October 6, 1926 World Series Game 4 at Sportsman's Park III Play by Play and Box Score

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1926 World Series Game 4

Game 1
NYY  2
STL  1
Game 2
STL  6
@NYY  2
Game 3
STL  4
NYY  0
Game 4
NYY 10
@STL  5
Game 5
NYY  3
@STL  2
(10) Game 6
STL 10
@NYY  2
Game 7
STL  3
@NYY  2

Sportsman's Park III, Attendance: 38,825

Wednesday, October 6, 1926
Time of Game: 2:38

Yankees

Miller Huggins

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  0  1   1  4  2   1  0  0   10 14  1
Cardinals       1  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  1    5 14  0

W: W Hoyt (1-0), L: A Reinhart (0-1)

Cardinals

Rogers Hornsby

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Combs CF                    5   2   2   1    1   1  .357  .929    0    4   0   2B
M Koenig SS                   6   1   1   1    0   3  .111  .278    0    1   3   2B
B Ruth LF                     3   4   3   4    2   0  .385 1.606    0    1   1   3·HR
B Meusel RF                   2   1   1   0    3   0  .182  .620    0    1   0   
L Gehrig 1B                   3   0   2   1    1   1  .357  .829    0    8   0   2B,SH
T Lazzeri 2B                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .214  .536    0    1   3   2B,SF
J Dugan 3B                    4   0   1   2    1   0  .308  .742    0    1   2   2B
H Severeid C                  4   1   3   0    1   0  .273  .606    0   10   0   
W Hoyt P                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
Totals                       34  10  14  10   10   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: L Gehrig (1, off H Bell); J Dugan (1, off F Rhem); E Combs (1, off B Hallahan); M Koenig (1, off A Reinhart); T Lazzeri (1, off F Rhem).

HR: B Ruth 3 (3, 2 off F Rhem, off H Bell; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF).

SF: T Lazzeri (1, off H Bell).

SH: L Gehrig (1, off B Hallahan); W Hoyt (1, off B Hallahan).

TB: B Ruth 12; E Combs 3; L Gehrig 3; H Severeid 3; T Lazzeri 2; M Koenig 2; J Dugan 2; B Meusel.

RBI: B Ruth 4 (4); J Dugan 2 (2); T Lazzeri (2); M Koenig (1); L Gehrig (3); E Combs (1).

2-out RBI: B Ruth 2; E Combs.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: M Koenig (2).

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Douthit CF                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .267  .789    0    2   2   2B
B Southworth RF               5   0   3   0    0   0  .500 1.188    0    1   2   
R Hornsby 2B                  5   1   2   1    0   2  .250  .607    0    3   4   SB
J Bottomley 1B                4   0   1   0    1   0  .353  .742    0    6   1   
L Bell 3B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .133  .309    0    3   0   SF
C Hafey LF                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .125  .313    0    0   0   
B O'Farrell C                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .846    0    8   1   
T Thevenow SS                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .385 1.077    0    3   2   2B
F Rhem P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  S Toporczer PH              0   0   0   1    0   0                0    0   0   SF
  A Reinhart P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  H Bell P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Flowers PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Hallahan P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  W Holm PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  V Keen P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       39   5  14   5    1   8                    27  14

BATTING

2B: T Thevenow (1, off W Hoyt); T Douthit (2, off W Hoyt).

SF: S Toporczer (1, off W Hoyt); L Bell (1, off W Hoyt).

TB: T Douthit 3; T Thevenow 3; B Southworth 3; R Hornsby 2; B O'Farrell 2; C Hafey; J Bottomley; L Bell.

RBI: T Thevenow (2); L Bell (1); T Douthit (1); R Hornsby (1); S Toporczer (1).

2-out RBI: T Douthit; L Bell.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Hornsby (1, 2nd base off W Hoyt/H Severeid).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Hoyt, W (1-0)                9    14   5   2    1   8   0   2.00   42     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0·13     52    -     0.92  -0.13
Totals                         9    14   5   2    1   8   0          42     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0·13           -

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Rhem                         4     7   3   3    2   4   2   6.75   18     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 7     38    -     0.72  -0.11
A Reinhart, L (0-1)            0     1   4   4    4   0   0    inf    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89  -0.43
H Bell                         2     4   2   2    1   1   1   9.00   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4          3-2    0.75  -0.09
B Hallahan                     2     2   1   1    3   1   0   4.50   11     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.10  -0.01
V Keen                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    14  10  10   10   6   3          47     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0·13          3-2

A Reinhart faced 5 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: H Bell (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Klem, 1B - Dinneen, 2B - O'Day, 3B - Hildebrand.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 38,825.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              St. Louis Cardinals                  
1. E Combs              CF    1. T Douthit            CF 
2. M Koenig             SS    2. B Southworth         RF 
3. B Ruth               LF    3. R Hornsby            2B 
4. B Meusel             RF    4. J Bottomley          1B 
5. L Gehrig             1B    5. L Bell               3B 
6. T Lazzeri            2B    6. C Hafey              LF 
7. J Dugan              3B    7. B O'Farrell          C  
8. H Severeid           C     8. T Thevenow           SS 
9. W Hoyt               P     9. F Rhem               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  3-1  12-     -18%  45% T Thevenow      W Hoyt          Double to RF (RF Line); Hafey Scores/unER; O'Farrell to 3B
   t 5   0  4-3  1--      16%  58% M Koenig        A Reinhart      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Combs Scores
   b 4   2  3-3  -2-     -13%  33% T Douthit       W Hoyt          Double; Thevenow Scores/unER
   t 4   1  1-2  1--      12%  74% J Dugan         F Rhem          Double to 3B (Short LF-CF); Lazzeri Scores
   t 3   2  1-1  ---      11%  57% B Ruth          F Rhem          Home Run (Deep CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Flint Rhem facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  E Combs         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  M Koenig        Strikeout
   R      ---      56%  B Ruth          Home Run (Deep RF)
          ---      57%  B Meusel        Walk
   O      1--      55%  L Gehrig        Single to RF; Meusel out at Hm/RF-2B-C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Cardinals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Waite Hoyt facing 1-2-3
          ---      51%  T Douthit       Single to LF
          1--      42%  B Southworth    Single to CF; Douthit to 3B
   R      1-3      36%  R Hornsby       Single to RF; Douthit Scores; Southworth to 2B
   O      12-      42%  J Bottomley     Flyball: LF
   O      12-      45%  L Bell          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Southworth to 3B
          1-3      44%  C Hafey         Hornsby Steals 2B
   O      -23      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Flint Rhem facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  T Lazzeri       Double to CF; Lazzeri out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
   O      ---      46%  J Dugan         Popfly: SS (Short CF)
          ---      47%  H Severeid      Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  W Hoyt          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Waite Hoyt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  B O'Farrell     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  T Thevenow      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      50%  F Rhem          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Flint Rhem facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  E Combs         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  M Koenig        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      57%  B Ruth          Home Run (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---      56%  B Meusel        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-2, Waite Hoyt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  T Douthit       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      55%  B Southworth    Single (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--      59%  R Hornsby       Strikeout
   O      1--      62%  J Bottomley     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Cardinals 1.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Flint Rhem facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  L Gehrig        Strikeout Looking
          ---      62%  T Lazzeri       Walk
   R      1--      74%  J Dugan         Double to 3B (Short LF-CF); Lazzeri Scores
   O      -2-      70%  H Severeid      Single to CF; Dugan out at Hm/CF-C
   O      1--      68%  W Hoyt          Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Cardinals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-3, Waite Hoyt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      71%  L Bell          Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---      68%  C Hafey         Single
          1--      63%  B O'Farrell     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hafey to 2B; O'Farrell to 1B
   R      12-      45%  T Thevenow      Double to RF (RF Line); Hafey Scores/unER; O'Farrell to 3B
                  Specs Toporczer pinch hits for Flint Rhem batting 9th
   RO     -23      46%  S Toporczer     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; O'Farrell Scores/unER
   R      -2-      33%  T Douthit       Double; Thevenow Scores/unER
   O      -2-      37%  B Southworth    Single to LF; Douthit out at Hm/LF-C
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Art Reinhart facing 1-2-3
                  Art Reinhart replaces Specs Toporczer pitching and batting 9th
          ---      42%  E Combs         Walk
   R      1--      58%  M Koenig        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Combs Scores
          -2-      62%  B Ruth          Walk
          12-      70%  B Meusel        Walk; Koenig to 3B; Ruth to 2B
   R      123      79%  L Gehrig        Walk; Koenig Scores; Ruth to 3B; Meusel to 2B
                  Hi Bell replaces Art Reinhart pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123      80%  T Lazzeri       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Ruth Scores; Meusel to 3B
   RO     1-3      82%  J Dugan         Groundout: C-1B; Meusel Scores; Gehrig to 2B
          -2-      82%  H Severeid      Balk; Gehrig to 3B
          --3      83%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      80%  W Hoyt          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-7, Waite Hoyt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      83%  R Hornsby       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      80%  J Bottomley     Walk
   O      1--      82%  L Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B; Bottomley to 2B
   O      -2-      86%  C Hafey         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-4, Hi Bell facing 1-2-3
          ---      87%  E Combs         Single to SS
   O      1--      86%  M Koenig        Strikeout
   RR     1--      94%  B Ruth          Home Run (Deep CF); Combs Scores
   O      ---      94%  B Meusel        Single to RF; Meusel out at 2B/RF-2B
          ---      94%  L Gehrig        Double to LF
   O      -2-      94%  T Lazzeri       Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-9, Waite Hoyt facing 7-8-9
          ---      91%  B O'Farrell     Single to SS
          1--      87%  T Thevenow      Single to LF; O'Farrell to 2B
                  Jake Flowers pinch hits for Hi Bell batting 9th
   O      12-      91%  J Flowers       Strikeout
   O      12-      94%  T Douthit       Flyball: RF
   O      12-      97%  B Southworth    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 9, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-4, Bill Hallahan facing 7-8-9
                  Bill Hallahan replaces Jake Flowers pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  J Dugan         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  H Severeid      Single
   O      1--      96%  W Hoyt          Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Severeid to 2B
   R      -2-      98%  E Combs         Double to LF; Severeid Scores
   O      -2-      98%  M Koenig        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 10, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-10, Waite Hoyt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  R Hornsby       Strikeout
          ---      98%  J Bottomley     Single to 1B
   O      1--      99%  L Bell          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  C Hafey         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 10, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 10-4, Bill Hallahan facing 3-4-5
          ---      99%  B Ruth          Walk
          1--      99%  B Meusel        Walk; Ruth to 2B
   O      12-      99%  L Gehrig        Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Ruth to 3B; Meusel to 2B
   O      -23      99%  T Lazzeri       Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Ruth out at Hm/3B; Lazzeri to 1B
          12-      99%  J Dugan         Walk; Meusel to 3B; Lazzeri to 2B
   O      123      99%  H Severeid      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 10, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-10, Waite Hoyt facing 7-8-9
          ---      98%  B O'Farrell     Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  T Thevenow      Strikeout
                  Wattie Holm pinch hits for Bill Hallahan batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  W Holm          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--     100%  T Douthit       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 10, Cardinals 4.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 10-4, Vic Keen facing 9-1-2
                  Vic Keen replaces Wattie Holm pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  W Hoyt          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  E Combs         Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  M Koenig        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 10, Cardinals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-10, Waite Hoyt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  B Southworth    Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  R Hornsby       Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  J Bottomley     Groundout: 3B-1B; Hornsby to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  L Bell          Single to CF; Hornsby Scores
   O      1--     100%  C Hafey         Foul Flyball: C
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 10, Cardinals 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation