When you think of the 1927 Yankees. you almost certainly first think of the powerful “Murderers’ Row” offense. Led by the likes of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, the ‘27 Yankees averaged over six runs per game, which was nearly a full run better than any other MLB team. Even in the game this post is about, which will highlight a disappointingly bad performance, they still put up 11 runs.
That is what makes their complete inability to bring Gehrig home on September 5th of the year so very bizarre.
While they hadn’t done it mathematically yet, the Yankees pretty much had the AL sewn up by the time they faced the Red Sox on September 5, 1927.