event:Hornsby Day

1926 photo of Rogers Hornsby receiving his NL MVP medal and cash award from John Heydler and Kenesaw Mountain Landis before a Cardinals-Phillies game at Sportsmans Park.

team:St. Louis Cardinals

Hornsby Day Lifts Cardinals as Browns Collapse Late to Ruth’s Yankees

Rogers Hornsby Day brought celebration to Sportsmans Park as Wee Willie Sherdel led the Cardinals past Philadelphia, while across the league the Browns squandered a five-run lead to Babe Ruth and the surging Yankees.

Rogers Hornsby accepts the 1925 National League MVP trophy at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis on May 22, 1926, surrounded by Cardinals and Phillies players during the Hornsby Day celebration.

player:Rogers Hornsby

Rogers Hornsby Day: A 1926 St. Louis Newspaper Special Edition

On May 22, 1926, St. Louis celebrated Rogers Hornsby as National League MVP. This special edition follows Hornsby Day through the Globe-Democrat, Star and Post-Dispatch, capturing the atmosphere surrounding one of the city’s great baseball tributes.