NYA @ PIT
Final Score: NYA 5 - PIT 4
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Forbes Field
- Attendance
- 41,467
- Game Duration
- 124 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Waite Hoyt
- Losing Pitcher
- Ray Kremer
- Save
- Wilcy Moore
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Ernie Quigley
- First Base
- Dick Nallin
- Second Base
- Charlie Moran
- Third Base
- Red Ormsby
Weather & Field Conditions
- Sky
- Sunny
- Precipitation
- None
Line Score
NYA Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Collins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Earle Combs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Dugan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Lou Gehrig | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Waite Hoyt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mark Koenig | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Tony Lazzeri | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Bob Meusel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Wilcy Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Babe Ruth | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| George Grantham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Harris | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Ray Kremer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Johnny Miljus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Earl Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Pie Traynor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Lloyd Waner | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Paul Waner | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| Glenn Wright | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
NYA Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waite Hoyt (W) | W | 7.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.91 |
| Wilcy Moore (SV) | SV | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.00 | |
PIT Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Kremer (L) | L | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 |
| Johnny Miljus | - | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | |
New York Yankees at Pittsburgh Pirates, October 5, 1927
Playing on the road, the New York Yankees won 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Pirates on October 5, 1927, a World Series game. The margin was one run. Retrosheet records a crowd of 41,467, a game time of 124 minutes, and a day start for this game. The weather notes give sunny skies. The New York Yankees' runs came in the first, third, and fifth innings, 3 of them in the third. The Pittsburgh Pirates' runs came one at a time, in the first, third, fifth, and eighth. Hits were 6 for the New York Yankees and 9 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, with 1 and 2 errors. Waite Hoyt was the winning pitcher, allowing 4 earned runs on 8 hits in 7.1 innings. Ray Kremer took the loss after 5.0 innings and 5 runs. The save went to Wilcy Moore. Babe Ruth led the New York Yankees at the plate: 3 for 4. Lou Gehrig drove in 2 for the New York Yankees. Paul Waner led the Pittsburgh Pirates at the plate: 3 for 4, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire Ernie Quigley.
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