ballpark:Fenway Park

1926 newspaper photo of Yankees players Bob Meusel and Tony Lazzeri accompanying headline about New York defeating the Boston Red Sox, 4–2.

team:New York Yankees

Yankees Win 13th Straight as Tony Lazzeri Sinks Red Sox in Boston

Tony Lazzeri’s first-inning hit and Urban Shocker’s steady pitching carried the Yankees to their 13th straight victory over the Red Sox, while the injury-riddled Giants welcomed a cold-weather postponement before facing the Robins again at the Polo Grounds.

Front page of The St. Louis Star Baseball Racing Extra from May 18, 1926, featuring the headline “Shower at Game Time Halts Birds.”

team:St. Louis Cardinals

Rain Halts Cardinals as Howard Ehmke Silences Sisler’s Browns in Boston

Rain washed out the Cardinals at Sportsman’s Park while Howard Ehmke dominated George Sisler’s Browns in Boston. Elsewhere, Irish Meusel found himself benched by John McGraw and Bucky Harris prepared for a high-society wedding.