Alexander finished with his second complete game of the series and gave up only two runs on eight hits, while striking out six batters. Sherdel gave up nine hits and two earned runs, while walking five and striking out two. A–38,825. Each member of the championship team collected $5,584.51, while the Yankees' players were given $3,417.75 each. In the bottom half of the inning, the Yankees loaded up the bases with Earle Combs, Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Alexander shut down the Yankees for the rest of the inning, and the Cardinals held on to a 3–1 lead. [29], The 1926 World Series produced one of the most famous anecdotes in baseball history, involving Babe Ruth and Johnny Sylvester. Hornsby singled to right field and advanced to second base on the following play. Meusel hit a sacrifice bunt, advancing Ruth to second base. St. Louis Cardinals Sportsman's Park 1926 World Series Game 4 Ticket Stub Vinyl Wall Graphic (Size: 24" x 24") (Please Note: Made to Order Item. The Yankees were making their fourth World Series appearance in six years; they had previously won the World Series in 1923. Two home runs today. Lazzeri hit a sacrifice fly to right field, which scored Ruth and moved Meusel up to third base. "Champion Yankees Return From West". Learn how your comment data is processed. Once the game resumed, the Cardinals came to bat and scored the first runs of the game. With the go-ahead run at third base, Hornsby stole second, but Chick Hafey struck out to end to the Cardinals' run-scoring threat. I can help with all your writing needs including ghostwriting, blog content and original composition. It’s usually remembered for Babe Ruth’s ill-advised attempt to steal second base that ended the series, and for “Ol’ Pete” Alexander coming in relief – possibly nursing a “hangover” – to nail down the Cardinal victory in Game Seven. ... We're going to beat the Yankees. With the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the ninth inning, Bottomley hit a fly ball to center fielder Earle Combs. Resident baseball artist: Don Stokes, We’re SABR Members: Society of American Baseball Research, Click On The Baseball Below To See Best Sellers in Sports Collectibles From Amazon, Subscribe to "Baseball History Comes Alive!" Wattie Holm, substituting for Taylor Douthit as center fielder, followed by hitting a single into center field, scoring Thevenow on the play. This time, left fielder Bob Meusel made an error by dropping O'Farrell's fly ball, so Bottomley scored to tie the game, and the bases remained loaded. [53], The teams moved back to Yankee Stadium for Game 6. Shocker gave up a single to Hornsby into center field, allowing Holm and Southworth to score. The three Yankee pitchers combined to give up thirteen hits, seven earned runs, three unearned runs, and one home run. The Cardinals came up to bat in the bottom of the ninth inning with Hoyt trying to hold on to his six-run lead. Look’s like Pete’s not feeling too well. [45] With the series tied at two games apiece, both teams anticipated Game Five, which featured a rematch between Herb Pennock and Bill Sherdel. Do you have a writing project in mind and need an editor? Tommy Thevenow followed with a two-run single to right fielder Ruth. You know what I mean. Shocker had a 3.38 ERA in 258 innings, along with 59 strikeouts in the 1926 season. Hi Bell replaced Reinhart as pitcher, but he was not able to suppress the Yankees' offense. They tell me this is the first ball ever hit in the center-field stand. [39] Meusel then hit a single in right field, but was tagged out as he tried to head for second base. There's no doubt in their minds or in mine that the Yankees will win. Any of my ball players will tell you that, and we expect to do it. Radio announcer Graham McNamee exclaimed, "Babe is the color of a red brick house". Where is that fellow who told me not to talk about Ruth anymore? Ruth had hit a solo home run and walked three times in the game. Gehrig lined a double to left field, and Lazzeri bunted a single, advancing Gehrig to third base. Ruth walked with two outs. The Cardinals threatened again in the second inning, after back-to-back singles by catcher Bob O'Farrell and shortstop Tommy Thevenow. This was the Series featuring the famous “Johnny Sylvester home run call.” According to newspaper reports, the Babe had promised the sickly boy he’d hit a home run for him. Ruth threw from left field to catcher Hank Severeid, who tagged Douthit out at home plate. BK–H Bell (1). Plus I’ve edited many more. [27] 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. He also had a series-high 10 strikeouts, allowing four hits, one earned run and one walk. At his first batting attempt, Lou Gehrig grounded the ball to shortstop Tommy Thevenow, who tossed the ball to Hornsby. Tommy Thevenow followed with a double to right field that got by Meusel, scoring Hafey and moving O'Farrell to third base. VOTE IN THE WEEKLY BLOG QUESTION In a few seconds after you vote, you will be redirected to the blog page where you can leave a comment. With runners at first and second base, Pennock hit a groundball to shortstop Thevenow, who tossed it to second base to get the force out on Severeid. Meanwhile, the Yankees' starter Shocker allowed ten hits and five earned runs, including a home run, in seven innings of work. Even he was uncertain. Jim Bottomley flied out to left field, and Les Bell followed with a sacrifice fly to center fielder Combs. In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Cardinals cracked through Pennock's tough pitching. Hank Severeid followed with a double, scoring Dugan, before pinch-hitter Ben Paschal grounded to Haines to end the inning. Here it is. May Require 10-14 Days Lead Time Prior to Shipping) Fully Licensed World Series Collectible; Safely Sticks to Walls & Smooth, Flat Surfaces; Reusable, Repositionable Design ; Easy to Apply. The Cardinals got a single from Thevenow in the bottom of the tenth inning, but they could not score any runs. [6], The Cardinals won the 1926 National League pennant after finishing with a league-best record of 89 wins and 65 losses, two games ahead of the runner-up Cincinnati Reds. [49] Differing newspaper reports from October 1926 claimed that Sylvester suffered from blood poisoning, a spinal infection, a sinus condition, or had a condition requiring a spinal fusion. A high foul into the left-field stands. 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[38] and paid for by the city's top businessmen. O'Farrell then threw the ball to Thevenow, but the tag was late and Dugan was called safe at second base. On October 9, Ruth followed up on Sylvester and told him he would "try to knock you another homer, maybe two today". Three and two. It'll be whichever team does the hitting, and we're sure we're going to do it. The Series pitted the National League champion Cardinals (89-65), managed by Rogers Hornsby, against the Miller Huggins’ American League champion Yankees (91-63) with the Cardinals winning four-games-to-three. [42], Future Baseball Hall of Famer Waite Hoyt started Game Four for the Yankees at Sportsman's Park on October 6, 1926. Ruether was then replaced by Bob Shawkey, who closed out the inning by yielding two weak infield groundouts. [20] The Cardinals selected left-handed pitcher Bill Sherdel to start Game One. A little too close. That is a world's series record, three home runs in one world's series game and what a home run! Cardinals first baseman "Sunny Jim" Bottomley hit a bloop single, which allowed Douthit to score. Two innings later, Ruth came up to the plate with two outs and hit Rhem's pitch for a solo home run, his second of the game. He just picked himself up and walked away". [49], Game 5, played at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis on October 7, featured a rematch between Game 1 starters Herb Pennock and Bill Sherdel. [46] As one of the game announcers (either McNamee or Carlin)[47] described the situation: The Babe is up. Wow! On the third pitch, Lazzeri hit a fly ball down the left field line. ", "The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." [31] 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. Contemporary analyses 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. Ruth later offered this explanation for his ill-advised attempted steal: “I didn’t think anyone would expect it. Tommy Thevenow at short, and Hornsby backing up. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. The game featured two future Baseball Hall of Famers, who were both winners in their respective pitching appearances earlier in the series. Jesse Haines took to the mound for the Cardinals; he had pitched in relief in Game 1 and threw a complete game shutout against the Yankees in Game 3. [8] Offensively, the Cardinals were led by Jim Bottomley, Rogers Hornsby—who had a batting average of over .400 the season before—and catcher Bob O'Farrell, the winner of the season's National League Most Valuable Player Award. Copyright 1999- Shuman, Ik. We're out of our hitting slump. [6], The Cardinals went back home to St. Louis to a rapturous fan reception, having won their first World Series championship. They also picked up future Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander, after the Chicago Cubs had placed him on waivers. Bell is loosing up his arm. Team–10. He hoped that by getting to second base, he could have an easier chance at scoring if Meusel hit a single into the outfield. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. Ruth then walked, and Meusel followed with a sacrifice bunt straight to pitcher Sherdel. [33], In the ninth inning, Sad Sam Jones, a 22-year veteran in the American League,[35] replaced Dutch Ruether, who had replaced pitcher Shawkey. Pennock scored on the play, and Combs moved to second base. Thevenow had only two other home runs in his career, both of which were inside-the-park and during the 1926 regular season. The Yankees scored first in the bottom of the second inning. Toporczer hit a fly ball to Earle Combs in center field, upon which O'Farrell promptly tagged up to score another Cardinal run. Fred Schwed, Jr., in How to Watch a Baseball Game (1957) wrote our favorite baseball box score quote, "The baseball box score is the pithiest form of written communication in America today. Behind Alexander, the Cardinals won the final two games of the series, thus giving them the championship. Alexander sauntered in and proceeded to strike Lazzeri out after Lazzeri hit a long foul shot to left that just missed leaving the yard. copyright=new Date(); The Yankees led the series 3–2, and Cardinals player-manager Rogers Hornsby chose Alexander as the starting pitcher in Game Six and used him as a relief pitcher in Game 7. Click on the photo to add your name to the petition! Below. The Babe is hit clear into the center-field bleachers for a home run! With one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, Lou Gehrig hit a line drive single into right field, but Lazzeri grounded into a double play, ending the game as a 4–0 Cardinals victory.

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