The 1926 World Series pitted the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals against the American League champion New York Yankees. The Cardinals defeated the Yankees four games to three in the best-of-seven series, which took place from October 2 to 10, 1926, at Yankee Stadium and Sportsman’s Park. This was the first World Series appearance for the Cardinals, and would be the first of 11 World Series championships in Cardinals history. The Yankees were playing in their fourth World Series in six years after winning their first American League pennant in 1921 and their first world championship in 1923.
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The 1926 World Series pitted the National League champion St. Louis Cardinals against the American League champion New York Yankees. The Cardinals defeated the Yankees four games to three in the best-of-seven series, which took place from October 2 to 10, 1926, at Yankee Stadium and Sportsman’s Park. This was the first World Series appearance for the Cardinals, and would be the first of 11 World Series championships in Cardinals history. The Yankees were playing in their fourth World Series in six years after winning their first American League pennant in 1921 and their first world championship in 1923. In the Yankees’ 10–5 Game 4 win, Babe Ruth hit three home runs, a World Series record equaled only four times since. In Game 7, the Yankees, trailing 3–2 in the bottom of the ninth inning and down to their last out, Ruth walked, bringing up Bob Meusel. Ruth, successful in half of his stolen base attempts in his career, took off for second base on the first pitch, and catcher Bob O’Farrell threw to second baseman Hornsby who tagged Ruth out, ending Game 7 and thereby crowning his Cardinals World Series champions for the first time. The 1926 Series is the only Series to date which ended with a baserunner being caught stealing. The series was the 23rd playing of Major League Baseball’s championship series, and the first to be held in New York City. It was also the last World Series to be played at the Polo Grounds, where the Yankees would play in their final World Series until the end of the 2019 season.
The Series was won by the Cardinals by a score of 4–2. The final game of the series was played at Yankee stadium, which is still the site of the World Series today. The game was played on October 10, with the Cardinals winning the series 4–3 in the final game to win the series 3–1. The next day, the Series was moved to Yankee Stadium, where it was played from October 11 to October 12. The games were played on September 23 and September 26. Theinals won the 1926 NL pennant with 89 wins and 65 losses, two games ahead of the runner-up Cincinnati Reds, after finishing only fourth in 1925 at 77–76. The Reds finished second in the NL with 89 wins and 65 losses, one game ahead of them in final standings. On September 11, Baseball Commissioner Ken Landis met with representatives from the top teams in each of the two major leagues and gave home field to the AL. The AL Series would host 3–5 and 6–7 games, while the NL Series would play 3–3 and 3–7 Games. In early September, thousands of Cleveland Indians fans made World Series ticket reservations for the 1926 Series. The Indians would win the AL pennant even when they trailed the Yankees by six games. In September, the Indians were only two games behind New York, but then lost three of their final three games to finish three games behind.
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