In 1927, the New York Yankees swept the Pittsburgh Pirates in the World Series. The Yankees almost did the same on the tabletop, winning the first three games. But Pittsburgh earned a walk-off victory in the finale.
The Pirates (2-6) led in all four games, and though the Yankees (8-4) didn’t hit all that well, they did just enough to win the series, which saw three of the four games decided by one run.
Pat Collins had a huge week for New York, batting .562 (9-for-16) with two home runs and seven RBI. Clyde Barnhart also hit .562 (9-for-16) for the Pirates.
Game #1: New York 3, Pittsburgh 2
Joe Harris singled and later scored on a balk to give the Pirates a 2-0 lead in the top of the seventh. The Yankees finally got on the board in the bottom of the seventh on Pat Collins’ solo homer. In the bottom of the eighth, Tony Lazzeri and Joe Dugan both had two-out RBI singles to give New York the lead. In the ninth, the Pirates got the tying run to second base with one out and third base with two outs, but couldn’t bring it home.
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI 1927 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI
Lloyd Waner 4 1 1 0 Earle Combs 3 0 0 0
Clyde Barnhart 4 0 3 1 Mark Koenig 3 0 0 0
Paul Waner 3 0 0 0 Babe Ruth 2 0 0 0
Glenn Wright 4 0 0 0 Lou Gehrig 4 1 0 0
Pie Traynor 4 0 2 0 Bob Meusel 4 0 0 0
George Grantham 3 0 0 0 Tony Lazzeri 4 1 1 1
Joe Harris 3 1 2 0 Joe Dugan 4 0 2 1
Johnny Gooch 4 0 0 0 Pat Collins 4 1 3 1
Carmen Hill BY 3 0 0 0 Herb Pennock BZ 2 0 0 0
Kiki Cuyler 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 33 2 8 1 TOTALS 30 3 6 3
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 100 000 100 -- 2
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 000 000 12x -- 3
LOB--1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 7, 1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 8.
ERR--Glenn Wright. 2B--Clyde Barnhart (2). 3B--Joe Harris.
HR--Pat Collins. SACB--George Grantham, Herb Pennock BZ.
SB--Tony Lazzeri.
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Carmen Hill BY [L] 8.00 6 3 3 4 7 1
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES
Herb Pennock BZ [W] 8.00 7 2 2 1 4 0
Wilcy Moore AXZ [S] 1.00 1 0 0 1 0 0
Game #2: New York 6, Pittsburgh 2
Pittsburgh once again took a 2-0 lead, scoring twice in the top of the first. That was it, however. The Yankees tied it on Pat Collins’ two-run single in the second inning. Bob Meusel gave them the lead in the third on a two-RBI single, and Joe Dugan added a sacrifice fly. Tony Lazzeri hit a solo homer in the eighth to pad the lead. Urban Shocker improved to 3-0 after three starts.
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI 1927 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI
Lloyd Waner 4 0 0 0 Earle Combs 4 1 1 0
Clyde Barnhart 3 1 1 0 Mark Koenig 3 0 1 0
Paul Waner 4 0 1 0 Babe Ruth 2 1 0 0
Glenn Wright 4 1 2 1 Lou Gehrig 3 2 1 0
Pie Traynor 4 0 1 1 Bob Meusel 4 1 2 2
George Grantham 4 0 0 0 Tony Lazzeri 4 1 2 1
Joe Harris 4 0 1 0 Joe Dugan 2 0 0 1
Johnny Gooch 3 0 0 0 Pat Collins 4 0 1 2
Lee Meadows BZ 3 0 0 0 Urban Shocker BRZ 3 0 0 0
TOTALS 33 2 6 2 TOTALS 29 6 8 6
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 200 000 000 -- 2
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 023 000 01x -- 6
LOB--1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 5, 1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 6.
ERR--Pie Traynor. 2B--Glenn Wright, Joe Harris, Lou Gehrig.
HR--Tony Lazzeri. SACF--Joe Dugan. SACB--Mark Koenig, Urban
Shocker BRZ. SB--Bob Meusel.
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Lee Meadows BZ [L] 8.00 8 6 5 4 1 1
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES
Urban Shocker BRZ [W] 9.00 6 2 2 1 1 0
Game #3: New York 4, Pittsburgh 3
This game had an interesting start as Yankee starter Dutch Reuther was tossed from the contest in the top of the first after arguing balls and strikes. The Yankees scored first, as Pat Collins hit a two-run homer in the top of the second. But the Pirates scored three times in the bottom half of the frame on pitcher Rey Kremer’s three-run home run. It stayed 3-2 until the eighth. Babe Ruth led off with a single, Lout Gehrig had a triple, and Tony Lazzeri had a single to put New York in front 4-3. The Pirates loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth but Bob Shawkey struck out the final hitter to preserve the New York win.
1927 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI 1927 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI
Earle Combs 5 0 1 0 Lloyd Waner 5 0 3 0
Mark Koenig 5 0 1 0 Clyde Barnhart 5 0 2 0
Babe Ruth 3 1 2 0 Paul Waner 4 0 1 0
Lou Gehrig 4 1 1 1 Glenn Wright 4 0 0 0
Bob Meusel 4 0 0 0 Pie Traynor 4 0 1 0
Tony Lazzeri 4 0 1 1 George Grantham 4 1 1 0
Joe Dugan 4 1 1 0 Joe Harris 2 1 0 0
Pat Collins 4 1 2 2 Johnny Gooch 4 0 1 0
Wilcy Moore AXZ 2 0 0 0 Ray Kremer AYZ 3 1 1 3
Johnny Grabowski 1 0 0 0 Kiki Cuyler 0 0 0 0
Bob Shawkey BK 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 37 4 9 4 TOTALS 35 3 10 3
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 020 000 020 -- 4
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 030 000 000 -- 3
LOB--1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 7, 1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 8.
ERR--Bob Shawkey BK, Joe Harris. 2B--Pat Collins. 3B--Lou
Gehrig, George Grantham. HR--Pat Collins, Ray Kremer AYZ.
SB--Tony Lazzeri.
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Dutch Ruether BZ 0.33 2 0 0 0 0 0
Wilcy Moore AXZ 5.67 5 3 3 1 3 1
Bob Shawkey BK [W] 3.00 3 0 0 2 2 0
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Ray Kremer AYZ [L] 9.00 9 4 4 1 4 1
Game #4: Pittsburgh 3, New York 2
Pat Collins continued his big week with a two-run single in the second inning. But that would be it for the Yankees, who squandered many opportunities as Pirate hurler Vic Aldridge kept them in check. Pittsburgh tied it at two in the bottom of the third on Glenn Wright’s RBI groundout. No one else scored until the bottom of the ninth. Johnny Gooch singled with one out, moved to second base on a groundout, and scored on Lloyd Waner’s walk-off hit.
1927 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI 1927 PITTSBURGH PIRA AB R H BI
Earle Combs 5 0 1 0 Lloyd Waner 5 0 1 1
Mark Koenig 4 0 0 0 Clyde Barnhart 4 2 3 0
Babe Ruth 3 0 0 0 Paul Waner 4 0 1 0
Lou Gehrig 3 1 1 0 Glenn Wright 3 0 0 1
Bob Meusel 4 0 2 0 Pie Traynor 4 0 2 1
Tony Lazzeri 4 1 2 0 George Grantham 3 0 0 0
Joe Dugan 3 0 0 0 Joe Harris 3 0 1 0
Pat Collins 4 0 3 2 Johnny Gooch 4 1 2 0
Waite Hoyt AYZ 2 0 0 0 Vic Aldridge CY 3 0 0 0
Kiki Cuyler 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 2 9 2 TOTALS 34 3 10 3
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 020 000 000 -- 2
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 101 000 001 -- 3
LOB--1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 8, 1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 8.
2B--Bob Meusel, Clyde Barnhart. 3B--Pie Traynor. SACB--Waite
Hoyt AYZ (2). SB--Paul Waner.
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Waite Hoyt AYZ [L] 8.67 10 3 3 3 2 0
1927 PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Vic Aldridge CY [W] 9.00 9 2 2 3 4 0
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