The Gas House Gang

June 19, 1926 at Braves Field
Cardinals 4, Braves 0  (33-26)

The Cardinals continued their way up the standings with their fourth straight win and their ninth win in the last ten games.  Jesse Haines threw a gem and held the Braves scoreless.  He gave up only seven hits and two walks.

Rogers Hornsby and Taylor Douthit both went two for five with a run.  Bottomley really got the job done.  He went two for two with a double and three runs.

June 19, 1926 at Braves Field
Cardinals 3, Braves 2  (34-26)

The Cardinals won their fifth straight game as they held off a late inning flurry by the Braves.  The Cards scored all three of their runs in the third inning while the Braves scored single runs in the eighth and ninth to make things interesting.

Hi Bell picked up the win and he gave up two runs on seven hits with three strikeouts.  Douthit, Rogers Hornsby and Tommy Thevenow scored the three Cardinals runs and N. Bell had two hits.