Baseball Historians

1926 World Series - Game Seven
October 10, 1926 at Yankee Stadium
Cardinals 3, Yankees 2  Cardinals Win Best of Seven Series 4-3
It all came down to this one game.  Jesse Haines took the mound against Waite Hoyt and neither starter let their team down. 
Both teams got two out singles in the first, but neither could push […]

1926 World Series - Game Six
October 9, 1926 at Yankee Stadium
Cardinals 10, Yankees 2  Best of Seven Series Tied 3-3
The Cardinals entered Yankees Stadium needing a win to keep their championship hopes alive and they came through in grand fashion.  The Cardinals picked up three quick runs in the top of the first and while […]

1926 World Series - Game Five
October 7, 1926 at Sportsman’s Park
Yankees 3, Cardinals 2  Yankees Lead Best of Seven Series 3-2
The Yankees came to within one game of winning their second World Series in the past four years in a ten inning win over the Cardinals.  The game definitely had it’s drama and it centered […]

1926 World Series - Game Four
October 6, 1926 at Sportsman’s Park
Yankees 10, Cardinals 5  Best of Seven Series Tied 2-2
The Yankees evened things up with the Cardinals today in a blowout win over.  Babe Ruth had his first big game of the series and he hammered whoever the Cardinals threw out on the mound.  He […]

1926 World Series - Game Three
October 5, 1926 at Sportsman’s Park
Cardinals 4, Yankees 0  Cardinals Lead Best of Seven Series 2-1
Jesse Haines held the Yankees to five hits in a complete game shutout over the Yankees that put the Cardinals up by a game in their best of seven series.  It was the first ever […]

1926 World Series - Game Two
October 3, 1926 at Yankee Stadium
Cardinals 6, Yankees 2  Best of Seven Series Tied 1-1
Grover Alexander took the mound for the Cardinals in game two of the World Series and he got off to a shaky start.  After a scoreless first inning, the Yankees touched Alexander up for two runs […]

1926 World Series - Game One
October 2, 1926 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 2, Cardinals 1  Yankees Lead Best of Seven Series 1-0
The Yankees took the first game of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.  It was definitely a pitchers dual as both teams combined for only three runs on nine hits.
The Cardinals actually got […]