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.

Babe Ruth launched his 23rd home run of 1926 as the Yankees split a bizarre doubleheader in Washington. Burleigh Grimes dominated Boston, Hal Carlson beat the Giants, and Grover Alexander was sent from the Cubs to the Cardinals.

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.

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.