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1927 World Champion New York Yankees Original Team Photograph - Greatest Team in Baseball History (PSA Type I)
Displayed is an original News Service Type I photograph of the 1927 New York Yankees, often considered the best baseball team in history - and some pundits feel that the '27 Yankees are the best team, in any sport, ever. Nicknamed "Murderers' Row" for their dangerous hitting, the '27 Yankees were either tied or led the American League standings for every day in the season, and they finished with a record of 110-44-1, 19 games ahead of the second place Philadelphia Athletics. Then they swept the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-0, in the World Series. The '27 Yankees had six players who became Hall of Famers: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Earle Combs, Tony Lazzeri, Waite Hoyt, and Herb Pennock. In addition, manager Miller Huggins, team President Ed Barrow, and team owner Colonel Jacob Ruppert were also selected for the Hall of Fame in non-playing categories. Ruth broke his own MLB record of 59 homers, set in 1921, by bashing 60 in '27. He hit .356 that year, with 165 RBIs. Ruth was helped to his new homer record by Lou Gehrig batting clean-up, just behind Ruth, which gave Ruth better pitches to hit. Gehrig had a fantastic year, with 47 home runs, a .373 batting average and 173 RBIs. Combs hit .356, Lazzeri .309, and Meusel .337, with 103 RBIs. As for pitching, Hoyt went 22-7, Pennock was 19-8, and Urban Shocker was 18-6. The black and white photo was taken by Underwood & Underwood, and it measures 8x10". The photo was taken just after the Yankees clinched the pennant at Yankee Stadium. Bottom Row, left to right: Reuther, Dugan, Paschal, Bengough, Miles, Thomas, Gazella, Morehart, Bennett (mascot). Middle row, left to right: Shawkey, Gerard, Grabowski, O'Leary, Huggins (manager), Fletcher, Pennock, Wera, Collins. Top Row, left to right: Gehrig, Meusel, Ruth, Moore, Pipgans, Miller, Hoyt, Lazzeri, Koenig, Shocker, Durst, Doc Woods (trainer). The caption on back says: "Photo Shows The Yankees, winner of the 1927 pennant in the American League." The photo has a few stains and pencil markings on back. On the front, there is a fold in the top left corner and some areas of minor paper loss around the edges, with some slight toning.
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