team:Washington Nationals
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.
team:New York Yankees
A noisy single snapped along the left foul line by the bat of Pat Collins in the eleventh inning yesterday was one of the most welcome blows of the season, for that hit defeated the Detroit Tygers by a score of 7 to 6 and terminated the four-game losing streak of the Yankees.
team:St. Louis Cardinals
Contents * Grimes Yields Five Hits and Robins Trounce Cardinals, 7 to 1 * Grove Holds Browns at Bay as Athletics Win Again, 5 to 1 Grimes Yields Five Hits and Robins Trounce Cardinals, 7 to 1 Dodgers’ Four Runs in First Leave Locals Flatfooted at Post Douthit’s Sacrifice Bunt with
publication:Philadelphia Inquirer
In this Edition 1. Groves Triumphs in Battle of Southpaws 2. Ninth-Inning Rally Overcomes Quakers 3. Phulbits 4. Macaroons 5. Baseball at a Glance 6. Ten Leading Hitters Groves Triumphs in Battle of Southpaws Lefty Comes Through to Third Victory of Season While Macks Pound Old Tom Zachary to