The 1925 Washington Senators won the first three games of the series, but a late comeback by the 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates in game four allowed them to avoid the sweep as week number two came to a close. Joe Judge hit .462 (6-for-13) to lead the Senators (5-3), while Paul Waner batted .357 (5-for-14) for the Pirates (1-3).
Game #1: Washington 5, Pittsburgh 1
After four scoreless innings, the Pirates handed the Senators the lead by committing four errors in the fifth and sixth innings, leading to two Washington runs. The Pirates got a run back in the seventh, albeit on a double play. But Washington put the game away with Roger Peckinpaugh’s RBI single in the eighth and Joe Judge’s two-run homer in the ninth. Stan Coveleski gave up six hits in the complete-game win.
1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI 1927 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI
Earl McNeely 4 0 0 0 Lloyd Waner 4 0 2 0
Bucky Harris 5 0 1 0 Clyde Barnhart 4 0 1 0
Sam Rice 5 0 1 0 Paul Waner 4 1 1 0
Goose Goslin 4 1 1 0 Glenn Wright 4 0 1 0
Joe Judge 3 2 1 2 Pie Traynor 3 0 0 0
Ossie Bluege 4 1 0 0 George Grantham 3 0 1 0
Roger Peckinpaugh 4 0 1 1 Joe Harris 3 0 0 0
Muddy Ruel 3 0 1 1 Johnny Gooch 3 0 0 0
Stan Coveleski AZ 4 1 0 0 Carmen Hill BY 2 0 0 0
Kiki Cuyler 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 36 5 6 4 TOTALS 31 1 6 0
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 000 011 012 -- 5
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 000 000 100 -- 1
LOB--1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 10, 1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 3.
ERR--Roger Peckinpaugh, Clyde Barnhart, Glenn Wright, Pie
Traynor, Joe Harris. HR--Joe Judge. HBP--Muddy Ruel.
SACB--Earl McNeely. SB--Goose Goslin.
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Stan Coveleski AZ [W] 9.00 6 1 1 0 0 0
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Carmen Hill BY [L] 8.00 5 3 1 3 3 0
Johnny Miljus AYZ 1.00 1 2 2 1 2 1
Game #2: Washington 3, Pittsburgh 2
The Pirates led 2-0 late, with Paul Waner and George Grantham providing RBI doubles in the fourth and seventh innings, respectively. The Senators cut the deficit in half after an error and a Sam Rice RBI double in the eighth. In the top of the ninth, Washington loaded the bases with one out and Walter Johnson won himself the game with a two-run single. Johnson closed it out with a 1-2-3 ninth inning.
1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI 1927 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI
Earl McNeely 5 0 0 0 Lloyd Waner 4 0 0 0
Bucky Harris 5 1 1 0 Clyde Barnhart 3 1 1 0
Sam Rice 4 0 2 1 Paul Waner 4 0 1 1
Goose Goslin 4 0 1 0 Glenn Wright 4 1 1 0
Joe Judge 4 1 2 0 Pie Traynor 4 0 0 0
Ossie Bluege 3 1 0 0 George Grantham 4 0 1 1
Roger Peckinpaugh 2 0 1 0 Joe Harris 3 0 0 0
Muddy Ruel 3 0 0 0 Johnny Gooch 2 0 0 0
Walter Johnson AXY 4 0 1 2 Lee Meadows BZ 3 0 1 0
TOTALS 34 3 8 3 TOTALS 31 2 5 2
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 000 000 012 -- 3
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 000 100 100 -- 2
LOB--1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 8, 1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 4.
ERR--Pie Traynor. 2B--Joe Judge (2), Sam Rice, Paul Waner,
Glenn Wright, George Grantham. 3B--Clyde Barnhart.
HBP--Ossie Bluege. SACB--Roger Peckinpaugh.
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Walter Johnson AXY [W] 9.00 5 2 2 2 6 0
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Lee Meadows BZ [L] 8.00 7 3 2 1 0 0
Johnny Miljus AYZ 1.00 1 0 0 1 0 0
Game #3: Washington 5, Pittsburgh 1
The Senators scored three times in the top of the first on Joe Judge’s RBI single and Everett Scott’s two-run single. It stayed that way until the top of the sixth, when Paul Waner hit a solo homer for the Pirates. Washington added to its lead in the seventh on Sam Rice’s RBI single and Roger Peckinpaugh’s sacrifice fly. Tom Zachary got the complete-game win, allowing five hits.
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI 1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI
Lloyd Waner 4 0 0 0 Earl McNeely 2 2 1 0
Clyde Barnhart 4 0 0 0 Bucky Harris 3 0 1 0
Paul Waner 3 1 2 1 Sam Rice 3 2 2 1
Glenn Wright 3 0 0 0 Goose Goslin 4 0 1 0
Hal Rhyne 4 0 2 0 Joe Judge 3 1 1 1
George Grantham 3 0 1 0 Roger Peckinpaugh 2 0 0 1
Joe Harris 3 0 0 0 Everett Scott 4 0 1 2
Johnny Gooch 3 0 0 0 Muddy Ruel 4 0 0 0
Ray Kremer AYZ 3 0 0 0 Tom Zachary B 4 0 0 0
TOTALS 30 1 5 1 TOTALS 29 5 7 5
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 000 001 000 -- 1
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 300 000 20x -- 5
LOB--1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 7, 1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 9.
ERR--Glenn Wright. 2B--Earl McNeely. HR--Paul Waner.
HBP--Joe Harris, Earl McNeely. SACF--Roger Peckinpaugh.
SACB--Bucky Harris (2). SB--Goose Goslin, Sam Rice.
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Ray Kremer AYZ [L] 8.00 7 5 5 5 5 0
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS
Tom Zachary B [W] 9.00 5 1 1 4 3 1
Game #4: Pittsburgh 5, Washington 4
Pittsburgh’s Glenn Wright got the scoring started with a solo homer in the top of the second, but Washington responded with four runs in the bottom half of the frame. Dutch Reuther and Earl McNeely each drove in two runs with hits. But Washington would only get one more hit the rest of the way. The Pirates made it 4-2 on Paul Waner’s RBI double in the seventh. In the eighth, Hal Rhyne and Johnny Gooch led off with singles and pinch-hitter Kiki Cuyler launched a go-ahead three-run home run. The Senators put the tying run on third with two outs in the bottom of the ninth but reliever Johnny Miljus struck out the final Senator batter.
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI 1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI
Lloyd Waner 5 0 1 0 Earl McNeely 5 0 1 2
Clyde Barnhart 4 1 1 0 Bucky Harris 4 0 0 0
Paul Waner 3 0 1 1 Sam Rice 4 0 0 0
Glenn Wright 5 1 1 1 Goose Goslin 4 0 0 0
George Grantham 4 0 0 0 Joe Judge 3 1 2 0
Joe Harris 4 0 1 0 Ossie Bluege 3 1 1 0
Hal Rhyne 4 1 1 0 Roger Peckinpaugh 4 0 0 0
Johnny Gooch 4 1 2 0 Muddy Ruel 1 1 0 0
Vic Aldridge CY 3 0 1 0 Dutch Ruether BY 2 1 1 2
Kiki Cuyler 1 1 1 3 Everett Scott 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 37 5 10 5 TOTALS 31 4 5 4
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 010 000 130 -- 5
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 040 000 000 -- 4
LOB--1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 10, 1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 6.
ERR--Glenn Wright, Roger Peckinpaugh. 2B--Paul Waner, Joe
Harris, Earl McNeely. HR--Kiki Cuyler, Glenn Wright.
SACB--Muddy Ruel, Dutch Ruether BY.
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Vic Aldridge CY [W] 7.00 4 4 4 4 2 0
Mike Cvengros BXW 1.00 1 0 0 0 2 0
Johnny Miljus AYZ [S] 1.00 0 0 0 0 1 0
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS
Dutch Ruether BY [L] 8.00 10 5 5 5 3 2
Firpo Marberry BKY 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
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