The 1927 New York Yankees came in as the best team in the league while the 1919 Cincinnati Reds entered as one of the worst. It wasn’t easy, but the Yankees were able to win three out of four, including the last two in one-run contests.
Earle Combs hit a team-best .438 (7-for-16) for the Yankees (15-5), who also got three home runs from Babe Ruth. Ruth now has eight on the season, tied for the league lead. Edd Roush batted .385 (5-for-13) to lead the Reds (4-12).
Game #1: New York 8, Cincinnati 0
Herb Pennock tossed a three-hit shutout and only allowed one runner into scoring position. The Yankees scored in each of the first four innings, including a bases-loaded triple from Bob Meusel in the fourth. Babe Ruth added a two-run homer in the top of the ninth.
1927 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI 1919 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI
Earle Combs 3 2 2 0 Morrie Rath 4 0 0 0
Mark Koenig 2 2 0 1 Jake Daubert 4 0 0 0
Babe Ruth 5 2 1 2 Heinie Groh 3 0 0 0
Lou Gehrig 4 1 2 0 Edd Roush 3 0 2 0
Bob Meusel 5 0 2 3 Greasy Neale 2 0 0 0
Tony Lazzeri 4 1 1 1 Larry Kopf 3 0 0 0
Joe Dugan 5 0 1 1 Sherry Magee 3 0 0 0
Pat Collins 2 0 0 0 Ivey Wingo 3 0 1 0
Herb Pennock BZ 2 0 0 0 Dutch Ruether AYW 1 0 0 0
Bill Rariden 1 0 0 0
Rube Bressler 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 8 9 8 TOTALS 28 0 3 0
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 111 300 002 -- 8
1919 CINCINNATI REDS 000 000 000 -- 0
LOB--1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 8, 1919 CINCINNATI REDS 3.
ERR--Tony Lazzeri, Morrie Rath. 2B--Tony Lazzeri, Lou
Gehrig, Bob Meusel. 3B--Earle Combs, Bob Meusel, Edd Roush.
HR--Babe Ruth. SACF--Mark Koenig, Tony Lazzeri. SACB--Herb
Pennock BZ (2).
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Herb Pennock BZ [W] 9.00 3 0 0 2 2 0
1919 CINCINNATI REDS
Dutch Ruether AYW [L] 6.00 6 6 3 5 4 0
Roy Mitchell CY 2.00 1 0 0 1 0 0
Dolf Luque BYW 1.00 2 2 2 1 1 1
Game #2: Cincinnati 10, New York 5
After scoring just nine runs in the previous six games, the Reds somehow exploded for 10 runs on 13 hits. It was tied 2-2 heading to the bottom of the sixth but Cincinnati scored three, two and three runs in its final three at-bats. Greasy Neale led the way with three hits and three RBI. Urban Shocker was vying to become the first 5-0 pitcher but was hit hard. Babe Ruth homered again for the Yankees.
1927 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI 1919 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI
Earle Combs 5 1 1 0 Morrie Rath 5 2 2 1
Mark Koenig 3 1 2 1 Jake Daubert 5 0 0 0
Babe Ruth 4 1 1 2 Heinie Groh 2 2 0 0
Lou Gehrig 4 1 1 0 Edd Roush 3 2 2 2
Bob Meusel 4 0 1 0 Greasy Neale 4 0 3 3
Tony Lazzeri 4 1 2 1 Larry Kopf 4 2 2 1
Joe Dugan 4 0 1 0 Sherry Magee 4 1 1 0
Pat Collins 3 0 1 1 Ivey Wingo 4 0 2 3
Urban Shocker BRZ 2 0 0 0 Slim Sallee BRZ 2 0 0 0
Johnny Grabowski 1 0 0 0 Rube Bressler 1 1 1 0
Ray Morehart 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 35 5 10 5 TOTALS 34 10 13 10
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 011 000 030 -- 5
1919 CINCINNATI REDS 110 003 23x -- 10
LOB--1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 5, 1919 CINCINNATI REDS 10.
ERR--Tony Lazzeri. 2B--Mark Koenig, Tony Lazzeri (2), Bob
Meusel, Morrie Rath (2), Greasy Neale, Ivey Wingo. 3B--Lou
Gehrig, Edd Roush, Larry Kopf. HR--Babe Ruth. SACF--Edd
Roush, Ivey Wingo. SACB--Slim Sallee BRZ, Greasy Neale.
SB--Tony Lazzeri, Rube Bressler, Greasy Neale.
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Urban Shocker BRZ (L) 6.00 8 5 5 1 1 0
Bob Shawkey BK 1.33 5 5 5 4 2 0
Myles Thomas CW 0.67 0 0 0 1 0 0
1919 CINCINNATI REDS
Slim Sallee BRZ8.00 10 5 5 1 3 1
Jimmy Ring BY 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0
Game #3: New York 5, Cincinnati 4
The Yankees led 4-0 after four innings, with Earle Combs driving in two of the runs. It stayed 4-0 until the eighth, when the Reds scored twice, and they then added two more in the ninth to tie the contest. But in the bottom of the ninth, Joe Dugan led off with a single, and after a Cincinnati error, pinch-hitter Johnny Grabowski ended it with an RBI single.
1919 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI 1927 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI
Morrie Rath 5 0 0 0 Earle Combs 4 1 3 2
Jake Daubert 5 0 1 0 Mark Koenig 3 0 0 1
Heinie Groh 4 1 1 0 Babe Ruth 3 0 0 0
Edd Roush 3 1 1 1 Lou Gehrig 4 0 0 0
Greasy Neale 4 0 0 0 Bob Meusel 4 0 1 0
Larry Kopf 4 0 1 1 Tony Lazzeri 3 1 1 0
Sherry Magee 4 1 1 0 Joe Dugan 4 1 1 0
Ivey Wingo 4 1 1 1 Pat Collins 3 1 1 1
Hod Eller BKZ 2 0 1 0 Dutch Ruether BZ 2 1 1 0
Rube Bressler 1 0 1 0 Johnny Grabowski 1 0 1 1
Bill Rariden 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 36 4 8 4 TOTALS 31 5 9 5
1919 CINCINNATI REDS 000 000 022 -- 4
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 002 200 001 -- 5
LOB--1919 CINCINNATI REDS 8, 1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 7.
ERR--Morrie Rath, Larry Kopf, Ivey Wingo, Earle Combs, Tony
Lazzeri, Dutch Ruether BZ. 2B--Edd Roush, Tony Lazzeri, Pat
Collins. 3B--Ivey Wingo, Earle Combs, Bob Meusel. SACF--Bill
Rariden, Mark Koenig. SACB--Pat Collins.
1919 CINCINNATI REDS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Hod Eller BKZ 6.00 6 4 4 3 4 0
Roy Mitchell CY 2.00 1 0 0 0 2 0
Dolf Luque BYW [L] 0.00 2 1 1 0 0 0
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES
Dutch Ruether BZ 8.00 5 2 2 2 5 0
Wilcy Moore AXZ [W] 1.00 3 2 2 0 0 0
Game #4: New York 3, Cincinnati 2
Babe Ruth’s third homer of the series gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first. The Reds tied it in the third on Jake Daubert’s two-out RBI single. New York went back in front in the fifth inning thanks to Earle Combs’ two-run home run in the fifth inning. Cincinnati almost put together another ninth-inning comeback, pulling within a run after Larry Kopf’s RBI double, but Waite Hoyt got the final out to improve to 4-1.
1919 CINCINNATI REDS AB R H BI 1927 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI
Morrie Rath 3 0 0 0 Earle Combs 4 1 1 2
Jake Daubert 4 0 1 1 Mark Koenig 4 0 0 0
Heinie Groh 4 0 1 0 Babe Ruth 3 1 1 1
Edd Roush 4 0 0 0 Lou Gehrig 3 0 1 0
Greasy Neale 3 1 1 0 Bob Meusel 3 0 0 0
Larry Kopf 4 0 1 1 Tony Lazzeri 3 0 0 0
Sherry Magee 4 0 0 0 Joe Dugan 3 0 2 0
Ivey Wingo 3 0 0 0 Pat Collins 3 0 0 0
Ray Fisher B 2 1 2 0 Waite Hoyt AYZ 3 1 0 0
Bill Rariden 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 32 2 6 2 TOTALS 29 3 5 3
1919 CINCINNATI REDS 001 000 001 -- 2
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 100 020 00x -- 3
LOB--1919 CINCINNATI REDS 5, 1927 NEW YORK YANKEES 4.
ERR--Heinie Groh, Sherry Magee. 2B--Ray Fisher B, Larry
Kopf, Lou Gehrig. HR--Babe Ruth, Earle Combs.
1919 CINCINNATI REDS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Ray Fisher B [L] 7.00 5 3 2 2 5 2
Jimmy Ring BY 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
1927 NEW YORK YANKEES
Waite Hoyt AYZ [W] 9.00 6 2 2 2 3 0
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