1926 World Series – Game One
October 2, 1926 at Yankee Stadium
Yankees 2, Cardinals 1 Yankees Lead Best of Seven Series 1-0
The Yankees took the first game of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. It was definitely a pitchers dual as both teams combined for only three runs on nine hits.
The Cardinals actually got on the board first. Taylor Douthit led off the game with a double off Yankees starter Pennock. Billy Southworth moved him over to third on a ground out to Tony Lazzeri and the Rogers Hornsby grounded out to the pitcher to make it two outs. Then Jim Bottomley came up big and drove a single to left field to score Douthit. Unfortunately, this was the only run of the game for the Cardinals.
Bill Sherdel threw a nice game but he came up just short. The Yankees tied the game up in the bottom of the first on Lou Gehirg’s fielders choice, and then they took the lead in the sixth when Gehrig drove home Babe Ruth with an RBI single.
The Cardinals had only one hit off of Herb Pennock after that first inning and that wasn’t until the ninth inning on another single by Bottomley. They did threaten in the eighth when the Bob O’Farrell and Douhit both drew walks but the Cardinals couldn’t get either runner across to tie the game up.
Bill Sherdel went seven innings and gave up two runs on six hits and three walks with one strikeout. Jesse Haines pitched a shutout eighth to close out the game for the Cardinals after Hornsby used a pinch hitter for Sherdel in the top of the eighth.
