IN THE NEWS:
The Cardinals lack the Yankees' power, but have
a .325 hitter in Jim Bottomley, who tied with Hack
Wilson for NL HR honors with 31 and led in RBI with
136. St. Louis has a solid IF defense with Frankie
Frisch, the venerable Rabbit Maranville, and their
fleet OF, led by Taylor Douthit, whose 547 putouts
and 566 total chances in CF have set post-1900 records.
The first game is a swift execution before
61,425 at New York. Babe Ruth has a single and double
and scores twice, once on Bob Meusel's 4th-inning
HR, and Lou Gehrig is 2-for-4 with 2 RBI off Bill
Sherdel (21-10). Waite Hoyt (23-7) sets the Cards
down with 3 hits, one a solo HR by Bottomley in the
7th, for a 4-1 win.
IN THE NEWS:
Grover Alexander (16-9) faces George Pipgras (24-13)
in game 2. Gehrig unloads a 3-run HR in the first.
The Cards tie in the 2nd, but Pipgras shuts them out
on 2 hits the rest of the way. Alexander is nicked
for one in the 2nd and is driven to cover by a 4-run
outburst in the 3rd and it's 9-3 New York. Ruth
is 2-for-3, and Gehrig has 3 more RBI.
IN THE NEWS:
Veteran Tom Zachary (3-3 with New York) gets a start
against the Cards' Jesse Haines (20-8). Two infield
hits followed by a triple give the Cards 2 runs. Lou
Gehrig leads off the 2nd with a booming HR, and in
the 4th the sharp-fielding Taylor Douthit misplays
a single before a 2-run HR by Gehrig. Three runs in
the 8th give New York a 6-3 lead that stands
up when Zachary goes all the way for a 7-3 win.
Ruth and Gehrig have 2 hits each, and Gehrig another
3 RBI.
IN THE NEWS:
After a rainout, Waite Hoyt and Bill Sherdel are
back on the mound for game 4. After 6 innings, the
Cards hold a 2-1 lead. With one out in the 7th,
Ruth hits a HR, his 2nd of the game, and Gehrig follows
suit. When Meusel singles, in comes Alexander to face
Tony Lazzeri. Lazzeri doubles and later scores the
4th run of the inning. In the 8th, Cedric Durst, subbing
for Earle Combs, hits one out of the park, and Ruth
follows with his 3rd HR of the game. Final score is
7-3 and the Yanks sweep their 2nd straight WS.
Ruth's World Series BA of .625 is still unmatched;
with Gehrig's .545 and a record 9 RBI, they also set
individual and team offensive records for hits, HRs,
total bases, and at bats in a game.
IN THE NEWS:
George Moriarty resigns as Tigers manager and is
replaced by ousted Washington skipper Bucky Harris.
Moriarty will return to the ranks of the AL umpires.
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