Murderer's Row

1927 New York YankeesHome Field: Yankee Stadium
World ChampionsHit: #1 R, BA
W - 110 L - 44Pitch: #1 OR, ERA
Manager: Miller HugginsDef: #3t FA

The 1927 New York Yankees are widely recognized as the greatest team in baseball history.  A year after a disappointing loss to St. Louis in the 1926 World Series, the Yankees came back with avengence.  With a potent lineup known as Murderer's Row, New York outscored its opponents by nearly 400 runs and hit .307 as a team.

Babe Ruth set a single season mark with 60 homers. He alone hit more homers than any other American League team. The Sultan of Swat had plenty of help.  Lou Gehrig had his first big season, batting .373 with 47 homers and a league leading 175 RBIs.  Ruth's outfield mates, Earle Combs in center and Bob Meusel in left, it .356 and .337 respectively.  Second year man Tony Lazzeri ranked third in the loop with 18 homers.

The pitching staff boasted four men who won 18 or more wins, led by Waite Hoyt at 22-7.  Herb Pennock and Wilcy Moore gained 19 victories apiece while Urban Shocker added 18.  The pitching staff complemented the dominant offense by claiming the league's three best ERAs.  Moore, who pitched primarily in relief, led the way with a 2.28 mark.

With a 110-44 record, the Bronx Bombers ran away with the American League pennant, winning by 19 games. For an encore, they swept the Pittsburgh Pirates in the World Series.  Another World Series championship followed in 1928.




Pos Player Bats AB H R HR RBI BA    AL Rank
C Pat Collins R 251 69 38 7 36  .275
1B Lou Gehrig L 584 218 149 47 175  .373    #1 RBI; #2 R, HR; #3 BA
2B-SS-3B Tony Lazzeri R 570 176 92 18 102  .309    #3 HR
SS Mark Koenig B 526 150 99 3 62  .285  
3B Joe Dugan R 387 104 44 2 43  .269  
LF Bob Meusel R 516 174 75 8 103  .337  
CF Earle Combs L 648 231 137 6 64  .356    #3 R
RF Babe Ruth L 540 192 158 60 164  .356    #1 HR, R; #2 RBI
                 
2B Ray Morehart L 195 50 45 1 20  .256  
C Johnny Grabowski R 195 54 29 0 25  .277  
OF Cedric Durst L 129 32 18 0 25  .248  
3B-SS Mike Gazella R 115 32 17 0 9  .278  
C Benny Bengough R 85 21 6 0 10  .247  
OF Ben Paschal R 82 26 16 2 16  .317  
                   
TOTAL: Team   5347 1644 975 158 908  .307
League Average   42117 12024 6094 439 5559  .285  


Pitcher Throw G IP W L ERA PCT    AL Rank
  Waite Hoyt R 36 256 22 7 2.64  .759    #1t W; #2 ERA
Herb Pennock L 34 210 19 8 3.00  .704    #4t W
  Urban Shocker R 31 200 18 6 2.84  .750    #3 ERA
  Wilcy Moore R 50 213 19 7 2.28  .731    #1 ERA; #4t W
  Dutch Ruether L 27 184 13 6 3.38  .684  
  George Pipgras R 29 166 10 3 4.12  .769  
  Myles Thomas R 21 89 7 4 4.85  .636  
                   
TOTAL: Team       110 44 3.20 .714  
  League Average           4.13    

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