Rain washed out the Pirates and Cubs in Pittsburgh, but the pennant race tightened as Kiki Cuyler claimed the National League batting lead, the Cardinals swept Philadelphia, and Babe Ruth continued his historic home run pace.

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.

Kiki Cuyler homered and Johnny Morrison outdueled Brooklyn as the Pirates climbed the standings at Forbes Field. Meanwhile, Rogers Hornsby prepared for a grand St. Louis celebration honoring baseball’s reigning batting king and his pursuit of Ty Cobb’s legendary mark.