manager:Wilbert Robinson - 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.

Alt Text: Vintage July 18, 1926 newspaper collage featuring Rogers Hornsby, Flint Rhem, Babe Ruth, Yankees, Cardinals, and St. Louis Stars baseball coverage.

team:St. Louis Cardinals

Cardinals Pound Phillies Behind Flint Rhem as Yankees Edge Browns

Flint Rhem returned to dominant form as the Cardinals battered Philadelphia, Babe Ruth predicted a Cardinals-Yankees World Series, the Yankees defeated the Browns, and the St. Louis Stars extended their winning streak to eleven games.

Front page of the New York Daily News dated July 17, 1926, featuring the headline "Yanks Claw Tigers, 4 to 3" with photos of Helen Wills.

team:New York Yankees

Yankees Rally Past Tigers While Dodgers Discipline Jess Petty

The Yankees erased a late deficit to beat Detroit 4–3 behind Tony Lazzeri and Earle Combs, while Brooklyn suspended Jess Petty for violating training rules and the Giants defeated Toledo in exhibition play.

player:George Kelly

George Kelly’s Two Homers Lift Giants as Rain Washes Out New York and Brooklyn

George Kelly slugged two home runs and drove in five runs as the Giants defeated Philadelphia, while rain halted both the Yankees and Robins and Ebbets Field prepared for a massive outdoor boxing card.

Action photo showing Bob Meusel stealing home for the Yankees against the Athletics in May 1926 while Mike Gazella watches from the batter's box.

team:New York Yankees

YANKS AND ROBINS WIN SLUG-FESTS

The Yankees answered their Athletics setback with a 9–3 rout behind Herb Pennock and an eight-run fifth inning, while Jess Barnes and the Robins battered the Braves 8–2. Meanwhile, John McGraw's Giants looked to climb back into the National League's first division.

publication:The Sporting News

Ruth, Hornsby and the Reds: Baseball’s Biggest Stories from May 27, 1926

Babe Ruth chases another home run record while the Reds, Cubs and Pirates reshape the National League race. The Sporting News from May 27, 1926 captures baseball at a turning point, with pennant contenders rising, dynasties wobbling and legends still commanding the spotlight.

1926 Cincinnati Enquirer cartoon titled “Knock ’Em Dizzy, Red!” showing a giant Reds batter swinging rivals like the Giants, Pirates, Phillies, Cubs, and Braves out of first place.

team:Cincinnati Reds

Red Lucas Lifts Reds Over Giants as Cincinnati Tightens Grip on First Place

Red Lucas crushed a game-winning triple, Adolfo Luque outpitched Jack Scott, and the Reds stretched their winning streak to six games before more than 30,000 fans at Redland Field. Meanwhile, Billy Evans explained why Lefty Grove finally looked worth Connie Mack’s $100,000 investment.

publication:New York Daily News

Reds Deepen Giants’ Misery as Babe Ruth Waits Out the Rain — Baseball News from May 17, 1926

The Giants dropped their third straight in Cincinnati after a disastrous eighth inning, while Babe Ruth’s Yankees sat idle in the rain and Brooklyn lost a lucrative one-day stand to the weather. Baseball writers of May 1926 captured panic, frustration, and pennant-race tension coast to coast.

1926 newspaper portrait of Babe Ruth smiling beneath the headline “Wotta Man!” after hitting two home runs for the Yankees against Cleveland.

player:Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth Roars and Giants Crush Cardinals — New York Daily News Baseball Coverage, May 14, 1926

Babe Ruth belts two more home runs in a Yankees slugfest with Cleveland while the Giants crush the Cardinals behind Virgil Barnes and lose Travis Jackson to another painful knee injury.