1927 New York Yankees Roster

The 1927 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1927 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1927 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1927 New York Yankees salary list, a 1927 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1927 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime." - Babe Ruth
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1927 New York Yankees



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Complete Roster  
 

n/a Walter Beall 5-10 178 Right Right 1899-07-29
n/a Joe Giard 5-10½ 170 Left Left 1898-10-07
n/a Waite Hoyt 6-00 180 Right Right 1899-09-09
n/a Wilcy Moore 6-00 195 Right Right 1897-05-20
n/a Herb Pennock 6-00 160 Left Both 1894-02-10
n/a George Pipgras 6-01½ 185 Right Right 1899-12-20
n/a Dutch Ruether 6-01½ 180 Left Left 1893-09-13
n/a Bob Shawkey 5-11 168 Right Right 1890-12-04
n/a Urban Shocker 5-10 170 Right Right 1890-08-22
n/a Myles Thomas 5-09½ 170 Right Right 1897-10-22
n/a Benny Bengough 5-07½ 168 Right Right 1898-07-27
n/a Pat Collins 5-09 178 Right Right 1896-09-13
n/a Johnny Grabowski 5-10 185 Right Right 1900-01-07
n/a Joe Dugan 5-11 160 Right Right 1897-05-12
n/a Mike Gazella 5-07½ 165 Right Right 1895-10-13
n/a Lou Gehrig 6-00 200 Left Left 1903-06-19
n/a Mark Koenig 6-00 180 Right Both 1904-07-19
n/a Tony Lazzeri 5-11½ 170 Right Right 1903-12-06
n/a Ray Morehart 5-09 157 Right Left 1899-12-02
n/a Julie Wera 5-08 164 Right Right 1902-02-09
n/a Earle Combs 6-00 185 Right Left 1899-05-14
n/a Cedric Durst 5-11 160 Left Left 1896-08-23
n/a Bob Meusel 6-03 190 Right Right 1896-07-19
n/a Ben Paschal 5-11 185 Right Right 1895-10-13
n/a Babe Ruth 6-02 215 Left Left 1895-02-06
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The 1927 New York Yankees played 154 games during the regular season, won 110 games, lost 44 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 97/93) where 1,164,015 fans witnessed their 1927 Yankees finish the season with a .714 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1927 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1927 New York Yankees salary list, a 1927 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1927 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1927 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1927 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Pat Collins (89)
1B Lou Gehrig (155)
2B Tony Lazzeri (113)
3B Joe Dugan (111)
SS Mark Koenig (122)
LF Bob Meusel (83)
CF Earle Combs (152)
RF Babe Ruth (95)
  
SP Waite Hoyt
SP Herb Pennock
SP George Pipgras
SP Dutch Ruether
SP Urban Shocker
  
RP Myles Thomas
CL Wilcy Moore


1927 New York Yankees
Salaries

Babe Ruth $70,000.00
Earle Combs $19,500.00
Herb Pennock $17,500.00
Urban Shocker $13,500.00
Bob Meusel $13,000.00
Joe Dugan $12,000.00
Waite Hoyt $11,000.00
Dutch Ruether $11,000.00
Bob Shawkey $10,500.00
Benny Bengough $8,000.00
Lou Gehrig $8,000.00
Tony Lazzeri $8,000.00
Pat Collins $7,000.00
Mark Koenig $7,000.00
Ben Paschal $7,000.00
Myles Thomas $6,500.00
Johnny Grabowski $5,500.00
Mike Gazella $5,000.00
Joe Giard $5,000.00
Cedric Durst $4,500.00
George Pipgras $4,500.00
Ray Morehart $4,000.00
Wilcy Moore $2,500.00
Julie Wera $2,400.00


1927 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1927 New York Yankees Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?