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Cardinals Crush Dodgers as Tigers and Pirates Keep Rolling

Three of baseball's biggest stories from the July 16, 1926 New York Daily News: the Cardinals rout Brooklyn, the Pirates blank the Giants behind Ray Kremer, and Detroit hands the Yankees another defeat, plus vintage advertisements from the era.

A collage from the New York Daily News of July 16, 1926, highlighting the Cardinals' 11–5 victory over Brooklyn, the Pirates' 3–0 shutout of the Giants, Detroit's 7–2 win over the Yankees, player portraits, box scores, and period cigar advertisements.

Content from the New York Daily News - Friday July 16, 1926

TIGERS CLAW 7—2 WIN OFF SLIPSHOD HUGMEN

By C. A. LOVETT.

Yankee Stadium, July 15.—Those Yankees resumed their slipshod ways in dismal surroundings yesterday afternoon, dropping their second game in three with the Detroit Tigers by a 7 to 2 score.

Portraits of Yankees pitcher Urban Shocker and outfielder Earle Combs from the July 16, 1926 New York Daily News. — Urban Shocker and Earle Combs, the losing pitcher and double-play victim in the Yankees' 7–2 loss to Detroit on July 15, 1926.

As has been the case often of late, the Rupert menials got off to a flying start, yet got nowhere. Ben Paschal walked and Mark Koenig singled at the outset, and Babe Ruth's pass filled the bases, with none out. But Lou Gehrig took merely three healthy wings and Earle Combs hit into a double killing.

Detroit opened up on Urban Shocker after one was out in the second. Charlie Gehringer drew a walk. Paschal made a neat catch of Marty O'Rourke's drive, but Joe Tavener singled and went to second on Paschal's futile throw to Joe Dugan. Johnny Manion walked, filling the bases, and Frank Gibson won his own game by slapping out a single which scored Gehringer and Tavener.

The Tigers added to their big lead in the fifth. Lu Blue walked, Heinie Manush laid down a martyr bunt and Bob Fothergill singled. After Harry Heilmann again popped out, Gehringer lofted a slow ball into the right field bleachers and Blue and Fothergill counted ahead of him.

1926 newspaper box score for the Detroit Tigers' 7–2 win over the New York Yankees. — Complete box score from Detroit's 7–2 victory over the Yankees at Yankee Stadium on July 15, 1926.

PIRATES DROWN M'GRAW WITH 3 TO 0 VICTORY

By WILL MURPHY.

Pittsburgh, July 15.—Ray Kremer pitched so efficaciously for the Pirates this afternoon that the Giants never did have a chance. He gave four hits, walked nobody and went home with a 3 to 0 shutout victory.

Portraits of Pirates pitcher Ray Kremer and Giants pitcher Kent Greenfield from the July 16, 1926 New York Daily News. — Ray Kremer and Kent Greenfield after their pitching duel as the Pirates blanked the Giants, 3–0.

Kremer's high fast ball made the New York swingers produce more pops than Harry Stevens sells in a good average week. The Giants pushed but three men to second base and only one as far as third.

Kent Greenfield was almost as clever at his pegging for our side. The Pirates didn't break through his defense until the sixth, and then only one of their runs was wholly legitimate. But one was enough.

Oil Smith and Johnny Rawlings singled in that inning. Then Paul Waner rapped a low liner to left field, at which moment Irish Meusel threw overboard all traditions of the deliberate Meusels and tried for a shoestring catch.

He failed to turn the trick, kicked the ball far and wide and thus let in two runs.

The score:

1926 newspaper box score for the Pittsburgh Pirates' 3–0 victory over the New York Giants. — Box score from Pittsburgh's 3–0 shutout of the New York Giants behind Ray Kremer.

CARDINALS WALLOP DODGERS, 11 TO 5

PETTY KNOCKED FOR 5 IN FIFTH, THAT WAS FINIS!
By CHARLES HOERTER.

St. Louis, July 15. — The Cardinals continued their winning tactics by defeating the Dodgers, 11 to 5, here this afternoon. As a result the Dodgers dropped back into the second division.

Portraits of Dodgers outfielder Babe Herman and pitcher Jess Petty from the July 16, 1926 New York Daily News. — Babe Herman and Jess Petty after the Cardinals routed Brooklyn, 11–5, in St. Louis.

Jess Petty had no excuse today. Jess' big complaint these days when he loses a game is that the Dodgers fail to hit behind him, but today it was different. His team mates batted with rare vigor. Jess, however, failed to take advantage of the chances presented him.

Petty, after hurling four innings, in which only two runs were scored off him only because of the Cardinals' inability to hit in the pinches, was knocked cold in the fifth, when the Cards scored five runs, enough to clinch the game.

Those Southpaws.

It becomes more evident each day that the Dodgers can't bat consistently against left handed pitching. Art Reinhart, who finds it difficult to beat even the Phillies, stopped them dead in their tracks. Besides pitching rather capable ball, Artie blasted out a triple in the big fifth inning and that blow caused the hurried exit of Mr. Petty from the mound.

Babe Herman and Chick Fewster were the only visitors to cause Reinhart undue worry. Babe smacked out two triples, two singles and a double. It was Herman's triple in the fourth which paved the way to a tie score in the fourth, but as further events proved, it didn't mean anything.

George Boehler, who replaced Petty, was no wonder either. After getting himself out of the hole in which Petty left him in the fifth, he made a couple of wild pitches, hit one man and allowed more hits than were necessary in the next three innings.

Babe Herman committed two errors in the first inning and one St. Louis run resulted.

The last game of the series here tomorrow and then the Dodgers go to Cincinnati for four games. Burleigh Grimes, the only consistent winner on the staff, will pitch for the Dodgers. Seeing that two left-handers have already won, Rogers Hornsby may start Bill Hallahan against Grimes.

Among other things, Reinhart broke Jimmy Butler's hitting streak, which had run through thirteen games.

The score: