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New York Yankees @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1927-10-06 · 1927 World Series · Game 2 of 4 ◀ Game 1 Game 3 ▶ · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 41634 · sunny · 2:20
New York Yankees defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–2. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 3rd. George Pipgras earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
W: George Pipgras L: Vic Aldridge SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Dick Nallin · 1B: Charlie Moran · 2B: Red Ormsby · 3B: Ernie Quigley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Earle Combs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Koenig | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Babe Ruth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Lou Gehrig | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Meusel | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Lazzeri | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Dugan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Benny Bengough | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 George Pipgras | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lloyd Waner | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Clyde Barnhart | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Waner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Glenn Wright | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pie Traynor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Grantham | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Harris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Gooch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vic Aldridge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Earl Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Pipgras | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Aldridge | 7.1 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
 Mike Cvengros | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Dawson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Earle Combs: 7/F7D
- Mark Koenig: S8/G4M
- Babe Ruth: K
- Lou Gehrig: W.1-2
- Bob Meusel: 13/G1
Bot 1
- Lloyd Waner: T7/G5L/TH3
- Clyde Barnhart: 9/F9DW/SF.3-H
- Paul Waner: K/C
- Glenn Wright: 9/F9
Top 2
- Tony Lazzeri: S16/G
- Joe Dugan: 2/P23F/FL
- Benny Bengough: 2/FL
- George Pipgras: 4/L4
Bot 2
- Pie Traynor: 13/G1
- George Grantham: S8/F8S
- Joe Harris: 3/G3L.1-2
- Johnny Gooch: 2/P25F/FL
Top 3
- Earle Combs: S9/G34
- Mark Koenig: S8/G46.1-H(E8);B-3
- Babe Ruth: 8/F8D/SF.3-H
- Lou Gehrig: D9/L89D
- Bob Meusel: S6/G56.2-3
- Tony Lazzeri: 9/F9S/SF/THH.3-H;1-2
- Joe Dugan: 9/F9S
Bot 3
- Vic Aldridge: 4/L
- Lloyd Waner: 43/G4
- Clyde Barnhart: S8/G46
- Paul Waner: 7/F
Top 4
- Benny Bengough: 8/F8
- George Pipgras: K
- Earle Combs: K
Bot 4
- Glenn Wright: 8/F8S
- Pie Traynor: D8/F78
- George Grantham: 5/P5DF/FL
- Joe Harris: 9/F9
Top 5
- Mark Koenig: 9/F9
- Babe Ruth: W
- Lou Gehrig: 8/F8XD/SF.1-2
- Bob Meusel: K
Bot 5
- Johnny Gooch: 13/G1
- Vic Aldridge: 2/P23F/FL
- Lloyd Waner: 8/F8
Top 6
- Tony Lazzeri: 9/F89XD
- Joe Dugan: S7/G5L
- Benny Bengough: 8/F8
- George Pipgras: S9/F9S.1-2
- Earle Combs: 8/F8XDW
Bot 6
- Clyde Barnhart: 8/F8XD
- Paul Waner: S57/G56
- Glenn Wright: 8/F8D
- Pie Traynor: 6(1)/FO/G6M
Top 7
- Mark Koenig: 9/F89D
- Babe Ruth: 3/G3L
- Lou Gehrig: 13
Bot 7
- George Grantham: D9/F9DW
- Joe Harris: 63
- Johnny Gooch: 4/LDP/L34D.2X2(46)
Top 8
- Bob Meusel: S48/G4M
- Tony Lazzeri: S9/F9S.1-3
- Joe Dugan: WP.3-H;1-2
- Joe Dugan: FC2/BG.2X3(25);B-1
- Benny Bengough: W.1-2
- George Pipgras: W.2-3;1-2
- Earle Combs: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Mark Koenig: S9/L.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Babe Ruth: 42(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Lou Gehrig: 5(2)/FO
Bot 8
- Earl Smith: 3/G
- Lloyd Waner: W
- Clyde Barnhart: S8/8S.1-3
- Paul Waner: 7/SF.3-H
- Glenn Wright: 6(1)/FO
Top 9
- Bob Meusel: E6/G.B-1
- Tony Lazzeri: 8/F8D
- Joe Dugan: 8/F8
- Benny Bengough: SB2.1X3(45)
Bot 9
- Pie Traynor: 8/F8D
- George Grantham: K
- Joe Harris: 1/G
Notes & reviews
- Through L.Waner
- Dugan reached into a field box
- To the flagpole
- L.Waner: running over-the-shoulder catch near the flagpole
- Hit in the side
- When throw by Gooch to 2B eluded Wright, Meusel tried for 3B.
- Pipgras ran over and stepped on 1B