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Retrosheet Boxscore: Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 2

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Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 2

Day
Discrepancies

Game Played on Thursday, August 4, 1927 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

DET A    2  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   6 12  1
NY  A    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  2
BATTING
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Warner 3b                     5   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Gehringer 2b                  5   2   3   1       0   0       1   4
Manush cf                     5   2   2   1       0   0       2   0
Fothergill lf                 5   1   2   1       0   1       1   0
  Ruble lf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Heilmann rf                   4   0   4   2       1   0       2   0
Neun 1b                       1   0   0   0       2   0      13   2
DeViveiros ss                 2   0   0   0       1   2       2   2
  McManus ph,ss               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Woodall c                     3   1   1   0       1   0       4   0
Carroll p                     3   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Totals                       33   6  12   5       5   3      27  12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Neun-DeViveiros.
E: Gehringer (13).
BATTING - 
2B: Heilmann (29,off Ruether).
3B: Heilmann (6,off Ruether).
SH: Carroll (1,off Ruether); Neun 2 (6,off Ruether 2); McManus (8,off Ruether).
IBB: Woodall (4,by Ruether).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Neun (19,2nd base off Ruether/Collins); Woodall (8,2nd base off Ruether/Collins);
Gehringer (8,2nd base off Ruether/Collins).
CS: Heilmann (8,Home by Ruether/Collins); Fothergill (12,2nd base by Shawkey/Collins).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Combs cf                      4   1   1   0       0   0       3   0
Koenig ss                     4   0   1   0       0   2       0   3
Ruth rf                       3   1   0   1       1   0       4   0
Gehrig 1b                     4   0   2   0       0   0      10   0
Meusel lf                     4   0   0   1       0   0       2   0
Lazzeri 2b                    3   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Gazella 3b                    3   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Collins c                     3   0   1   0       0   0       4   3
Ruether p                     3   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
  Shawkey p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   2   5   2       1   4      27   9
FIELDING - 
E: Meusel (11), Lazzeri (19).
BATTING - 
2B: Gehrig (35,off Carroll).
3B: Collins (3,off Carroll).
GDP: Ruth (7,off Carroll).
Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Detroit Tigers               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Carroll W(4-3)                9     5   2   1   1   4   0  32

New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ruether L(12-3)               8.1  11   6   4   4   3   0  39
Shawkey                       0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   3
Totals                        9    12   6   4   5   3   0  42
IBB: Ruether (1,Woodall).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Shawkey 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Roy Van Graflan, 1B - Pants Rowland, 3B - Tommy Connolly
Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 20000
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. Woodall             c         Collins             c
9. Carroll             p         Ruether             p

TIGERS 1ST: Warner grounded out (first unassisted); Gehringer
grounded out (third to first); Manush singled; Fothergill
singled to shortstop [Manush to second]; Heilmann singled
[Manush scored, Fothergill scored (error by Lazzeri) (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Harry Heilmann started for 2B on the throw to HP
but turned back; Tony Lazzeri threw wildly in the rundown;
Neun walked [Heilmann to second]; DeViveiros struck out; 2 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Combs singled; Koenig singled to second [Combs to
third (error by Gehringer)]; Ruth grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Combs scored (unearned) (RBI), Koenig out
at second]; Gehrig flied to left; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 2, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Woodall grounded out (pitcher to first); Carroll
grounded out (shortstop to first); Warner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Meusel grounded out (shortstop to first); Lazzeri
struck out; Gazella flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 2, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Gehringer singled; Manush flied to right; Fothergill
lined to right; Heilmann tripled [Gehringer scored]; Neun
walked; Neun stole second; DeViveiros struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Collins grounded out (third to first); Ruether
struck out; Combs grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Yankees 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Woodall singled; Carroll out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Woodall to second]; Warner popped to second;
Gehringer singled [Woodall scored]; Manush flied to right; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Koenig struck out; Ruth walked; Gehrig singled
[Ruth to third]; Meusel grounded out (pitcher to first) [Ruth
scored, Gehrig to second]; Lazzeri flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Fothergill struck out; Heilmann doubled; Neun hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Heilmann to third]; DeViveiros walked;
Heilmann was caught stealing home (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Gazella popped to first in foul territory; Collins
tripled; Ruether grounded out (second to first); Combs popped to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Woodall grounded out (first unassisted); Carroll
flied to center; Warner flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Tigers 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Koenig popped to shortstop; Ruth lined to first;
Gehrig doubled to right; Meusel flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Gehringer grounded out (first unassisted); Manush
flied to left; Fothergill grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Lazzeri grounded out (second to first); Gazella
grounded out (pitcher to first); Collins grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Yankees 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Heilmann singled; Neun out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Heilmann to second]; MCMANUS BATTED FOR
DEVIVEIROS; McManus hit a sacrifice fly to right [Heilmann to
third]; Woodall was walked intentionally; Woodall stole second;
Carroll grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Tigers 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: MCMANUS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Ruether
grounded out (first to pitcher); Combs grounded out (pitcher to
first); Koenig struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Yankees 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Warner flied to left; Gehringer singled; Gehringer
stole second; Manush singled to left [Gehringer scored, Manush
to third (error by Meusel) (on throw to home)]; SHAWKEY REPLACED
RUETHER (PITCHING); Fothergill singled [Manush scored
(unearned)]; Fothergill was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Heilmann walked; Neun popped to catcher in foul
territory; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: RUBLE REPLACED FOTHERGILL (PLAYING LF); Ruth
grounded out (second to first); Gehrig lined to second; Meusel
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Yankees 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           6  12   1    9
 Yankees          2   5   2    3
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