New Britain herald., 1927-10-06
First Inning

Tankees-The Pirates took the
 field while Aldridgc was warming I'D and ground keepers gave d last
 polishing to the base paths. The
 band played the Star Spangled Ban
 her and the crowd rose. While the
 American flag was raised to the
 mast head, the players stood in their
 positions Of the field with bowed
 heads. Combs up, strike |. called
 hall l. outside. Combs sent un q
 high fly 10 Rarnhart who took the ball near tn" Scorcboard. Koenig up, ball l. high. Koenig singled past center. Ruth up. strike. called: ball ], inside; foul, strike ?. Ruth struck out and the crowd howled. Gehrig up, foul, strike l. So far Aldridpe had thrown nothing but curve balls. Ball l, high; ball ?, inside: ball 3, high. Gehrig got a base on balls, the fourth ball being inside. high. AenS'l up, ball 1. high. inside; ball ,, outside; strik" l, called. This curve cut the inside corner. Strike ., swung. This was another curve bal on tn" outside Aldridge threw out Meusel at first.
 No runs, one hit, no errors.
 Pirates-Pipgras warmed up as r.. Nan"r came to the plate. l.. Waner up, ball 1, inside; strike 1 called. This was fast ball over the center oi the plate. Foul, strike ?. l.. W amer got a three base hit to left oy fast base running. Barnhart up. ,ouL strike 1. The Yankee inficld was playing back. Strike ?, called. This was a curve on the inside. Foul. l.. Waner scored on Barnhart's sac | 'liice fly 10 Ruth in deep right. r. Nanor up, foul. strike 1. Wauer aShod hard drive into the tenn ! 'orary boxes which scattered the occupants. Foul, strike 2: ball 1. 1 ush, inside. Waner had to duck this . me. Ball ., inside, pipgras com ! 'lained that Umpire Nallin had | Hlssed this one. Foul. Foul. Pip 'rasS was keeping the ball high and 'utslde for P. Waner, Ball 8. high, 'oul. Foul. r. Waner famed. talk ng third called strike. It was asst one on the inside corner. Wright up, foul, strike 1; ball 1. igh. Wright sent Up a high one to he Bambino and the Pirates went ack 10 the field.
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 Second Inning
 faNkees--La2zer mp. ball 1. high. .azzcri fell down duckiug this one. trike ,, called. This was d sweep lg curve. Ball l. outside: ball .. utside; ball 3, low, outside. Laz- 'rI slaShed a hit off Aldridgo's love. Dugan up, foul strike [. The II and run play was on but Ducan 'uled the ball. Ball l. high. inside. all ,, inside: foul, strike 2 The anks were trying to Int and run gain. Foul. Dusan fouled out 10 ooch. Rcncough up, ball |. high. sent up a high foul to ooch. Pipsras up, ball |, high. in- o'' ball. ;, high: foul, strike I. lpsraS tried 10 hit the cripple. frike 2. called. This was a low lrVe Ball 2, outside; foul. Pip ras lined out 10 Grantham. No runs, one hit, no errors. Plratos-Traynor went out. Pip as 10 Gchrig. Grantham up. Strike
 called. This was a curve. shoulder gh Grantham got a single into nter. Harris up. Ball 1. outside. : rike 1. swung. Harris tished after [ wide curve. Gchrig took Harris ( 'ounder and touched first, Gran am going 10 second. Gooch ND. | m going to second. Gooch up. rike l, called. This was a low rye. Ball 1. high. Ball ?. inside, sh Gooch fouled out to Ben t ugh who raced over to the Yankee I nch to make the catch. s No runs, one hit. no errors. c
 Third Inning l. Nankees-Combs up, Foul. strike t
 Ball l. high. Foul. strike ?, I: II 2, high, Ball 8, outside. Combs fl single Into right, the ball S uncing out of Grantham's reach. oenig up. Strike i, called. Koenig