author:Harry Bullion - Ghosts Of The Diamond

1926 newspaper sports page featuring Ty Cobb's Tigers, Babe Ruth's home run race, Grantland Rice's baseball column, and major league pennant race coverage.

team:Detroit Tigers

Tigers Rest on Sunday as Pennant Race Tightens Across Both Leagues

Ty Cobb's Tigers prepare for a key showdown with the Athletics as Babe Ruth's home run pace cools, Grantland Rice debates baseball's greatest manager, and pennant races tighten across both major leagues.

Johnny Tavener and June 22, 1926 baseball highlights featuring Detroit's win over St. Louis, National League pennant race action, and Kansas City Monarchs coverage.

team:Detroit Tigers

Johnny Tavener's Four Hits Power Tigers Past Browns in Five Run Eighth

Johnny Tavener collected four straight hits and drove in three runs as Ty Cobb's Tigers erupted for five runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Browns 9 to 4 and win their fourth consecutive game.

team:Detroit Tigers

Ty Cobb Suspends Ken Holloway as Browns Push Tigers Into Second Division

Ty Cobb suspended pitcher Ken Holloway, George Sisler stole home in a pivotal Browns victory, Grantland Rice weighed in on the Yankees, and George Kelly’s two homers powered the Giants past Philadelphia.

1926 Detroit Free Press sporting section front page featuring the Yankees’ 13–9 victory over the Tigers and Preakness Stakes coverage.

team:Detroit Tigers

Ruth Homers, Tigers Collapse, and Grantland Rice Sings of Swat - Detroit Free Press, May 1926

Ruth Lands One of Them, His Eighth of Season—Hugmen Get to Gibson and Barfoot for Six Runs in Sixth and Are Never Headed Off After That—Wells Is Finishing Pitcher.