Moore retired the Pirates in order in the ninth. After Hoyt developed a blister on a finger of his pitching hand in the fourth, Huggins watched him carefully. And they were losing the seventh game by one run in the ninth inning when the Bambino stepped to the plate again. Both Cardinals and Yankees fans were looking forward to a rematch of the 1926 World Series, which the Cardinals won.
The score remained tied through the seventh, the eighth and the top of the ninth, bringing the Yanks up in their half of the ninth with a chance to win the game and the series. Haines also contributed the only home run in the 4-0 shutout. copyright=new Date(); Very interesting. © 2020 A&E Television Networks, LLC. This was the first World Series appearance for the Cardinals, while the Yanks were in their fourth World Series in six years. Pennock finished with a three-hitter, walking none.
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Wright then made an acrobatic diving stop of Meusel's drive headed for left field but couldn't regain his balance in time to throw Meusel out, Gehrig reaching third base and scoring on Lazzeri's sacrifice fly to Paul Waner. Tony Lazzeri then grounded to Wright, who got the ball to second in time to force Meusel, but Grantham could not get rid of it in time to complete a double play. Down, but not out, "Murderer's Row" came back in Game 4 with a new resolve. The Pirates also had their share of future Hall of Famers, but they were not quite of the caliber of those of the Yankees.
Gehrig walked. Though they won the next game in 10 innings, they lost the next one by eight runs.
Then Traynor lined a single to center. Gehrig doubled to the exit gate in right-center.
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Wright stopped at second. On a daring run and long slide, Grantham beat Combs's throw to third. Summary Edit AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL St. Louis Cardinals (0) Do you have a writing project in mind and need an editor? I’m an experienced freelance writer, proofreader, and copy editor. Wright went to third on the play and scored on Joe Harris's single to center, making the score 5–4. The 1927 World Series opened under sunny skies and balmy weather at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, October 5.
Help Support “Baseball History Comes Alive!” by Doing Your Amazon Shopping Via Our New Sports Fan Shopping Portal! The Yankees won Game 1 of the World Series, 5–4. This was the first sweep of a National League team by an American League team. Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis was seated near the Yankees' dugout.
The Yankees managed to win it 3-2 and led the Series by one game with two to go.
He retired the Pirates in order without a hit over the first seven innings. The Iconic Norman Rockwell Painting: "The Dugout"!
The team won a then-league record 110 games, finished with a 19-game lead over second place, and are considered by many to be the greatest team in the history of baseball. 1927 World Series New York Yankees over Pittsburgh Pirates (4-0) 1926 WS 1928 WS.
Are you a Stathead, too? ), "1927 World Series Game 1 – New York Yankees vs. Pittsburgh Pirates", "1927 World Series Game 2 – New York Yankees vs. Pittsburgh Pirates", "1927 World Series Game 3 – Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Yankees", "1927 World Series Game 4 – Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Yankees", "World Series Gate Receipts and Player Shares", Audio – Waite Hoyt's comments on the 1927 Yankees, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1927_World_Series&oldid=985092471, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 23 October 2020, at 22:20. Game 7 is also remembered as the famous game in which manager Rogers Hornsby called upon “Old Pete” Alexander in the bottom of the seventh inning. The inning finally ended when Cvengros struck out Gehrig and Meusel. [6] Players, coaches and others associated with the team are generally given World Series rings to commemorate their victory; however, they have received other items such as pocket watches and medallions in the past. Smith then grounded to Gehrig, who stepped on first to end the inning. My Latest Literary Effort! Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. This time it was St. Louis exhausting their bullpen as Yankee vet Waite Hoyt stood tall against five Cardinal pitchers including Flint Rhem, Art Reinhart, Hi Bell, Bill Hallahan and finally Vic Keen. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The Toronto Blue Jays are the only franchise from outside the United States to appear in and win a World Series, winning in 1992 and 1993. Both teams looked to be strong on both sides of the plate, but the Yankees remained heavy favorites after dethroning the Giants' dynasty in the 1923 World Series.
The Pirates opened the scoring in the bottom of the first. The Senators built up a 3–1 Series lead.
I can help with all your writing needs including ghostwriting, blog content and original composition. On October 6, 1926, Yankee slugger Babe Ruth hits a record three homers against the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth game of the World Series. The Yankees led 6–1, and held on to win 6–2. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. All teams that have participated in these were "Classic Eight" members of either the American or National League; no expansion team (created in 1961 or later) has faced an opponent more than once in a World Series.
Grantham grounded to Gehrig who threw to Koenig in time to force Traynor at second. Here’s some excerpts from an essay I wrote about the 1926 World Series last year. The 1927 New York Yankees had perhaps the most feared line-up in the history of baseball.
Lazzeri fouled deep into the left field bleachers for strike one, but on the next pitch Miljus uncorked another wild pitch. Carmen Hill had pitched part of six seasons in the majors before 1927, never winning more than three games. Middle Row, L-R: Mark Koenig, Pat Collins, Benny Bengough, Miller Huggins (Mgr.
Thanks for your comment Sara. Other solid hitters for the Pirates included first baseman Joe Harris, who hit .326 with 73 RBI, second baseman George Grantham (.305) and left fielder Clyde Barnhart (.319). The Yanks’ hopes plummeted as quickly as they’d risen, though, when second baseman Hornsby nabbed him as he tried somewhat ploddingly to steal second.
[7] The winning team is traditionally invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States.
But the Yanks were heavily favored, and they won the first game easily. Babe Ruth was joined in the spotlight by two young up-and-coming sluggers named Lou Gehrig and Earle Combs who hit .348 and .357 during the regular season. To date, this is the only World Series to end with a runner scoring on a wild pitch.
The Bambino was back to his old self too, knocking out three homers to the Cardinals none. Thanks! All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. In fact, catcher Johnny Gooch, who hit .258, was the only regular besides Wright to hit below .300, and back-up outfielder Kiki Cuyler added his own .309 average in 285 at-bats to the parade, as the Pirates batted .305 as a team—pitchers included. The Series moved to New York for Game 3 without a travel day off. The Yanks needed to pull it together, and for one game, they did.
Ruth walked, bringing up Bob Meusel, a .315. Grover Alexander went the distance against three Yankees pitchers including Urban Shocker, Bob Shawkey, who came on in the eighth, and Sam Jones who finished the ninth.
A total of 115 Series have been contested, with the AL champion winning 66 and the NL champion winning 49. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. I will send this to them and thank you for this little treasure! Lazzeri opened the home half of the seventh with a single into short center, only the fifth hit of the game, all by the Yanks. More league info. The Pirates came back with one run in the bottom of the inning on Lloyd Waner's double and Barnhart's single to left. Visit Our Facebook Page: “Old-Time Baseball Photos”, How a Native American Star Began his Career as a Japanese.
Ruth explained later that he attempted to steal second base because he thought no one would expect it and would have an easier chance of scoring if Meusel hit a single into the outfield. Moore retired the Pirates in order in the ninth.