The St.Louis Cardinals played the New York Yankees in the 1926 World Series. The Cardinals defeated the Yankees in 7 games. The ending to the World Series was some what historical if not one for the ages. In game 7 which was held at Sportsman's Park in St.Louis. With 2 outs in the top of the ninth and the tying run on first, the Cardinals were winning and the Yankees were at bat. As I said with 2 outs Babe Ruth was the tying run on first. He decided to steal second and was thrown out and the World Series was over. The Cardinals had won it. A moment the great Ruth would like to forget.
The final out of the 1926 World Series was Babe Ruth being thrown out attempting to steal second base.
The Cardinals defeated the New York Yankees, 4 games to 3, to win the 1926 World Series.
Billy Southworth. Southworth played on the 1926 St. Louis Cardinals that defeated the New York Yankees in the World Series and managed the 1942 Cardinals that defeated the Yankees in the World Series.
Babe Ruth played in ten World Series.(Won) 1915, 1916, 1918, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932(Lost) 1921, 1922, 1926
Babe Ruth. Ruth was thrown out attempting to steal second base to end the 1926 Series.
Roger Hornsby,1926
Through the 2009 season, the Padres have never won the World Series.They have played in two, in 1998 against the New York Yankees and 1984 against the Detroit Tigers. They lost to the Yankees 4 games to 0 and lost to the Tigers 4 games to 1.
Lou Gehrig played in 7 World Series with the Yankees and the Yankees won 6 (1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938). The one World Series Gehrig lost with the Yankees was in 1926.
Rogers Hornsby was manager in 1926, their first World Series win.
Babe Ruth of the Yankees in the 1926 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.
In the 1926 World Series, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Pete Alexander won game 2 by retiring the last 21 Yankee batters.
The Cardinals have played the New York Yankees most often in the World Series - four times in 1926, 1942, 1943 and 1964. They've played the Tigers (36, 68 and 2006) and Red Sox (46, 67 and 2004) three times each.