» September 5, 1926: At Baltimore, the minor league Orioles embarrass the Yankees, 18–9 in an exhibition game. Ruth is 0-for-5 and tangles with Mark Koenig in the dugout after the 8th inning. Ruth yells at Koenig of loafing on several plays. » October 7, 1926: With the Series tied at 2–2, 39,552 pack Sportsman's Park to watch Herb Pennock and Bill Sherdel duel again. The Cards score first on a double by Jim Bottomley and single by Les Bell. Ragged play costs the Cards a run in the 6th. Tied 2–2 in the 10th, Mark Koenig singles, takes 2B on a wild pitch, and after a sacrifice, comes home on Tony Lazzeri's long fly for a 3–2 Yankees win.
» April 12, 1927:
Mark Koenig is 5-for-5 as the Yankees batter
Philadelphia's Lefty Grove 8-3 before 65,000,
the biggest Opening Day crowd ever. The Yankees will
share or hold first place from the first
day of the race to the last; a feat unmatched in the
AL until the 1984 Tigers.
» May 29, 1927: In a loosely played game at Yankee Stadium, the Yanks swamp the Red Sox, 15–7, scoring seven runs in the 8th inning. Babe Ruth propels his 13th homer, off Danny MacFayden, while Johnny Grabowski is 4-for-4 with a walk. Dutch Ruether is ineffective, serving up gopher balls to Bosox Grover Hartley in the 2nd and Fred Haney in the 3rd. The Sox give it back in the 4th with three walks, two errors, a single by Bob Meusel and a double by Mark Koenig, to make four runs. Ted Wingfield, pitching 2/3 of the 4th, takes the loss.
» May 31, 1927:
The Yankees slug the 3rd-place Athletics into submission, winning 10–3 and 18–5. Babe Ruth homers in each game to run his string to four straight games. He finishes the month with 12 homers, and 16 altogether. Rookie strongboy Jimmie Foxx belts his first ML homer, off Urban Shocker, in game 2. Tony Lazzeri and Mark Koenig homer in game 2, while Lou Gehrig has two singles to go along with his double, triple and homer in the opener.
» September 30, 1927:
With the score 2-2 in the eighth, Mark Koenig triples and Ruth hits No. 60 off Tom Zachary for a 4-2 win. In the ninth Walter Johnson makes his final appearance as a player. He pinch-hits for Zachary and flies out to Ruth. Ruth hits 17 HRs in September, the highest month's HR output till Rudy York's 18 in August 1937.
» October 6, 1927:
Two 3-run outbursts by the Yankees off Vic Aldridge
(15-10) and a steady 7-hitter by surprise New York
starter George Pipgras (10-3) give the Yankees a 6-2
win. Mark Koenig has 3 hits.
» October 8, 1927:
Down 3-0, the Pirates give the ball to their
biggest winner, Carmen Hill (22-11). In the 5th, Ruth's
2nd HR of the Series scores Earle Combs ahead of him
for a 3-1 lead. The Pirates tie it in the 7th.
In the last of the 9th, Combs walks, Mark Koenig beats
out a bunt, and Ruth walks to fill the bases.
Reliever Johnny Miljus strikes out Lou Gehrig and
Bob Meusel. With 2 strikes on Tony Lazzeri, a wild
pitch rolls far enough away for Combs to score the
winning run. The Bronx Bombers are World Champions
in 4 straight. Ruth's .400 is good for 7 RBI; Lloyd
Waner's .400 tops the Bucs.
» September 11, 1928: In the Yankees 5–3 win at the Stadium, Ty Cobb makes his last appearance as a batter, popping out against Yankee Hank Johnson to SS Mark Koenig as a pinch hitter in the 9th. Babe Ruth's two run clout, off Lefty Grove in the 8th, seals the win for New York. The Bronx Bombers seal the fate of the A's with their 4th straight win over the Quakers, leaving the Mackmen in 2nd place, two 1/2 games back.
» May 13, 1929: In Cleveland, fans have no trouble telling the players apart, as both teams wear numbers on their uniform backs. This is a first in the majors. The Indians beat the Yanks 4–3, despite a homer by New York's Mark Koenig off Willis Hudlin in the 6th inning. Also in the 6th, Yankee catcher Bill Dickey records three assists. For New York, it is their 3rd loss after six straight wins.
» May 30, 1930:
The Yankees trade two stars of the 1927 team, Waite Hoyt and Mark Koenig, to the Tigers for Ownie Carroll (0–5) and Harry Rice. Hoyt's departure follows an argument with manager Bob Shawkey.
» September 22, 1931:
At Philadelphia, the A's set a new franchise record as they win their 105th, beating the Tigers, 8–6. Jimmie Foxx belts a three run homer in the first to pave the way for George Earnshaw's 21st win. Tiger infielder Mark Koenig makes his 5th mound appearance of the season, walks six while pitching two runless innings. The A's complete their season series with Detroit at 18–4.
» April 21, 1932:
Mark Koenig is released by Detroit to the San
Francisco Missions (PCL). He will make a dramatic
return with the Cubs late in the season.
» September 2, 1932: In St. Louis the Cubs win streak reaches 13 as Cuyler's 5th homer in six games leads the way to an 8–5 victory. Mark Koenig adds a round tripper for Chicago.
» September 22, 1932:
The Cubs announce World Series shares and snub former player-manager Rogers Hornsby. Late-season arrival Mark Koenig gets just a half share. Hornsby appeals to Judge Landis, arguing that he was an active player for two-thirds of the season, and deserved a full share. Landis turns him down. In today's contest, Cubs Burleigh Grimes loses, 7–0, to Hal Smith of the Pirates. It's Hal's first major league start and his only decision of the year.
» November 21, 1933: Chuck Klein, who won the Triple Crown with the Phillies, is sold to the Chicago Cubs for $125,000 and veterans Mark Koenig, Harvey Hendrick, and rookie Ted Kleinhans. Hendrick will play one year in Philley, while the other two quickly go to the Reds. Klein, who also led the National League in total bases, hits, slugging, doubles, was second in runs, and 4th in steals, is the only player to be traded after a Triple Crown season. He will have two solid years at Wrigley before returning to the Phils.
» June 15, 1935:
In New York the Giants defeat the Cards, 7–5. Mark Koenig's single in the 8th drives in two runs to give reliever Al Smith the winning vote. Collins and Rothrock have homers for the Cards. Viewing the proceedings are Alabama Pitts, late of Sing Sing, along with Johnny Evers, manager of the Albany club (his team loses today, 12–0, to Montreal) and Warden Lewis Lawes. The three are friends and are awaiting a favorable ruling from Judge Landis that will allow Pitts to play pro baseball.
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