Sports History On This Day: July 6

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July 6, 1929 – It was an amazing event no matter what era it took place in. The St. Louis Cardinals set an MLB run record with 28 runs on 28 hits in a game played in Philadelphia as the second game of a double header.

The Cardinal’s 28-6 victory over the Phillies avenged an earlier 10-6 loss to the home team and snapped a long losing streak for St Louis with an exclamation point! Jim Bottomley and Chick Hafey each hit grand slams in the game for the Cards. Bottomley cleared the bases with a total of three HRs on the day, with a couple in the losing effort of the first game.

Pitcher Fred Frankhouse added 4 hits to help in the cause in the route. A 10-run first inning ignited the offensive surge for St Louis’s victory.

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Fred Frankhouse as a St Louis Cardinal circa 1929.
The photo is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons of Public Domain Photo of Fred Frankhouse as a St Louis Cardinal circa 1929. Special thanks to the resources of SABR.org, Newspapers.com, and OnThisDay.com for the information obtained.

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