author:Gene Kessler

team:Washington Nationals

Babe Ruth’s Cannon Arm, Walter Johnson’s 401st Win, and Washington Baseball Oddities — May 1926

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.