The Gas House Gang

July 11, 1926 at Sportsman’s Park

Cardinals 7, Braves 2  (44-36)

The Cardinals won their fourth straight in the front end of their doubleheader with the Boston.  Grover Alexander threw a nice game and he picked up the win.  He gave up two runs on nine hits and one walk with three strikeouts.

Jim Bottomley homered for the Cardinals.  Rogers Hornsby went one for three with two runs and Billy Southworth went three for four with a run.

July 11, 1926 at Sportsman’s Park
Braves 19, Cardinals 5  (44-37)

Flint Rhem, Hi Bell and Art Reinhart were all destroyed in a blow out loss to the Braves.  The Braves made it 10-4 in the fifth but the extended their lead with eight runs in the top of the eighth inning.

Rogers Hornsby went two for four with a solo homerun and Bob O’Farrell hit a homerun as well.