Heading into week four, the 1922 New York Giants had the best winning percentage in the league and the 1927 New York Yankees were right behind. But led by Bob Meusel, the Yanks (12-4) claimed the top spot in the standings with a four-game sweep of the Giants (6-6). All four contests were decided by multiple runs as the Yankees outscored the Giants 27-15.
Meusel homered in each of the four games and drove in 11 runs. Earle Combs was unstoppable, going 12-for-19 (.632) at the plate. The Giants were led by George Kelly’s .400 average (6-for-15). The Yankees outhit the Giants .333 to .266.
Game #1: Yankees 5, Giants 2
Bob Meusel launched a three-run home run in the top of the first inning, a sign of things to come. Lou Gehrig had an RBI double and Meusel had an RBI single in the third to make it 5-1. Earle Combs went 5-for-5 at the plate.
1927 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI 1922 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI
Earle Combs 5 2 5 0 Dave Bancroft 4 1 1 0
Mark Koenig 4 1 1 1 Heinie Groh 4 0 0 0
Babe Ruth 5 0 0 0 Frankie Frisch 3 0 1 0
Lou Gehrig 5 1 2 1 Irish Meusel 3 0 0 1
Bob Meusel 4 1 2 3 Ross Youngs 4 0 1 0
Tony Lazzeri 4 0 1 0 George Kelly 3 0 1 0
Joe Dugan 4 0 0 0 Casey Stengel 4 1 0 0
Pat Collins 3 0 1 0 Frank Snyder 4 0 0 0
Herb Pennock BZ 4 0 1 0 Art Nehf BZ 1 0 0 0
Johnny Rawlings 0 0 0 0
Bill Cunningham 1 0 1 1
TOTALS 38 5 13 5 TOTALS 31 2 5 2
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 302 000 000 -- 5
1922 NEW YORK GIANTS 100 000 100 -- 2
LOB--1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 8, 1922 NEW YORK GIANTS 6.
2B--Earle Combs, Lou Gehrig (2). 3B--Earle Combs. HR--Bob
Meusel. SACF--Irish Meusel. SB--Earle Combs.
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Herb Pennock BZ [W] 9.00 5 2 2 3 1 0
1922 NEW YORK GIANTS
Art Nehf BZ [L] 5.00 10 5 5 1 1 1
Hugh McQuillan B 2.00 2 0 0 0 1 0
Red Causey BRW 2.00 1 0 0 1 0 0
Game #2: Yankees 8, Giants 6
The Giants scored four times in the seventh, which included a solo home run from George Kelly and a two-run double from Dave Bancroft, to take a 6-3 lead. It wasn’t enough. The Yankees scored five times in the top of the ninth, as Meusel led off with a home run, Pat Collins and Mark Koenig had RBI singles and Babe Ruth finished it off with a two-run triple. The comeback win allowed Urban Shocker to improve to 4-0 after four starts despite a rough outing.
1927 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI 1922 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI
Earle Combs 5 2 2 0 Dave Bancroft 5 1 2 2
Mark Koenig 4 1 1 1 Heinie Groh 4 0 0 0
Babe Ruth 5 0 2 2 Frankie Frisch 5 0 2 1
Lou Gehrig 4 2 2 1 Irish Meusel 4 0 0 0
Bob Meusel 4 1 2 2 Ross Youngs 3 1 0 0
Tony Lazzeri 3 1 1 1 George Kelly 4 2 2 2
Joe Dugan 4 0 1 0 Casey Stengel 4 1 3 1
Pat Collins 4 1 1 1 Frank Snyder 4 1 1 0
Urban Shocker BRZ 3 0 0 0 Phil Douglas BZ 2 0 0 0
Johnny Grabowski 1 0 0 0 Johnny Rawlings 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 37 8 12 8 TOTALS 36 6 10 6
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 010 002 005 -- 8
1922 NEW YORK GIANTS 020 000 400 -- 6
LOB--1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 5, 1922 NEW YORK GIANTS 6.
2B--Joe Dugan, Bob Meusel, George Kelly, Dave Bancroft.
3B--Babe Ruth. HR--Bob Meusel, George Kelly. SACB--Mark
Koenig, Phil Douglas BZ. SB--Frankie Frisch (2).
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Urban Shocker BRZ [W] 8.00 9 6 6 2 1 1
Wilcy Moore AXZ [S] 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
1922 NEW YORK GIANTS
Phil Douglas BZ 8.33 9 6 6 2 3 1
Claude Jonnard BXY [L] 0.33 3 2 2 0 0 0
Jack Scott CXY 0.33 0 0 0 0 0 0
Game #3: Yankees 7, Giants 4
The Yankees went up 3-0 in the first, though the Giants tied it at three in the top of the eighth on Frank Snyder’s RBI single. The Yankees regained the lead with four runs in the bottom of the eighth thanks to Bob Meusel’s two-run homer and Mark Koenig’s two-RBI single.
1922 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI 1927 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI
Dave Bancroft 5 1 2 0 Earle Combs 4 0 2 0
Heinie Groh 4 0 1 1 Mark Koenig 3 1 2 2
Frankie Frisch 5 0 1 0 Babe Ruth 4 1 1 1
Irish Meusel 3 1 0 0 Lou Gehrig 3 1 0 0
Ross Youngs 5 0 1 0 Bob Meusel 4 2 2 3
George Kelly 4 2 2 0 Tony Lazzeri 2 0 2 1
Casey Stengel 3 0 1 0 Joe Dugan 4 0 0 0
Bill Cunningham 1 0 1 0 Pat Collins 3 1 2 0
Frank Snyder 4 0 3 1 Dutch Ruether BZ 2 0 0 0
Rosy Ryan BX 2 0 0 0 Johnny Grabowski 1 1 1 0
Johnny Rawlings 1 0 1 1
Earl Smith 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 38 4 13 3 TOTALS 30 7 12 7
1922 NEW YORK GIANTS 000 002 011 -- 4
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 300 000 04x -- 7
LOB--1922 NEW YORK GIANTS 10, 1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 8.
ERR--Mark Koenig, Bob Meusel. 2B--Mark Koenig, Tony Lazzeri
(2), Pat Collins. 3B--Dave Bancroft. HR--Bob Meusel.
SACF--Heinie Groh. SACB--Mark Koenig, Dutch Ruether BZ.
SB--Tony Lazzeri.
1922 NEW YORK GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Rosy Ryan BX 5.00 8 3 3 2 3 0
Hugh McQuillan B 2.00 0 0 0 2 0 0
Red Causey BRW [L] 1.00 4 4 4 3 0 1
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES
Dutch Ruether BZ [W] 8.00 12 3 1 1 1 0
Bob Shawkey BK 1.00 1 1 1 1 1 0
Game #4: Yankees 7, Giants 3
Bob Meusel got things started with another first-inning three-run homer. Tony Lazzeri had an RBI double in a two-run sixth inning that made it 5-0. The Giants closed to within 5-3 after Heinie Groh’s RBI double in the top of the eighth, but the Yankees put the game away with two runs in the bottom of the eighth on RBI singles from Earle Combs and Mark Koenig.
1922 NEW YORK GIANTS AB R H BI 1927 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI
Dave Bancroft 4 0 0 0 Earle Combs 5 1 3 1
Heinie Groh 4 1 3 1 Mark Koenig 5 0 1 1
Frankie Frisch 4 0 0 0 Babe Ruth 1 1 1 0
Irish Meusel 4 1 1 0 Cedric Durst 3 0 0 0
Ross Youngs 4 0 1 2 Lou Gehrig 3 1 1 0
George Kelly 4 0 1 0 Bob Meusel 4 1 1 3
Bill Cunningham 4 0 1 0 Tony Lazzeri 4 2 2 1
Frank Snyder 4 1 2 0 Joe Dugan 4 0 0 0
Jesse Barnes BZ 1 0 0 0 Pat Collins 4 1 1 0
Johnny Rawlings 1 0 0 0 Waite Hoyt AYZ 2 0 0 0
Johnny Grabowski 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 34 3 9 3 TOTALS 36 7 10 6
1922 NEW YORK GIANTS 000 000 210 -- 3
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 300 002 02x -- 7
LOB--1922 NEW YORK GIANTS 5, 1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 8.
ERR--Frankie Frisch (3), Dave Bancroft. 2B--Ross Youngs,
Heinie Groh, Frank Snyder, Tony Lazzeri, Lou Gehrig. HR--Bob
Meusel. SACB--Jesse Barnes BZ , Waite Hoyt AYZ. SB--Irish
Meusel, Bill Cunningham.
1922 NEW YORK GIANTS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jesse Barnes BZ [L] 7.00 6 5 4 2 3 1
Claude Jonnard BXY 0.33 4 2 2 0 1 0
Jack Scott CXY 0.67 0 0 0 0 0 0
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES
Waite Hoyt AYZ [W] 8.00 7 3 3 0 2 0
Wilcy Moore AXZ 1.00 2 0 0 0 1 0
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