Editor’s note: The 27 * 61 Yankees Replay games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will not be used for any games. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur.
Wilcy Moore won his third straight game for the 1927 New York Yankees as he tossed a three-hitter with eight strikeouts in a 10-1 victory over the 2004 Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
The Yankees began the contest with three singles in a row from Earle Combs, Mark Koenig and Babe Ruth against Boston starter Derek Lowe. Ruth’s hit drove in the first run, while Bob Meusel made it 2-0 with a sacrifice fly.
Moore established himself in the second by fanning Jason Varitek, Bill Mueller and Trot Nixon.
RBI groundouts by Ruth in the third and Joe Dugan in the fourth put New York’s advantage to 4-0.
David Ortiz broke up Moore’s no-hitter with a double in the bottom of the fourth with two outs.
Curt Leskanic took over on the mound for Lowe in the sixth and he wouldn’t make it through the inning.
Meusel singled and Tony Lazzeri walked before Dugan’s RBI single made it 5-0.
After Pat Collins walked, Red Sox manager Terry Francona called Alan Embree from the bullpen. Embree fanned Moore and retired Combs, but Koenig smacked a two-run homer and the Yankees led 7-0.
Boston pick up its run in the bottom of the sixth as Johnny Damon walked and scored on a double by Orlando Cabrera.
In the seventh, the Yankees added a run as Dugan made it 8-1 with a RBI groundout against Terry Adams, who had taken over for Embree.
Adams got tagged in the eighth by Ruth and Lou Gehrig, who had back-to-back solo shots to provide the final margin of the contest.
Dugan led the Yankees with four hits to raise his team-leading batting average to .390.
With his team-high seventh homer for the Yankees, Gehrig also tops the squad with 16 RBI. Ruth had four homers and 11 RBI.
New York has a single contest against the 1972 Oakland A’s in Yankee Stadium before traveling to the 1924 Washington Senators for four games.
The Yankees will have George Pipgras on the mound, while the A’s are scheduled to start Dave Hamilton.
27 * 61 Replay Standings
1927 New York Yankees (9-5)
1961 New York Yankees (8-5)
1924 Washington Senators (2-2)
1972 Oakland A’s (5-7)
2004 Boston Red Sox (3-8)
1948 Cleveland Indians (0-0)
1968 Detroit Tigers (0-0)
1970 Baltimore Orioles (0-0)
2005 Chicago White Sox (0-0)
27 * 61 Home Run Totals
Lou Gehrig 7
Roger Maris 6
Mickey Mantle 4
Babe Ruth 4