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St. Louis Cardinals @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1923-05-18 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 4000 · 1:55

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Brooklyn Robins 3–1. St. Louis Cardinals put up 2 in the 6th. Bill Sherdel earned the win. Specs Toporcer went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	7
BRO	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5

W: Bill Sherdel L: Dazzy Vance SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Klem · 1B: Frank Wilson · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Smith	4	0	1	1	1	0
Max Flack	4	1	1	0	1	1
Specs Toporcer	4	1	3	2	0	1
Jim Bottomley	3	0	1	0	0	1
Milt Stock	3	0	0	0	1	1
Hi Myers	3	1	1	0	1	0
Howard Freigau	3	0	0	0	0	0
Verne Clemons	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bill Sherdel	3	0	0	0	1	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Bernie Neis	2	1	0	2	0
Jimmy Johnston	4	0	0	0	0
Gene Bailey	4	0	1	0	0
Zack Wheat	4	0	1	0	1
Jack Fournier	4	0	1	0	0
Bill McCarren	3	0	1	1	0
Andy High	4	0	1	0	0
Hank DeBerry	3	0	0	1	0
Dazzy Vance	1	0	0	2	0
Zack Taylor	1	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Sherdel	9.0	5	6	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dazzy Vance	9.0	7	6	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jack Smith: 13
Max Flack: 3/G
Specs Toporcer: S1/G1S
Jim Bottomley: K

Bot 1

Bernie Neis: W
Jimmy Johnston: 63.1-2
Gene Bailey: 63.2-3
Zack Wheat: E4/G.3-H(NR)(UR)
Jack Fournier: 2/FL

Top 2

Milt Stock: 63
Hi Myers: 13
Howard Freigau: 8/F

Bot 2

Bill McCarren: 63
Andy High: S7
Hank DeBerry: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Verne Clemons: 8/F
Bill Sherdel: W
Jack Smith: 16(1)/FO
Max Flack: CS2(24)

Bot 3

Dazzy Vance: W
Bernie Neis: 36(1)/FO
Jimmy Johnston: 9/F
Gene Bailey: 43

Top 4

Max Flack: S6/G6MS
Specs Toporcer: S9/L.1-2
Jim Bottomley: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Milt Stock: K
Hi Myers: W
Howard Freigau: 3/FL

Bot 4

Zack Wheat: K
Jack Fournier: 7/F
Bill McCarren: 63

Top 5

Verne Clemons: 63
Bill Sherdel: 4/P4MD
Jack Smith: 9/F9DW

Bot 5

Andy High: 43
Hank DeBerry: 3/G
Dazzy Vance: W
Bernie Neis: 53

Top 6

Max Flack: W
Specs Toporcer: HR/L9L.1-H
Jim Bottomley: S8
Milt Stock: 53.1-2
Hi Myers: 63.2-3
Howard Freigau: 53

Bot 6

Jimmy Johnston: 43
Gene Bailey: 63
Zack Wheat: S/G6
Jack Fournier: S9.1-3
Bill McCarren: SB2
Bill McCarren: W
Andy High: 43

Top 7

Verne Clemons: 8/F
Bill Sherdel: 43
Jack Smith: W
Max Flack: 8/F

Bot 7

Hank DeBerry: W
Dazzy Vance: 54(1)3/BG/GDP
Bernie Neis: W
Jimmy Johnston: CS2(26)

Top 8

Specs Toporcer: K
Jim Bottomley: 8/F
Milt Stock: W
Hi Myers: CS2(24)

Bot 8

Jimmy Johnston: 63
Gene Bailey: S7
Zack Wheat: 14(1)/FO
Jack Fournier: 9/F

Top 9

Hi Myers: S4
Howard Freigau: 34/SH.1-2
Verne Clemons: W
Bill Sherdel: 7/F
Jack Smith: S9.2-H;1-3;B-2(THH)
Max Flack: K/C

Bot 9

Bill McCarren: D7
Andy High: 5/FL
Hank DeBerry: 8/F
Zack Taylor: 63

Notes & reviews

BOUNCE HR 'Freak homer...Toporcer sent a line drive to RF which took a freak hop and bounded out of the field limits at least 20 ft in foul territory. Ump Klem at first ruled it a triple, but the Cardinals protested and on appeal, Field Ump Wilson declared it a home run.'

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