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April 7th through April 10th Yankees 1-2 @ Boston Red Sox 1-2
The Sox are horrific and went 51-103 in RL in 1927, this wil give us a chance to lick our wounds after the series loss to the hard hitting 9 from Harrisburg. Their best players are (RL 1927 stats) OF Jack Tobin (.310-2-40), 2B Bill Regan (.274-2-66) and P Del Lundgren (14-21, 4.17) I expect nothing less than a sweep.
Primary Lineup
1-Earle Combs CF
2-Bob Meusel LF
3-Babe Ruth RF
4-Loe Gehrig 1B
5-Tony Lazzeri 2B
6-Pat Collins C
7-Mark Koenig SS
8-Joe Dugan 3B
April 7th Dutch Ruether 0-0 vs. T Welzer 0-0
Joe Dugan had 2 base hits and Dutch Ruether completed the game without help
from the bullpen at Fenway Park where the New York Yankees beat the Boston
Red Sox 5 to 1.
Ruether(1-0) was solid in the win. He didn't give up much, just 5 hits and 2
walks in 9 innings. New York had a total of 13 hits for the game.
Tony Welzer(0-1) was the losing pitcher. He got hit hard, allowing 13 hits
and 4 walks in 7 and 2/3 innings.
April 8th George Pipgras 0-0 vs. Hal Wiltse 1-0
George Pipgras went the distance as the New York Yankees defeated the Boston
Red Sox by a score of 10 to 4 at Fenway Park.
Boston was unable to claim the lead after New York went ahead in the 4th
inning plating an isolated run using 2 hits. After an out was recorded, Babe
Ruth clubbed a solo home run. After another out, Bob Meusel stepped up to
the plate and he drew a walk. Tony Lazzeri then lashed a single. Lazzeri
took second on the throw. New York rapped out 14 hits for the afternoon.
Pipgras(1-0) was the winner allowing 4 runs for the game. The losing pitcher
was Hal Wiltse(1-1). He got hammered, allowing 9 hits and 4 walks in 6
innings.
April 9th Waite Hoyt 0-1 vs. Jack Russell 0-0
Right fielder Jack Tobin had 3 base hits and Jack Russell tossed a complete
game as the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees by the score of 5 to
4 at Fenway Park.
Russell(1-0) gave Boston a solid outing. He went 9 innings and surrended up
14 hits and no walks. New York had a chance in the 9th but they came up
short.
Waite Hoyt(0-2) was the loser. Miller Huggins was clearly disappointed after
the game. 'It was a manager's nightmare out there', he said, 'We should have
had this one.'
April 10th Urban Shocker 1-0 vs. Slim Harriss 0-1
Tony Lazzeri had 4 hits as the New York Yankees outscored the Boston Red Sox 9
to 7.
Urban Shocker(2-0) delivered a fine performance for New York. He went 7
innings and surrended up 8 hits and 1 walk improving his ERA from 6.43 to
4.50. Boston tried unsuccessfully to come back in the 9th.
Slim Harriss(0-2) took the loss. He got hit pretty hard, allowing 16 hits and
3 walks in 7 innings.
Yanks take 3 of 4, but again the sweep was the expectation. The Bombers are tearing the cover off the ball, but pitching has been sketchy. We are currently tied for 2nd in the AL east at 4-3 with the Baltimore Black Sox sitting in first place at 6-1. Earle Combs is tied with Harry Heilmann for the AL lead in hits with 14 (8th in batting at .400) while Lou Gehrig is tied with Ken Williams of the St Louis Browns for the lead in home runs with 3. Ruth only has 1 at this point.
Around the league the Negro League expansion teams are doing well with Kansas City and Birmingham holding first and second in the AL west and our first opponent Harrisburg sitting in second behind the Giants in the NL east at 5-2. The Detroit Stars are also in second in the NL West at 5-2, trailing just 6-1 St Louis.
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