New Britain herald., 1927-10-05
Both Teams Hit Ball Hard and Kremer is ReGev- ed by Miljus and Hoyt by Moore Ruth, Gehrig and L. Waner Excel at Bat-No Home Runs Made Today.

- First blood in the 1927 world series has gone to the New York Yankees by virtue Of their to victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opening game this afternoon.
 krcmcr who started for Pittsburgh was touched up for five runs in six innings and was sent to the showers in favor of Miljus. Hoyt was relieved by Moore in the eighth.
 l.. Nancr was an outstanding man with the bat for the Pittsburghers, while Babe Ruth and Lou Gehris were Johnny on the Spots" for the winners, the Babe scoring the first run of the series when he got the first hit of the series and crossed the plate in the opening inning after Gehrig had tripled-the first extra base hit of the series. Ruth, incidentally, hit safely three times.
 The Pirates made bid to win in inc eighth when they pushed across their fourth run, Wright. who had singled. scoring on Harris single.
 The game, play by play, follows: IIr>t lnn1nS Yankees-Quigley brushed off the plate and Kremer wound up for tbe first pitch and Combs, first up. hit q long fly to Barnhart, who caught the ball near the board. Combs had hit the first ball pitched Koenig up. Ball 1, high; foul, strike l; strike 2, called: koenig struck out, , missing a curve for the third strike. Ruth up. The crowd gave him big hand. Ruth singled to right. Gehrig up. Strike 1, swung: ball 1, high, inside: foul, strike ?; ball 3. inside. Ruth scored on Gehrig's three base hit to right. It was a short fly. Meuscl up. Foul, strike 1; ball |. wide; strike ., swung F. Waner took Meusel's long fly.
 One run; two hits and no errors.
 Pirates - Hoyt warmed up a little as the Yankees took the field and the home folks gaya l.. Waner a big cheer when he came to the plate. Ball l. inside: ball ?, inside; strike 1: strike .. l.. Waner was hit by pitched ball which struck him on the shirt. Barnhart up. Strike i. Rarnhart lined out to Ruth r. Waner up. P. Waner doubled to right, L. Waner going 10 third The crowd was frantic. r. Waner hit the first ball pitched. Wright up. l.. Waner scored on Wright's fly to Combs. Waner managed to get to third on the catch. Traynor up. Strike 1; strike 2, swung; foul: ball l. high inside Traynor flied out to Ruth who made fine running catch.
 One run, one hit no errors.
 Second Inning
 Yankees - Lazzeri up-Ball i. high: ball 2, inside. Lazzeri sent up a high foul to Traynor Dugan up Ball 1, high ball .; foul. strike 1. nugan sent up a high one to Grantham. Collins up-Strike I. called; ball l, high: ball 2. high: ball 3, outside, high. Collins walked. the fourth being low. Hoyt up Strike 1. called. Ball 1, low out side. Strike two. called. inside curve; ball .. high; foul; ball 5. low breaking wide. Grantham threw out Hoyt at first. This was the first as sist Of the game. No runs, no hits, no errors.
 Pirates up-Strike l. called, foul strike 2; ball l, high. ball 2, wide. This was a slow speed curve. Ball 3. outside Grantham got base on balls. the fourth pitch teing inside.
 Harris up-Strike 1, called; ball 1. high inside. Harris hit into a double play. Lazzeri took Harris grounder. touched Grantham and then threw out Harris al first.
 Lazzcri and Grantham had row, 1.azzeri clliming Grantham purpose ly bumped him. Smith up-smth went out. LazZerl to Gehrig
 No runs, no hits, no errors
 Third Inning
 Nankees-The crowd hooed Lag H'ii dS lt tdilf to ltl' htlll IL
 Combs up-Ball 1. outside: strike !, called. This was a low curve. Grantham threw out Combs at first, taking his high hopper near second.
 koenis up--Grantham fumbled Koenie's Erounder and the batter was safe on first.
 Ruth up-Ruth singled into right, KoeniC going to third. It was Ruth's second hit.
 Gehrig up-Ball !, inside; ball :, insida low; strike 1. called ball 5, high and inside. Gehrig got a base on balls. the fourth being wide and the bases were filled.
 Meusel up-Strike I. swung. This was fast curve. Ball l, outside: ball ?. high, inside: ball 3, high. Koenig scored when Meusel got base on balls. The bases were still filled.
 Lazzeri up-Strike 1. swung: ball I, inside: foul, strike 2: foul; ball 2. outside Ruth scored when Laz- zeri forced Meusel, Wright to