PIT @ NYA

October 08, 1927

Final Score: PIT 3 - NYA 4

Game Information

Ballpark
Yankee Stadium I
Attendance
57,909
Game Duration
135 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Wilcy Moore
Losing Pitcher
Johnny Miljus

Umpires

Home Plate
Red Ormsby
First Base
Ernie Quigley
Second Base
Dick Nallin
Third Base
Charlie Moran

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Overcast
Field Condition
Soaked
Precipitation
Drizzle

Line Score

PIT @ NYA — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 10 1
NYA 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 12 2

PIT Batting

PIT @ NYA — PIT Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Clyde Barnhart 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Fred Brickell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnny Gooch 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
George Grantham 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Joe Harris 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Carmen Hill 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnny Miljus 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Earl Smith 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pie Traynor 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Lloyd Waner 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
Paul Waner 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Glenn Wright 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Emil Yde 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 35 3 10 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .286

NYA Batting

PIT @ NYA — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Pat Collins 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Earle Combs 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Joe Dugan 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Lou Gehrig 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Mark Koenig 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600
Tony Lazzeri 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Meusel 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Wilcy Moore 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250
Babe Ruth 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .500
Team Totals 37 4 12 3 4 9 1 0 1 1 .324

PIT Pitching

PIT @ NYA — PIT Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Carmen Hill - 6.0 9 3 3 1 6 1 4.50
Johnny Miljus (L) L 2.2 3 1 1 3 3 0 3.38
Team Totals 8.2 12 4 4 4 9 1 4.15

NYA Pitching

PIT @ NYA — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wilcy Moore (W) W 9.0 10 3 1 2 2 0 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 10 3 1 2 2 0 1.00

Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Yankees, October 8, 1927

At home, the New York Yankees won 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Pirates on October 8, 1927, a World Series game. The margin was one run. The information panel shows a crowd of 57,909, a game time of 135 minutes, and a day start. Conditions were recorded as overcast skies. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored in the first and seventh innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run seventh. The New York Yankees' runs came in the first, fifth, and ninth innings, 2 of them in the fifth. The Pittsburgh Pirates had 10 hits and the New York Yankees 12, with 1 and 2 errors. The win went to Wilcy Moore, allowing 1 earned run on 10 hits in 9.0 innings. Johnny Miljus took the loss after 2.2 innings and 1 run. No pitcher struck out more than Carmen Hill, who had 6. The Pittsburgh Pirates' top hitter was Lloyd Waner, 3 for 4. Mark Koenig led the New York Yankees at the plate: 3 for 5. Babe Ruth drove in 3 for the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees got another home run from Babe Ruth. The home-plate umpire was Red Ormsby.

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