The 1930 St. Louis Cardinals will not look back fondly upon their season-opening series with the 1925 Washington Senators, even though it ended up being a draw with each team winning twice. But in their two losses, the Cardinals blew leads of 4-0 and 7-0. Roger Peckinpaugh was the top hitter for the Senators as he went 8-for-15 (.533). Chick Hafey (.357, 5-for-14) led the Cardinals.
Game #1: St. Louis 3, Washington 2
The Cardinals took a pair of one-run leads, but the Senators tied it up both times. In the bottom of the ninth, St. Louis pinch-hitter George Fisher tripled with one out, and Taylor Douthit’s sacrifice fly ended the contest.
1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI 1930 ST. LOUIS CARDI AB R H BI
Earl McNeely 5 1 1 1 Taylor Douthit 4 1 1 1
Bucky Harris 4 0 0 0 Sparky Adams 4 0 0 0
Sam Rice 4 0 1 0 Frankie Frisch 3 0 1 1
Goose Goslin 4 1 3 0 Jim Bottomley 4 1 0 0
Joe Judge 3 0 0 0 Chick Hafey 3 0 1 0
Ossie Bluege 3 0 1 1 George Watkins 4 0 0 0
Roger Peckinpaugh 3 0 2 0 Jimmie Wilson 4 0 1 0
Muddy Ruel 4 0 0 0 Charlie Gelbert 3 0 0 0
Stan Coveleski AZ 4 0 0 0 Burleigh Grimes BY 1 0 0 1
George Fisher 1 1 1 0
TOTALS 34 2 8 2 TOTALS 31 3 5 3
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 000 010 010 -- 2
1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 010 000 101 -- 3
LOB--1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 9, 1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 8.
ERR--Bucky Harris (2), Sparky Adams, Charlie Gelbert (2).
2B--Goose Goslin, Sam Rice, Taylor Douthit, Frankie Frisch.
3B--George Fisher. HR--Earl McNeely. SACF--Ossie Bluege,
Taylor Douthit. SACB--Joe Judge.
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Stan Coveleski AZ [L] 8.67 5 3 2 5 2 0
1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Burleigh Grimes BY [W] 9.00 8 2 2 2 7 1
Game #2: Washington 5, St. Louis 4 (10 inn.)
The Cardinals built a 4-0 lead after five innings thanks to a Chick Hafey solo homer and a pair of RBI hits from Jim Bottomley. It wouldn’t stand, however, as the Senators scored twice in the sixth, tied it in the eighth on Walter Johnson’s two-run double, and went ahead in the 10th on Roger Peckinpaugh’s RBI single.
1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI 1930 ST. LOUIS CARDI AB R H BI
Earl McNeely 4 0 0 0 Taylor Douthit 4 0 2 0
Bucky Harris 4 0 1 0 Sparky Adams 2 2 0 0
Sam Rice 5 1 1 0 Frankie Frisch 3 1 0 0
Goose Goslin 5 1 3 0 Jim Bottomley 5 0 3 2
Joe Judge 5 1 1 1 Chick Hafey 3 1 2 2
Ossie Bluege 4 0 0 0 George Watkins 5 0 0 0
Roger Peckinpaugh 4 1 2 2 Jimmie Wilson 4 0 1 0
Muddy Ruel 4 1 1 0 Charlie Gelbert 4 0 0 0
Walter Johnson AXY 5 0 3 2 Bill Hallahan BKXW 3 0 0 0
George Fisher 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 40 5 12 5 TOTALS 34 4 8 4
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 000 002 002 1 -- 5
1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 012 010 000 0 -- 4
LOB--1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 10, 1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
8. ERR--Frankie Frisch. 2B--Joe Judge, Goose Goslin, Walter
Johnson AXY, Jim Bottomley. HR--Chick Hafey. HBP--Ossie
Bluege, Bucky Harris. SACF--Roger Peckinpaugh, Chick Hafey.
SACB--Sparky Adams (2).
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Walter Johnson AXY [W] 10.00 8 4 4 5 9 1
1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Bill Hallahan BKXW 9.00 10 4 3 2 11 0
Flint Rehm BYZ [L] 1.00 2 1 1 0 1 0
Game #3: St. Louis 8, Washington 4
The Senators led 3-1 after Muddy Ruel’s two-run double in the fourth inning. This time it was the Cardinals’ turn to mount a comeback. A five-run sixth inning included a two-run homer by Jim Bottomley and a two-run double from Charlie Gelbert. George Watkins added a two-run shot in the eighth inning.
1930 ST. LOUIS CARDI AB R H BI 1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI
Taylor Douthit 5 0 0 0 Earl McNeely 4 0 2 0
Sparky Adams 5 1 1 0 Bucky Harris 5 1 3 0
Frankie Frisch 4 1 0 0 Sam Rice 5 0 1 0
Jim Bottomley 5 1 2 3 Goose Goslin 4 0 1 1
Chick Hafey 3 2 1 0 Joe Judge 3 2 1 0
George Watkins 3 1 1 2 Ossie Bluege 4 0 0 0
Jimmie Wilson 3 1 2 0 Roger Peckinpaugh 4 1 4 0
Charlie Gelbert 4 1 1 2 Muddy Ruel 4 0 2 2
Syl Johnson CXYZ 2 0 1 1 Tom Zachary B 3 0 0 0
Joe Harris 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 34 8 9 8 TOTALS 37 4 14 4
1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 100 005 020 -- 8
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 100 200 010 -- 4
LOB--1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 5, 1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS
10. ERR--Roger Peckinpaugh. 2B--Jimmie Wilson (2), Jim
Bottomley, Charlie Gelbert, Muddy Ruel, Bucky Harris.
HR--George Watkins, Jim Bottomley. SACF--Goose Goslin.
SACB--Syl Johnson CXYZ (2). SB--Sparky Adams.
1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Syl Johnson CXYZ [W] 9.00 14 4 4 3 7 0
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS
Tom Zachary B [L] 7.00 8 8 8 4 2 2
Firpo Marberry BKY 1.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
Alex Ferguson CXW 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Game #4: Washington 10, St. Louis 7
A five-run sixth inning put the Cardinals ahead 7-0. Frankie Frisch had a two-run single and St. Louis drew a bases-loaded walk for the second time in the game. The Senators managed only one hit in the first five innings, then erupted for seven runs on five hits in the sixth inning to tie the contest. They took the lead in the seventh on Joe Judge’s bases-loaded double that scored three runs.
1930 ST. LOUIS CARDI AB R H BI 1925 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI
Taylor Douthit 4 2 2 0 Earl McNeely 5 1 1 0
Sparky Adams 3 2 1 1 Bucky Harris 5 2 2 1
Frankie Frisch 5 0 2 2 Sam Rice 5 2 2 1
Jim Bottomley 3 0 1 2 Goose Goslin 3 2 0 0
Chick Hafey 5 1 1 0 Joe Judge 3 1 1 4
George Watkins 2 0 0 1 Ossie Bluege 4 1 1 2
Jimmie Wilson 4 1 0 0 Roger Peckinpaugh 4 0 0 0
Charlie Gelbert 3 1 0 0 Muddy Ruel 2 0 0 0
Jesse Haines BY 2 0 0 1 Curly Ogden CR 1 0 0 1
Andy High 1 0 0 0 Dutch Ruether BY 1 0 0 0
Hank Severeid 2 1 1 1
TOTALS 32 7 7 7 TOTALS 35 10 8 10
1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 101 005 000 -- 7
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 000 007 30x -- 10
LOB--1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 7, 1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS 5.
ERR--Jesse Haines BY, Sparky Adams, Frankie Frisch (2).
2B--Frankie Frisch, Joe Judge, Hank Severeid, Bucky Harris.
SACF--Jesse Haines BY, Jim Bottomley. SACB--Curly Ogden CR.
1930 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Jesse Haines BY [L] 6.00 7 10 6 3 3 0
Herman Bell BYZ 2.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
1925 WASHINGTON SENATORS
Dutch Ruether BY 5.67 5 7 7 7 3 0
Curly Ogden CR [W] 3.33 2 0 0 0 1 0
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