New York Yankees vs Philadelphia Athletics
April 27, 1929 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1929 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 9, Philadelphia Athletics 7

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 5 0 1 0
Koenig 3b 3 1 1 0
Ruth lf 5 1 0 0
Gehrig 1b 5 1 2 3
Meusel rf 5 2 2 0
Lazzeri 2b 3 2 2 0
Durocher ss 2 1 0 0
Grabowski c 0 0 0 0
  Jorgens c 1 0 0 0
  Dickey c 2 0 0 1
Pipgras p 3 0 1 1
  Moore p 1 1 0 0
Totals 35 9 9 5
Philadelphia Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Bishop 2b 4 2 2 0
Haas cf 4 1 3 1
Cochrane c 5 2 1 0
Simmons lf 4 1 1 5
Hale 3b 4 0 3 1
Foxx 1b 4 0 1 0
Miller rf 5 0 0 0
Dykes ss 5 0 3 0
Grove p 2 1 0 0
  Yerkes p 0 0 0 0
  Earnshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Hassler ph 1 0 0 0
  Orwoll p 1 0 0 0
  Collins ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 14 7
New York 020 005 002991
Philadelphia 000 120 0407144
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pipgras   7.2 13 7 6 3 4
  Moore  W(1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
7
6
3
4
  Philadelphia Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Grove   5.1 5 5 3 2 6
  Yerkes   0.0 0 2 2 1 0
  Earnshaw   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Orwoll  L(0-1) 3.0 2 2 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
9
5
4
7

  E–Durocher (2), Foxx (1), Dykes 2 (4), Grove (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Dykes-Bishop-Foxx.  2B–Philadelphia Haas (2); Cochrane (4); Dykes (4).  3B–Philadelphia Dykes (1).  HR–New York Gehrig (2,6th inning off Grove 1 on), Philadelphia Simmons (1,8th inning off Pipgras 3 on).  SH–Durocher (1); Simmons (1).  HBP–Lazzeri (2); Hale (1).  Team LOB–5.  Team–11.  SB–Lazzeri (2); Durocher (1).  U–Bill McGowan, Roy Van Graflan, Tommy Connolly.
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