Cardinals rode avalanche of fans to 13 doubles in game

The Cardinals collected a club-record 13 doubles in a game against the Cubs, but were aided by unusual circumstances. On July 12, 1931, the first-place Cardinals played the Cubs in a Sunday doubleheader at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis. The Cubs’ player-manager was former Cardinals standout Rogers Hornsby. “The park, with fewer than 35,000 seats, was inadequate to … Continue reading Cardinals rode avalanche of fans to 13 doubles in game