Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-10-06
The Lineup.
BY CARL S. BRANDEBURY,
Press Sports Writer.

FOkBES FIELD, I'll ISDONNii'
October 6.-The Yankees were lead
ing the Pirates in the sixth inning
of the second game of the world
series here today.
The score was to /.
The Yankees threatened, but failed
to score in the first inning.
The Pirates drew first blood. l..
Waner, first man up, got triple and
scored easily on Barnhart's long sac
rifice fly to Ruth. Paul Waner
famed in this frame, as did Babe
Ruth.
In the second frame neither team
scored. The pitchers were settling
down.
The Yankees took the lead in the
third. Combs, first up, singled and
scored from first when L. Waner
let Koenig's single get by him.
Ruth's sacrifice fly brought koenig
in. Lazzeri brought Gehrig across
the plate.
The Pirates failed to count in their
half of the third, Barnhart's single be-
ing wasted.
: Aldridge and Pipgras kept out of
serious trouble in the fourth inning.
plate in the fifth, either.
FIRST INNING.
YANKEES - Combs up: Strike 1,
called. Aldridge used a curve ball on
the inside. Ball /, outside; Combs
sent up high fly to Barnhart, who
took the ball near the scoreboard.
koenig up: Ball i, high; Koenig sin.
gled past Grantham into center field.
Ruth up: Strike ], called: ball i, in
side: foul, strike 2: this was roller
along the right-field foul line; Ruth
struck out and the crowd howled. He
Elow curve on the outside. Gehrig up:
Foul strike l: so far Aldridge had
thrown nothing but curve balls; ball
!. high; ball 2, inside: ball g. high:
Gehrig got a base on balls, the fourth
hell being inside, high. Meusel up;
Ball /, high, outside: ball 2. outside;
strike /, called: this curve cut the
inside corner; strike 2. swung; this
was another curve, but on the outside;
Aldridge threw out Meusel at first
No runs, one hit. no errors.
PIRA, .;S-L. Waner up: Ball ]
inside; strike !. called: this was fast
ball over the center Of the plate: foul
strike ?: i. Waner got a three-base
hit to left by fast base running. Barn
hart up: Foul, strike /: the Yankee in
field was playing back: strike 2, called
this one was a curve on the inside
foul: l.. Waner scored on Barnhart's
sacrifice fly to Ruth in deep right
, j. Waner up: Foul, strike 1; p. Waner
dashed a hard drive into the temporary
boxes which scattered the occupants
foul. strike 9; ball /, high, inside: p
Waner had to duck this one; ball 2
inside: Pipgras complained that I'm
pire Nallin had missed this one: foul
foul: Pipgra.; was keeping the bal
high and outside for p. Waner; ball 3
high: foul; foul: P. Waner famed, TAX
ing third called strike. 1t was 6
fas. one on the inside corner. Wright
Up: Foul, strike ]: ball !, high: Wright
sent up a high one to Bambino anc
the Pirates went back to the field
One run, one hit, 20 errors.
SECOND INNING.
YANKEES-Lazzeri up: Ball ]
high: Lazzeri fell down ducking thi:
one: strike /, called: this was 2
sweeping curve; ball 2, outside
strike 2, called: bail 3 low and out.
side; LazZeri splashed a single of
Aldridge's glove. Dugan up: Foul
strike ]: the hit-and run play was
on. hut Dugan fouled the ball; ball l
high. inside; ball inside; foul
strike ?: the Yasakees We're trying t
hit and run again; foul; Dugar
fouled out to Gooch. Bengough up,
Ball ]. high: Bengough sent up :
high foul to Gooch. Pipgras up Bal
]. high. inside: ball 2, high; foul
strike j: Pipgras tried to hit The
cripple: strike 2. called: this was
low curve; ball 3. outside; foul; Pip
gias lined out to Grantham. Nc
runs, one hit, no errors.
PIRATES-Trayno up: Pipgra!
threw out Traynor at first. Grant
ham up: Strike !. called; this curve
shoulder high: Grantham got single
into center Harrc- up: Ball ]. out
side: strike l. swung; Harris f1she'
after wide curve; Gehrig tool
Harris grounder and touched first
Grantham going to second. Coco!
up: Strike /, called; this was low
curve; ball !, high; ball 2, inside
high; Gooch fouled out to Ben2ough
who raced over to the Yankee bencl
10 make the catch. No runs, on
hit, no errors.
THIRD INNING.
YANkEES-Combs up: Foul. strik
/; ball !, high; foul. strike =; ball =
high; ball 3, outside; Combs got ;
singie into right, the ball bouncing
out Of Grantham's reach. Koenig up
Strike j, called; koenig singled int
\ center, and when l.. Waner let tn
iSr go through him, Combs SCORED
and Koenig went to third. Ruth w
Ball /, high, outside; ball 9, high
3yoan;r .corod nm Rufh'S sacrifice fl