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St. Louis Cardinals @ 
Chicago Cubs
1923-07-01 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 25000 · 2:27
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chicago Cubs 8–7. St. Louis Cardinals put up 4 in the 5th. Bill Sherdel earned the win. Ray Blades went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | |
| CHN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
W: Bill Sherdel L: Fred Fussell SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Barry McCormick · 1B: Hank O'Day · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Finneran · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Max Flack | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Blades | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Rogers Hornsby | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Bottomley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Milt Stock | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Heinie Mueller | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Ainsmith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Howard Freigau | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Sherdel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Doc Lavan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hi Myers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jigger Statz | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Sparky Adams | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 George Grantham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Bob O'Farrell | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bernie Friberg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hack Miller | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Otto Vogel | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Gabby Hartnett | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Vic Aldridge | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiny Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Kelleher | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sherdel | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 6 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic Aldridge | 4.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Tiny Osborne | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 Fred Fussell | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Max Flack: S9
- Ray Blades: 99/SH.1-2
- Rogers Hornsby: 5/F
- Jim Bottomley: 43
Bot 1
- Jigger Statz: 3/F9S
- Sparky Adams: HR/7
- George Grantham: K
- Bob O'Farrell: 53
Top 2
- Milt Stock: S5/G
- Heinie Mueller: 43.1-2
- Eddie Ainsmith: 8/F
- Howard Freigau: 8/F
Bot 2
- Bernie Friberg: W
- Hack Miller: 7/F
- Otto Vogel: HR/7.1-H
- Gabby Hartnett: K
- Vic Aldridge: 63
Top 3
- Bill Sherdel: 99
- Max Flack: S9
- Ray Blades: HR/7.1-H
- Rogers Hornsby: D/78
- Jim Bottomley: W+CS3(25)
- Milt Stock: E4.1-2
- Heinie Mueller: 63
Bot 3
- Jigger Statz: E6/G.B-1
- Sparky Adams: E6/TH.1-2
- George Grantham: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
- Bob O'Farrell: W
- Bernie Friberg: 52(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Hack Miller: 8/F
Top 4
- Eddie Ainsmith: 99/F
- Howard Freigau: 99/F
- Bill Sherdel: 63
Bot 4
- Otto Vogel: S
- Gabby Hartnett: 54(1)3/GDP
- Vic Aldridge: D7/L
- Jigger Statz: 63
Top 5
- Max Flack: S9
- Ray Blades: S7.1-2
- Rogers Hornsby: S1/G.2-3;1-2
- Jim Bottomley: E4/TH.3-H(NR);2-H(NR);1-3;B-1
- Milt Stock: S8.3-H(UR);1-2
- Heinie Mueller: S3/G.2-3;1-2
- Eddie Ainsmith: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
- Howard Freigau: W.2-3;1-2
- Bill Sherdel: 8(B)2(3)/LDP
Bot 5
- Sparky Adams: 99
- George Grantham: 6/L
- Bob O'Farrell: 99
Top 6
- Max Flack: 99
- Ray Blades: 99
- Rogers Hornsby: 99
Bot 6
- Bernie Friberg: 6E3.B-1
- Hack Miller: 99(1)/FO
- Otto Vogel: K+SB2
- Gabby Hartnett: S7.2-H
- Tiny Osborne: K/C
Top 7
- Doc Lavan: W
- Milt Stock: 99
- Heinie Mueller: 9/F89
- Eddie Ainsmith: SB2#
- Eddie Ainsmith: 7/F
Bot 7
- Jigger Statz: D/F78XDW
- Sparky Adams: 8/F8D.2-3
- George Grantham: W
- Bob O'Farrell: S6/G.3-H;1-2
- Bernie Friberg: 7/F
- Hack Miller: 13
Top 8
- Howard Freigau: 99
- Bill Sherdel: 99
- Max Flack: D7#
- Ray Blades: S9.2-H
- Rogers Hornsby: E6/G.1-2
- Doc Lavan: 53
Bot 8
- Otto Vogel: 99/G
- Gabby Hartnett: S7
- John Kelleher: D9.1-3
- Jigger Statz: S8.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
- Sparky Adams: 7/F
- George Grantham: K
Top 9
- Milt Stock: D/78
- Hi Myers: FC1/SH.2-H(E1/TH)(NR);B-1
- Eddie Ainsmith: W.1-2
- Howard Freigau: 3/FL
- Bill Sherdel: K
- Max Flack: 43
Bot 9
- Bob O'Farrell: D
- Bernie Friberg: 8/F8D.2-3
- Hack Miller: K
- Otto Vogel: 9/F
Notes & reviews
- Hornsby wrenched his left knee sliding into third base
- Bottomley hurt his leg sliding into second base