> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.diamondghosts.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Heine Mueller Wins Over St. Louis as Cardinals Surge in May 1926 - URL: https://www.diamondghosts.com/heine-mueller-wins-over-st-louis-as-cardinals-surge-in-may-1926/ - Published: 2026-05-26T22:26:02.000Z - Updated: 2026-05-26T22:27:57.000Z - Description: The St. Louis Star praised Cardinals outfielder Heine Mueller’s brilliant May 1926 play, while Alan Gould reflected on baseball’s unpredictability and a feature chart examined White Sox first baseman Earl Sheely’s steady career. - Author: Diamond Ghosts - Tags: publication:St. Louis Star, date:1926-05-26, team:St. Louis Cardinals, team:Chicago White Sox, player:Heine Mueller, player:Earl Sheely, player:Rogers Hornsby, player:George Kelly, player:Jack Fournier, player:Jim Bottomley, player:Joe Judge, manager:Connie Mack, author:Alan Gould, content-type:Player Feature, content-type:Baseball Commentary, content-type:Statistical Analysis, ballpark:Sportsman's Park Content from the May 26, 1926 St. Louis Star ## In This Edition - [Playing a Great Game](#playing-a-great-game) - [Goulds' Gossip](#goulds-gossip) - [Handing It to "Heine"](#handing-it-to-heine) - [The Star’s Baseball Chart](#the-stars-baseball-chart) - [Sheely's Record](#sheelys-record) --- ## PLAYING A GREAT GAME ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9d/ed/9ded1188-58c0-4dc4-a383-eccc24fe015e/content/images/2026/05/clarence_heine_mueller-1.jpg) If “handsome is as handsome does,” [Clarence "Heine" Mueller](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/muellhe01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com), the Cardinal outfielder, must be the best looking ball player in the game. His sterling recent performances have helped considerably in the fine showing made by the St. Louis Cardinals in their Sportsman’s Park stay. --- ## GOULDS' GOSSIP ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9d/ed/9ded1188-58c0-4dc4-a383-eccc24fe015e/content/images/2026/05/image-229.png) MOST games are uncertain and this uncertainty makes for their popularity. If any baseball fan—no matter how rabid for his home town team—knew that said team would win every day, he would soon give up the game. [Connie Mack](https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/mackco01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) proved that with his old Athletics. Then, there is tennis. A recent local tournament shows this uncertainty. At Sherman Park, three players were engaged. These were Bernero, Leche and Sarazon. Here's what happened in the round robin. Bernero beat Leche; Sarazon beat Bernero and Leche beat Sarazon. About the only thing certain in tennis is that there is a net between the players. ### Handing It to "Heine." OUT in the Cardinal outfield is one of the most colorful players in baseball. He is [Clarence Franklin Mueller](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/muellhe01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com), better known to the fans of the country as "Heine." It has been necessary to criticise the play of Mueller (always constructively, we hope) on divers occasions. But, of late, there has been no reason for criticism and the young South St. Louisan, almost single-handed has won several games for [Hornsby](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hornsro01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com). There never was any doubt as to Mueller's "possibilities." Sometimes, his "actualities" were a bit off but, from his play of the past month, it is apparent that those fine "possibilities" have become present "actualities" and future "probabilities." Everybody hopes so. When "Heine" is playing up to his present form, he's a whale of a ball player. --- ![Alt Text: 1926 St. Louis Star baseball chart showing White Sox first baseman Earl Sheely’s performance trend versus league average from 1921–1925.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9d/ed/9ded1188-58c0-4dc4-a383-eccc24fe015e/content/images/2026/05/image-228.png) “The Star’s Baseball Chart” compares [Earl Sheely](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sheelea01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com)’s yearly performance against the league-average player from 1921 through 1925. ## SHEELY'S RECORD. [Earl Sheely](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sheelea01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) is another player who stays put. He has been with the White Sox continuously throughout the five years and has managed to hover very close to the average line. He isn't a whiz bang of a first baseman, like [George Kelly](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kellyge01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) or [Jack Fournier](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fournja01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com), or [Jim Bottomley](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bottoji01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) or [Joe Judge](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/judgejo01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com). But he's good. Although his slugging is light, being in the clean-up position, he ranks very high in batting in runs. In scoring, too, he's above the average and has improved in each of the five years. He never has been good at stealing bases, ranking way down the line in this respect. In fielding he's good, leading the league in number of double plays last year. In spite of the fact that he is not a dangerous batter he always gets a generous allotment of passes to first. Waiting them out is one of the best things he does. 1926 ought to see him doing par at least. *Copyright, 1926, by Current News Features, Incorporated* *TOMORROW—*[*Heine Sand*](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sandhe01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com)*.* --- ## Advertisements ![Alt Text: 1926 Falstaff Super-X near beer advertisement from St. Louis featuring a foaming mug, bottle, pretzels, and brewery branding.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9d/ed/9ded1188-58c0-4dc4-a383-eccc24fe015e/content/images/2026/05/The_St_Louis_Star_and_Times_1926_05_26_Page_12.jpg) ****Caption:** Falstaff Brewery of St. Louis advertises its “Super-X” near beer alongside pretzels and ginger ale during the Prohibition era in 1926. --- ![1926 Smith’s Furniture Company newspaper ad promoting a $100,000 Week sale at 2722 Cherokee Street in St. Louis, Missouri. & 1926 Louisville & Nashville Railroad ad offering $3.50 round-trip train fare from St. Louis to Evansville, Indiana via Union Station.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9d/ed/9ded1188-58c0-4dc4-a383-eccc24fe015e/content/images/2026/05/Screenshot-From-2026-05-26-17-08-03.png) ****Caption:** Smith’s Furniture Company promotes its “First Annual $100,000 Week” sale at the [Cherokee store location](https://maps.app.goo.gl/wRS3VRnJ3UCekMe87?ref=diamondghosts.com) in St. Louis during May 1926\. & Louisville & Nashville Railroad advertises a $3.50 round-trip excursion from St. Louis to Evansville, Indiana, departing Saturday, May 29, 1926. --- ![1926 Sportsman’s Park baseball ad promoting a Cardinals vs. Cincinnati game in St. Louis with tickets sold at 600 Olive Street.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9d/ed/9ded1188-58c0-4dc4-a383-eccc24fe015e/content/images/2026/05/Screenshot-From-2026-05-26-17-08-21.png) portsman’s Park advertisement announcing a St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds game in May 1926, with tickets available at 600 Olive Street. ---