St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 3, 1926 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1926 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 12

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blades lf 2 0 0 0
  Hafey lf 1 0 0 0
Douthit cf 4 0 1 0
Toporcer 2b 4 0 1 1
Bottomley 1b 4 0 0 0
Southworth rf 4 1 1 0
Bell L. 3b 3 1 1 0
O'Farrell c 2 0 1 0
  Warwick c 2 0 1 1
Thevenow ss 2 1 0 1
Bell H. p 2 0 0 0
  Keen p 0 0 0 0
  Sothoron p 1 0 0 0
  Holm ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Grantham 1b 5 1 1 0
Waner rf 4 1 2 2
Cuyler cf 5 2 2 1
Wright ss 4 1 1 0
Traynor 3b 5 2 3 4
Barnhart lf 3 1 1 0
Rawlings 2b 3 2 1 1
Smith c 4 1 2 1
Aldridge p 4 1 1 2
Totals 37 12 14 11
St. Louis 001 100 010372
Pittsburgh 101 800 11x12141
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Bell  L(4-5) 3.0 7 5 5 0 0
  Keen   1.0 5 5 2 0 0
  Sothoron   4.0 2 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.0
14
12
9
2
0
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Aldridge  W(7-7) 9.0 7 3 3 5 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
5
3

  E–Thevenow (19), H. Bell (3), Wright (23).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Rawlings-Wright-Grantham, Wright-Grantham.  2B–St. Louis Southworth (9), Pittsburgh Cuyler (16); Traynor (12); Smith (8).  3B–Pittsburgh Grantham (4); Aldridge (1).  HR–Pittsburgh Traynor (2,4th inning off Keen 2 on).  SH–Thevenow (9); Wright (10); Barnhart (6).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  SB–Thevenow (7).  U–Barry McCormick, Bob Hart, Cy Rigler.
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