New York Yankees vs Pittsburgh Pirates
October 5, 1927 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 5, 1927 at Forbes Field. The New York Yankees defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 4 0 0 0
Koenig ss 4 2 1 0
Ruth rf 4 2 3 0
Gehrig 1b 2 1 1 2
Meusel lf 3 0 0 1
Lazzeri 2b 4 0 1 1
Dugan 3b 3 0 0 0
Collins c 2 0 0 0
Hoyt p 3 0 0 0
  Moore p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 6 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 4 2 1 0
Barnhart lf 5 0 1 1
Waner P. rf 4 0 3 1
Wright ss 2 1 1 1
Traynor 3b 4 0 1 0
Grantham 2b 3 0 0 0
Harris 1b 4 0 1 1
Smith c 4 0 0 0
Kremer p 2 1 1 0
  Miljus p 1 0 0 0
  Brickell ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
New York 103 010 000561
Pittsburgh 101 010 010492
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt  W (1-0) 7.1 8 4 4 1 2
  Moore  SV (1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Kremer  L (0-1) 5.0 5 5 2 3 1
  Miljus   4.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
6
5
2
4
4

  E–Meusel (1), Grantham (1), Smith (1).  DP–New York 1, Pittsburgh 1.  2B–New York Koenig (1,off Kremer); Lazzeri (1,off Kremer), Pittsburgh P Waner (1,off Hoyt); Kremer (1,off Hoyt); L Waner (1,off Hoyt).  3B–New York Gehrig (1,off Kremer).  SH–Dugan (1,off Miljus).  SF–Gehrig (1,off Kremer); Wright 2 (2,off Hoyt 2).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–L Waner (1,by Hoyt).  Team–7.  HBP–Hoyt (1,L Waner).  U-HP–Ernie Quigley (NL), 1B–Dick Nallin (AL), 2B–Charlie Moran (NL), 3B–Red Ormsby (AL).  T–2:04.  A–41,467.
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