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.
Joe Crede smashed two homers and hit a pair of triples to lead the 2005 Chicago White Sox to a 9-4 victory over the 1927 New York Yankees.
On the mound, Orlando Hernandez went the distance for the White Sox allowing six hits with three walks and four strikeouts. He also got some help from his infield defense as Chicago turned three double plays.
Crede’s first long ball came in the second inning off New York’s Myles Thomas, who was starting because the two teams play five games in three days.
Chicago added three runs in the top of the third. Paul Konerko had a RBI single that was later followed by a sacrifice fly by Aaron Rowand. A.J. Pierzynski capped the rally with a run-scoring single.
The Yankees were able to answer in the bottom of the third when Pat Collins and Thomas both singled. One out later, Mark Koenig drilled a three-run blast for his sixth homer of the season and it was 4-3.
The White Sox added a run in the fifth, but scoring three times in the sixth sent Thomas to the showers.
In the fifth, Crede tripled and scored on a single by Pierzynski.
After two quick outs in the sixth, Thomas got in trouble as Jermaine Dye and Konerko had back-to-back singles.
Crede stepped to the plate and moments later the White Sox were celebrating his three-run homer with an 8-4 advantage.
George Pipgras, who was between starts, got out of the inning and stuck around until the top of the ninth. He surrendered a solo shot to Konerko and a triple to Crede before getting replaced by Urban Shocker, who finished the contest.
Thomas (9-7) surrendered 14 hits with two walks, while fanning three before leaving with two outs in the sixth.
Wilcy Moore (16-9) gets the ball for the Yankees in the fourth contest in the five-game series as the White Sox counter with Mark Buehrle.
27 * 61 Replay Standings
1927 New York Yankees (88-56)
1961 New York Yankees (77-66)
1968 Detroit Tigers (22-14)
1948 Cleveland Indians (23-21)
1970 Baltimore Orioles (19-25)
2004 Boston Red Sox (17-27)
2005 Chicago White Sox (15-24)
1924 Washington Senators (14-24)
1972 Oakland A’s (12-30)
27 * 61 Home Run Totals
Mickey Mantle 61
Babe Ruth 55
Roger Maris 54
Lou Gehrig 35