October 9, 1926 World Series Game 6 at Yankee Stadium Play by Play and Box Score

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1926 World Series Game 6

Game 1
NYY  2
STL  1
Game 2
STL  6
@NYY  2
Game 3
STL  4
NYY  0
Game 4
NYY 10
@STL  5
Game 5
NYY  3
@STL  2
(10) Game 6
STL 10
@NYY  2
Game 7
STL  3
@NYY  2

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 48,615

Saturday, October 9, 1926
Time of Game: 2:05

Cardinals

Rogers Hornsby

                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

W: P Alexander (2-0), L: B Shawkey (0-1)

Yankees

Miller Huggins

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Holm CF                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .182  .432    0    4   0   GDP
B Southworth RF               5   3   2   1    0   0  .400 1.040    0    2   1   3B,2B
R Hornsby 2B                  4   1   1   3    1   0  .208  .519    0    0   1   
J Bottomley 1B                5   2   2   1    0   0  .346  .832    0   11   0   2·2B
L Bell 3B                     4   1   3   4    1   1  .304  .824    0    1   1   HR,CS
C Hafey LF                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .130  .347    0    2   0   2B,SH
B O'Farrell C                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .350  .809    0    6   0   
T Thevenow SS                 3   1   2   0    0   0  .400 1.029    0    1   5   HBP
P Alexander P                 2   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   2·SH
Totals                       35  10  13  10    2   5                    27  10

BATTING

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).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Bell (2, 3rd base by B Shawkey/H Severeid).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Combs CF                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .348  .899    0    2   0   2B
M Koenig SS                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .322    0    3   2   
B Ruth RF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .263 1.199    0    0   1   SB
B Meusel LF                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .235  .829    0    2   0   3B,2B
L Gehrig 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .381  .934    0    9   1   
T Lazzeri 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .513    0    2   1   
J Dugan 3B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .300  .683    0    3   2   
H Severeid C                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .211  .461    0    6   3   
  S Adams PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Collins C                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
B Shawkey P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  U Shocker P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  B Paschal PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .833    0    0   0   
  M Thomas P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  D Ruether PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       36   2   8   2    2   6                    27  13

BATTING

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).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Ruth (1, 2nd base off P Alexander/B O'Farrell).

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Alexander, W (2-0)           9     8   2   2    2   6   0   1.50   38     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 1· 6     67    -     0.78   0.23
Totals                         9     8   2   2    2   6   0          38     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 1· 6           -

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Shawkey, L (0-1)             6.1   8   7   6    2   4   0   5.40   29     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 1· 7     33    -     0.73  -0.24
U Shocker                      0.2   3   2   0    0   1   1   5.87    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 2          2-2    0.12  -0.03
M Thomas                       2     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.00    7     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    13  10   7    2   5   1          41     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 3·10          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: M Thomas (1; T Thevenow).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - O'Day, 1B - Hildebrand, 2B - Klem, 3B - Dinneen.

Time of Game: 2:05.

Attendance: 48,615.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           New York Yankees                     
1. W Holm               CF    1. E Combs              CF 
2. B Southworth         RF    2. M Koenig             SS 
3. R Hornsby            2B    3. B Ruth               RF 
4. J Bottomley          1B    4. B Meusel             LF 
5. L Bell               3B    5. L Gehrig             1B 
6. C Hafey              LF    6. T Lazzeri            2B 
7. B O'Farrell          C     7. J Dugan              3B 
8. T Thevenow           SS    8. H Severeid           C  
9. P Alexander          P     9. B Shawkey            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  12-      14%  67% J Bottomley     B Shawkey       Double to LF (LF Line); Southworth Scores; Hornsby to 3B
   t 1   1  0-1  -23       9%  77% L Bell          B Shawkey       Single to LF; Hornsby Scores; Bottomley Scores
   b 4   0  3-0  ---      -9%  69% B Meusel        P Alexander     Triple to LF (Ground Ball)
   t 5   1  1-3  -2-       7%  84% W Holm          B Shawkey       Single to CF; Thevenow Scores
   b 3   0  3-0  1--      -6%  66% B Shawkey       P Alexander     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Severeid to 2B; Shawkey to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Shawkey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  W Holm          Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  B Southworth    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      54%  R Hornsby       Walk; Southworth to 2B
   R      12-      67%  J Bottomley     Double to LF (LF Line); Southworth Scores; Hornsby to 3B
   RR     -23      77%  L Bell          Single to LF; Hornsby Scores; Bottomley Scores
   O      1--      75%  C Hafey         Strikeout
   O      1--      73%  B O'Farrell     Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Pete Alexander facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  E Combs         Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  M Koenig        Strikeout
   O      ---      78%  B Ruth          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Shawkey facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      76%  T Thevenow      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---      75%  P Alexander     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      75%  W Holm          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Pete Alexander facing 4-5-6
          ---      69%  B Meusel        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      -2-      73%  L Gehrig        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      76%  T Lazzeri       Groundout: SS-1B; Meusel to 3B
   O      --3      79%  J Dugan         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Shawkey facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      78%  B Southworth    Lineout: CF
   O      ---      77%  R Hornsby       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      76%  J Bottomley     Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Pete Alexander facing 8-9-1
          ---      73%  H Severeid      Single to CF
          1--      66%  B Shawkey       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Severeid to 2B; Shawkey to 1B
   O      12-      72%  E Combs         Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Shawkey to 2B
   O      12-      77%  M Koenig        Flyball: RF
   O      12-      81%  B Ruth          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Shawkey facing 5-6-7
          ---      83%  L Bell          Walk
   O      1--      83%  C Hafey         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Bell to 2B
   O      -2-      79%  B O'Farrell     Bell Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---      78%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Pete Alexander facing 4-5-6
          ---      69%  B Meusel        Triple to LF (Ground Ball)
   RO     --3      72%  L Gehrig        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Meusel Scores
   O      ---      74%  T Lazzeri       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      72%  J Dugan         Single to CF
   O      1--      75%  H Severeid      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 3, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Shawkey facing 8-9-1
          ---      78%  T Thevenow      Single to LF
   O      1--      77%  P Alexander     Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Thevenow to 2B
   R      -2-      84%  W Holm          Single to CF; Thevenow Scores
   O      1--      83%  B Southworth    Groundout: 3B-1B; Holm to 2B
   O      -2-      81%  R Hornsby       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Pete Alexander facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      83%  B Shawkey       Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  E Combs         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      86%  M Koenig        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob Shawkey facing 4-5-6
          ---      89%  J Bottomley     Double
   O      -2-      87%  L Bell          Strikeout
   O      -2-      86%  C Hafey         Strikeout
   O      -2-      84%  B O'Farrell     Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Pete Alexander facing 3-4-5
          ---      79%  B Ruth          Walk
   O      1--      83%  B Meusel        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      86%  L Gehrig        Strikeout, Ruth Steals 2B
   O      -2-      89%  T Lazzeri       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bob Shawkey facing 8-9-1
          ---      91%  T Thevenow      Single to LF
          1--      93%  P Alexander     Reached on E4 (catch)/Sacrifice Bunt (Bunt to C); Thevenow to 2B; Alexander to 1B
   O      12-      91%  W Holm          Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B; Alexander to 2B
   R      12-      96%  B Southworth    Double to LF (Fly Ball); Alexander Scores/unER; Holm to 3B
                  Urban Shocker replaces Bob Shawkey pitching and batting 9th
   RR     -23      98%  R Hornsby       Single to CF; Holm Scores; Southworth Scores
   O      1--      98%  J Bottomley     Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--      99%  L Bell          Home Run (Deep LF); Bottomley Scores/unER; Bell Scores/unER
          ---     100%  C Hafey         Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      99%  B O'Farrell     Strikeout
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Cardinals 9, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-9, Pete Alexander facing 7-8-9
          ---      99%  J Dugan         Single to LF
          1--      98%  H Severeid      Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Dugan to 3B; Severeid to 1B
                  Ben Paschal pinch hits for Urban Shocker batting 9th; Spencer Adams pinch runs for Hank Severeid batting 8th
   O      1-3      99%  B Paschal       Strikeout
   R      1-3      98%  E Combs         Single to CF; Dugan Scores; Adams to 2B
   O      12-      99%  M Koenig        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Adams to 3B; Combs to 2B
   O      -23     100%  B Ruth          Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 9, Yankees 2.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 9-2, Myles Thomas facing 8-9-1
                  Myles Thomas replaces Ben Paschal pitching and batting 9th; Pat Collins replaces Spencer Adams playing C batting 8th
          ---     100%  T Thevenow      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--     100%  P Alexander     Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      99%  W Holm          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, Pete Alexander facing 4-5-6
          ---      99%  B Meusel        Walk
          1--      98%  L Gehrig        Single; Meusel to 2B
   O      12-      99%  T Lazzeri       Flyball: LF
   OO     12-     100%  J Dugan         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, Myles Thomas facing 2-3-4
          ---     100%  B Southworth    Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   RO     --3     100%  R Hornsby       Groundout: P-3B-1B; Southworth Scores
   O      ---     100%  J Bottomley     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  L Bell          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, Pete Alexander facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  P Collins       Strikeout
                  Dutch Ruether pinch hits for Myles Thomas batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Ruether       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  E Combs         Double (CF-RF)
   O      -2-     100%  M Koenig        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 10, Yankees 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA192610090

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation