Moore-ah, Rajah !

The 1924 Brooklyn Robins and 1922 St. Louis Cardinals swapped victories in an inter-division series that saw a couple of easy wins from each club, and finished with a tight, well-played 2-1 finale.

The Robins put together a 12 hit attack in the opener, and good pitching from Tiny Osborne to take the opener 6-3. Jack Fournier went 3 for 3 with a walk for Brooklyn, while his counter-part for St. Louis was 0 for 3 with a strikeout. 

The Robin version of Fournier stretched his on base streak to nine straight, going 4 for 4 with a walk in game two. However, Rogers Hornsby put on a display of offense that left the home crown in awe striking a grand slam home run and a two run double amount 3 hits, driving in seven and scoring two to lead the Cardinals to a 12-5 rout. Austin McHenry also chipped in 3 hits to benefit Spittin' Bill Doak, who evened his record at 1-1 despite a 9.12 ERA.

Game three saw Dazzy Vance dazzle the Cardinals, with a crisp 3 hitter striking out 8 in a sterling 2-1 win. The Dazzler is now 5-0 on the season, with a 1.17 ERA. Former Robin Jeff Pfeffer was the hard luck loser. The top two Robins in the order were his undoing, with Johnny Mitchell and Zach Wheat each getting 3 hits, Mitchell scoring both runs and Wheat driving him home both times.

The incomparable Hornsby drove his 8th homer of the year in the 6th, for the only Redbird tally off of Vance.

Bike Mike