team:New York Yankees
Three of baseball's biggest stories from the July 16, 1926 New York Daily News: the Cardinals rout Brooklyn, the Pirates blank the Giants behind Ray Kremer, and Detroit hands the Yankees another defeat, plus vintage advertisements from the era.
team:New York Yankees
Lefty Grove struck out 14 Yankees during an Athletics doubleheader sweep, the Phillies swept the Giants at the Polo Grounds, and Brooklyn salvaged a split in Boston on July 5, 1926.
team:New York Yankees
Babe Ruth blasted his 25th home run of 1926, Tony Lazzeri added another, Wayland Dean silenced Brooklyn, and a controversial call sparked a bottle-throwing riot in St. Louis in a dramatic day across the major leagues.
team:Pittsburgh Pirates
The National League pennant race reached a fever pitch on June 22, 1926, as the Pirates and Cardinals prepared for a crucial series in St. Louis while writers debated whether Rogers Hornsby's club had the pitching, stamina and star power to challenge Pittsburgh and Cincinnati for the flag.
Team:New York Giants
Bill Terry and Frank Frisch powered an 18-hit Giants attack in a 10–3 win over Philadelphia, while Brooklyn split a doubleheader with Boston after a costly extra-inning error spoiled the opener.
team:New York Yankees
Bob Meusel recovered from a costly misplay to lift the Yankees, Jess Petty dominated the Cubs with his arm and bat, and the Pirates stunned the Giants with a decisive ninth-inning rally in a packed day of baseball on June 20, 1926.
team:New York Yankees
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.
team:New York Yankees
Babe Ruth blasted his fifteenth homer of the season as the Yankees stretched their winning streak to nine games, while the Reds dropped Brooklyn into third place and the Giants survived Pittsburgh behind the defensive brilliance of Frankie Frisch and Frank Snyder.
team:New York Yankees
Tony Lazzeri’s eighth-inning grand slam carried the Yankees past the White Sox, while rain froze Brooklyn and Pittsburgh in a 4–4 deadlock during a wet May 18, 1926 baseball slate.
team:St. Louis Cardinals
Babe Herman’s late homer sinks the Cardinals at Sportsman’s Park while the Browns are crushed 14–0 in Philadelphia. Plus: rumors swirl around George Sisler’s future, Brownie Notes, and a fascinating 1926 column on Ernie Nevers and baseball’s reserve clause system.