SLN @ NYA
Final Score: SLN 6 - NYA 2
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Yankee Stadium I
- Attendance
- 63,600
- Game Duration
- 117 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Pete Alexander
- Losing Pitcher
- Urban Shocker
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Hank O'Day
- First Base
- George Hildebrand
- Second Base
- Bill Klem
- Third Base
- Bill Dinneen
Line Score
SLN Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Alexander | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Les Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jim Bottomley | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Taylor Douthit | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Chick Hafey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rogers Hornsby | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Bob O'Farrell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Billy Southworth | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .600 |
| Tommy Thevenow | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .324 |
NYA Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Collins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Earle Combs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Joe Dugan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Lou Gehrig | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sad Sam Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mark Koenig | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tony Lazzeri | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Bob Meusel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Ben Paschal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dutch Ruether | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Babe Ruth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hank Severeid | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bob Shawkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Urban Shocker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 |
SLN Pitching
NYA Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sad Sam Jones | - | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Bob Shawkey | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Urban Shocker (L) | L | 7.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.43 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6.00 | |
St. Louis Cardinals at New York Yankees, October 3, 1926
On October 3, 1926, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Yankees 6-2 at Yankee Stadium I in the World Series. Retrosheet records a crowd of 63,600, a running time of 117 minutes, and a day start for this game. The line score has the St. Louis Cardinals crossing the plate in the third, seventh, and ninth; the seventh brought 3 runs. All of the New York Yankees scoring came in one inning, 2 runs in the second. The St. Louis Cardinals had 12 hits and the New York Yankees 4, with 1 and 0 errors. Pete Alexander was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 4 hits in 9.0 innings. Urban Shocker took the loss after 7.0 innings and 5 runs. Pete Alexander led all pitchers with 10 strikeouts. The New York Yankees' pitching table lists Sad Sam Jones, Bob Shawkey, and Urban Shocker. The St. Louis Cardinals' top hitter was Billy Southworth, 3 for 5, 1 home run, and 3 RBI. Tommy Thevenow also homered for the St. Louis Cardinals. The home-plate umpire was Hank O'Day.
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