Boston Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 12, 1926 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1926 at Sportsman's Park III. The Boston Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 8, St. Louis Cardinals 6

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bancroft ss 4 2 2 1
Wilson lf 4 0 2 1
Welsh rf 5 2 3 3
Burrus 1b 5 0 1 0
Brown cf 4 1 0 0
  Mann cf 0 0 0 0
High 2b 4 1 2 0
Taylor E. 3b 3 1 2 2
Taylor Z. c 2 0 1 1
Wertz p 2 0 1 0
  Mogridge p 2 1 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 15 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blades lf 6 0 3 1
Douthit cf 5 1 1 1
Hornsby 2b 3 1 0 1
Bottomley 1b 3 1 2 2
Southworth rf 4 0 0 0
Bell 3b 5 1 2 0
O'Farrell c 4 2 3 0
  Reinhart pr 0 0 0 0
Thevenow ss 5 0 0 0
Rhem p 0 0 0 0
  Hallahan p 1 0 0 0
  Hafey ph 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 1 0 0 0
  Sothoron p 0 0 0 0
  Flowers ph 1 0 1 0
  Keen p 0 0 0 0
  Toporcer ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 12 5
Boston 400 000 2028151
St. Louis 002 210 1006123
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Wertz   4.0 7 5 4 3 1
  Mogridge  W(2-7) 4.0 5 1 1 3 0
  Smith  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
6
2
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Rhem   1.1 6 4 0 0 0
  Hallahan   2.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Johnson   2.2 5 2 2 0 0
  Sothoron   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Keen  L(9-5) 2.0 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
8
4
1
1

  E–High (17), Douthit (12), Bottomley (14), L. Bell (14).  DP–St. Louis 2. O'Farrell-Thevenow, Thevenow-Bottomley.  2B–Boston Bancroft (13); Wilson (8); High (15); E. Taylor (5), St. Louis O'Farrell (15); Flowers (1).  3B–St. Louis Douthit (2).  HR–Boston Welsh (2,9th inning off Keen 1 on), St. Louis Bottomley (12,5th inning off Wertz 0 on).  SH–Bancroft (13); Wilson (5); Z. Taylor (3); Bottomley (11).  HBP–E. Taylor (2).  Team LOB–5.  Team–13.  U–Peter McLaughlin, Bill Klem, Frank Wilson.
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