Chicago Cubs vs St. Louis Cardinals
April 19, 1926 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 19, 1926 at Sportsman's Park III. The Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Adams 2b 5 1 1 0
Heathcote lf 5 2 2 0
Munson rf 3 0 0 0
  Brooks rf 1 0 0 0
Wilson cf 4 2 3 3
Freigau 3b 5 0 1 1
Grimm 1b 5 0 1 1
Cooney ss 5 0 0 0
Gonzalez c 5 0 0 0
Root p 2 0 0 0
  Kelly ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 2 0 0 0
Totals 43 5 8 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blades lf 7 0 3 0
Mueller cf 4 0 0 0
  Flowers ph 1 0 0 0
Hornsby 2b 7 2 3 0
Bottomley 1b 5 1 1 1
Hafey rf 6 1 2 2
Bell 3b 4 0 1 1
O'Farrell c 4 0 0 0
Thevenow ss 5 0 1 0
Huntzinger p 4 0 0 0
  Douthit ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 48 4 11 4
Chicago 200 000 001 010 01582
St. Louis 300 000 000 010 004113
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Root   7.0 6 3 3 0 5
  Jones  W(1-0) 7.0 5 1 1 6 6
Totals
14.0
11
4
4
6
11
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Huntzinger  L(0-1) 14.0 8 5 4 6 1
Totals
14.0
8
5
4
6
1

  E–Munson (1), Wilson (1), Hornsby (4), L. Bell (3), Thevenow (2).  DP–Chicago 3. Munson-Grimm, Gonzalez-Cooney, Adams-Freigau, St. Louis 2. Bottomley, Huntzinger-Thevenow-Bottomley.  2B–Chicago Adams (1); Heathcote (3); Freigau (3), St. Louis Blades 2 (2); Bottomley (3).  3B–Chicago Wilson (4), St. Louis L. Bell (1).  HR–St. Louis Hafey (1,1st inning off Root 1 on).  SH–Munson 2 (2); Freigau (1); Mueller (2); L. Bell (2).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Mueller (3).  Team–11.  SB–Heathcote (2).  U–Beans Reardon, Cy Pfirman.
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