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| Future Hall of Famers: | Cardinals: Grover Cleveland Alexander, Jim Bottomley, Chick Hafey, Jesse Haines, Rogers Hornsby (manager-player), Billy Southworth. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated A radio network is a network system which distributes programming to multiple stations simultaneously or slightly delayed for the purpose of extending total Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, also known as Group W, was the Broadcasting division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation. A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television Graham McNamee ( July 10, 1888 - May 9, 1942) was a pioneering broadcaster in American Radio, the medium's most Phillips Carlin (1894 – August 27, 1971) was a radio broadcaster and television executive In Baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game including beginning and ending the game enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds making William Henry Dinneen, alternately spelled Dineen ( April 5 1876 - January 13 1955) was an American right-handed Henry Francis O'Day ( July 8 1862 – July 2 1935) was an American right-handed Pitcher, umpire and William Joseph Klem, born William Joseph Klimm ( February 22 1874 – September 16 1951) known as the "father of Baseball George Albert Hildebrand ( September 6 1878 - May 30 1960) was an American Left fielder and umpire in Major Grover Cleveland "Old Pete" Alexander ( February 26, 1887 - November 4, 1950) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher James Leroy Bottomley ( April 23, 1900 &ndash December 11, 1959) was born in Oglesby Illinois and grew up in Nokomis Illinois Charles James "Chick" Hafey ( February 12, 1903, Berkeley California – July 2, 1973, Calistoga California) Jesse Joseph "Pop" Haines, ( July 22, 1893 &ndash August 5, 1978) was a right-handed Major League Baseball Pitcher Rogers Hornsby ( April 27, 1896 in Winters Texas - January 5, 1963 in Chicago Illinois) nicknamed "The Rajah" William Harrison Southworth (March 9 1893 &ndash November 15 1969 was an American Right fielder, Center fielder and manager in Major League Baseball Yankees: Miller Huggins (manager), Earl Combs, Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Herb Pennock, Babe Ruth, Waite Hoyt. Miller James Huggins ( March 27, 1879 &ndash September 25, 1929) nicknamed "Mighty Mite" was a Baseball player and Earle Bryan Combs ( May 14 1899 &ndash July 21 1976) was an American Center fielder in Professional baseball Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig ( June 19 1903 – June 2 1941) born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was an American Anthony Michael "Tony" Lazzeri ( December 6, 1903 — August 6, 1946) was an American Major League Baseball player Herbert Jefferis Pennock ( February 10, 1894 - January 30, 1948) was a Left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of Waite Charles Hoyt ( September 9, 1899 &ndash August 25, 1984) was an American Right-handed Pitcher in |
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The 1926 World Series was the championship series of the 1926 Major League Baseball (MLB) season, featuring the St. Louis Cardinals against the New York Yankees. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. In the 1925 World Series, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the defending champion Washington Senators in seven games In the 1927 World Series, the New York Yankees swept the Pittsburgh Pirates in four games For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1926 Major League Baseball season was the twenty-fourth season held between the American and National Leagues The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The best-of-seven series, which took place at Yankee Stadium and Sportsman's Park, resulted in the Cardinals defeating the Yankees four games to three. The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. For the race track outside Chicago known as Sportsman's Park see Chicago Motor Speedway.
The Cardinals and Yankees finished atop the National and American League, respectively. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in This was the first World Series appearance for the Cardinals, and it resulted in the first of 10 World Series championships in team history and the first of five clashes these two teams would experience during the next 38 years. The Yankees were making their fourth World Series appearance in six years. [3] They rebounded from this 1926 loss by winning the championship in 1927 and 1928. In the 1927 World Series, the New York Yankees swept the Pittsburgh Pirates in four games In the 1928 World Series, the New York Yankees swept the St Louis Cardinals in four games [4]
Game 1 featured a pitching duel that ended with a Yankees win under starting pitcher Herb Pennock. Herbert Jefferis Pennock ( February 10, 1894 - January 30, 1948) was a Left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher In Game 2, pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander led the Cardinals in a 6–2 victory. Grover Cleveland "Old Pete" Alexander ( February 26, 1887 - November 4, 1950) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher Cardinals pitcher Jesse Haines threw a complete game shutout in Game 3, which gave St. Jesse Joseph "Pop" Haines, ( July 22, 1893 &ndash August 5, 1978) was a right-handed Major League Baseball Pitcher In Baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a Pitcher pitching an entire game himself without the benefit of a Relief pitcher In team sports in American English a shutout (a clean sheet in Soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring Louis a 2–1 series lead. In Game 4, Babe Ruth hit three home runs, a World Series record only equaled twice since: by Ruth in 1928 and Reggie Jackson in 1977. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of Reginald Martinez Jackson (born May 18 1946) nicknamed " Mr The 1977 World Series matched the returning American League champion New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League [5] Pennock again led the Yankees in Game 5, this time to a 3–2 victory.
The Yankees led the series 3–2, but Cardinals player-manager Rogers Hornsby chose Alexander as the starting pitcher in Game 6 and used him as a relief pitcher in Game 7. Rogers Hornsby ( April 27, 1896 in Winters Texas - January 5, 1963 in Chicago Illinois) nicknamed "The Rajah" Behind Alexander, the Cardinals won both games and the championship. Game 7 went down to the wire as the Yankees entered the bottom of the ninth inning trailing 3–2. Ruth walked with two outs—his fourth walk of the day—to put the tying run on base. Bob Meusel came to bat next, but Ruth, who had a roughly 50% career success rate at stealing bases,[6] decided to try stealing second base. Robert William Meusel ( July 19 1896 – November 28 1977) was an American left and Right fielder in Major Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that Meusel swung and missed Alexander's pitch, and catcher Bob O'Farrell threw the ball to second baseman Rogers Hornsby, who then tagged Ruth out, thus ending the game, and giving the Cardinals the World Series championship. Robert Arthur "Bob" O'Farrell ( October 19, 1896 &ndash February 20, 1988) was a major league baseball catcher who played for 21 seasons [7]
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NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St AL New York Yankees (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | St. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Louis Cardinals – 1, New York Yankees – 2 | October 2 | Yankee Stadium | 61,658[8] |
| 2 | St. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. Louis Cardinals – 6, New York Yankees – 2 | October 3 | Yankee Stadium | 63,600[9] |
| 3 | New York Yankees – 0, St. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. Louis Cardinals – 4 | October 5 | Sportsman's Park III | 37,708[10] |
| 4 | New York Yankees – 10, St. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople For the race track outside Chicago known as Sportsman's Park see Chicago Motor Speedway. Louis Cardinals – 5 | October 6 | Sportsman's Park III | 38,825[11] |
| 5 | New York Yankees – 3, St. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus For the race track outside Chicago known as Sportsman's Park see Chicago Motor Speedway. Louis Cardinals – 2 (10 innings) | October 7 | Sportsman's Park III | 39,552[12] |
| 6 | St. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) For the race track outside Chicago known as Sportsman's Park see Chicago Motor Speedway. Louis Cardinals – 10, New York Yankees – 2 | October 9 | Yankee Stadium | 48,615[13] |
| 7 | St. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. Louis Cardinals – 3, New York Yankees – 2 | October 10 | Yankee Stadium | 38,093[14] |
Background
The Cardinals were the National League pennant-winners, after finishing two games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds, with a record of 89 wins and 65 losses. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The previous season, they posted a record of 77 wins and 76 losses, earning them a fourth place finish in the National League. During the first half of the 1926 season, they traded outfielder Heinie Mueller to the New York Giants in exchange for outfielder Billy Southworth and also picked up future Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander off waivers from the Chicago Cubs. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. William Harrison Southworth (March 9 1893 &ndash November 15 1969 was an American Right fielder, Center fielder and manager in Major League Baseball Grover Cleveland "Old Pete" Alexander ( February 26, 1887 - November 4, 1950) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. [15] The Cardinals' pitching staff was led by Flint Rhem, who had a breakout 20-win season, after posting a 8–13 record with a 4. Charles Flint Rhem ( January 24, 1901 - July 30, 1969) born in Rhems South Carolina was a Pitcher for the St 92 earned run average (ERA) in the previous season. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched [16] In batting, the Cardinals were led by Jim Bottomley, Rogers Hornsby—who hit over . James Leroy Bottomley ( April 23, 1900 &ndash December 11, 1959) was born in Oglesby Illinois and grew up in Nokomis Illinois Rogers Hornsby ( April 27, 1896 in Winters Texas - January 5, 1963 in Chicago Illinois) nicknamed "The Rajah" 400 the season before—and catcher Bob O'Farrell, the winner of the season's National League Most Valuable Player Award. Robert Arthur "Bob" O'Farrell ( October 19, 1896 &ndash February 20, 1988) was a major league baseball catcher who played for 21 seasons The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. This was the first World Series appearance for the Cardinals. [17]
The Yankees had the best record in the American League with 91 wins and 63 losses, finishing three games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. [18] They improved on their 69-win season in 1925 by making Lou Gehrig their permanent starting first baseman and trading for rookie second baseman Tony Lazzeri in the offseason. Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig ( June 19 1903 – June 2 1941) born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was an American Anthony Michael "Tony" Lazzeri ( December 6, 1903 — August 6, 1946) was an American Major League Baseball player Gehrig, Lazzeri, Babe Ruth and Earle Combs led the offense. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of Earle Bryan Combs ( May 14 1899 &ndash July 21 1976) was an American Center fielder in Professional baseball The Yankees' pitching was led by Herb Pennock and Urban Shocker, who combined for 42 total wins in the season. Herbert Jefferis Pennock ( February 10, 1894 - January 30, 1948) was a Left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher Urban James Shocker ( August 22 1890 – September 9 1928) born Urbain Jacques Shockor in Cleveland Ohio, was a The Yankees were making their fourth World Series appearance in six years, with their last championship season, which happened to be their first, dating back to 1923. In the 1923 World Series, the New York Yankees beat the New York Giants in six games [19]
In early September 1926, thousands of Cleveland Indians fans, confident that their team would win the American League pennant despite being six games behind the Yankees, filed requests for reservations of World Series tickets. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. [20] The Indians managed to come within two games of the Yankees by September 22, but lost three of the final four games of the season, and finished three games back. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians [21]
On September 11, Commissioner of Baseball Kenesaw Mountain Landis met with representatives from four of the top teams in the American and National Leagues, and reached a decision that the first two games of the World Series—scheduled for October 2 and October 3—would be played in the stadium of the American League pennant winner. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul The Commissioner of Baseball is the chief executive of Major League Baseball. Kenesaw Mountain Landis ( November 20 1866 &ndash November 25 1944) was an American Jurist who served as a federal Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's [22] The third, fourth and fifth games would be played in the National League pennant winner's stadium, followed by the final two games back at the American League stadium. Landis and the representatives also agreed that each game was to start at 13:30 in either Eastern or Central Standard Time, depending on the location of the stadium in which the game was to be played at. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving [22]
Meanwhile, in the National League, the Cardinals and the Reds continued to battle for first place in the league. During the second and third weeks of September, both teams went on multi-game winning streaks and swapped positions in the standings on a daily basis. [23] On September 17, the Cardinals went one game ahead of the Reds and kept on building their league lead in the coming days as the Reds embarked on a multi-game losing streak. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec The Cardinals concluded the season with a loss to the Reds on September 26, but still finished two games ahead in the final league standings. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a [24]
Some bookmakers believed the Yankees were a 15-to-1 favorite to win the World Series over the Cardinals, while others, like New York's top betting commissioners, thought the teams were evenly matched. A bookmaker, bookie or turf accountant, is an organization or a person that takes bets and pays winnings depending upon results and depending on the nature [25] One writer from the The New York Times claimed that "there is little justification for installing either team as favorite". [26] Regardless of the odds, players from both teams expressed their confidence regarding their team's chances of winning the championship. Yankees manager Miller Huggins stated:
We're confident we're going to win. Miller James Huggins ( March 27, 1879 &ndash September 25, 1929) nicknamed "Mighty Mite" was a Baseball player and It'll be whichever team does the hitting, and we're sure we're going to do it. We're out of our hitting slump. We have a more experienced team and more experienced pitchers. We're about even in the strength of the infields, but ours is steadier. Our outfield is better, stronger and more experienced, and all the boys are cocky and ready to go. There's no doubt in their doubt or in mine that the Yankees will win. [27]
Matchups
Game 1
Saturday, October 2, 1926 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| St. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. The City of New York Louis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| New York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 6 | 0 |
WP: Herb Pennock (1–0) LP: Bill Sherdel (0–1)
Yankee Stadium was packed with 61,658 fans on October 2 to watch the inaugural game of the 1926 World Series. Herbert Jefferis Pennock ( February 10, 1894 - January 30, 1948) was a Left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher William Henry Sherdel ( August 15, 1896 - November 14, 1968) was a former professional Baseball player. The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule The thousands of fans who could not get tickets for the game went downtown to City Hall to watch the game's progress being charted on two large scoreboards. New York City Hall is located at the center of City Hall Park in the Civic Center section of Lower Manhattan between Broadway, Park Row and [28] Before the start of the game, United States Senator Robert F. Wagner (NY–D) threw out the ceremonial first pitch and seated himself in the box seat next to New York City mayor Jimmy Walker. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Robert Ferdinand Wagner ( 8 June 1877 &ndash 4 May 1953) was a Democratic United States Senator from New York The City of New York The Mayor of New York City is the chief executive of the Government of New York City, as stipulated by the Charter of the City of New York. James John Walker, often known as Jimmy Walker and colloquially as Beau James ( June 19, 1881 &ndash November 18, 1946 Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis and former heavyweight champion of the world Jack Dempsey were also present at the game. The Commissioner of Baseball is the chief executive of Major League Baseball. Kenesaw Mountain Landis ( November 20 1866 &ndash November 25 1944) was an American Jurist who served as a federal Heavyweight is a division or weight class, in Boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds (14 st 4 lb/91 kg are considered heavyweights by the major professional Jack "Manassa Mauler" Dempsey ( June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983) was an American boxer who held the world [28] The Cardinals selected left-handed pitcher Bill Sherdel to start Game 1. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of William Henry Sherdel ( August 15, 1896 - November 14, 1968) was a former professional Baseball player. Sherdel had 16 wins and 12 losses in nearly 235 innings of pitching in the regular season. A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball, a loss (denoted L) is charged to the Pitcher of the losing team who allows the run that gives the opposing team the lead with which [29] The Yankees' pitcher was Herb Pennock, the team's only 20-game winner for the season. Herbert Jefferis Pennock ( February 10, 1894 - January 30, 1948) was a Left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher The future Hall of Fame pitcher, nicknamed the The Knight Of Kennett Square, had a 3. 62 ERA in 266. 3 innings of work[30] and had finished third in the American League Most Valuable Player Award voting, behind Johnny Mostil winner George Burns. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. John Anthony Mostil ( June 1, 1896 - December 10, 1970) was an American Center fielder in Major League Baseball George Henry Burns ( January 31 1893 - January 7 1978) nicknamed "Tioga George" was an American First baseman [31]
Leadoff hitter Taylor Douthit started the Cardinals off in the top of the first inning by hitting a double into left field. In Baseball, a leadoff hitter is a batter who bats first in the lineup. Taylor Lee Douthit ( April 22, 1901 in Little Rock Arkansas - May 28, 1986 in Fremont California) is a former professional In Baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching Second base without being called out by the Umpire A left fielder (LF is an Outfielder in the sport of Baseball who plays defense in left field. [25] Billy Southworth advanced Douthit to third base with a slow grounder to Yankees' second baseman Tony Lazzeri. William Harrison Southworth (March 9 1893 &ndash November 15 1969 was an American Right fielder, Center fielder and manager in Major League Baseball A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that Anthony Michael "Tony" Lazzeri ( December 6, 1903 — August 6, 1946) was an American Major League Baseball player Rogers Hornsby followed by hitting a grounder right back to Pennock, who threw it to first baseman Lou Gehrig for an out. Rogers Hornsby ( April 27, 1896 in Winters Texas - January 5, 1963 in Chicago Illinois) nicknamed "The Rajah" First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig ( June 19 1903 – June 2 1941) born Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig, was an American Cardinals' first baseman "Sunny Jim" Bottomley hit a bloop single, scoring Douthit. James Leroy Bottomley ( April 23, 1900 &ndash December 11, 1959) was born in Oglesby Illinois and grew up in Nokomis Illinois In Baseball, a single is the most common type of base hit, accomplished through the act of a batter safely reaching First base by hitting [8] In the bottom half of the inning, Earle Combs, Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel loaded up the bases after all being walked by Sherdel. Earle Bryan Combs ( May 14 1899 &ndash July 21 1976) was an American Center fielder in Professional baseball Robert William Meusel ( July 19 1896 – November 28 1977) was an American left and Right fielder in Major A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire With one out, Lou Gehrig came to the plate and grounded the ball to shortstop Tommy Thevenow, who flipped the ball to Hornsby. Thomas Joseph Thevenow ( September 6, 1903 in Madison Indiana – July 29, 1957 in Madison Indiana) is a former professional Hornsby threw to first base, but Gehrig beat the throw and picked up his first World Series run batted in (RBI) when Combs scored. [28] In the bottom of the third inning, Babe Ruth singled. On a Bob Meusel bunt, Ruth slid into second base and split his pants. Radio announcer Graham McNamee exclaimed, "Babe is the color of a red brick house". An announcer is a Voice actor who works in Television, Radio or Film, usually providing Narrations News updates Station Graham McNamee ( July 10, 1888 - May 9, 1942) was a pioneering broadcaster in American Radio, the medium's most [32] Doc Woods, the team's trainer, sewed up Ruth's pants and walked off the field, much to the hilarity of the audience.
The score remained tied at one apiece until the sixth inning, just as rain began to fall. Ruth lined a single past third baseman Les Bell. Lester Rowland Bell ( December 14, 1901 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania - December 26, 1985 in Hershey Pennsylvania) was a Meusel hit a sacrifice bunt, advancing Ruth to second base. Gehrig followed with a single, scoring Ruth for the go-ahead run. Lazzeri lined a shot into left field, and Gehrig dove into third base headfirst, but was tagged out by Bell. [33] Lazzeri advanced to second base on the throw. Bell committed an error on the next play, resulting in runners at first and third base. In Baseball statistics|statistics]] an error is the act in the judgment of the Official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner Hank Severeid grounded to shortstop Thevenow, who flipped the ball to Hornsby. Hornsby then made a force play to end the inning. In Baseball, a force is a situation when a Baserunner is compelled (or forced) to vacate his time-of-pitch base--and thus try to advance [8] In the ninth inning, Jim Bottomley singled off Pennock. However, the Cardinals could not advance Bottomley, and the game ended as a 2–1 win for the Yankees. Gehrig was the Yankees' offensive leader for the game, batting in both of the team's runs. Pennock pitched a complete game three-hitter with four strikeouts. [8] Pennock had also held the Cardinals to hits in only two of the nine innings. Cardinals' losing pitcher Sherdel threw for seven innings, giving up two runs and six hits, while striking out one batter. [34]
Game 2
Sunday, October 3, 1926 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| St. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. The City of New York Louis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| New York | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
WP: Grover Alexander (1–0) LP: Urban Shocker (0–1)
HRs: STL – Billy Southworth (1), Tommy Thevenow (1)
The second game was played the next day, October 3, at Yankee Stadium in front of a crowd of 63,600. Grover Cleveland "Old Pete" Alexander ( February 26, 1887 - November 4, 1950) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher Urban James Shocker ( August 22 1890 – September 9 1928) born Urbain Jacques Shockor in Cleveland Ohio, was a William Harrison Southworth (March 9 1893 &ndash November 15 1969 was an American Right fielder, Center fielder and manager in Major League Baseball Thomas Joseph Thevenow ( September 6, 1903 in Madison Indiana – July 29, 1957 in Madison Indiana) is a former professional Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's [35] Urban Shocker was the starting pitcher for the Yankees. Urban James Shocker ( August 22 1890 – September 9 1928) born Urbain Jacques Shockor in Cleveland Ohio, was a In Baseball or Softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the Pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of With 19 wins and 11 losses, Shocker had the second-best pitching record on the team, behind Game 1 starter, southpaw Herb Pennock. Herbert Jefferis Pennock ( February 10, 1894 - January 30, 1948) was a Left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher Shocker had a 3. 38 ERA in 258 innings, along with 59 strikeouts in the 1926 season. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes [36] The Cardinals' Game 2 starter was 39-year-old Grover Cleveland "Old Pete" Alexander, a veteran player in his 16th major league season. Grover Cleveland "Old Pete" Alexander ( February 26, 1887 - November 4, 1950) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher [37] That season, he posted numbers considerably lower than the pitching season statistics from his prime in the late 1910s with the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Alexander had compiled a 12–10 record in 200 innings, while posting a 3. 05 ERA and 48 strikeouts, compared to the nearly 250 strikeouts he had in 1915 with the Phillies. [38]
The Cardinals were first to bat in the game. After giving up a double to Rogers Hornsby, Shocker got a groundout from Jim Bottomley to end the run-scoring threat. Rogers Hornsby ( April 27, 1896 in Winters Texas - January 5, 1963 in Chicago Illinois) nicknamed "The Rajah" James Leroy Bottomley ( April 23, 1900 &ndash December 11, 1959) was born in Oglesby Illinois and grew up in Nokomis Illinois [9] In the Yankees' half of the inning, Mark Koenig grounded into a double play, and Babe Ruth followed by striking out. Mark Anthony Koenig ( July 19 1904 – April 22 1993) was an American Shortstop in Major League Baseball. This article is about Baseball. For double play Magnetic tape, see Audio tape length and thickness. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The Cardinals threatened again in the second inning, after back-to-back singles by catcher Bob O'Farrell and shortstop Tommy Thevenow. Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. Robert Arthur "Bob" O'Farrell ( October 19, 1896 &ndash February 20, 1988) was a major league baseball catcher who played for 21 seasons Thomas Joseph Thevenow ( September 6, 1903 in Madison Indiana – July 29, 1957 in Madison Indiana) is a former professional However, Alexander came up to the plate and popped up to Koenig to end the inning. The Yankees scored first in the bottom of the second inning. Bob Meusel lined a single, and Lou Gehrig followed by hitting a grounder to Alexander, which advanced Meusel to second base. Robert William Meusel ( July 19 1896 – November 28 1977) was an American left and Right fielder in Major In Baseball, a single is the most common type of base hit, accomplished through the act of a batter safely reaching First base by hitting Tony Lazzeri then hit a single to left field that scored Meusel from second. Anthony Michael "Tony" Lazzeri ( December 6, 1903 — August 6, 1946) was an American Major League Baseball player Joe Dugan followed with a single of his own, moving Lazzeri to third base. Joseph Anthony (Joe Dugan ( May 12, 1897 - July 7, 1982) also nicknamed "Jumping Joe" was an American Third baseman On the following play, Yankees' catcher Hank Severeid struck out, and Lazzeri then attempted to steal home plate. A baseball field or baseball diamond is the field upon which the game of Baseball is played Alexander made an error on his throw to catcher Bob O'Farrell, and Lazzeri was able to squeeze by to slide into home plate for the second Yankees run of the inning. O'Farrell then threw the ball to Thevenow, but the tag was late and Dugan was called safe at second base. The inning ended when Alexander struck out Shocker. [9]
In the third inning, Taylor Douthit hit an infield single to shortstop Koenig, and Billy Southworth followed with a single to left field, advancing Douthit to second base. Taylor Lee Douthit ( April 22, 1901 in Little Rock Arkansas - May 28, 1986 in Fremont California) is a former professional Hornsby laid down a sacrifice bunt to the Shocker, moving each runner up a base. Bottomley hit a single into left field, scoring both Douthit and Southworth. The next two batters, Les Bell and Chick Hafey hit into outs to conclude the inning. Lester Rowland Bell ( December 14, 1901 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania - December 26, 1985 in Hershey Pennsylvania) was a Charles James "Chick" Hafey ( February 12, 1903, Berkeley California – July 2, 1973, Calistoga California) In Baseball, an out occurs when the defensive or fielding, team effects any of a number of different events and the umpire rules a batter [9] Afterwards, both pitchers settled down until the top of the seventh inning. Bob O'Farrell lined a double, and Tommy Thevenow followed with a single into left field. Pitcher Alexander popped up to Lazzeri, and Taylor Douthit followed with a fly ball to left field. "Fly ball" redirects here for the dog sport see Flyball. Southworth then hit a three-run home run, giving the Cardinals a 5–2 advantage over the Yankees. [39] Hornsby then grounded out to Koenig to end the inning. Gehrig, Lazzeri and Dugan all grounded out in the bottom of the seventh inning. In the top of the eighth inning, Bottomley launched a single into right field. Yankees' manager Miller Huggins came out of the dugout and took Shocker out of the game, calling in Bob Shawkey from the bullpen to replace him. Miller James Huggins ( March 27, 1879 &ndash September 25, 1929) nicknamed "Mighty Mite" was a Baseball player and In Baseball, the dugout is a team's bench area and is located in foul territory between home plate and either first or third base James Robert Shawkey James Robert (Bob Shawkey was born on ( December 4 1890 Died - December 31 1980) to John William Shawkey and Sarah Catherine In Baseball, the bullpen (or simply the pen) is the area where relief Pitchers warm-up before entering a game Shawkey struck out the first two batters he faced, and Bottomley was tagged out by Koenig from a throw from catcher Severeid, after attempting to steal second base. The Yankees could not produce any runs in their half of the inning.
Sad Sam Jones, a 22-year veteran in the American League,[40] replaced Dutch Ruether—who had replaced Shawkey in the eighth inning—as the pitcher in the ninth inning. This article is about Sam Jones (1892-1966 The baseball player Sam Jones (1925-1971 The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in Walter Henry Ruether (born in Alameda California; September 29, 1893 - May 16, 1970) was an American Baseball Jones gave up an inside-the-park home run to Thevenow. In Baseball parlance an inside-the-park home run or "leg home run" is a play where a hitter scores a Home run without hitting the ball out of play Thevenow had only two home runs in his career, and both of them were inside-the-park home runs in the 1926 regular season. [41] Jones then walked Douthit and Hornsby and gave up a single to Southworth. With the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the ninth inning, Bottomley hit a fly ball to center fielder Earle Combs. The Yankees did not score any runs in the bottom of the ninth inning and lost the game to the Cardinals by a 6–2 score. [42] Just as Pennock had done against the Cardinals in Game 1, Alexander limited the Yankees to hits in only two of the nine innings and did not allow a single Yankee hit after the third inning. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches [9] Furthermore, he pitched a complete game with a series-high 10 strikeouts, while allowing just four hits, one earned run and one walk. In Baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a Pitcher pitching an entire game himself without the benefit of a Relief pitcher In Baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable (i A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire Meanwhile, the Yankees' starter Shocker allowed 10 hits and five earned runs, including a home run, in seven innings of work. In Baseball or Softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the Pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of Shawkey had a perfect inning with two strikeouts, while Jones gave up two hits and allowed two walks in the ninth inning. [9]
Game 3
Tuesday, October 5, 1926 at Sportsman's Park III in St Louis, Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| St. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the race track outside Chicago known as Sportsman's Park see Chicago Motor Speedway. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 |
WP: Jesse Haines (1–0) LP: Dutch Ruether (0–1)
HRs: STL – Jesse Haines (1)
After Game 2 ended on October 3, the Yankees and Cardinals boarded trains for their trip to St. Louis, Missouri. Jesse Joseph "Pop" Haines, ( July 22, 1893 &ndash August 5, 1978) was a right-handed Major League Baseball Pitcher Walter Henry Ruether (born in Alameda California; September 29, 1893 - May 16, 1970) was an American Baseball Jesse Joseph "Pop" Haines, ( July 22, 1893 &ndash August 5, 1978) was a right-handed Major League Baseball Pitcher Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee The Republican mayor of St. Louis, Victor J. Miller, ordered that the workday end by three the next afternoon so that the city could fittingly welcome the Cardinals at Union Station. Victor J Miller (Born December 6 1888 in Joplin Missouri - Died January 6, 1955 in Kansas City Missouri) was the thirty-third St Louis Union Station, a National Historic Landmark, is a former passenger train terminal in St [33] Although the Cardinals had not won the championship just yet, the team's players were treated like champions by fans and citizens alike. Just outside the station, Mayor Miller stood at a podium and presented club manager and player Rogers Hornsby with a brand new Lincoln sedan priced at US$4,000[43] and paid for by the city's top businessmen. Lincoln is an American Luxury car manufacturer operated under the Ford Motor Company. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been [33] Each member of the Cardinals' team received a new hat, a new pair of shoes, and an engraved white-gold watch valued at a manufacturer's price of $100. [33] As the Cardinals were receiving special treatment from the people of St. Louis, fans were lining up outside Sportsman's Park with the hope of being able to purchase tickets to Game 3 for a price of $3. 30. [44]
Sportsman's Park was packed with 37,708 people on October 5, 1926 for Game 3. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On the mound for the Cardinals was future Baseball Hall of Famer right-handed knuckleball pitcher Jesse Haines, a starter with a 13–4 record and 3. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Someone who is right-handed will prefer to use this hand for everyday activities such as writing, maintaining personal hygiene, Cooking and so forth A knuckleball (or knuckler for short is a Baseball pitch with an erratic unpredictable motion Jesse Joseph "Pop" Haines, ( July 22, 1893 &ndash August 5, 1978) was a right-handed Major League Baseball Pitcher 25 ERA in 183 innings. [45] Starting for the Yankees was southpaw Yankees' starter Dutch Ruether, who had a 14–9 record with a 4. Walter Henry Ruether (born in Alameda California; September 29, 1893 - May 16, 1970) was an American Baseball 60 ERA. [46] Both teams were being held scoreless by the respective opposing pitchers until the fourth inning.
After a 30 minute rain delay in the top half of the fourth inning, the Cardinals came to bat. Les Bell, a . 325 hitter with 17 home runs that season, led the Cardinals with a single to center field. A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the Outfielder in Baseball who plays defense in center field - the baseball fielding position Chick Hafey dropped a sacrifice bunt straight to Ruether, who then threw it to second baseman Tony Lazzeri. Bell beat Lazzeri's tag at second base and was called safe by the umpire. In Baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game including beginning and ending the game enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds making [10] Bob O'Farrell followed by drawing a walk, and Tommy Thevenow hit a grounder to Lazzeri, who flipped it to Mark Koenig for the force out at second base. Koenig tagged O'Farrell out, but made an error in his throw to first baseman Lou Gehrig, which resulted in a run. Then, Haines hit a Ruether pitch into the stands for a two-run home run.
The Cardinals were leading the Yankees 3–0 by the end of the inning. The Yankees failed to collect hits in the fifth inning, but the Cardinals added to their lead by picking a run after Billy Southworth beat the tag at home following a Jim Bottomley grounder to second base. [10] Ruether was then replaced by Bob Shawkey, who closed out the inning by yielding two weak infield groundouts. The Yankees picked up one hit in each of the next two innings, but could not produce any runs. Yankees' pitcher Myles Thomas came in to pitch a hitless ninth inning. Myles Lewis Thomas ( October 22 1897 - December 12 1963) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball With one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, Lou Gehrig lined a single down the right field line, but Lazzeri grounded into a double play, ending the game as a 4–0 Cardinals victory. Haines pitched a complete game shutout, and only gave up five hits total, two of which came from Gehrig. In team sports in American English a shutout (a clean sheet in Soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring [10]
Game 4
Wednesday, October 6, 1926 at Sportsman's Park III in St Louis, Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 1 |
| St. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the race track outside Chicago known as Sportsman's Park see Chicago Motor Speedway. Louis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
WP: Waite Hoyt (1–0) LP: Art Reinhart (0–1)
HRs: NYY – Babe Ruth 3 (3)
Starting Game 4 for the Yankees was future Baseball Hall of Famer Waite Hoyt. Waite Charles Hoyt ( September 9, 1899 &ndash August 25, 1984) was an American Right-handed Pitcher in George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of Waite Charles Hoyt ( September 9, 1899 &ndash August 25, 1984) was an American Right-handed Pitcher in In the season, Hoyt had a 16–12 record with a 3. 85 ERA in 218 innings. Hoyt had thrice been part of New York Yankees teams that went to the World Series, and by the 1926 World Series, he had over 35 innings of pitching experience in the championship series. [47] He was opposed by Flint Rhem, the Cardinals' 20-game winner who had led the team with both a . Charles Flint Rhem ( January 24, 1901 - July 30, 1969) born in Rhems South Carolina was a Pitcher for the St 741 winning percentage and 258 innings pitched. [35][48]
In the first inning, after striking out Earle Combs and Mark Koenig, Rhem gave up a solo home run to Babe Ruth. Bob Meusel was then walked, but was tagged out at home after attempting to score on a Lou Gehrig single. The Cardinals came into the bottom of the first with two straight singles to put runners at first and third base for Rogers Hornsby. Hornsby singled in Taylor Douthit to tie the game at 1–1 and moved Billy Southworth to second base. Jim Bottomley flied out to left field, and Les Bell followed with a sacrifice fly to center fielder Combs. [11] With the go-ahead run at third base, Hornsby stole second, but Chick Hafey struck out to end to the Cardinals' run-scoring threat. Two innings later, Ruth came up to the plate with two outs and no one on the bases and hit Rhem's pitch for his second home run of the game. Gehrig led off the next inning with a strikeout. Tony Lazzeri followed with a walk, and Joe Dugan hit a run-scoring double. Catcher Hank Severeid hit a single into center field, and Dugan ran towards home. He was tagged out at the plate by catcher Bob O'Farrell. The Yankees' starter Hoyt struck out to end the inning. [11]
The Cardinals responded by scoring three runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. With one out and no one on, Hafey hit a single. O'Farrell hit a ground ball to Koenig, but Koenig bobbled the ball, and both O'Farrell and Hafey were safe at first and second base, respectively. [11] Tommy Thevenow followed with a hard double to right field that got by Meusel, scoring Hafey and moving O'Farrell to third base. Cardinals' manager Rogers Hornsby then put in left-handed infielder Specs Toporczer to pinch-hit for Rhem, who was done pitching for the game. Baseball teams take turns one "out" in the field and one "in" at bat George Toporczer as Toporcer'' ( February 9, 1899 - May 17, 1989) was a utility Infielder in Major League Baseball who Toporczer hit a fly ball to Earle Combs in center field, upon which O'Farrell promptly tagged up to score another Cardinal run. With the game tied at three apiece and a runner at second base, Douthit hit a double in the outfield, which scored Thevenow. Southworth followed with a single to left fielder Ruth, upon which, Douthit immediately tried to score. Ruth threw from left field to the catcher Hank Severeid, who tagged Douthit out at home plate. [11]
To start the top of the fifth inning, Art Reinhart was put in as pitcher. Reinhart walked Combs and followed by giving up a run-scoring double to Koenig. He then walked Ruth and Meusel in succession to load the bases for Gehrig. Reinhart walked Gehrig, allowing Koenig to score and keeping the bases loaded with no outs. Hi Bell replaced Reinhart as pitcher, but he was not able to suppress the Yankees' offense. Herman S "Hi" Bell ( July 16, 1897 - June 7, 1949) was a former professional Baseball player. Lazzeri hit a sacrifice fly to right field, which scored Ruth and moved Meusel up to third base. Dugan then hit a weak groundball and was thrown out at first by catcher O'Farrell. But as a result, Meusel scored and Gehrig went to second base. Bell then balked, moving Gehrig to third base. In Baseball, a Pitcher may commit a number of illegal motions or actions which constitute a balk. Severeid followed by drawing a walk, and pitcher Hoyt ended the inning by hitting into a force play at second base. [11]
The Yankees expanded on their three-run lead in the next inning. After going through the entire Yankees' lineup in the fifth inning, Combs was back at the plate to start the sixth. The batting order, or batting lineup, in Baseball is the sequence in which the nine members of the offense take their turns in batting against the Combs hit an infield single past shortstop Thevenow. Koenig followed by striking out. Ruth, with two home runs already in the game, came up to the plate. Ruth worked the count up to three balls and two strikes before hitting a long home run. As one of the game announcers (either McNamee or Carlin)[49] described the situation:
The Babe is up. A sportscaster, (also sports announcer, sport commentator or sport presenter) is a type of Journalist on Radio and/or Television Two home runs today. one ball, far outside. Babe's shoulders look as if there is murder in them down there, the way he is swinging that bat down there. A high foul into the left-field stands. That great big bat of Babe's looks like a toothpick down there, he is so big himself. Here it is. Babe shot a bad one and fouled it. Two strikes and one ball. The outfield have all moved very far towards right. It is coming up now. A little too close. Two strikes and two balls. He has got two home runs and a base on balls so far today. Here it is, and a ball. Three and two. The Babe is waving that wand of his over the plate. Bell is loosing up his arm. The Babe is hit clear into the center-field bleachers for a home run! For a home run! Did you hear what I said? Where is that fellow who told me not to talk about Ruth anymore? Send him up here.
Oh what a shot! Directly over second. The boys are all over him over there. One of the boys is riding on Ruth's back. Oh, what a shot! Directly over second base far into the bleachers out in center field, and almost on a line and then that dumbell, where is he, who told me not to talk about Ruth! Oh, boy! Not that I love Ruth, but oh, how I love to see a shot like that! Wow! That is a world's series record, three home runs in one world's series game and what a home run! That was probably the longest hit ever in Sportsman's Park. They tell me this is the first ball ever hit in the center-field stand. That is a mile and half from here. You know what I mean.
It was measured at over 430 feet (130 m) and had cleared the 20 feet (6. 1 m) wall in center field and crashed through a window of an auto dealer on the street across the stadium. [41] Locals claimed it was the longest home run ever hit in St. Louis. [44] Meusel then hit a single in right field, but unsuccessfully tried to stretch it into a double. Gehrig followed with a double to the opposite side, but could not score when Lazzeri popped up to Thevenow to end the inning. [11]
In the seventh inning, the Yankees faced a new pitcher, this time a southpaw named Bill Hallahan, who served as both a starter and reliever for the Cardinals. William Anthony "Wild Bill" Hallahan ( August 4, 1902 - July 8, 1981) was an American lefthanded pitcher in After Severeid singled and subsequently advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Hoyt, he scored on a double hit into left field by Combs. The Yankees led 10–4 and did not get any more runs or hits in the eighth and ninth inning. The Cardinals came up to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning with Hoyt trying to hold on to his six-run lead. Hornsby singled to right field and advanced to second base on the following play. He then ran home to score a run on a Les Bell single to center field. A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the Outfielder in Baseball who plays defense in center field - the baseball fielding position Hafey then popped up in foul territory, and Severeid made the catch. The game ended with a 10–5 score. Waite Hoyt pitched a complete game, allowing two earned runs on 14 hits, while striking out eight batters. The Cardinals' five pitchers combined to give up 10 Yankee runs and 14 hits. [11] With the series tied at two games apiece, both teams anticipated Game 5, which featured a rematch between Herb Pennock and Bill Sherdel. [35]
Babe Ruth and Johnny Sylvester
The 1926 World Series featured one of the most famous anecdotes in baseball history, involving Babe Ruth and Johnny Sylvester. Sylvester was an 11-year-old boy from Essex Fells, New Jersey, who was supposedly hospitalized after falling off a horse. Essex Fells is a borough in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Sylvester asked his father to get him an autographed baseball from Babe Ruth. Prior to the start of the World Series, the boy's parents sent urgent telegrams to the Yankees in St. Louis, asking for the autographed baseball that their son requested. Soon, the family received an airmail package with two balls, one autographed by the entire St. Airmail (or air mail) is Mail that is transported by Aircraft. Louis Cardinals team and the other with signatures from a number of Yankees players and a personal message from Ruth saying, "I'll knock a homer for you on Wednesday". [51] After Ruth hit three home runs in Game 4 on Wednesday, October 6, newspapers reported that Sylvester's condition had miraculously improved. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus It was not until after the World Series had ended that Ruth made a highly publicized visit to the Sylvester's home, in which the boy said to Ruth, "I'm sorry the Yanks lost the series". [52] In the spring of 1927, Sylvester's uncle visited Ruth and thanked him for saving the boy's life. Ruth asked how the boy was doing and asked the uncle to give the boy his regards. After the man left, Ruth, who was seated next to a group of baseball writers, said, "Now who the hell is Johnny Sylvester?"[53][54]
There have been many alternative versions of this event. One version, which was later portrayed in the The Babe Ruth Story, claims that Ruth went to Sylvester's hospital bed and promised him in person that he would hit a home run for him. The Babe Ruth Story is a 1948 baseball film biography of Babe Ruth, the famed New York Yankees slugger On October 9, Ruth followed up on Sylvester and told him he would "try to knock you another homer, maybe two today". Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. [51] Differing newspaper reports from October 1926 claimed that Sylvester was either suffering from blood poisoning, a spinal infection, a sinus condition, or had a condition requiring a spinal fusion. Sepsis is a serious medical condition characterized by a whole-body inflammatory state (called a Systemic inflammatory response syndrome or SIRS caused Spinal fusion, also known as spondylodesis or spondylosyndesis, is a surgical technique used to combine two or more Vertebrae. Contemporary analyses of the event dispute whether Sylvester was ever hospitalized, dying, or if Ruth's three home runs had actually saved the boy's life, as claimed by the newspapers. [51]
Game 5
Thursday, October 7, 1926 at Sportsman's Park III in St Louis, Missouri
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
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| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| St. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the race track outside Chicago known as Sportsman's Park see Chicago Motor Speedway. Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
WP: Herb Pennock (2–0) LP: Bill Sherdel (0–2)
Game 5 featured a rematch between Game 1 starters Herb Pennock and Bill Sherdel. Herbert Jefferis Pennock ( February 10, 1894 - January 30, 1948) was a Left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher William Henry Sherdel ( August 15, 1896 - November 14, 1968) was a former professional Baseball player. Pennock had pitched a complete game three-hitter in the 2–1 Yankees victory, while Sherdel had pitched seven innings, giving up two runs and six hits. In Baseball, a complete game (denoted by CG) is the act of a Pitcher pitching an entire game himself without the benefit of a Relief pitcher [8]
Through the first three innings of the fourth game, both pitchers held the opposing team to no runs and a limited number of hits. In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Cardinals cracked through Pennock's tough pitching. Jim Bottomley began by hitting a one-out double past left fielder Babe Ruth. Les Bell followed with a single to right field, scoring Bottomley. Chick Hafey then hit a fly ball caught in foul territory by Ruth, and Bell was called out while attempting to steal second base. In Baseball, a foul ball is a batted ball that is not a Foul tip, and that passes out of the playing field in flight while over foul [12] In the top of the sixth inning, Pennock line a double into left field past Hafey. A left fielder (LF is an Outfielder in the sport of Baseball who plays defense in left field. Cardinals' catcher Bob O'Farrell threw to Tommy Thevenow in hopes of picking off Pennock, who was standing a considerable distance away from second base. In Baseball, a runner is charged and the fielders involved are credited with a time caught stealing when the runner attempts to advance or Lead off Thevenow made an error with his tag on Pennock, and Pennock was safe at second base. Earle Combs, the Yankees lead-off hitter, followed by drawing a walk. With runners at first and second base, Koenig hit a single to left fielder Hafey. Pennock scored on the play, and Combs moved to second base. Ruth then struck out, and Bob Meusel followed by hitting a sacrifice fly to right fielder Billy Southworth, in which Combs promptly advanced to third base. In Baseball, a batted ball is considered a sacrifice fly if the following four criteria are met There are fewer than two outs when the ball is hit A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Lou Gehrig drew a walk to load the bases for Tony Lazzeri. Lazzeri ended the inning by hitting a fly ball to center fielder Wattie Holm. [12]
The Cardinals came back to take the lead in the bottom of the seventh inning. Bell led the inning by hitting a double into left field. After a Hafey fly out, O'Farrell hit a single to Ruth in left field, and Bell ran from second base to home to score the run and give the Cardinals a 2–1 advantage. In Baseball, the rules state that a batted ball is considered In flight when it has not yet touched any object other than a fielder or his equipment The next two hitters hit into quick infield outs, ending the inning. In the top of the ninth inning, the Yankees tied up the game. Gehrig lined a double to left field, and Lazzeri bunted a single, advancing Gehrig to third base. Ben Paschal went in as a pinch-hitter for Joe Dugan and singled into center field, scoring Gehrig and advancing Lazzeri to second base. Benjamin Edwin Paschal ( October 13, 1895 - November 10, 1974) born in Enterprise Alabama was an Outfielder for the Severeid laid down a weak bunt, and Cardinals catcher O'Farrell threw to third base to make the force out on Lazzeri. In Baseball, a force is a situation when a Baserunner is compelled (or forced) to vacate his time-of-pitch base--and thus try to advance With runners at first and second base, Pennock hit a groundball to the shortstop Thevenow, who flipped it to second base to get the force out on Severeid. With Pennock at first base and Paschal at third base, Combs grounded to second base, ending the Yankees' hope of taking the lead. Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that The Cardinals could not break the 2–2 tie in the bottom of the ninth inning, so the game went into extra innings. For the baseball procedure see Extra innings. For the TV subscription package see MLB Extra Innings. [12]
The Yankees took immediate advantage in the top of the tenth inning against Sherdel. Koenig led things off by singling into left field. Sherdel threw a wild pitch to Ruth, and Koenig advanced to second base. Ruth then walked, and Meusel followed with a sacrifice bunt straight to pitcher Sherdel. Meusel was out at first, but Ruth and Koenig were safe at second and third base, respectively. First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Gehrig was intentionally walked to load the bases. A base on balls ( BB) is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in Baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire Lazzeri hit a fly ball to left field, and Koenig tagged up on the play to score a run and give the Yankees a one-run lead. Mike Gazella, in place of Joe Dugan at third base, was hit by a pitch from Sherdel. Mike Gazella ( October 13, 1895 - September 11, 1978) was an American major league Baseball player who played In Baseball, hit by pitch ( HBP) or hit batsman ( HB) refers to the batter being hit in some part of the body by a pitch from the With the bases loaded again, Severeid popped up to second baseman Rogers Hornsby to end the Yankee rally. [12] The Cardinals got a single from Thevenow in the bottom of the tenth inning, but they could not score any runs. The game ended with the Yankees winning by a score of three to two. [12]
Both Pennock and Sherdel pitched 10-inning complete games. Sherdel gave up nine hits and two earned runs, while walking five and striking out two. Pennock finished the game giving up just seven hits and two runs, while striking out four batters. [12]
Game 6
Saturday, October 9 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. The City of New York Louis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 2 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
WP: Grover Cleveland Alexander (2–0) LP: Bob Shawkey (0–1)
HRs: STL – Les Bell (1)
The teams moved back to Yankee Stadium for Game 6. Grover Cleveland "Old Pete" Alexander ( February 26, 1887 - November 4, 1950) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher James Robert Shawkey James Robert (Bob Shawkey was born on ( December 4 1890 Died - December 31 1980) to John William Shawkey and Sarah Catherine Lester Rowland Bell ( December 14, 1901 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania - December 26, 1985 in Hershey Pennsylvania) was a The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. Over 48,000 fans came into Yankee Stadium to see if the Yankees could win their second World Series in franchise history. The game's pitching matchup was between Grover Cleveland Alexander and Bob Shawkey, both of whom had made appearances in previous games in the series. Shawkey came in relief in Games 2 and 3, while Alexander had pitched a complete game against the Yankees in the Cardinals' Game 2 victory. [35] In the 1926 season, Shawkey had made most of his pitching appearances in relief, and had been an occasional starter on the Yankees rotation. He started 10 of his 29 total pitching appearances and posted an 8–7 record with a 3. 62 earned run average. [55]
The game was lopsided from the start. In the top of the first inning, Shawkey gave up three runs on three hits, with the runs coming from a Jim Bottomley double and Les Bell single. [13] Alexander encountered a minor setback in the fourth inning. To open up the bottom of the inning, Bob Meusel launched a triple into left field and scored on the following ground out by Lou Gehrig. In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see Alexander shut down the Yankees for the rest of the inning, and the Cardinals held on to a 3–1 lead. In the top of the fifth inning, the Cardinals expanded their two-run lead. Tommy Thevenow hit a single to left fielder Babe Ruth. Alexander laid down a sacrifice bunt and was tagged out by first baseman Gehrig, but was successful in advancing Thevenow to second base. In Baseball, to tag up is to retouch or remain on the runner's Time-of-pitch base until (after the ball is first touched by a Fielder. Wattie Holm, substituting for Taylor Douthit as center fielder, followed by hitting a single into center field, scoring Thevenow on the play. Billy Southworth and Rogers Hornsby followed with groundouts in the infield to end the inning. [13]
The Cardinals scored again in the top of the seventh inning. Thevenow again led the inning by hitting a single into left field. Alexander bunted right in front of the plate. A bunt is a special type of offensive technique in Baseball or fastpitch softball. Yankees' catcher Hank Severeid made the throw to second baseman Tony Lazzeri, but Lazzeri made an error on the play, and both runners were safe at their respective bases. In Baseball statistics|statistics]] an error is the act in the judgment of the Official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner Holm followed by hitting a weak grounder that led to a force out of Thevenow at third base. With runners at first and second base, Southworth lined a double right by Ruth, scoring Alexander and sending Holm to third base. Urban Shocker, the starter in Game 2, then came in to relieve Shawkey as pitcher. [13] Shocker gave up a single to Hornsby into center field, allowing Holm and Southworth to score. Bottomley then hit a grounder to shortstop Mark Koenig, who stepped on second base to get Hornsby out on the force play. Bell followed with a two-run home run, extending the Cardinals' lead to 9–1. Chick Hafey lined a double into left field, but Bob O'Farrell ended the inning by striking out. In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Yankees scored one run on an Earle Combs single to cut the Cardinals' lead to seven runs. [13]
In the eighth inning, Myles Thomas came in to relieve Shocker, who had given up three hits and two unearned runs in less than an inning of work. In Baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable (i Meanwhile, Alexander shut down the Yankees offense for the rest of the game. In the top of the ninth inning, the Cardinals increased their lead back to eight runs after Hornsby had an RBI groundout, scoring Southworth. [13] Alexander finished with his second complete game of the series and gave up only two runs on eight hits, while striking out six batters. The three Yankee pitchers combined to give up 13 hits, seven earned runs, three unearned runs, and one home run. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of [13]
Game 7
Sunday, October 10, 1926 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The original Yankee Stadium is a Stadium located in The Bronx in New York City. The City of New York Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
WP: Jesse Haines (2–0) LP: Waite Hoyt (1–1) SV: Grover Cleveland Alexander (1)
HRs: NYY – Babe Ruth (4)
The deciding Game 7 was played at Yankee Stadium in front of a crowd of 38,093 people. Jesse Joseph "Pop" Haines, ( July 22, 1893 &ndash August 5, 1978) was a right-handed Major League Baseball Pitcher Waite Charles Hoyt ( September 9, 1899 &ndash August 25, 1984) was an American Right-handed Pitcher in Grover Cleveland "Old Pete" Alexander ( February 26, 1887 - November 4, 1950) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of The game featured two future Baseball Hall of Famers, who were both winners in their respective pitching duels earlier in the series. Jesse Haines took to the mound for the Cardinals; he pitched in relief in Game 1 and threw a complete game shutout against the Yankees in Game 3. In team sports in American English a shutout (a clean sheet in Soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring Waite Hoyt had pitched a complete game 10–5 Yankees victory in Game 4. [11]
The Yankees scored the first run of the game in the third inning on a Babe Ruth solo home run into the right field bleachers. Bleachers redirects here For the novel see Bleachers (novel. Bleachers is a term used to describe the raised tiered stands found [42] In the bottom half of the inning, the Cardinals came back to take a 3–1 lead over the Yankees. Jim Bottomley lined a one-out single into left field to start the Cardinals' fourth inning rally. Les Bell just barely made it to first base after shortstop Mark Koenig accidentally kicked the ball while trying to field it. With runners at first and second base, Chick Hafey hit a bloop single into left field, which loaded up the bases for catcher Bob O'Farrell. This time, left fielder Bob Meusel made an error by dropping O'Farrell's fly ball, and so Bottomley scored to tie the game up, and the bases remained loaded. Tommy Thevenow followed with a two-run single to right fielder Ruth. Haines struck out the next batter, and Wattie Holm hit into a force play at second base. [14] All three runs in the inning were charged as unearned on Hoyt, due to the two Yankee errors.
In the sixth inning, the Yankees cut the Cardinals lead. With two outs and no one on base, Joe Dugan lined a single. Hank Severeid followed with a double, scoring Dugan, before pinch-hitter Ben Paschal grounded to Haines to end the inning. Game 1 and 5 winner Herb Pennock came in relief for Hoyt in the seventh inning. He yielded only one hit in the inning and limited the Cardinals to their 3–2 lead. In the bottom half of the inning, the Yankees loaded up the bases with Earle Combs, Ruth and Lou Gehrig. At this point, there were two outs, and it appeared Haines had run into some problems. Haines had developed a blister on his pitching hand, and could no longer pitch in the game. [56]
At this point, Rogers Hornsby had to determine who he would put in to replace Haines as pitcher. Despite the fact that Grover Cleveland Alexander had pitched a complete game the day before and may have spent the night drinking,[57] Hornsby decided to entrust Alexander after he said he "had it in easy in there" in Game 6. [56] He said he would be ready whenever Hornsby needed him. The first two pitches thrown by Alexander to batter Tony Lazzeri went for a strike and a ball, respectively. On the third pitch, Lazzeri lashed the ball down the left field line. The ball initially appeared to be going into the stands for a home run, but at the last minute, it curved several feet into foul territory. [58] Alexander then threw a fastball that Lazzeri swung late at and missed for strike three, ending the inning and the Yankees' threat.
Alexander retired the Yankees in order in the eighth inning. The Cardinals did nothing offensively in the top of the ninth inning, so it was up to the Alexander to preserve the Cardinals' game in the bottom of the ninth. [58] Alexander got the first two batters of the inning, Combs and Dugan, to ground out to third baseman Bell. [59] With two outs and no runners on base, Alexander faced Ruth. Ruth had hit a solo home run and walked three times in the game. Manager Hornsby walked to the mound to talk with Alexander. Alexander told Hornsby that he would rather face Ruth, instead of intentionally walking him. [59] Alexander's first pitch to Ruth fell in for a solid strike in the middle of the plate. Alexander's next pitch fell outside of the strike zone for ball one. Strike Zone is a Star Trek The Next Generation novel by Peter David. Ruth then fouled the next pitch, making the count one ball and two strikes. In Baseball, a foul ball is a batted ball that is not a Foul tip, and that passes out of the playing field in flight while over foul Alexander's next two pitches fell in for ball two and three, loading Ruth up with a full count. [59] The following full count pitch was noted by New York Herald Tribune sportswriter W. O. McGeehan:
The count went to three and two, Ruth was swaying eagerly. In Baseball and Softball, a full count is the common name for a count where the batter has three balls and two strikes. The New York Herald Tribune was a daily newspaper created in 1924 when the New York Tribune acquired the New York Herald. Sports journalism is a form of Journalism that reports on Sports topics and events While the sports department within some Newspapers has been William O'Connell McGeehan ( November 22, 1879 - November 29, 1933) was a famous Sportswriter and editor of the New York The soupbone creaked again. The ball seemed a fraction of an inch from being a strike. Ruth paused a moment. Even he was uncertain. Then he trotted down to first. [58]
With two outs and Ruth at first base, left fielder Bob Meusel came up to the plate. Meusel was a . 315 hitter that year and had batted in 81 runs in just over 100 regular season games. In an organised Sports league, a season is the portion of one Year in which regulated Games of the sport are in session Meusel also had success in Game 6 against Alexander, with a double and triple. [58] Just as soon as Meusel was about to take his first pitch, Ruth made the bold move of trying to steal second base. Ruth was known as a good but overly aggressive baserunner, with about a 50% success rate at stealing bases in his career, and his actions surprised many people throughout the stadium. In Baseball, baserunning is the act of running around the bases performed by members of the team at bat [7] Meusel swung and missed at the pitch, and Cardinals' catcher Bob O'Farrell immediately threw the ball to second baseman Hornsby. Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that Hornsby reached for the ball, and laid the tag immediately on Ruth. Ruth was called out, and the game was over. As the game announcer described it:
Ruth is walked again for the fourth time today. One strike on Bob Meusel. Going down to second! The game is over! Babe tried to steal second and is put out catcher to second![60]
As Hornsby recalled later, Ruth "didn't say a word. He didn't even look around or up at me. He just picked himself up and walked away". [58] Ruth's failed attempt to steal second base ended the game and the 1926 World Series; it is, to date, the only time a World Series has ended with a runner being caught stealing. In Baseball, a runner is charged and the fielders involved are credited with a time caught stealing when the runner attempts to advance or Lead off [61] Ruth explained later that he attempted to steal second base because he thought no one would expect it. He hoped that by getting to second base, he could have an easier chance at scoring if Meusel hit a single into the outfield. [7]
The Cardinals went back home to St. Louis to a rapturous fan reception, having won their first World Series championship. Each member of the championship team collected $5,584. 51, while the Yankees' players were given $3,417. 75 each. [62]
Composite Box
1926 World Series (4-3): St. Louis Cardinals (N. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St L. ) over New York Yankees (A. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. L. )
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 65 | 5 |
| New York Yankees | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 54 | 7 |
| Total Attendance: 328,051[8] Average Attendance: 46,864 | |||||||||||||
| Winning Player’s Share: – $5,585[62] Losing Player’s Share – $3,418[41] | |||||||||||||
Aftermath
The Yankees would win the championship in 1927 and 1928. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. In the 1927 World Series, the New York Yankees swept the Pittsburgh Pirates in four games In the 1928 World Series, the New York Yankees swept the St Louis Cardinals in four games [63] The 1926 World Series was the first of 10 World Series championships in Cardinals team history and the first of five championship clashes these two teams would have during the next 38 years.
Cardinals player-manager Rogers Hornsby was traded to the New York Giants soon after the World Series. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. He returned to the Cardinals in 1932 and played for the St. Louis Browns before retiring in 1933. The St Louis Browns is A former name of the St Louis Cardinals baseball team from 1882 to about 1900 A former name of the Baltimore Orioles [64] In the off-season, the Yankees traded pitcher Sam Sad Jones to the Browns for outfielder Cedric Durst and pitcher Joe Giard. Cedric Montgomery Durst ( August 23, 1896 - February 16, 1971) was an Outfielder in Major League Baseball who played Joseph Oscar Giard ( October 7, 1898 - July 10, 1956) was an American major league Baseball player [65]
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- ^ "Alexander's Crafty Right Arm Rallies Cardinal Title Hopes", The Sporting News, October 4, 1926. Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily.
- ^ a b c d 1926 World Series - STL vs. NYY. Sports-Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily.
- ^ Urban Shocker Statistics. Sports-Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily.
- ^ Pete Alexander Statistics. Sports-Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily.
- ^ 1915 Philadelphia Phillies Statistics and Roster. Sports-Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily.
- ^ Billy Southworth Statistics. Sports-Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily.
- ^ Sam Jones Statistics. Sports-Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily.
- ^ a b c The Chronology - 1926: October. The Idea Logical Company, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-05-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne
- ^ a b Levenson, Barry M. (2004). The Seventh Game: The 35 World Series That Have Gone the Distance. New York: McGraw-Hill Professional, p. The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc, ( is a Publicly traded corporation headquartered in Rockefeller Center in New York City. 35. ISBN 0-07-141271-9.
- ^ Adjusted for inflation, $4,000 in 1926 has the buying power of $48,547. 57 in 2008. Consumer Price Index Inflation Calculator. United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. The United States Department of Labor is a Cabinet department of the United States government responsible for occupational safety wage and hour standards The Bureau of Labor Statistics ( BLS) a unit of the United States Department of Labor, is the principal fact-finding agency for the U Retrieved on 2008-05-29. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the
- ^ a b Eig (2005), p. 77.
- ^ Jesse Haines Statistics. Sports-Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily.
- ^ Dutch Ruether Statistics. Sports-Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-05-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily.
- ^ Waite Hoyt Statistics. Sports-Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-05-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus.
- ^ Flint Rhem Statistics. Sports-Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-05-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus.
- ^ Smelser, Marshall (1975). The Life That Ruth Built: A Biography. New York: The New York Times Book Company, pp. 337–338. ISBN 0-8129-0540-7. Smelser writes that radio transcripts did not indicate who—either Graham McNamee or Phillips Carlin—announced Ruth's third home run. Graham McNamee ( July 10, 1888 - May 9, 1942) was a pioneering broadcaster in American Radio, the medium's most Phillips Carlin (1894 – August 27, 1971) was a radio broadcaster and television executive
- ^ Smelser, pp. 337–338.
- ^ a b c Thomas, Robert, Jr. . "Johnny Sylvester, the Inspiration For Babe Ruth Heroics, Is Dead", The New York Times, 1990-01-11. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Retrieved on 2008-05-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
- ^ "'Dr. ' Babe Ruth Calls On His Boy Patient", The New York Times, 1926-10-12, pp. p. 1.
- ^ Creamer, Robert W. (1992). Robert W "Bob" Creamer (b July 14, 1922 in Tuckahoe New York) is an American sportswriter and editor in George Plimpton: The Norton Book of Sports. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, p. W W Norton & Company is an American book publishing company that has remained independent since its founding 380. ISBN 0-393-03040-7.
- ^ Eig (2005), p. 81.
- ^ Bob Shawkey Statistics. Sports-Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-05-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus.
- ^ a b Stout, Glenn (2002). Yankees Century: 100 Years of New York Yankees Baseball. New York: Houghton Mifflin, p. Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational Publisher in the United States. 118. ISBN 0-618-08527-0.
- ^ Jan. The Baseball Biography Project: Pete Alexander. Society for American Baseball Research. The Society for American Baseball Research was established in Cooperstown New York, in August 1971 Retrieved on 2008-03-18. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor
- ^ a b c d e Stout (2002), p. 119.
- ^ a b c Levenson (2002), p. 37.
- ^ Smelser (1975), p. 340.
- ^ Vass, George (February 2001). "Obscure Records Part of the Game's Attraction". Baseball Digest. Baseball Digest is a Baseball Magazine resource published in Evanston Illinois by Lakeside Publishing Company
- ^ a b D'Amore (2004), p. 71.
- ^ New York Yankees Team Index. Sports-Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-05-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held
- ^ Rogers Hornsby Statistics. Sports-Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2008-05-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
- ^ 1926 New York Yankees Trades and Transactions. Sports-Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2008-05-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
Further reading
- Enders, Eric (2005). 100 Years of the World Series: 1903-2004. New York: Sterling Publishing, pp. Sterling Publishing Company Inc is one of the world’s leading Publishers of Nonfiction titles with more than 5000 books in print 67–69. ISBN 1-4027-2584-1.
- Levenson, Barry (2004). The Seventh Game: The 35 World Series That Have Gone the Distance. New York: McGraw-Hill, pp. The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc, ( is a Publicly traded corporation headquartered in Rockefeller Center in New York City. 33–39. ISBN 0-07-141271-9.
- Reichler, Joseph (ed. ) (1982). The Baseball Encyclopedia, 5th edition, New York: Macmillan Publishers, p. Macmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately-held International Publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck 2134. ISBN 0-02-579010-2.
External links
- 1926 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
- 1926 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org
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