NYA @ SLN

October 07, 1926

Final Score: NYA 3 - SLN 2

Game Information

Ballpark
Sportsman's Park III
Attendance
39,552
Game Duration
148 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Herb Pennock
Losing Pitcher
Bill Sherdel

Umpires

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

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Cloudy
Precipitation
None
Wind Direction
fromrf

Line Score

NYA @ SLN — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
NYA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 9 1
SLN 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 1

NYA Batting

NYA @ SLN — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Earle Combs 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Joe Dugan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mike Gazella 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lou Gehrig 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .667
Mark Koenig 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Tony Lazzeri 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Bob Meusel 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ben Paschal 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Herb Pennock 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Babe Ruth 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Hank Severeid 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 35 3 9 3 5 2 2 0 0 0 .257

SLN Batting

NYA @ SLN — SLN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Les Bell 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Jim Bottomley 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Jake Flowers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chick Hafey 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wattie Holm 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Rogers Hornsby 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bob O'Farrell 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
Bill Sherdel 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Billy Southworth 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Tommy Thevenow 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 36 2 7 2 1 4 2 0 0 1 .194

NYA Pitching

NYA @ SLN — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Herb Pennock (W) W 10.0 7 2 2 1 4 0 1.80
Team Totals 10.0 7 2 2 1 4 0 1.80

SLN Pitching

NYA @ SLN — SLN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bill Sherdel (L) L 10.0 9 3 2 5 2 0 1.80
Team Totals 10.0 9 3 2 5 2 0 1.80

New York Yankees at St. Louis Cardinals, October 7, 1926

Playing on the road, the New York Yankees won 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals on October 7, 1926 in the World Series. The margin was one run. The information panel shows a crowd of 39,552, a game time of 148 minutes, and a day start. Conditions were recorded as cloudy skies. The New York Yankees' runs came one at a time, in the sixth, ninth, and tenth. The St. Louis Cardinals scored single runs in the fourth and seventh innings. It went to extra innings, ending in the tenth. Hits were 9 for the New York Yankees and 7 for the St. Louis Cardinals, with 1 and 1 errors. Herb Pennock was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 earned runs on 7 hits in 10.0 innings. The loss was charged to Bill Sherdel after 10.0 innings and 3 runs. Mark Koenig led the New York Yankees at the plate: 2 for 5 and 1 RBI. Bob O'Farrell led the St. Louis Cardinals at the plate: 3 for 4 and 1 RBI. Bill Dinneen worked home plate.

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