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Game 2 Box Score


St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Yankees 2

Day

World Series Game Played on October 3, 1926 (D) at Yankee Stadium

STL N    0  0  2    0  0  0    3  0  1  -   6 12  1
NY  A    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0
BATTING
St. Louis Cardinals   AB   R   H RBI      BB   K      PO   A
Douthit cf             4   1   1   0       1   1       0   0
Southworth rf          5   2   3   3       0   0       0   0
Hornsby 2b             3   0   1   0       1   0       2   5
Bottomley 1b           5   0   2   2       0   0      13   0
L. Bell 3b             4   0   0   0       0   1       0   4
Hafey lf               4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
O'Farrell c            4   1   2   0       0   0      10   1
Thevenow ss            4   2   3   1       0   0       1   4
Alexander p            4   0   0   0       0   2       0   4
Totals                37   6  12   6       2   5      27  18
FIELDING - 
DP: 1.
E: Alexander (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Hornsby (1,off Shocker); O'Farrell (1,off Shocker).
HR: Southworth (1,7th inning off Shocker 2 on, 2 out); Thevenow (1,9th inning
off Jones 0 on, 1 out).
SH: Hornsby (1,off Shocker).
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Bottomley (1,2nd base by Shawkey/Severeid).
New York Yankees      AB   R   H RBI      BB   K      PO   A
Combs cf               3   0   1   0       1   0       1   0
Koenig ss              4   0   0   0       0   1       1   3
Ruth rf                4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Meusel lf              4   1   1   0       0   1       3   0
Gehrig 1b              3   0   0   0       0   1      11   0
Lazzeri 2b             3   1   1   1       0   1       2   2
Dugan 3b               3   0   1   0       0   1       1   1
Severeid c             2   0   0   0       0   1       6   1
  Paschal ph           1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Collins c            0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Shocker p              2   0   0   0       0   2       0   2
  Shawkey p            0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Ruether ph           1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Jones p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                30   2   4   1       1  10      27   9
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Lazzeri (1,Home by Alexander/O'Farrell).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals   IP     H  HR   R  ER  BB   K
Alexander W(1-0)       9     4   0   2   1   1  10
New York Yankees      IP     H  HR   R  ER  BB   K
Shocker L(0-1)         7    10   1   5   5   0   2
Shawkey                1     0   0   0   0   0   2
Jones                  1     2   1   1   1   2   1
Totals                 9    12   2   6   6   2   5
 
Umpires: O'Day, Hildebrand, Klem, Dinneen
Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 63600
Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           New York Yankees         
1. Douthit             cf        Combs               cf
2. Southworth          rf        Koenig              ss
3. Hornsby             2b        Ruth                rf
4. Bottomley           1b        Meusel              lf
5. L. Bell             3b        Gehrig              1b
6. Hafey               lf        Lazzeri             2b
7. O'Farrell           c         Dugan               3b
8. Thevenow            ss        Severeid            c
9. Alexander           p         Shocker             p

 


Game 2 Narrative


CARDINALS 1ST: Douthit was called out on strikes; Southworth
popped to Severeid in foul territory; Hornsby doubled to Ruth;
Bottomley grounded out (Koenig to Gehrig); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Cardinals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Combs walked; Koenig grounded into a double play
(Alexander to Thevenow to Hornsby to Bottomley) [Combs out at
second]; Ruth was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Yankees 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: L. Bell made an out to Meusel; Hafey grounded out
(Lazzeri to Gehrig); O'Farrell singled to Meusel; Thevenow
singled [O'Farrell to third]; Alexander popped to Koenig; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Meusel singled to Douthit; Gehrig grounded out
(Alexander to Bottomley) [Meusel to second]; Lazzeri singled to
Hafey [Meusel scored]; Dugan singled [Lazzeri to third];
Severeid struck out; Lazzeri was caught stealing home [Lazzeri
scored (unearned) (error by Alexander; assist by O'Farrell;
assist by Thevenow; assist by O'Farrell; assist by L. Bell),
Dugan to second]; Shocker struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Yankees 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: Douthit singled to Koenig; Southworth singled to
Meusel [Douthit to second]; Hornsby out on a sacrifice bunt
(Shocker to Gehrig) [Douthit to third, Southworth to second];
Bottomley singled to Ruth [Douthit scored, Southworth scored];
L. Bell popped to Severeid in foul territory; Hafey made an out
to Meusel; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Combs singled to Southworth; Koenig struck out;
Ruth popped to Thevenow; Meusel grounded out (L. Bell to
Bottomley); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Yankees 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: O'Farrell popped to Dugan; Thevenow popped to
Gehrig in foul territory; Alexander was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Gehrig struck out; Lazzeri struck out; Dugan struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Yankees 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Douthit made an out to Ruth; Southworth grounded
out (Shocker to Gehrig); Hornsby grounded out (Dugan to Gehrig);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Severeid grounded out (L. Bell to Bottomley);
Shocker was called out on strikes; Combs grounded out (Hornsby
to Bottomley); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Yankees 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Bottomley grounded out (Gehrig unassisted); L.
Bell grounded out (Koenig to Gehrig); Hafey popped to Gehrig in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: Koenig grounded out (Hornsby to Bottomley); Ruth
grounded out (Hornsby to Bottomley); Meusel was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Yankees 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: O'Farrell doubled; Thevenow singled to Meusel
[O'Farrell to third]; Alexander popped to Lazzeri; Douthit flied
to Meusel; Southworth homered [O'Farrell scored, Thevenow
scored]; Hornsby grounded out (Koenig to Gehrig); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Gehrig grounded out (Alexander to Bottomley);
Lazzeri grounded out (Thevenow to Bottomley); Dugan grounded out
(L. Bell to Bottomley); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5,
Yankees 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: Bottomley singled to Ruth; SHAWKEY REPLACED
SHOCKER (PITCHING); L. Bell struck out; Hafey struck out;
Bottomley was caught stealing second (Severeid to Lazzeri); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: PASCHAL BATTED FOR SEVEREID; Paschal struck out;
RUETHER BATTED FOR SHAWKEY; Ruether grounded out (Alexander to
Bottomley); Combs made an out to Hafey; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 5, Yankees 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: COLLINS REPLACED PASCHAL (PLAYING C ); JONES
REPLACED RUETHER (PITCHING); O'Farrell grounded out (Lazzeri to
Gehrig); Thevenow hit an inside the park homer to Ruth;
Alexander struck out; Douthit walked; Southworth singled to Ruth
[Douthit to third]; Hornsby walked [Southworth to second];
Bottomley made an out to Combs; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals
6, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Koenig grounded out (Hornsby to Bottomley); Ruth
popped to Hornsby; Meusel grounded out (Thevenow to Bottomley);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 6, Yankees 2.

Final Totals      R  H   E  LOB
 Cardinals        6  12   1    7
 Yankees          2   4   0    2

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