In the top of the seventh inning, Smith would have grounded out third to first base, but Moore dropped Gehrig's toss for an error. Moore retired the Pirates in order in the ninth. In the bullpen, Johnny Miljus put together a good season, posting a 1.90 ERA in 76 innings, with an 8–3 record. Gehrig's sacrifice fly to Paul Waner scored Koenig. Paul Waner tried to make a shoestring catch, but the ball got through him for a triple and Ruth scored. The Pirates picked up one run in the bottom of the third on Kremer's double and Paul Waner's single, making the score 4–2. Wright lined a single over Lazzeri's head. It featured legends Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig at their peaks. Ruth again hit Kremer's first pitch and smashed a single to right, sending Koenig to third. On a daring run and long slide, Grantham beat Combs's throw to third. Koenig struck out swinging but Ruth hit his second home run of the Series, to deep center. "Word of the Cardinals winning the National League championship this afternoon was followed by small demonstrations downtown and in many parts of the city, but the reaction was not comparable with the great outburst (in) 926, when the Cardinals brought St. Louis its first pennant in 38 years." This was the first sweep of a National League team by an American League team. The crowd of 41,467 saw Yankee right-hander Waite Hoyt (22–6, 2.64 ERA) and Pirate ace Ray Kremer (19–8, 2.47 ERA) oppose each other in Game 1. After Lazzeri doubled in the sixth, Pirates Manager Donie Bush lifted Kremer and brought in right-hander Johnny Miljus, who retired the side. The Athletics defeated the Cubs in five games to win the Series. In the 1927 World Series, the New York Yankees won, sweeping the Pittsburgh Pirates in four games. Ruth set one of many Series records hitting an unbelievable .625 with ten hits in four games. Grantham grounded to Gehrig who threw to Koenig in time to force Traynor at second. Part of the Baseball Almanac Family. Lloyd Waner led off the game with a drive off Moore's glove and beat it out for a hit. Rounding out the staff were veteran Dutch Ruether (13–6, 3.38), George Pipgras (10–3, 4.11) and swingman Myles Thomas (7–4, 4.87). The perennial World Champions had managed to save-face after a difficult season and once again proved that they were the best-of-the-best. Tony Lazzeri then grounded to Wright, who got the ball to second in time to force Meusel, but Grantham could not get rid of it in time to complete a double play. The team's best hitter was right fielder Paul "Big Poison" Waner, who hit a league-leading .380 and drove in 131 runs, also a league-leading total. Barnhart's single over second scored Yde and sent Brickell to third. Moore would have won the ERA title under current rules, but in those days qualification was based on the number of complete games pitched, and he made only 12 starts all year: 13 of his wins and a league-leading 13 saves (figured retroactively) came during his 38 relief appearances. Gehrig hit .545 and set his own record with nine RBIs in four games. The Pirates came back with one run in the bottom of the inning on Lloyd Waner's double and Barnhart's single to left. The Yankees led 2–0.

With one out in the third, second baseman George Grantham kicked Koenig's grounder behind first base for an error. Lloyd Waner tripled down the left field foul line, and Clyde Barnhart drove Ruth up against the concrete wall in right on his sacrifice fly scoring Waner. Ruth scored. The score remained tied through the seventh, the eighth and the top of the ninth, bringing the Yanks up in their half of the ninth with a chance to win the game and the series. He was complemented by future Hall of Famers Lou Gehrig at first base, who hit .373 with 47 home runs and a league-leading 175 RBI, Tony Lazzeri at second base who drove in 102 runs with a .309 average, and center fielder Earle Combs, who hit .356 and scored 137 runs as the team's leadoff hitter. This was the first sweep of a National League team by an American League team.

After Ruth popped to Wright behind second, Gehrig got hold of a fastball and drove it to the warning track in left-center for a triple scoring both Combs and Koenig, but was thrown out at the plate trying for an inside-the-park home run. The New York Yankees were the first American League team to sweep their senior circuit opponent (1927 World Series) and the first Major League team to sweep two (2) consecutive Fall Classics. Ruth's high sacrifice fly to Lloyd Waner scored Koenig. The Series moved to New York for Game 3 without a travel day off. He swung at the first ball and singled to right field for the first hit of the series. 1928 World Series New York Yankees over St. Louis Cardinals (4-0) Did you know that Lou Gehrig was one of sixteen (16) New York Yankees who played in the 1928 World Series, but drove in as many runs by himself as the entire St. Louis Cardinals team combined? .

The 1927 World Series opened under sunny skies and balmy weather at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, October 5. It truly was a two-man show as the rest of the Yankees batted .196, but were supported by solid pitching by Hoyt, George Pipgras and Tom Zachary. Then Traynor lined a single to center. Smith then grounded to Gehrig, who stepped on first to end the inning. Lazzeri opened the home half of the seventh with a single into short center, only the fifth hit of the game, all by the Yanks. Rhyne fielded Pennock's slow grounder but threw to the plate too late to get Lazzeri, Dugan taking third and Pennock reaching first. The Yankees led 4–1. Gehrig doubled to the exit gate in right-center. After Hoyt developed a blister on a finger of his pitching hand in the fourth, Huggins watched him carefully. In fact, catcher Johnny Gooch, who hit .258, was the only regular besides Wright to hit below .300, and back-up outfielder Kiki Cuyler added his own .309 average in 285 at-bats to the parade, as the Pirates batted .305 as a team—pitchers included. The Yanks tied the game at one in the bottom of the first when the first three hitters, Combs, Koenig and Ruth, all singled to right. With the bases loaded, Kremer walked Bob Meusel, forcing home Koenig. Huggins decided that Hoyt had had enough and called for Wilcy Moore. As expected, Ruth and Gehrig continued to abuse the Cardinals' pitching staff with reckless abandon. Pipgras pitched beautifully, with a blazing fastball and a sharp-breaking curve, scattering six hits over seven innings. Second baseman Tony Lazzeri suffered a lame-throwing arm, and Babe Ruth was playing on a bad ankle. Then on a count of three and two, Gehrig hit a short fly to right field. In the bottom of the first, the Pirates tied the game at one. The Yankees led 3–1. Looking to become the manager of the first American League club to sweep a World Series in four straight games, Huggins sent Wilcy Moore to the mound against the Pirates' Carmen Hill for Game 4. The Yankees led 3–1. In 1927, he put everything together, winning a team-leading 22 games against 11 losses, with a 3.24 ERA at age 31. Combs raced home with the winning run, and the Series was over with the Yankees winning 4–3. Aldridge then walked Benny Bengough and Pipgras, and southpaw Mike Cvengros relieved him. The Pirates opened the scoring in the bottom of the first. Carmen Hill had pitched part of six seasons in the majors before 1927, never winning more than three games. After Mark Koenig struck out swinging, Babe Ruth came up. After coming off of a magical season, the defending champion Yankees managed to hold off the Athletics to win their third consecutive pennant by 2½games, but at a serious cost as injuries depleted their line-up. Lloyd Waner's sacrifice bunt moved them up. All Rights Reserved by Baseball Almanac, Inc.Hosted by Hosting 4 Less. Third baseman Pie Traynor hit .342 and drove in over 100 runs, joining shortstop Glenn Wright who also topped the century mark. On a hit-and-run play, Lazzeri singled to right, Meusel racing to third. Dugan bunted him to second and beat the throw to first.

He hit Combs forcing in Dugan, and gave up a single to Koenig scoring Bengough. Wright singled to right, scoring Waner. [citation needed], 1927 World Series (4–0): New York Yankees (A.L.) Grover Alexander (who had embarrassed the Yankees and their pitching staff in the '26 Series) returned for Game 2, but lacked the dominating presence of two years ago. The photographers took pictures of Pirates' Manager Donie Bush and the Yankees' Miller Huggins shaking hands.

His grounder moved Lazzeri to third and Dugan to second.

Wright then made an acrobatic diving stop of Meusel's drive headed for left field but couldn't regain his balance in time to throw Meusel out, Gehrig reaching third base and scoring on Lazzeri's sacrifice fly to Paul Waner. The New York Yankees won the 1928 World Series in a four game sweep over the St. Louis Cardinals.

However, Wright and Paul Waner also led the team in home runs with 9 each, underscoring the huge difference in power with their rivals: the Pirates hit 54 home runs as a team, fewer than Babe Ruth by himself, and barely a third as many as the Yankees' 158. Pitcher Emil Yde ran for Smith, and Fred Brickell batted for Hill.

Wright went to third on the play and scored on Joe Harris's single to center, making the score 5–4. ← 1928: World Series: 1930 → The 1929 World Series featured the American League (AL) champion Philadelphia Athletics playing against the National League (NL) champion Chicago Cubs. The Babe managed to play, despite his inability to run and he and his young protégé both put on quite a show. The Pirates led 1–0. Pittsburgh came up in the eighth trailing 5–3.

The Governor of Pennsylvania, John S. Fisher was at Forbes Field, as well as New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker. Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis was seated near the Yankees' dugout. Copyright 1999- The 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates were by no means a weak team, but they certainly suffer in comparison with their American League rivals. On the play, Koenig was bowled over and had the air knocked out of him. - St. Louis Gazette (September 29, 1928), 1928 World Series Official ProgramNew York Yankees Version, 1928 World Series Official ProgramSt. The Yankees led 8–0, and held on for an 8–1 win. When Aldridge's wild pitch almost knocked Dugan down, Meusel scored and Lazzeri went to second. In the top of the third, Combs singled between Harris and Grantham and raced to third on Koenig's line single over second, scoring on Lloyd Waner's fumble sending Koenig around to third.

The Yankees won Game 1 of the World Series, 5–4.

Lazzeri, in his haste to make a double play on Brickell's grounder, bobbled the ball and both runners reached, Yde taking second and Brickell making it to first. Pitcher Herb Pennock (17-6) was on the sidelines for the Series with a sore arm. Koenig threw out Barnhart, sending Little Poison to second. The Pirates' pitching was not as dominant. They finished with a record of 110–44, 19 games in front of the second-place Philadelphia Athletics. The St. Louis Cardinals, however, were all in good shape and ready for a repeat of the 1926 contest when they had dethroned New York four games to three. Pennock was in total control. His brother, rookie center fielder Lloyd "Little Poison" Waner hit .355 and scored a league-leading 133 runs, in spite of his almost complete lack of power (he collected just 25 extra-base hits in over 650 plate appearances). Lefthander Mike Cvengros relieved Meadows, but Ruth crushed a home run high into the right-field bleachers, the crowd cheering wildly as he trotted around the bases behind Combs and Koenig. The Pirates went 94–60 for manager Donie Bush during the regular season, finishing ​1 1⁄2 games ahead of the defending World Champions St. Louis Cardinals.