Baseball Historians

April 30, 1927 at Fenway Park
Red Sox 3, Yankees 2  (9-5)
Urban Shocker was crusing along and had a nice 2-0 lead heading into the ninth before things fell apart.  Three runs later and the Yankees and Shocker had lost the game.  He gave up three runs on eight hits and one walk with one strikeout.
Bob [...]

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 20, 1927 at Shibe Park
Athletics 8, Yankees 5  (6-2)
Urban Shocker was hit hard and he took the loss against the A’s.  He and Wilcy Moore combined to give up eight runs on twelve hits to the A’s. 
On offense, the Yankees got a bunch of hits but they were mostly by four players.  Lou Gehrig [...]

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 [...]