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St. Louis Cardinals @
New York Giants
1926-08-02 Β· Day game Β· Polo Grounds V Β· Att: 7500 Β· 2:05
New York Giants defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4β2. New York Giants put up 3 in the 7th. Jimmy Ring earned the win and Jack Scott picked up the save. Bob O'Farrell went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
W: Jimmy Ring L: Vic Keen SV: Jack Scott
Umpires β HP: Ernie Quigley Β· 1B: Beans Reardon Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Charlie Moran Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ray Blades | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Specs Toporcer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Billy Southworth | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Bottomley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Les Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Taylor Douthit | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob O'Farrell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Tommy Thevenow | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Chick Hafey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frankie Frisch | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ross Youngs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Freddie Lindstrom | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ty Tyson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
High Pockets Kelly | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Heinie Mueller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Travis Jackson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Paul Florence | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jimmy Ring | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Bill Terry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Irish Meusel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jimmy Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hugh McMullen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
Bill Sherdel | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Bill Hallahan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Giants β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy Ring | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Jack Scott | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ray Blades: 63
- Specs Toporcer: 7
- Billy Southworth: 8
Bot 1
- Frankie Frisch: 6
- Ross Youngs: 43
- Freddie Lindstrom: 9
Top 2
- Jim Bottomley: S
- Les Bell: K
- Taylor Douthit: 64(1)/FO
- Bob O'Farrell: HR/9.1-H
- Tommy Thevenow: 3/FL
Bot 2
- Ty Tyson: 8
- High Pockets Kelly: 7/L
- Heinie Mueller: 6
Top 3
- Vic Keen: K
- Ray Blades: S
- Specs Toporcer: 14(1)/FO
- Billy Southworth: S.1-2
- Jim Bottomley: 6
Bot 3
- Travis Jackson: 9
- Paul Florence: W
- Jimmy Ring: 6(1)3/GDP
Top 4
- Les Bell: 3/G
- Taylor Douthit: 6
- Bob O'Farrell: 63
Bot 4
- Frankie Frisch: 7
- Ross Youngs: 7
- Freddie Lindstrom: S
- Ty Tyson: 7
Top 5
- Tommy Thevenow: 8
- Vic Keen: 13
- Ray Blades: K
Bot 5
- High Pockets Kelly: 53
- Heinie Mueller: W
- Travis Jackson: 9
- Paul Florence: S.1-2
- Jimmy Ring: K
Top 6
- Specs Toporcer: W
- Billy Southworth: 5/FL
- Jim Bottomley: K
- Les Bell: CS2(26)
Bot 6
- Frankie Frisch: 2/FL
- Ross Youngs: D
- Freddie Lindstrom: 63
- Ty Tyson: HP
- High Pockets Kelly: S.2-H;1-2
- Heinie Mueller: 8
Top 7
- Les Bell: 7
- Taylor Douthit: 9
- Bob O'Farrell: 4
Bot 7
- Travis Jackson: S9.B-2(E9)
- Bill Terry: K
- Irish Meusel: S.2-3
- Frankie Frisch: S9.3-H;1-3(E9);B-2
- Jimmy Johnston: W
- Freddie Lindstrom: 3/FL
- Ty Tyson: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
- High Pockets Kelly: 9
Top 8
- Tommy Thevenow: S
- Chick Hafey: S.1-2
- Ray Blades: 9/L
- Specs Toporcer: 8(B)8(2)/LDP
Bot 8
- Heinie Mueller: 7
- Travis Jackson: K
- Hugh McMullen: 2/FL
Top 9
- Billy Southworth: 9
- Jim Bottomley: D
- Les Bell: 53.2-3
- Taylor Douthit: 3/FL
Notes & reviews
- Tyson hit in head, pitcher helped him up, but he fell again; after five minutes of attention from the Giant trainer, Tyson took first
























