The Gas House Gang

September 13, 1926 at Braves Field

Braves 5, Cardinals 4  (82-60)

The Cardinals lost a heartbreaker and in the process, dropped into a tie for first place with the Cincinnati Reds.  Bill Sherdel gave up the tying run in the eighth that sent the game into extra frames.  Grover Alexander took over with two outs in the ninth and was very good, but the Cards’ bats disappeared and in the fourteenth, Alexander was tagged for the winning run.

Billy Southworth and Rogers Hornsby once again led the way for the Cardinals at the plate.  Southworth had three hits and a run while Hornsby had two hits and a run. Taylor Douthit did his part with the only homerun of the game for either side.