date:1926-04-27 - Ghosts Of The Diamond

Headshots of baseball players Frank Snyder, George Kelly, Fred Fitzsimmons, and Heinie Groh.

publication:New York Daily News

GIANTS COME FROM BEHIND TO WIN 9-8

PHILLIES' 5 RUN LEAD VANISHES IN EIGHTH Succession of Pitchers Does Not Stop Boys By WILL MURPHY Philadelphia, Pa., April 27 The Giants broke their losing streak and the hearts of about 8,400 Philadelphia fans by overcoming the Phils' five-run lead in the eighth inning here

Caught off second in the first, the Bambino finds Sam Hale waiting at third with the ball and Umpire Nallin ready to call him out.

team:New York Yankees

YANK DYNAMITE BAMS ATHLETICS, 8-2

BOYS HIT BALL SOMETHING AWFUL; BABE DOUBLES WITH BASES FULL Shawkey Allows Only Five Hits in Game April 27, 1926 - New York Daily News By PAUL GALLICO The only question that agitates the minds of visitors to the Yankee stadium these brisk days is what manner of losing it is

team:St. Louis Cardinals

Reds Tie Score in Ninth, Then Beat Cardinals in Tenth, 3 to 2

Pass, Douthit’s Error and Single End Hard Fought Mound Duel Miscue by Thevenow Deprives Huntzinger of Victory in Regulation Time—May Relieves Donohue and Stops Birds. Special Dispatch to the Globe-Democrat. CINCINNATI, OHIO, April 26.—A brand snatched right from the burning was the victory of the Reds