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.
Lou Gehrig hammered a three-run homer in the seventh inning that proved to be the difference as the 1927 New York Yankees defeated the 2005 Chicago White Sox 5-3.
Down 3-2, Earle Combs led off the seventh for the Yankees with a single against Chicago starter Freddy Garcia.
After Mark Koenig grounded out, Babe Ruth walked to set up Gehrig as he drilled his 36th homer of the season and the Yankees took the lead for good.
On the mound for the Yankees, George Pipgras (15-8) got the win, but needed help from Dutch Ruether in the ninth.
Pinch-hitter Willie Harris singled, but was thrown out trying to swipe second by New York catcher Johnny Grabowski.
Pipgras retired Scott Podsednik on a fly ball before Tadahito Iguchi and Jermaine Dye had back-to-back singles.
New York manager Miller Huggins reluctantly pulled Pipgras in favor of Ruether, who induced Paul Konerko to ground out to end it.
Pipgras allowed 10 hits with three walks as he fanned nine.
Garcia, who left in the seventh, gave up nine hits with four walks and four strikeouts. Neal Cotts closed out the affair for the White Sox surrendering a hit with a strikeout.
Joe Crede put the White Sox in front with a RBI single in the fourth.
One inning later, Podsednik drove in a run with a single to make it 2-0.
Both teams scored in the sixth. Chicago held a 3-0 after a run-scoring double by A.J. Pierzynski.
The Yankees closed the gap in the bottom of the frame on a RBI double by Tony Lazzeri and a run-scoring single by Grabowski.
With the victory, the Yankees take the five-game series 3-2, while dominating the season series with a 17-5 record against the White Sox.
Next up for New York is a four-game set at home against the 1968 Detroit Tigers in the final series of the season between the two teams.
Waite Hoyt (18-7) starts for the Yankees, while the Tigers counter with Denny McLain.
27 * 61 Replay Standings
1927 New York Yankees (90-56)
1961 New York Yankees (78-67)
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 (16-27)
1924 Washington Senators (14-24)
1972 Oakland A’s (12-30)
27 * 61 Home Run Totals
Mickey Mantle 62
Babe Ruth 57
Roger Maris 54
Lou Gehrig 36