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Game 6 Box Score


St. Louis Cardinals 10, New York Yankees 2

Day

World Series Game Played on October 9, 1926 (D) at Yankee Stadium

STL N    3  0  0    0  1  0    5  0  1  -  10 13  2
NY  A    0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  8  1
BATTING
St. Louis Cardinals   AB   R   H RBI      BB   K      PO   A
Holm cf                5   1   2   1       0   0       4   0
Southworth rf          5   3   2   1       0   0       2   1
Hornsby 2b             4   1   1   3       1   0       0   1
Bottomley 1b           5   2   2   1       0   0      11   0
L. Bell 3b             4   1   3   4       1   1       1   1
Hafey lf               3   0   1   0       0   2       2   0
O'Farrell c            4   0   0   0       0   2       6   0
Thevenow ss            3   1   2   0       0   0       1   5
Alexander p            2   1   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                35  10  13  10       2   5      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1.
E: L. Bell (2), Thevenow (2).
BATTING - 
2B: Bottomley 2 (3,off Shawkey 2); Southworth (1,off Shawkey); Hafey (2,off
Shocker).
3B: Southworth (1,off Thomas).
HR: L. Bell (1,7th inning off Shocker 1 on, 2 out).
SH: Hafey (2,off Shawkey); Alexander 2 (2,off Shawkey 2).
HBP: Thevenow (1,by Thomas).
BASERUNNING - 
CS: L. Bell (2,3rd base by Shawkey/Severeid).
New York Yankees      AB   R   H RBI      BB   K      PO   A
Combs cf               5   0   2   1       0   0       2   0
Koenig ss              5   0   0   0       0   1       3   2
Ruth rf                3   0   0   0       1   0       0   1
Meusel lf              3   1   2   0       1   0       2   0
Gehrig 1b              4   0   1   1       0   1       9   1
Lazzeri 2b             4   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
Dugan 3b               4   1   2   0       0   0       3   2
Severeid c             3   0   1   0       0   1       6   3
  Adams pr             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Collins c            1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Shawkey p              2   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Shocker p            0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Paschal ph           1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Thomas p             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Ruether ph           1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                36   2   8   2       2   6      27  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1.
E: Lazzeri (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Meusel (1,off Alexander); Combs (2,off Alexander).
3B: Meusel (1,off Alexander).
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Ruth (1,2nd base off Alexander/O'Farrell).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals   IP     H  HR   R  ER  BB   K
Alexander W(2-0)       9     8   0   2   2   2   6
New York Yankees      IP     H  HR   R  ER  BB   K
Shawkey L(0-1)         6.1   8   0   7   6   2   4
Shocker                0.2   3   1   2   0   0   1
Thomas                 2     2   0   1   1   0   0
Totals                 9    13   1  10   7   2   5
HBP: Thomas (1,Thevenow).
Umpires: O'Day, Hildebrand, Klem, Dinneen
Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 48615
Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           New York Yankees         
1. Holm                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         Shawkey             p

Game 6 Narrative


CARDINALS 1ST: Holm singled to Ruth; Southworth forced Holm
(Koenig to Lazzeri); Hornsby walked [Southworth to second];
Bottomley doubled to Meusel [Southworth scored, Hornsby to
third]; L. Bell singled to Meusel [Hornsby scored, Bottomley
scored]; Hafey struck out; O'Farrell struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Combs grounded out (Alexander to Thevenow to
Bottomley); Koenig struck out; Ruth grounded out (Bottomley
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Yankees 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Thevenow flied to Combs; Alexander flied to
Meusel; Holm popped to Severeid in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Meusel doubled to Hafey; Gehrig grounded out
(Thevenow to Bottomley); Lazzeri grounded out (Thevenow to
Bottomley) [Meusel to third]; Dugan grounded out (L. Bell to
Bottomley); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Yankees 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Southworth lined to Combs; Hornsby grounded out
(Koenig to Gehrig); Bottomley popped to Gehrig; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Severeid singled to Holm; Shawkey reached on an
error by Thevenow [Severeid to second, Shawkey to first]; Combs
forced Severeid (Alexander to L. Bell) [Shawkey to second];
Koenig made an out to Southworth; Ruth grounded out (Bottomley
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Yankees 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: L. Bell walked; Hafey out on a sacrifice bunt
(Shawkey to Gehrig) [L. Bell to second]; L. Bell was caught
stealing third (Severeid to Dugan); O'Farrell made an out to
Meusel; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Meusel tripled to Hafey; Gehrig grounded out
(Bottomley unassisted) [Meusel scored]; Lazzeri grounded out
(Thevenow to Bottomley); Dugan singled to Holm; Severeid struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 3, Yankees 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Thevenow singled to Meusel; Alexander made an out
to Gehrig [Thevenow to second]; Holm singled to Combs [Thevenow
scored]; Southworth grounded out (Dugan to Gehrig) [Holm to
second]; Hornsby grounded out (Lazzeri to Gehrig); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Shawkey struck out; Combs made an out to Hafey;
Koenig made an out to Holm; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Yankees 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Bottomley doubled; L. Bell struck out; Hafey
struck out; O'Farrell popped to Dugan; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 4, Yankees 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Ruth walked; Meusel made an out to Holm; Gehrig
struck out while Ruth stole second; Lazzeri made an out to Holm;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Yankees 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Thevenow singled to Meusel; Alexander reached on
an error on a sacrifice bunt by Lazzeri [Thevenow to second,
Alexander to first (error by Lazzeri; assist by Severeid)]; Holm
forced Thevenow (Severeid to Dugan) [Alexander to second];
Southworth doubled to Meusel [Alexander scored (unearned), Holm
to third]; SHOCKER REPLACED SHAWKEY (PITCHING); Hornsby singled
to Combs [Holm scored, Southworth scored]; Bottomley popped to
Koenig [Hornsby out at second]; L. Bell homered (unearned)
[Bottomley scored (unearned)]; Hafey doubled to Meusel;
O'Farrell struck out; 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 9,
Yankees 1.

YANKEES 7TH: Dugan singled to Hafey; Severeid reached on an
error by L. Bell [Dugan to third, Severeid to first]; ADAMS RAN
FOR SEVEREID; PASCHAL BATTED FOR SHOCKER; Paschal struck out;
Combs singled to Holm [Dugan scored, Adams to second]; Koenig
grounded out (Bottomley unassisted) [Adams to third, Combs to
second]; Ruth grounded out (Thevenow to Bottomley); 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Yankees 2.

CARDINALS 8TH: COLLINS REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING C ); THOMAS
REPLACED PASCHAL (PITCHING); Thevenow was hit by a pitch;
Alexander forced Thevenow (Thomas to Koenig); Holm grounded into
a double play (Gehrig to Koenig) [Alexander out at second]; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 9, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Meusel walked; Gehrig singled [Meusel to second];
Lazzeri made an out to Hafey; Dugan lined into a double play
(Southworth to Thevenow) [Meusel out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 9, Yankees 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: Southworth tripled to Combs; Hornsby grounded out
(Thomas to Dugan to Gehrig) [Southworth scored]; Bottomley
grounded out (Gehrig unassisted); L. Bell singled to Ruth [L.
Bell out at second (Ruth to Lazzeri)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 10, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: Collins struck out; RUETHER BATTED FOR THOMAS;
Ruether grounded out (Hornsby to Bottomley); Combs doubled;
Koenig made an out to Holm; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 10,
Yankees 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cardinals       10  13   2    4
 Yankees          2    8   1    9

 

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