NYA @ SLN

October 05, 1926

Final Score: NYA 0 - SLN 4

Game Information

Ballpark
Sportsman's Park III
Attendance
37,708
Game Duration
101 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Jesse Haines
Losing Pitcher
Dutch Ruether

Umpires

Home Plate
George Hildebrand
First Base
Bill Klem
Second Base
Bill Dinneen
Third Base
Hank O'Day

Weather & Field Conditions

Field Condition
Wet
Wind Direction
tocf

Line Score

NYA @ SLN — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NYA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
SLN 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 x 4 8 0

NYA Batting

NYA @ SLN — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Earle Combs 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Joe Dugan 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Lou Gehrig 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Mark Koenig 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Tony Lazzeri 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Meusel 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ben Paschal 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dutch Ruether 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Babe Ruth 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Hank Severeid 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob Shawkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Myles Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 29 0 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 .172

SLN Batting

NYA @ SLN — SLN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Les Bell 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Jim Bottomley 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Taylor Douthit 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Chick Hafey 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Jesse Haines 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .667
Rogers Hornsby 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Bob O'Farrell 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Billy Southworth 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Tommy Thevenow 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 29 4 8 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 .276

NYA Pitching

NYA @ SLN — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Dutch Ruether (L) L 4.1 7 4 2 2 1 1 4.15
Bob Shawkey - 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Myles Thomas - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 8.0 8 4 2 2 2 1 2.25

SLN Pitching

NYA @ SLN — SLN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jesse Haines (W) W 9.0 5 0 0 3 3 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 5 0 0 3 3 0 0.00

New York Yankees at St. Louis Cardinals, October 5, 1926

On October 5, 1926, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Yankees 4-0 at Sportsman's Park III, a World Series game. Retrosheet records attendance of 37,708, a running time of 101 minutes, and a day start for this game. The New York Yankees did not score. The St. Louis Cardinals scored in the fourth and fifth innings, with the biggest frame a 3-run fourth. The New York Yankees had 5 hits and the St. Louis Cardinals 8, with 1 and 0 errors. Jesse Haines was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 5 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Dutch Ruether after 4.1 innings and 4 runs. The New York Yankees used Dutch Ruether, Bob Shawkey, and Myles Thomas on the mound. The New York Yankees' top hitter was Lou Gehrig, 2 for 4. The St. Louis Cardinals' top hitter was Jesse Haines, 2 for 3, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. The home-plate umpire was George Hildebrand.

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