Myer 3b 4 0 2 0
Flagstead cf 3 0 0 0
  Tarbert cf 2 0 0 0
Regan 2b 4 0 0 0
Tobin rf 4 1 2 0
Shaner lf 3 0 1 0
Todt 1b 3 0 0 0
  Rollings 1b 1 0 0 0
Hofmann c 1 0 0 1
  Moore c 2 1 2 0
Ruffing p 1 0 0 0
  Rogell ph 1 0 0 0
  Welzer p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 5 1 2 0
Koenig ss 5 2 2 0
Ruth rf 4 3 1 1
Gehrig 1b 3 1 1 3
Meusel lf 3 1 1 1
Lazzeri 2b 5 2 3 4
Dugan 3b 2 0 0 0
  Wera 3b 1 0 1 0
Bengough c 4 0 2 0
Pipgras p 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 13 9
Boston 010 000 002–392
New York 005 400 01x–10131
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffing  L(5-13) 4.0 8 9 6 3 5
  Welzer   4.0 5 1 1 1 4
Totals
8.0
13
10
7
4
9
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pipgras  W(7-3) 9.0 9 3 3 3 4
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
4
  E–Rothrock (19), Todt (10), Bengough (2).  2B–Boston Tobin (15).  3B–New York Gehrig (15).  HR–Boston Rothrock (1,9th inning off Pipgras 1 on), New York Ruth (43,8th inning off Welzer 0 on); Lazzeri 2 (18,3rd inning off Ruffing 2 on 2 out,4th inning off Ruffing 0 on 2 out).  SH–Hofmann (9); Gehrig (20); Meusel (18).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Dugan (3).  Team–8.  SB–Koenig (3); Ruth (4).  CS–Lazzeri (12); Bengough (2).  U–Bill Dinneen, Dick Nallin.
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