The New York Yankees want to add a 28th ring to its prestigious trophy cabinet against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2024 World Series. With Game 1 fast approaching this Friday, the Bronx Bombers are in a position to claim their first title since 2009.
Since its establishment in 1903, the same year that MLB merged the National and American leagues, New York has had some of the most powerful, notable, and historic players in MLB history. The team’s foundation was established with its first world title in 1923, but a new boom occurred in 1927.
The 1927 Yankees were led by six National Baseball Hall of Fame members, starting with Babe Ruth, recognized as one of the greatest players in the game’s history. Other Hall of Famers on the team included Earle Combs, Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Waite Hoyt, and Herb Pennock.
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At that time, the 32-year-old Ruth was the fifth oldest member of the team roster while still being one of its most productive. He led the team with 60 home runs that season, the ninth-best.
The batting lineup of Combs at the leadoff, followed by Koenig, Ruth, Gehrig, Meusel, and Lazzeri, was dubbed “Muderers’ Row” for its seemingly neverending home run threats, along with the later renditions of the Yanknees throughout the 1920s.
Team manager Miller Huggins led New York to a 110-44-1 record, an American League pennant, and a World Series title. The Yankees swept the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 in the series.
1927 New York Yankees Roster
Pitchers
Walter Beall, Joe Giard, Waite Hoyt, Wilcy Moore, Herb Pennock, George Pipgras, Dutch Ruether, Bob Shawkey, Urban Shocker, Myles Thomas
Catchers
Benny Bengough, Pat Collins, Johnny Grabowski
Infielders
Joe Dugan, Mike Gazella, Lou Gehrig, Mark Koenig, Tony Lazzeri, Ray Morehart, Julie Wera
Outfielders
Earle Combs, Cedric Durst, Bob Meusel, Ben Paschal, Babe Ruth
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1 of 16Lou Gehrig’s famous swing
Yankees First baseman Lou Gehrig led the “Murders Row” of batters with a 373 hitting average, 175 RB, and a slugging percentage of 765, only second to Ruth’s .772 (
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2 of 16A 1927 Yankees team photo
Babe Ruth was the star of the New York Yankees outfield with 60 home runs, breaking his prior record of 59, and scoring a team-high 158 runs on the year with a 182.6 all-time wins above replacement score, the highest in MLB history (
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3 of 16The Yankees take a break after training
New York scored a staggering 976 runs as a team in 1927 and only allowed 3.2 runs per game, with Ruth and Gehring finishing in the top two in the entire league with 60 and 47 HR’s (
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4 of 16The members of the New York Yankees infield pose
The Yankees were so dominant in 1927 that they outscored all over teams by 376 total runs and had six different pitchers all register double-digit wins, led by Waite Hoyt’s 22 wins
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