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St. Louis Cardinals @ 
New York Yankees
1926-10-09 · 1926 World Series · Game 6 of 7 ◀ Game 5 Game 7 ▶ · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 48615 · sunny · 2:05
St. Louis Cardinals defeated New York Yankees 10–2. St. Louis Cardinals put up 5 in the 7th. Pete Alexander earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | |
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
W: Pete Alexander L: Bob Shawkey SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Hank O'Day · 1B: George Hildebrand · 2B: Bill Klem · 3B: Bill Dinneen · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wattie Holm | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Southworth | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rogers Hornsby | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Bottomley | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Les Bell | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 Chick Hafey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bob O'Farrell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Tommy Thevenow | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete Alexander | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Earle Combs | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Koenig | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Babe Ruth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bob Meusel | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lou Gehrig | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Lazzeri | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Dugan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Severeid | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Shawkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ben Paschal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pat Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dutch Ruether | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Alexander | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Shawkey | 6.1 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
 Urban Shocker | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Myles Thomas | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Wattie Holm: S9/G34
- Billy Southworth: 64(1)/FO/R3
- Rogers Hornsby: W.1-2
- Jim Bottomley: D7/G5L.2-H;1-3
- Les Bell: S7/G56.3-H;2-H
- Chick Hafey: K
- Bob O'Farrell: K
Bot 1
- Earle Combs: 163
- Mark Koenig: K
- Babe Ruth: 3/G
Top 2
- Tommy Thevenow: 8/F78D
- Pete Alexander: 7/F7D
- Wattie Holm: 2/P2F/FL
Bot 2
- Bob Meusel: D6/F7LS
- Lou Gehrig: 63
- Tony Lazzeri: 63/G6M.2-3
- Joe Dugan: 53
Top 3
- Billy Southworth: 8/L89
- Rogers Hornsby: 63
- Jim Bottomley: 3/P3
Bot 3
- Hank Severeid: S8/F8S
- Bob Shawkey: E6/G6.1-2;B-1
- Earle Combs: 15(2)/FO.1-2
- Mark Koenig: 9/F9D/TH3
- Babe Ruth: 3/G
Top 4
- Les Bell: W
- Chick Hafey: 13/BG1S/SH.1-2
- Bob O'Farrell: CS3(25)
- Bob O'Farrell: 7/F7L
Bot 4
- Bob Meusel: T7/G5L
- Lou Gehrig: 43.3-H
- Tony Lazzeri: 63
- Joe Dugan: S8/G46
- Hank Severeid: K
Top 5
- Tommy Thevenow: S7/G56
- Pete Alexander: 3/BG3S/SH.1-2
- Wattie Holm: S8/G4M.2-H
- Billy Southworth: 53/G5S.1-2
- Rogers Hornsby: 43/G34
Bot 5
- Bob Shawkey: K
- Earle Combs: 7/F7L
- Mark Koenig: 8/F89S
Top 6
- Jim Bottomley: D9/L89XDW
- Les Bell: K
- Chick Hafey: K
- Bob O'Farrell: 5/P5F/FL
Bot 6
- Babe Ruth: W
- Bob Meusel: 8/F8S
- Lou Gehrig: K+SB2
- Tony Lazzeri: 8/F8
Top 7
- Tommy Thevenow: S7/L78S
- Pete Alexander: 2E4/BG2/SH.1-2;B-1
- Wattie Holm: 25(2)/FO/BG2.1-2
- Billy Southworth: D7/F7.2-H(UR);1-3
- Rogers Hornsby: S8/G46.3-H;2-H
- Jim Bottomley: 6(1)/FO/R3
- Les Bell: HR/F7D.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
- Chick Hafey: D7/L78/TH2
- Bob O'Farrell: K
Bot 7
- Joe Dugan: S5/G56
- Hank Severeid: E5/TH1.1-3;B-1
- Ben Paschal: K
- Earle Combs: S6/G6M.3-H;1-2
- Mark Koenig: 3/G3L.2-3;1-2
- Babe Ruth: 63/G4M
Top 8
- Tommy Thevenow: HP
- Pete Alexander: 16(1)/FO/BG1S
- Wattie Holm: 3(B)6(1)/GDP
Bot 8
- Bob Meusel: W
- Lou Gehrig: S4/G34.1-2
- Tony Lazzeri: 7/F
- Joe Dugan: 9/LDP.2X2(96)
Top 9
- Billy Southworth: T8/L8
- Rogers Hornsby: 153.3-H
- Jim Bottomley: 3/G
- Les Bell: S9/L89S.BX2(94)
Bot 9
- Pat Collins: K
- Dutch Ruether: 43
- Earle Combs: D9/F89D
- Mark Koenig: 8/F8D
Notes & reviews
- Temperature: cool
- Wind-blown double
- Gehrig tagged Alexander
- Holm: running catch
- Meusel lost it in the sun
- Landed 15 rows up into LF stands
- Southworth: shoestring catch
- Bad hop past Combs
- Deflected by Thomas