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August 25, 1926 at Sportsman’s Park
Cardinals 4, Braves 3  (71-51)
Flint Rhem gave up two one run leads, including allowing the tying run to score in the ninth inning.  Fortunately Pete Alexander was on his game and he gave up only a single hit in 2 2/3 innings.
Chick Hafey had the big hit.  He singled with [...]

August 24, 1926 at Sportsman’s Park
Braves 2, Cardinals 1  (69-51)
The Cardinals lost a tough after a very strong outing by Bill Sherdel.  He had a 1-0 lead until he gave up single runs in the seventh and eighth to take the loss.  He gave up eight hits, one walk and he struck out one.
The Cardinals [...]

August 22, 1926 at Sportsman’s Park
Cardinals 4, Giants 2  (69-50)
The Cardinals won their eighth straight game as they continue to keep pace with the Pittsburgh Pirates. This time is was Jesse Haines with the great pitching performance.  He gave up two runs on five hits and three walks.
Les Bell had a big game.  He homered, [...]

August 21, 1926 at Sportman’s Park
Cardinals 3, Giants 1  (68-50)
Pete Alexander held the Cardinals in check in a great outing for the Cardinals.  He held the Giants to one run on five hits and four walks with three strikeouts.
Les Bell tripled and scored a run in the win.  Jim Bottomley and Bob O’Farrell each had [...]

August 20, 1926 at Sportsman’s Park
Cardinals 6, Giants 2  (67-50)
The Cardinals moved into a virtual tie for first place with the defending champs, the Pittsburgh Pirates.  Flint Rhem held the New York Giants at bat and gave up two runs on ten hits and one walk with six strikeouts in the win.
Billy Southworth and Taylor [...]

August 19, 1926 at Sportsman’s Park
Cardinals 6, Robins 2  (66-50)

The Cardinals made it five straight wins as they finished up a sweep over the Robins.  Bill Sherdel was very sharp on the mound.  He gave up two early runs in the second inning but held the Robins scoreless the rest of the way.  He gave [...]

August 18, 1926 at Sportsman’s Park
Cardinals 6, Robins 2  (65-50)
Art Reinhart pitched the Cardinals to their fourth straight win.  He held the Brooklyn Robins to two runs on eight hits and three walks.
Bob O’Farrell had two hits including the only homerun of the game.  Billy Southworth scored twice and Jim Bottomley doubled twice in the [...]

August 17, 1926 at Sportsman’s Park
Cardinals 8, Robins 7  (64-50)
Bill Sherdel got knocked around and didn’t even make it through three innings in this one.  Fortunately the Cardinals stormed back late in the game and won by a single run.  Down 7-3, the Cardinals scored five runs in the seventh inning to beat the Robins [...]

August 16, 1926 at Sportsman’s Park
Cardinals 5, Cubs 4  (63-50)
Yesterday, Jim Bottomley came up with a huge game to help push the Cardinals over the Cubs.  Today, Bottomley singled with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth to break a 4-4 tie and win the game for the Cards.
Jesse Haines [...]

August 15, 1926 at Sportsman’s Park
Cardinals 7, Cubs 2  (62-50)
The Cardinals got back on track behind a huge game by Jim Bottomley.  Bottomley finished three for three with a homerun, a triple and three runs scored.  Les Bell went two for four with a homerun of his own.
Flint Rhem won his sixteenth game of the [...]

August 14, 1926 at Sportsman’s Park
Cubs 3, Cardinals 2  (61-50)
The Cardinals jumped out to a 2-0 lead on the Cubs before Pete Alexander fell apart in the later innings.  He was tagged for two runs in the sixth to tie the game, and then he Cubs go to him for a single, but important, run [...]

August 11, 1926 at Braves Field
Cardinals 2, Braves 0  (61-49)
Jesse Haines completely shut down the Boston Braves in his second shutout of the season.  This one was a five hit shutout in which he struck out one.
The Cardinals didn’t score their two runs until the eighth inning.  Jim Bottomley and Taylor Douthit singled in the [...]

August 10, 1926 at Braves Field
Cardinals 3, Braves 1  (60-49)
Flint Rhem held the Braves to a single run on five hits in the Cardinals win.  He walked two in the game.
Rogers Hornsby had a big game.  He had two hits and scored the go ahead run in the ninth inning.  Les Bell had two singles [...]

August 9, 1926 at Braves Field
Braves 5, Cardinals 0  (59-49)
Art Reinhart got the start against the Braves, and after four runs in the first innings, he got pulled in the fifth.  He would have needed a perfect outing though, because the Cardinals couldn’t muster anything against Braves starter Larry Benton.
The Cardinals scattered five hits against Benton.  [...]

August 8, 1926 at Ebbets Field
Cardinals 3, Robins 2  (59-48)
The Cardinals finished a huge six game series against the Robins with six consecutive wins.  Bill Sherdel gave a up run in each of the first two innings, but held the Robins scoreless through the next eight frames.
Ray Blades led off the tenth inning with a [...]

August 7, 1926 at Ebbets Field
Cardinals 6, Robins 3  (57-48)
Bill Hallahan was pulled in the fifth inning before he could give up the lead to the Robins, but Hi Bell came in and threw 4 1/3 innings of nearly flawless ball.  He gave up only a single hit and one walk with one strikeout.
Ray Blades [...]