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Series
Results
STL
@NYY		1
2
STL
@NYY		6
2
NYY
@STL		0
4
NYY
@STL		10
5
NYY
@STL		3
2		 
(10)
STL
@NYY		10
2
STL
@NYY		3
2
Saturday, October 9, 1926
, Yankee Stadium I
Attendance: 48,615, Time of Game: 2:05
Cardinals
10
 at Yankees
2
L: Bob Shawkey (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       3  0  0   0  1  0   5  0  1   10 13  2
Yankees         0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    2  8  1

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wattie Holm CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .182 .432 0.077 0.57 0.106 -0.029 -0.0 4 0 GDP
Billy Southworth RF 5 3 2 1 0 0 .400 1.040 -0.002 0.68 0.055 -0.057 1.6 2 1 3B,2B
Rogers Hornsby 2B 4 1 1 3 1 0 .208 .519 0.028 0.52 0.058 -0.030 0.8 0 1
Jim Bottomley 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 .346 .832 0.155 0.54 0.165 -0.009 1.5 11 0 2·2B
Les Bell 3B 4 1 3 4 1 1 .304 .824 0.069 0.54 0.125 -0.057 2.2 1 1 HR,CS
Chick Hafey LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 .130 .348 -0.044 0.55 0.001 -0.045 -0.7 2 0 2B,SH
Bob O'Farrell C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .350 .809 -0.041 0.36 0.000 -0.041 -1.0 6 0
Tommy Thevenow SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 .400 1.029 0.028 0.42 0.042 -0.014 0.9 1 5 HBP
Pete Alexander P 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.002 0.53 0.021 -0.023 -0.1 0 2 2·SH
Team Totals 35 10 13 10 2 5 .371 1.050 0.268 0.53 0.573 -0.305 5.2 27 10
2B: B Southworth (1, off B Shawkey); C Hafey (2, off U Shocker); J Bottomley 2 (3, 2 off B Shawkey).
3B: B Southworth (1, off M Thomas).
HR: L Bell (1, off U Shocker; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SH: C Hafey (2, off B Shawkey); P Alexander 2 (2, 2 off B Shawkey).
HBP: T Thevenow (1, by M Thomas).
TB: L Bell 6; B Southworth 5; J Bottomley 4; T Thevenow 2; C Hafey 2; W Holm 2; R Hornsby.
GIDP: W Holm (1).
RBI: L Bell 4 (6); R Hornsby 3 (4); W Holm (1); J Bottomley (5); B Southworth (4).
2-out RBI: L Bell 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Southworth-T Thevenow.
E: T Thevenow (2); L Bell (2).
Outfield Assists: B Southworth (B Meusel at 2nd base).
Baserunning
CS: L Bell (2, 3rd base by B Shawkey/H Severeid).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Earle Combs CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .348 .899 -0.092 0.78 0.007 -0.099 -0.1 2 0 2B
Mark Koenig SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .321 -0.081 0.70 0.000 -0.081 -1.4 3 2
Babe Ruth RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .263 1.198 -0.006 0.96 0.055 -0.061 -0.7 0 1 SB
Bob Meusel LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 .235 .828 0.108 0.97 0.152 -0.044 1.6 2 0 3B,2B
Lou Gehrig 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .381 .935 -0.093 1.07 0.009 -0.102 -0.3 9 1
Tony Lazzeri 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .513 -0.094 0.89 0.000 -0.094 -1.4 2 1
Joe Dugan 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .683 -0.021 0.50 0.020 -0.041 -0.8 3 2
Hank Severeid C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .211 .461 0.020 0.72 0.049 -0.029 1.1 6 3
   Spencer Adams PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Pat Collins C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 0 0
Bob Shawkey P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0.035 1.30 0.062 -0.027 0.4 0 1
   Urban Shocker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ben Paschal PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .833 -0.009 0.32 0.000 -0.009 -0.7
   Myles Thomas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Dutch Ruether PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2
Team Totals 36 2 8 2 2 6 .222 .596 -0.234 0.78 0.354 -0.588 -2.8 27 13
2B: B Meusel (1, off P Alexander); E Combs (2, off P Alexander).
3B: B Meusel (1, off P Alexander).
TB: B Meusel 5; E Combs 3; J Dugan 2; L Gehrig; H Severeid.
RBI: L Gehrig (4); E Combs (2).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Gehrig-M Koenig.
E: T Lazzeri (1).
Outfield Assists: B Ruth (L Bell at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: B Ruth (1, 2nd base off P Alexander/B O'Farrell).

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pete Alexander, W (2-0) 9 8 2 2 2 6 0 1.50 38 67 0.232 0.78 2.8
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 2 6 0 2.00 38 67 0.232 0.53 2.8

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bob Shawkey, L (0-1) 6.1 8 7 6 2 4 0 5.40 29 33 -0.233 0.72 -2.7
Urban Shocker 0.2 3 2 0 0 1 1 5.87 5 2 2 -0.035 0.12 -2.6
Myles Thomas 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.00 7 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.1
Team Totals 9 13 10 7 2 5 1 7.00 41 33 2 2 -0.267 0.78 -5.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Thomas (1; T Thevenow).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Hank O'Day, 1B - George Hildebrand, 2B - Bill Klem, 3B - Bill Dinneen.
Time of Game: 2:05.
Attendance: 48,615.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

St.Louis Cardinals         New York Yankees
1 Wattie Holm CF 1 Earle Combs CF
2 Billy Southworth RF 2 Mark Koenig SS
3 Rogers Hornsby 2B 3 Babe Ruth RF
4 Jim Bottomley 1B 4 Bob Meusel LF
5 Les Bell 3B 5 Lou Gehrig 1B
6 Chick Hafey LF 6 Tony Lazzeri 2B
7 Bob O'Farrell C 7 Joe Dugan 3B
8 Tommy Thevenow SS 8 Hank Severeid C
9 Pete Alexander P 9 Bob Shawkey P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 1 12- R STL J. Bottomley B. Shawkey 13% 67% Double to LF (LF Line); Southworth Scores; Hornsby to 3B
t1 1-0 1 -23 RR STL L. Bell B. Shawkey 9% 76% Single to LF; Hornsby Scores; Bottomley Scores
b4 0-3 0 --- NYY B. Meusel P. Alexander -9% 69% Triple to LF (Ground Ball)
t5 3-1 1 -2- R STL W. Holm B. Shawkey 7% 83% Single to CF; Thevenow Scores
b3 0-3 0 1-- NYY B. Shawkey P. Alexander -6% 66% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Severeid to 2B; Shawkey to 1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Bob Shawkey facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- STL W. Holm B. Shawkey 3% 53% Single to RF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O STL B. Southworth B. Shawkey -3% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t1 0-0 1 1-- STL R. Hornsby B. Shawkey 4% 54% Walk; Southworth to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- R STL J. Bottomley B. Shawkey 13% 67% Double to LF (LF Line); Southworth Scores; Hornsby to 3B
t1 1-0 1 -23 RR STL L. Bell B. Shawkey 9% 76% Single to LF; Hornsby Scores; Bottomley Scores
t1 3-0 1 1-- O STL C. Hafey B. Shawkey -2% 74% Strikeout
t1 3-0 2 1-- O STL B. O'Farrell B. Shawkey -1% 73% Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Pete Alexander facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- O NYY E. Combs P. Alexander 2% 75% Groundout: P-SS-1B
b1 0-3 1 --- O NYY M. Koenig P. Alexander 1% 77% Strikeout
b1 0-3 2 --- O NYY B. Ruth P. Alexander 1% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Yankees' Bob Shawkey facing 8-9-1
t2 3-0 0 --- O STL T. Thevenow B. Shawkey -1% 76% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t2 3-0 1 --- O STL P. Alexander B. Shawkey -1% 75% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t2 3-0 2 --- O STL W. Holm B. Shawkey -1% 74% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Pete Alexander facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- NYY B. Meusel P. Alexander -6% 69% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
b2 0-3 0 -2- O NYY L. Gehrig P. Alexander 4% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-3 1 -2- O NYY T. Lazzeri P. Alexander 3% 76% Groundout: SS-1B; Meusel to 3B
b2 0-3 2 --3 O NYY J. Dugan P. Alexander 3% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Yankees' Bob Shawkey facing 2-3-4
t3 3-0 0 --- O STL B. Southworth B. Shawkey -1% 78% Lineout: CF
t3 3-0 1 --- O STL R. Hornsby B. Shawkey -1% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 3-0 2 --- O STL J. Bottomley B. Shawkey -1% 76% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Pete Alexander facing 8-9-1
b3 0-3 0 --- NYY H. Severeid P. Alexander -4% 72% Single to CF
b3 0-3 0 1-- NYY B. Shawkey P. Alexander -6% 66% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Severeid to 2B; Shawkey to 1B
b3 0-3 0 12- O NYY E. Combs P. Alexander 6% 72% Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Shawkey to 2B
b3 0-3 1 12- O NYY M. Koenig P. Alexander 5% 77% Flyball: RF
b3 0-3 2 12- O NYY B. Ruth P. Alexander 4% 81% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 0.
Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Yankees' Bob Shawkey facing 5-6-7
t4 3-0 0 --- STL L. Bell B. Shawkey 2% 83% Walk
t4 3-0 0 1-- O STL C. Hafey B. Shawkey -1% 82% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Bell to 2B
t4 3-0 1 -2- O STL B. O'Farrell B. Shawkey -3% 79% Bell Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
t4 3-0 2 --- O STL B. O'Farrell B. Shawkey -1% 78% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Cardinals' Pete Alexander facing 4-5-6
b4 0-3 0 --- NYY B. Meusel P. Alexander -9% 69% Triple to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 0-3 0 --3 RO NYY L. Gehrig P. Alexander 2% 71% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Meusel Scores
b4 1-3 1 --- O NYY T. Lazzeri P. Alexander 2% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-3 2 --- NYY J. Dugan P. Alexander -2% 72% Single to CF
b4 1-3 2 1-- O NYY H. Severeid P. Alexander 3% 75% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 1.
Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Yankees' Bob Shawkey facing 8-9-1
t5 3-1 0 --- STL T. Thevenow B. Shawkey 3% 78% Single to LF
t5 3-1 0 1-- O STL P. Alexander B. Shawkey -1% 76% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Thevenow to 2B
t5 3-1 1 -2- R STL W. Holm B. Shawkey 7% 83% Single to CF; Thevenow Scores
t5 4-1 1 1-- O STL B. Southworth B. Shawkey -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B; Holm to 2B
t5 4-1 2 -2- O STL R. Hornsby B. Shawkey -2% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Pete Alexander facing 9-1-2
b5 1-4 0 --- O NYY B. Shawkey P. Alexander 3% 83% Strikeout
b5 1-4 1 --- O NYY E. Combs P. Alexander 2% 85% Flyball: LF
b5 1-4 2 --- O NYY M. Koenig P. Alexander 1% 86% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Yankees 1.
Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Yankees' Bob Shawkey facing 4-5-6
t6 4-1 0 --- STL J. Bottomley B. Shawkey 3% 89% Double
t6 4-1 0 -2- O STL L. Bell B. Shawkey -2% 87% Strikeout
t6 4-1 1 -2- O STL C. Hafey B. Shawkey -2% 85% Strikeout
t6 4-1 2 -2- O STL B. O'Farrell B. Shawkey -2% 83% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Cardinals' Pete Alexander facing 3-4-5
b6 1-4 0 --- NYY B. Ruth P. Alexander -5% 79% Walk
b6 1-4 0 1-- O NYY B. Meusel P. Alexander 4% 83% Flyball: CF
b6 1-4 1 1-- O NYY L. Gehrig P. Alexander 3% 86% Strikeout, Ruth Steals 2B
b6 1-4 2 -2- O NYY T. Lazzeri P. Alexander 3% 89% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Yankees 1.
Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Yankees' Bob Shawkey facing 8-9-1
t7 4-1 0 --- STL T. Thevenow B. Shawkey 1% 91% Single to LF
t7 4-1 0 1-- STL P. Alexander B. Shawkey 2% 93% Reached on E4 (catch)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to C); Thevenow to 2B; Alexander to 1B
t7 4-1 0 12- O STL W. Holm B. Shawkey -2% 91% Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B; Alexander to 2B
t7 4-1 1 12- R STL B. Southworth B. Shawkey 5% 96% Double to LF (Fly Ball); Alexander Scores/unER; Holm to 3B
Urban Shocker replaces Bob Shawkey pitching and batting 9th
t7 5-1 1 -23 RR STL R. Hornsby U. Shocker 2% 98% Single to CF; Holm Scores; Southworth Scores
t7 7-1 1 1-- O STL J. Bottomley U. Shocker -0% 98% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
t7 7-1 2 1-- RR STL L. Bell U. Shocker 1% 99% Home Run (Deep LF); Bottomley Scores/unER; Bell Scores/unER
t7 9-1 2 --- STL C. Hafey U. Shocker 0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t7 9-1 2 -2- O STL B. O'Farrell U. Shocker -0% 99% Strikeout
5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-9, Cardinals' Pete Alexander facing 7-8-9
b7 1-9 0 --- NYY J. Dugan P. Alexander -0% 99% Single to LF
b7 1-9 0 1-- NYY H. Severeid P. Alexander -1% 98% Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Dugan to 3B; Severeid to 1B
Ben Paschal pinch hits for Urban Shocker (P) batting 9th
Spencer Adams pinch runs for Hank Severeid (C) batting 8th
b7 1-9 0 1-3 O NYY B. Paschal P. Alexander 1% 99% Strikeout
b7 1-9 1 1-3 R NYY E. Combs P. Alexander -1% 98% Single to CF; Dugan Scores; Adams to 2B
b7 2-9 1 12- O NYY M. Koenig P. Alexander 1% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Adams to 3B; Combs to 2B
b7 2-9 2 -23 O NYY B. Ruth P. Alexander 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 9, Yankees 2.
Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-2, Yankees' Myles Thomas facing 8-9-1
Myles Thomas replaces Ben Paschal (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Pat Collins replaces Spencer Adams (PR) playing C batting 8th
t8 9-2 0 --- STL T. Thevenow M. Thomas 0% 100% Hit By Pitch
t8 9-2 0 1-- O STL P. Alexander M. Thomas -0% 100% Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 9-2 1 1-- OO STL W. Holm M. Thomas -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 9, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-9, Cardinals' Pete Alexander facing 4-5-6
b8 2-9 0 --- NYY B. Meusel P. Alexander -0% 99% Walk
b8 2-9 0 1-- NYY L. Gehrig P. Alexander -1% 98% Single; Meusel to 2B
b8 2-9 0 12- O NYY T. Lazzeri P. Alexander 1% 99% Flyball: LF
b8 2-9 1 12- OO NYY J. Dugan P. Alexander 1% 100% Line Drive Double Play: RF-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Yankees 2.
Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-2, Yankees' Myles Thomas facing 2-3-4
t9 9-2 0 --- STL B. Southworth M. Thomas 0% 100% Triple to CF (Line Drive)
t9 9-2 0 --3 RO STL R. Hornsby M. Thomas 0% 100% Groundout: P-3B-1B; Southworth Scores
t9 10-2 1 --- O STL J. Bottomley M. Thomas 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t9 10-2 2 --- O STL L. Bell M. Thomas -0% 100% Single to RF; Bell out at 2B/RF-2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 10, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-10, Cardinals' Pete Alexander facing 8-9-1
b9 2-10 0 --- O NYY P. Collins P. Alexander 0% 100% Strikeout
Dutch Ruether pinch hits for Myles Thomas (P) batting 9th
b9 2-10 1 --- O NYY D. Ruether P. Alexander 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 2-10 2 --- NYY E. Combs P. Alexander 0% 100% Double (CF-RF)
b9 2-10 2 -2- O NYY M. Koenig P. Alexander 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 10, Yankees 2.

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