date:1926-05-24

1926 baseball cartoon depicting the Cincinnati Reds marching ahead of National League rivals while taunting the Giants, Robins, Phillies, and Braves.

team:Cincinnati Reds

Pirates Pound Reds as Emil Yde Silences Cincinnati’s League Leaders

The defending Pirates battered the first-place Reds, 7–2, behind Emil Yde, Glenn Wright, and Pie Traynor, while the Cincinnati Enquirer captured the mood of May 1926 with baseball notes, humor, and sports-page verse.

May 1926 newspaper photo showing Andy High sliding home for Brooklyn against Giants catcher Frank Snyder during a Robins victory at Ebbets Field.

team:Brooklyn Robins

Yankees Win Their 12th Straight as Robins Edge Giants in Brooklyn

The Yankees stretched their winning streak to twelve games behind Waite Hoyt and Pat Collins, while Jess Petty outdueled the Giants before 30,000 fans at Ebbets Field in the May 24, 1926 New York Daily News.