Diamond Echoes: Results from the Diamond, Published April 26, 1926
Published in the April 26, 1926, East St. Louis Daily Journal
Reds Defeat Cards, 4 to 0
CINCINNATI, April 26. —Red Lucas, who is a pitcher by trade, but is also listed as “also plays other positions”, confined himself solely to hurling yesterday afternoon and shut out the Cardinals 4 to 0 as he worked for the Cincinnati Reds.
He gave the St. Louisans eight hits,Ray Blades and Bob O'Farrell getting two apiece, but these were scattered so effectively that not a run materialized.
Bill Sherdel, mite southpaw, started on the mound for the Cardinals and pitched well until the seventh. Hughie Critz’s double to left center with Lucas on first gave the Reds a run in the fifth and in the seventh Babe Pinelli’s double to center with the bases loaded accounted for the other three runs, these being made by Bubbles Hargrave, Lucas and Critz.
Ails of Browns and Athletics Absorbing Topic
By HENRY L. FARRELL (United Press) NEW YORK, April 26. — Like most any manager, whose fortunes are slim in the spring, Connie Mack, veteran manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, believes that better times are coming.
The most absorbing topic in the American League now concerns what ails the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Browns. They have won only four games all season and are tied for the cellar.
While Philadelphia is solidly behind her A's, it was observed last week that the fans are not as sanguine as the manager. There were responsible reports that dissensions on various issues had disturbed the morale of the club, that certain cliques were against Chick Galloway and Mickey Cochrane and that some of the older players were not in accord with Mack's policies.
"Looks like the Yankees are the club that we'll have to beat,"Bucky Harris, the wise young manager of the Senators, told the writer in Philadelphia. "We feel sure that we can handle the Athletics and the Browns, but no one can figure a murderous hitting club like the Yankees."
Watching the Score Board
Yesterday's hero —Rabbit Maranville, veteran shortstop, nipped a rally in the ninth inning with a circus catch and the Robins downed the Giants, 8 to 6.
The Cubs scored Hack Wilson in the eighth inning with the squeeze play and beat the Pirates 4 to 3.
The heavy artillery of the Yankees blasted Sammy Grayall over the yard and blew up the Athletics 7 to 2.
Five homers — two by Ken Williams— helped the Browns assault the Indians 11 to 5.
The Red Sox scored four runs in the tenth inning and won from the Senators, 8 to 6.
Red Lucas, reformed second baseman, won his third start of the season when he pitched the Reds to a 4 to 0 victory over the Cards.
Johnny Mostil drove in three runs that gave the White Sox a 4 to 2 victory over the Tigers.
Stars Defeat Giants, 10-1
The St. Louis Stars, members of the Negro National League, defeated the East St. Louis Giants by a 10 to 1 score on the former's diamond on the West Side yesterday afternoon.
St. Louis Stars Box Score Snippets:
- Cool Papa Bell(cf): 3 Hits, 2 Runs, 3 Stolen Bases.
- Willie Wells(ss): 0 Hits, 1 Stolen Base.
- Jim Mule Suttles(lf): 3 Hits, 1 Three-base hit.
- Frog Redus(listed as Robe, 1b): 2 Hits, 1 Run.
- Roosevelt Davis(p): 1 Hit, 1 Run, Winning Pitcher.
- Logan Hensley(listed as Poss, p): 1 Hit, 1 Run.
Score by Innings:
- Giants: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 — 1
- Stars: 0 0 1 2 2 0 3 1 1 — 10
Game Notes: Double plays —Dickie Watts to John Russell to Willie Bobo. Stolen bases — Bell (3), Rogers, Wells. Umpire Donnelly. Time of game: 2:00.
Source: (1926, April 26) East St. Louis daily journal. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/sn92053739/1926-04-26/ed-1/.
