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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Yankees 8, Detroit Tigers 6 (2)

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New York Yankees 8, Detroit Tigers 6 (2)

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Discrepancies

Game Played on Wednesday, August 3, 1927 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

DET A    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  4  -   6  8  2
NY  A    1  0  0    1  0  1    4  1  x  -   8 13  2
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Warner 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
Gehringer 2b                  3   1   0   0       1   0       1   2
Manush cf                     3   1   1   0       1   0       3   0
  Ruble pr                    0   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Fothergill lf                 4   1   3   1       0   0       1   0
Heilmann rf                   3   1   0   0       1   1       2   0
Neun 1b                       4   0   1   2       0   1       7   0
DeViveiros ss                 2   0   1   0       1   1       1   1
  McManus ph                  1   1   0   0       0   0       0   0
Bassler c                     4   0   2   1       0   0       9   1
  Carroll pr                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Gibson p                      2   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Wingo ph                    0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  G. Smith p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Blue ph                     1   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   6   8   5       5   5      24   6
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. DeViveiros-Neun.
E: Fothergill (6), G. Smith (1).
BATTING - 
SH: Warner (12,off Pipgras).
GDP: Heilmann (10,off Pipgras).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: DeViveiros (1,2nd base off Pipgras/Bengough).
CS: DeViveiros (1,2nd base by Pipgras/Bengough).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Combs cf                      5   1   2   0       0   1       2   0
Koenig ss                     4   1   1   0       1   0       3   4
Ruth rf                       4   1   2   1       1   1       0   0
Gehrig 1b                     2   2   1   2       1   0      12   2
Meusel lf                     3   1   1   1       0   1       1   0
Lazzeri 2b                    2   0   1   1       1   0       2   4
Gazella 3b                    3   1   2   1       0   1       1   2
Bengough c                    4   0   1   1       0   0       6   2
Pipgras p                     4   1   2   0       0   2       0   3
  Moore p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   8  13   7       4   6      27  17
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Gehrig-Koenig-Lazzeri.
E: Combs (8), Ruth (9).
BATTING - 
2B: Meusel (29,off Gibson); Gazella 2 (6,off Gibson,off G. Smith); Ruth (22,off
Gibson).
HR: Gehrig (37,6th inning off Gibson 0 on 0 out).
SH: Gehrig (17,off Gibson); Lazzeri (11,off Gibson); Gazella (7,off Gibson);
Meusel (15,off Gibson).
IBB: Gehrig (6,by Gibson).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Lazzeri (9,2nd base by Gibson/Bassler).
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Gibson L(7-8)                 7    10   7   7   4   5   1  33
G. Smith                      1     3   1   1   0   1   0   6
Totals                        8    13   8   8   4   6   1  39
IBB: Gibson (1,Gehrig).
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Pipgras W(6-1)                8     6   4   3   4   4   0  31
Moore SV(10)                  1     2   2   2   1   1   0   6
Totals                        9     8   6   5   5   5   0  37
Pipgras faced 2 batters in the 9th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Moore 2-2.
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Umpires: HP - Pants Rowland, 1B - Roy Van Graflan, 3B - Tommy Connolly
Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 40000
Starting Lineups:

   Detroit Tigers                New York Yankees         
1. Warner              3b        Combs               cf
2. Gehringer           2b        Koenig              ss
3. Manush              cf        Ruth                rf
4. Fothergill          lf        Gehrig              1b
5. Heilmann            rf        Meusel              lf
6. Neun                1b        Lazzeri             2b
7. DeViveiros          ss        Gazella             3b
8. Bassler             c         Bengough            c
9. Gibson              p         Pipgras             p

TIGERS 1ST: Warner grounded out (catcher to first); Gehringer
popped to shortstop; Manush grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Combs grounded out (second to first); Koenig
walked; Ruth singled to center [Koenig to third]; Gehrig hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Koenig scored, Ruth to second]; Meusel
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Fothergill singled; Heilmann grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to second) [Fothergill out at second];
Neun struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Lazzeri walked; Gazella struck out; Bengough popped
to catcher in foul territory; Pipgras struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 3RD: DeViveiros struck out; Bassler singled; Gibson hit
into a double play to catcher [Bassler out at second (pitcher to
first to shortstop to first)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Combs struck out; Koenig popped to catcher in foul
territory; Ruth walked; Gehrig grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Warner flied to center; Gehringer grounded out
(pitcher to first); Manush grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Meusel doubled; Lazzeri hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Meusel to third]; Gazella hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Meusel scored]; Bengough flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Fothergill popped to third; Heilmann grounded out
(second to first); Neun grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Pipgras singled; Combs lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Pipgras out at first]; Koenig singled;
Ruth struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 6TH: DeViveiros singled to center; DeViveiros was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Bassler grounded out
(third to first); Gibson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 0, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Gehrig homered to right; Meusel struck out; Lazzeri
grounded out (third to first); Gazella doubled to center;
Bengough flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Yankees 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Warner grounded out (second to first); Gehringer
walked; Manush singled to left [Gehringer to second]; Fothergill
singled to right [Gehringer scored, Manush scored (error by
Ruth) (unearned) (no RBI), Fothergill to third]; Heilmann struck
out; Neun grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Pipgras singled to shortstop; Combs singled
[Pipgras to second]; Koenig grounded out (second to first)
[Pipgras to third, Combs to second]; Ruth doubled to center
[Pipgras scored, Combs to third]; Gehrig was walked
intentionally; Meusel hit a sacrifice fly to left [Combs scored,
Ruth scored (error by Fothergill), Gehrig to second]; Lazzeri
singled [Gehrig scored]; Lazzeri was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 7.

TIGERS 8TH: DeViveiros walked; Bassler flied out to left; WINGO
BATTED FOR GIBSON; DeViveiros stole second; Wingo walked; Warner
hit a sacrifice fly to center [DeViveiros to third, Wingo to
second]; Gehringer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 7.

YANKEES 8TH: G. SMITH REPLACED WINGO (PITCHING); Gazella doubled
to left; Gazella safe on a pick-off error by G. Smith [Gazella
to third]; Bengough singled [Gazella scored]; Pipgras struck
out; Combs singled to right [Bengough to second]; Koenig popped
to catcher in foul territory; Ruth grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 8.

TIGERS 9TH: Manush walked; Fothergill singled to center [Manush
to third (error by Combs)]; RUBLE RAN FOR MANUSH; MOORE REPLACED
PIPGRAS (PITCHING); Heilmann walked [Fothergill to second]; Neun
singled to center [Ruble scored, Fothergill scored, Heilmann to
second]; MCMANUS BATTED FOR DEVIVEIROS; McManus forced Neun
(shortstop to second) [Heilmann to third]; Bassler singled to
center [Heilmann scored, McManus to third]; BLUE BATTED FOR G.
SMITH; CARROLL RAN FOR BASSLER; Blue grounded out (second to
first) [McManus scored, Carroll to second]; Warner struck out; 4
R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Yankees 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           6   8   2    4
 Yankees          8  13   2    7
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