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Detroit Tigers @ New York Yankees

1928-08-27 · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 24000 · 1:50

New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 5–2. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 1st. George Pipgras earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	8
NYA	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0		5	10

W: George Pipgras L: Ownie Carroll SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bick Campbell · 1B: Tommy Connolly · 2B: (none) · 3B: Roy Van Graflan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Sweeney	2	0	0	0	0	1
Marty McManus	3	1	2	0	1	0
Charlie Gehringer	4	0	2	0	0	1
Pinky Hargrave	4	0	1	1	0	0
Harry Heilmann	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Fothergill	4	0	1	0	0	0
Al Wingo	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jackie Tavener	2	0	0	1	0	0
Ownie Carroll	3	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Neun	2	0	0	0	0	1

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Dugan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Earle Combs	4	2	3	0	0	0
Lou Gehrig	4	2	1	1	0	0
Babe Ruth	2	1	2	1	2	0
Bob Meusel	3	0	2	2	0	0
Mark Koenig	4	0	1	1	0	0
Leo Durocher	4	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Grabowski	4	0	0	0	0	0
George Pipgras	4	0	1	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ownie Carroll	8.0	10	2	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Pipgras	9.0	8	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Sweeney: 63
Marty McManus: S
Charlie Gehringer: S.1-3
Pinky Hargrave: 3/FL
Harry Heilmann: CSH(262)

Bot 1

Joe Dugan: 13
Earle Combs: S
Lou Gehrig: E1/TH1.1-2
Babe Ruth: S.2-H;1-3
Bob Meusel: S.3-H(UR);1-2
Mark Koenig: 8/DP.2X3(85)

Top 2

Harry Heilmann: S
Bob Fothergill: 9
Al Wingo: S.1-3
Jackie Tavener: 7/SF.3-H;1-2
Ownie Carroll: 9

Bot 2

Leo Durocher: 8
Johnny Grabowski: 6
George Pipgras: 2/FL

Top 3

Bill Sweeney: K
Marty McManus: 7
Charlie Gehringer: 7

Bot 3

Joe Dugan: 8
Earle Combs: 7/L
Lou Gehrig: 63

Top 4

Pinky Hargrave: 8
Harry Heilmann: 43
Bob Fothergill: 2/FL

Bot 4

Babe Ruth: S
Bob Meusel: 13.1-2
Mark Koenig: S8.2-H;B-3(E8/THH)
Leo Durocher: FC4.3XH(42)
Johnny Grabowski: 7

Top 5

Al Wingo: 7
Jackie Tavener: 7
Ownie Carroll: 23

Bot 5

George Pipgras: 53
Joe Dugan: 63
Earle Combs: D
Lou Gehrig: D8.2-H
Babe Ruth: W
Bob Meusel: S7.2-H;1-2
Mark Koenig: 31

Top 6

Johnny Neun: K
Marty McManus: S1
Charlie Gehringer: S8.1-2
Pinky Hargrave: PO1(23)
Pinky Hargrave: S8.2-H
Harry Heilmann: 9/FL

Bot 6

Leo Durocher: K
Johnny Grabowski: 13
George Pipgras: S/78
Joe Dugan: 13

Top 7

Bob Fothergill: S
Al Wingo: 6/7
Jackie Tavener: 64(1)/FO
Ownie Carroll: 7/L

Bot 7

Earle Combs: S
Lou Gehrig: 7
Babe Ruth: W.1-2
Bob Meusel: 9/SF.2-3;1-2
Mark Koenig: 4/P

Top 8

Johnny Neun: 7
Marty McManus: W
Charlie Gehringer: K
Pinky Hargrave: 7

Bot 8

Leo Durocher: 9
Johnny Grabowski: 8/L
George Pipgras: 13

Top 9

Harry Heilmann: 13
Bob Fothergill: 3/FL
Al Wingo: 6/P