Part one of Diamond Ghosts' Sporting News Special Edition from July 1, 1926 features league-wide pennant reports, Grover Alexander's Cardinals debut, Ted Lyons' dominance, and club dispatches from every major league city.
The Browns pounded Detroit with a 14-hit attack while the Cardinals received encouraging news on Rogers Hornsby and prepared for a pivotal four-game series against the Pirates.
The Cubs erupted for eight runs in the fifth inning to defeat the Cardinals 11–3, while Rogers Hornsby's painful battle with boils finally sent the St. Louis star to the hospital for surgery.
Grover Cleveland Alexander defeated his former Cubs in his St. Louis debut as a record crowd of nearly 38,000 packed Sportsman's Park for a dramatic doubleheader that also featured a controversial bottle-and-cushion barrage.
Bob Meusel's broken foot shakes the Yankees, the New York Daily News defends Miller Huggins, blasts Phillies owner Bill Baker, revisits baseball's funniest prank, and recaps a busy day around both major leagues.
Johnny Tavener collected four straight hits and drove in three runs as Ty Cobb's Tigers erupted for five runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Browns 9 to 4 and win their fourth consecutive game.
Bill Sherdel carried a near-perfect game into the ninth as the Cardinals blanked Brooklyn, 9–0, for their sixth straight win. Meanwhile, Ken Williams and Bob LaMotte fueled a Browns comeback that handed Walter Johnson his seventh consecutive defeat, 5–4.
Muddy Ruel drove in all four Washington runs, including a game-winning tenth-inning triple, while Rogers Hornsby explained why his Cardinals are content to remain near the top of the National League race rather than rush into first place.
The Giants edged Cincinnati behind Jimmy Ring, the Yankees beat St. Louis without Babe Ruth as Tony Lazzeri homered, Jim Bottomley powered the Cardinals past Brooklyn, and Grover Cleveland Alexander was suspended by the Cubs in a busy day across baseball on June 16, 1926.
A three-run Browns rally in the eighth seemed enough, but the White Sox answered with four runs in the ninth to steal a 6-5 victory. Bob La Motte's late error proved costly, while Bibb Falk and Eddie Collins helped fuel Chicago's comeback in a dramatic American League finish.
Ty Cobb suspended pitcher Ken Holloway, George Sisler stole home in a pivotal Browns victory, Grantland Rice weighed in on the Yankees, and George Kelly’s two homers powered the Giants past Philadelphia.
The Cubs outslug the Cardinals in a wind-blown 10–9 thriller featuring four Chicago home runs, while George Sisler steals home and the Browns capitalize on a costly Detroit error. Ty Cobb adds drama by suspending pitcher Kenneth Holloway.
A costly outfield miscommunication between Harry Rice and Baby Doll Jacobson helps sink the Browns in a chaotic doubleheader with Detroit, while Rogers Hornsby answers readers' baseball rules questions in the latest St. Louis Post-Dispatch coverage.
Babe Ruth chases another home run record while the Reds, Cubs and Pirates reshape the National League race. The Sporting News from May 27, 1926 captures baseball at a turning point, with pennant contenders rising, dynasties wobbling and legends still commanding the spotlight.
Rogers Hornsby Day brought celebration to Sportsmans Park as Wee Willie Sherdel led the Cardinals past Philadelphia, while across the league the Browns squandered a five-run lead to Babe Ruth and the surging Yankees.
On May 22, 1926, St. Louis celebrated Rogers Hornsby as National League MVP. This special edition follows Hornsby Day through the Globe-Democrat, Star and Post-Dispatch, capturing the atmosphere surrounding one of the city’s great baseball tributes.
Babe Ruth blasted his fifteenth homer of the season as the Yankees stretched their winning streak to nine games, while the Reds dropped Brooklyn into third place and the Giants survived Pittsburgh behind the defensive brilliance of Frankie Frisch and Frank Snyder.
Babe Ruth blasted his fifteenth homer as the Yankees stretched their winning streak to nine games, while the Tigers edged Washington in a chaotic finish and the Reds continued their surprising climb atop the National League standings in May 1926.
Babe Ruth keeps hammering home runs, Rogers Hornsby prepares for “Hornsby Day” in St. Louis, and the Reds, Robins, Yankees, and Athletics all surge in the 1926 pennant races in this packed Sporting News special edition from May 20, 1926.
Rain washed out the Cardinals at Sportsman’s Park while Howard Ehmke dominated George Sisler’s Browns in Boston. Elsewhere, Irish Meusel found himself benched by John McGraw and Bucky Harris prepared for a high-society wedding.
Babe Herman’s late homer sinks the Cardinals at Sportsman’s Park while the Browns are crushed 14–0 in Philadelphia. Plus: rumors swirl around George Sisler’s future, Brownie Notes, and a fascinating 1926 column on Ernie Nevers and baseball’s reserve clause system.
Babe Ruth’s towering blasts and cannon arm headline a fascinating day in Washington baseball coverage from May 8, 1926, alongside Walter Johnson’s 401st victory, Roger Peckinpaugh’s resurgence, Brooklyn phenom Jess Petty, and bizarre sandlot stories involving the Ku Klux Klan.
Contents
- Grimes Yields Five Hits and Robins Trounce Cardinals, 7 to 1
- Grove Holds Browns at Bay as Athletics Win Again, 5 to 1
Grimes Yields Five Hits and Robins Trounce Cardinals, 7 to 1
Dodgers’ Four Runs in First Leave Locals Flatfooted at Post
Douthit’s Sacrifice Bunt with Birds Seven Runs Behind Aids Them to Single Tally in 8th—Sherdel Victim in 1st and 5th.
By MARTIN J.…
In this Edition
- Groves Triumphs in Battle of Southpaws
- Ninth-Inning Rally Overcomes Quakers
- Phulbits
- Macaroons
- Baseball at a Glance
- Ten Leading Hitters
Groves Triumphs in Battle of Southpaws
Lefty Comes Through to Third Victory of Season While Macks Pound Old Tom Zachary to Rush Through to Another for Climbing House of Mack
By: S.O. Grauley - Philadelphia Inquirer,…
Page 1