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Game 3 Box Score


St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Yankees 0

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World Series Game Played on October 5, 1926 (D) at Sportsman's Park III

NY  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
STL N    0  0  0    3  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  0
BATTING
New York Yankees      AB   R   H RBI      BB   K      PO   A
Combs cf               3   0   1   0       1   1       4   0
Koenig ss              4   0   0   0       0   1       2   3
Ruth rf                3   0   1   0       1   0       0   0
Meusel lf              4   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Gehrig 1b              4   0   2   0       0   0      10   0
Lazzeri 2b             4   0   0   0       0   1       4   6
Dugan 3b               3   0   1   0       0   0       0   2
Severeid c             2   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
Ruether p              2   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Shawkey p            0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Paschal ph           0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Thomas p             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                29   0   5   0       3   3      24  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1.
E: Koenig (1).
BATTING - 
SH: Severeid (1,off Haines).
St. Louis Cardinals   AB   R   H RBI      BB   K      PO   A
Douthit cf             3   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Southworth rf          3   1   2   0       0   0       2   0
Hornsby 2b             4   0   1   0       0   0       1   5
Bottomley 1b           4   0   1   1       0   0      13   0
L. Bell 3b             4   1   1   0       0   1       0   4
Hafey lf               3   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
O'Farrell c            2   0   0   0       1   0       5   0
Thevenow ss            3   1   0   0       0   0       1   2
Haines p               3   1   2   2       0   0       0   2
Totals                29   4   8   3       2   2      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 2.
BATTING - 
2B: Hafey (1,off Ruether).
HR: Haines (1,4th inning off Ruether 1 on, 2 out).
SH: Southworth (1,off Ruether); Hafey (1,off Ruether).
PITCHING
New York Yankees      IP     H  HR   R  ER  BB   K
Ruether L(0-1)         4.1   7   1   4   2   2   1
Shawkey                2.2   0   0   0   0   0   1
Thomas                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0
Totals                 8     8   1   4   2   2   2
St. Louis Cardinals   IP     H  HR   R  ER  BB   K
Haines W(1-0)          9     5   0   0   0   3   3
 
Umpires: Hildebrand, Klem, Dinneen, O'Day
Time of Game: 1:41   Attendance: 37708
Starting Lineups:

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

 


Game 3 Narrative


YANKEES 1ST: Combs flied to Hafey; Koenig struck out; Ruth
grounded out (Hornsby to Bottomley); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Yankees 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Douthit made an out to Meusel; Southworth singled
to Combs; Hornsby popped to Lazzeri; Bottomley grounded out
(Lazzeri to Gehrig); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Cardinals
0.

YANKEES 2ND: Meusel flied to Southworth; Gehrig made an out to
Hafey; Lazzeri struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: L. Bell struck out; Hafey doubled to Meusel;
O'Farrell grounded out (Lazzeri to Gehrig) [Hafey to third];
Thevenow lined to Combs; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Cardinals 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Dugan singled to Hafey; Severeid out on a sacrifice
bunt (Haines to Bottomley) [Dugan to second]; Ruether popped to
O'Farrell in foul territory; Combs walked; Koenig grounded out
(Bottomley unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Haines singled to Gehrig; Douthit walked [Haines
to second]; Southworth out on a sacrifice bunt (Ruether to
Gehrig) [Haines to third, Douthit to second]; Hornsby popped to
Severeid in foul territory; Bottomley lined to Combs; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 0, Cardinals 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Ruth singled to Douthit; Meusel grounded out
(Haines to Bottomley) [Ruth to second]; rain delay for just
over thirty minutes;
Gehrig popped to O'Farrell; Lazzeri
grounded out (Hornsby to Bottomley); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: L. Bell singled to Combs; Hafey out on a
sacrifice bunt (Ruether to Lazzeri) [L. Bell to second];
O'Farrell walked; Thevenow forced O'Farrell (Lazzeri to Koenig)
[L. Bell scored (error by Koenig)]; Haines homered (unearned)
[Thevenow scored (unearned)]; Douthit lined to Koenig; 3 R, 2 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Cardinals 3.

YANKEES 5TH: Dugan flied to Hafey; Severeid flied to Southworth;
Ruether made an out to Hafey; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Southworth singled to Meusel; Hornsby singled to
Combs [Southworth to third]; Bottomley grounded out (Lazzeri to
Gehrig) [Southworth scored, Hornsby to second]; SHAWKEY REPLACED
RUETHER (PITCHING); L. Bell grounded out (Koenig to Gehrig)
[Hornsby to third]; Hafey grounded out (Dugan to Gehrig); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Cardinals 4.

YANKEES 6TH: Combs singled to Hafey; Koenig grounded into a
double play (Hornsby to Thevenow to Bottomley) [Combs out at
second]; Ruth walked; Meusel grounded out (L. Bell to
Bottomley); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: O'Farrell made an out to Combs; Thevenow made an
out to Combs; Haines grounded out (Koenig to Gehrig); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Cardinals 4.

YANKEES 7TH: Gehrig singled to Douthit; Lazzeri grounded out (L.
Bell to Bottomley) [Gehrig to second]; Dugan flied to Douthit;
Severeid grounded out (L. Bell to Bottomley); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Douthit struck out; Southworth grounded out
(Lazzeri to Gehrig); Hornsby popped to Lazzeri; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 0, Cardinals 4.

YANKEES 8TH: PASCHAL BATTED FOR SHAWKEY; Paschal walked; Combs
struck out; Koenig grounded out (Bottomley unassisted) [Paschal
to second]; Ruth grounded out (Hornsby to Bottomley); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED PASCHAL (PITCHING); Bottomley
singled; L. Bell grounded into a double play (Koenig to Lazzeri
to Gehrig) [Bottomley out at second]; Hafey grounded out (Dugan
to Gehrig); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Cardinals 4.

YANKEES 9TH: Meusel grounded out (L. Bell to Bottomley); Gehrig
singled to Southworth; Lazzeri grounded into a double play
(Thevenow to Hornsby to Bottomley) [Gehrig out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, Cardinals 4.

Final Totals      R  H  E  LOB
 Yankees         0   5   1    6
 Cardinals        4   8   0    5
 

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