New York Yankees vs St. Louis Cardinals
October 5, 1926 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 5, 1926 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 0, St. Louis Cardinals 4

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 3 0 1 0
Koenig ss 4 0 0 0
Ruth rf 3 0 1 0
Meusel lf 4 0 0 0
Gehrig 1b 4 0 2 0
Lazzeri 2b 4 0 0 0
Dugan 3b 3 0 1 0
Severeid c 2 0 0 0
Ruether p 2 0 0 0
  Shawkey p 0 0 0 0
  Paschal ph 0 0 0 0
  Thomas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 5 0
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Douthit cf 3 0 0 0
Southworth rf 3 1 2 0
Hornsby 2b 4 0 1 0
Bottomley 1b 4 0 1 1
Bell 3b 4 1 1 0
Hafey lf 3 0 1 0
O'Farrell c 2 0 0 0
Thevenow ss 3 1 0 0
Haines p 3 1 2 2
Totals 29 4 8 3
New York 000 000 000051
St. Louis 000 310 00x480
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Ruether  L (0-1) 4.1 7 4 2 2 1
  Shawkey   2.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Thomas   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
2
2
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Haines  W (1-0) 9.0 5 0 0 3 3
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
3
3

  E–Koenig (1).  DP–New York 1, St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis Hafey (1,off Ruether).  HR–St. Louis Haines (1,4th inning off Ruether 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Severeid (1,off Haines); Southworth (1,off Ruether); Hafey (1,off Ruether).  U-HP–George Hildebrand (AL), 1B–Bill Klem (NL), 2B–Bill Dinneen (AL), 3B–Hank O'Day (NL).  T–1:41.  A–37,708.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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