The Gas House Gang

April 29, 1926 at Wrigley Field

Cubs 6, Cardinals 5  (8-7)

The Cubs topped the Cardinals at Wrigley Field despite a late inning surge by the Red Birds.  The Cubs jumped out to a 4-1 lead and the Cardinals answered with a run in the sixth and seventh to cut it to a single run and then the Cardinals took the lead with two runs in the top of the seventh.  The Cubs then tied it up in the bottom half of the inning and then took the lead for good with another run in the bottom of the eighth.  The final run of the game came on reliever Duster Mails throwing error after he fielded a bunt.

Ray Blades kept the Cardinals in the game.  He went four for five with a double and two runs.  Jim Bottomley went yard and Heinie Mueller had two hits and a run.

The Cardinals used four pitchers and they combined to give up six runs on ten hits.