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April 11, 1928 at Shibe Park
Yankees 8, Athletics 3  (1-0)
Babe Ruth didn’t need the long ball as he scored three runs with a walk and a triple as the Yankees took their season opener over the Athletics.  Ty Cobb began his season with a pair of singles and two walks but it wasn’t nearly enough […]

Today marks the 88th anniversary of the Yankees’ acqusition of Babe Ruth.

April 29, 1927 at Fenway Park
Yankees 9, Red Sox 0  (9-4)
Babe Ruth had a big day at the plate and Dutch Ruether threw a six hit shutout as the Yankees topped the Red Sox.  Ruth went three for four with his fourth homerun and three runs. 
Ruether kept the Red Sox in check and held them […]

April 24, 1927 at Griffith Stadium
Yankees 6, Senators 2  (8-3)
Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel homered for the Yankees today while Cedric Durst drove in three with a bases loaded triple as the Yankees won yet again.  It was Ruth’s third homerun of the season and he finished the game with three hits.
Urban Shocker picked up […]

April 23, 1927 at Shibe Park
Athletics 4, Yankees 3  (7-3)
The Yankees lost for the third time in four games and lost their first series of the season at the hands of the A’s.  It wasn’t for lack of production from their big bats though.  Both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig hit homeruns.  The A’s won […]

April 16, 1927 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 5, Red Sox 2  (4-0)
The Yankees benefited from nine walks today as Yankees won their fourth straight game to open up the season.  Babe Ruth scored two runs without getting a hit and Earle Combs singled and scored twice to lead the way for the Yankees at the plate.
Urban […]

April 15, 1927 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 6, Athletics 3  (3-0)
The Yankees pulled out their sort of sweep as they doubled up the A’s today.  Babe Ruth hit his first homerun of the season and he finished the game with two hits and two runs.  Mike Gazella also had a solid day at the plate.  He […]

April 14, 1927 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 9, Athletics 9  (2-0)
The Yankees winless streak remained intact today when they played the Athletics to a 9-9 ten inning tie.  At the plate, Bob Meusel had three hits and three runs while both Mark Koenig and Babe Ruth had a hit and two runs a piece. 
Bob Shawkey was […]

April 13, 1927 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 10, Ahletics 4  (2-0)
The Yankees turned up the offense again as they racked up ten runs on sixteen hits.  Mark Koenig had a great game with a perfect five for five performance and he scored twice.  Babe Ruth bounced back after a poor game yesterday and he went two […]

April 12, 1927 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 8, Athletics 3  (1-0)
The Yankees took care of the Athletics in grand fashion today in their opener, and it front of a record crowd of 65,000 no less.  Waite Hoyt threw a solid game and he picked up the win.  He gave up three runs on eight hits and […]

Babe Ruth, the best player ever, was born 102 years ago today.  Man, it would have been cool to see the Babe play.

The 1927 New York Yankees are regarded as the best team ever.  Amongst all of the great Yankee teams, the 1927 Yankees still have the best winning percentage of any of them (.714) and they were led by not one, but two of the greatest players of that era.  It’s hard to believe that anyone […]