Thevenow rounded the bases and scored ahead of Ruth's throw to the plate. The official scorer's ruling was an inside-the-park home run. Thevenow would go on to get 10 hits in 24 at-bats for a .417 batting average, leading the Cardinals to win the series in seven games. Thevenow's hitting dropped below the Mendoza Line in 1927, with an average of .194 in 59 games. He picked it up a bit in 1928, ending the season having played 69 games and finishing with a .205 batting average. Following the season, the Cardinals traded him to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for shortstop Heinie Sand and $10,000. Thevenow died at age 53 on July 29, 1957, due to a cerebral hemorrhage. He had operated a grocery store in his hometown of Madison, Indiana following his retirement from baseball.