manager:Bucky Harris - Ghosts Of The Diamond

1926 newspaper sports page featuring Ty Cobb's Tigers, Babe Ruth's home run race, Grantland Rice's baseball column, and major league pennant race coverage.

team:Detroit Tigers

Tigers Rest on Sunday as Pennant Race Tightens Across Both Leagues

Ty Cobb's Tigers prepare for a key showdown with the Athletics as Babe Ruth's home run pace cools, Grantland Rice debates baseball's greatest manager, and pennant races tighten across both major leagues.

Washington Times sports front page from July 12, 1926, highlighting Browns vs. Senators pitching matchup, league standings, and Bobby Jones' U.S. Amateur victory at Scioto.

team:Washington Nationals

Walter Johnson Leads Senators Past Browns as Washington Eyes Pennant Race

Walter Johnson and the Washington Senators continue their midsummer surge while Louis A. Dougher details the club's renewed confidence, Goose Goslin's struggles, Joe Judge's suspension, and the tightening American League pennant race.

Newspaper portrait of Washington Senators rookie Dan Taylor after hitting a home run in his first major league game against the Boston Red Sox on June 30, 1926.

team:Boston Red Sox

Dan Taylor Homers in Major League Debut as Senators Beat Red Sox

Washington rookie Dan Taylor homered in his first major league game while Goose Goslin starred at Fenway, and Freddy Lindstrom's inside-the-park homer highlighted a dramatic 15-inning Giants victory over the Braves.

1926 Sporting News front page featuring Babe Ruth’s homer chase, Rogers Hornsby Day, Pirates and Reds coverage, plus an early Hack Wilson Cubs feature.

publication:Sporting News

Ruth’s Power, Hornsby’s Honor, and the Reds’ Rise - Baseball’s Big Stories of May 1926

Babe Ruth keeps hammering home runs, Rogers Hornsby prepares for “Hornsby Day” in St. Louis, and the Reds, Robins, Yankees, and Athletics all surge in the 1926 pennant races in this packed Sporting News special edition from May 20, 1926.

1926 Washington Times sports graphic showing Babe Ruth’s home run distances and right-field throwing arm for the New York Yankees.

team:Washington Nationals

Babe Ruth’s Cannon Arm, Walter Johnson’s 401st Win, and Washington Baseball Oddities — May 1926

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.