St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees
October 3, 1926 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 3, 1926 at Yankee Stadium. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Yankees 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Douthit cf 4 1 1 0
Southworth rf 5 2 3 3
Hornsby 2b 3 0 1 0
Bottomley 1b 5 0 2 2
Bell 3b 4 0 0 0
Hafey lf 4 0 0 0
O'Farrell c 4 1 2 0
Thevenow ss 4 2 3 1
Alexander p 4 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Combs cf 3 0 1 0
Koenig ss 4 0 0 0
Ruth rf 4 0 0 0
Meusel lf 4 1 1 0
Gehrig 1b 3 0 0 0
Lazzeri 2b 3 1 1 1
Dugan 3b 3 0 1 0
Severeid c 2 0 0 0
  Paschal ph 1 0 0 0
  Collins c 0 0 0 0
Shocker p 2 0 0 0
  Shawkey p 0 0 0 0
  Ruether ph 1 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 1
St. Louis 002 000 3016121
New York 020 000 000240
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  W (1-0) 9.0 4 2 1 1 10
Totals 9.0 4 2 1 1 10
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Shocker  L (0-1) 7.0 10 5 5 0 2
  Shawkey   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Jones   1.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals 9.0 12 6 6 2 5

  E–Alexander (1).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Hornsby (1,off Shocker); O'Farrell (1,off Shocker).  HR–St. Louis Southworth (1,7th inning off Shocker 2 on, 2 out); Thevenow (1,9th inning off Jones 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Hornsby (1,off Shocker).  Team LOB–7.  Team–2.  CS–Bottomley (1,2nd base by Shawkey/Severeid).  U-HP–Hank O'Day (NL), 1B–George Hildebrand (AL), 2B–Bill Klem (NL), 3B–Bill Dinneen (AL).  T–1:57.  A–63,600.

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