The Gas House Gang

July 6, 1926 at St. Louis
Reds 5, Cardinals 2  (40-36)

This was a tough loss for the Cardinals.  Grover Alexander was near perfect through eight innings and the Cardinals had a 2-0 lead.  Then Alexander gave up two in the ninth which sent the game into extra frames.  Then in the top of the eleventh, Alexander was hit hard and gave up three runs on four hits as he took the loss.

The Cardinals managed only five hits throughout the entire eleven innings.  Jim Bottomley was three for five and Taylor Douthit went two for four with a run.