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The Red Sox win a see-saw
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ON THIS DATE (September 5, 1927) ... If Red Sox owner, Bob Quinn ever wanted a bigger ball park, he had that desire today. Fenway Park was too small to accommodate the throngs that besieged the gates, as thousands of fans had to be turned away, with the stands and bleachers filled to capacity, long before the first pitch was thrown. It started with a big parade to the field and it was clear that the presence of a good ball club, would enlist the support of the Boston fandom. The first game will long be remembered by the 34,000 fans who got through the gates. The Sox were ahead 3-0, then behind 4-3, then ahead 7-4, then 7-6 and then 8-6. In the ninth inning, the Yankees came through with two runs to knot the game at 8-8. Then the Bronx Bombers made three runs in the 17th inning, the Sox again knotted the score to send the game into the 18th frame. There, successive doubles sent into the crowd by Buddy Myer and Ira Flagstead put the Sox into the win column, 12 to 11. The fact that the Red Sox were shut out in the second game, 5-0, when the game was called after five innings, did not matter to this crowd. The Red Sox jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning on a walk to Flaggy, a double to left-center by Jack Tobin and a single by Wally Shaner. The Yanks came up with four runs in the third, paced by Lou Gehrig's 44th homer, that tied him with Babe Ruth in the home run race. Two walks and two doubles put the Yanks up 6-3 in the top of the fourth. But the Sox stormed right back in their half. Shaner led with a double and was brought home on Todt's base hit. Fred Hoffman followed with another single and Red Ruffing loaded the bases when he beat out a sacrifice bunt. Yankees pitcher, George Pipgras walked both Jack Rothrock and Buddy Myer, to hand the Sox two runs. Bill Regan's ground out brought in another run and the Red Sox had grabbed the lead, 7 to 6. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases for the Red Sox again in the fifth and Ruffing's grounder scored another run, making the score 8 to 6. They kept the lead until the ninth inning when Ruffing walked a batter and gave up doubles to Ben Paschal and Earle Combs, sending the contest into overtime, tied at eight each. Both Ruffing and Wilcy Moore kept their opponents in check until the 15th inning, when Ruffing tired and gave way to Hal Wiltse. Two innings later Wiltse gave up three runs and the Yankees took what seemed, a commanding 11-8 lead. But the Sox didn't give in. Bill Regan doubled into the crowd and was brought home on Tobin's base hit. Waite Hoyt took the mound for the Yankees and gave up another double to Shaner. Todt grounded out, but that scored Tobin, and moved Shaner to third. Bill Moore laced a clutch double down the right field line and the game was once again tied, 11-11. Wiltse walked Tony Lazzeri in the 18th inning, but Moore erased him on an attempted steal and that set up the back-to-back doubles by Myer and Flagstead that happily ended an exciting Fenway battle. |
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