team:St. Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals fell into third place after a lopsided loss in Pittsburgh, while Oscar Melillo and Flint Rhem emerged as two of baseball's brightest young stars. Babe Ruth also weighed in on the best rookies of 1926.
team:St. Louis Cardinals
The Cubs erupted for eight runs in the fifth inning to defeat the Cardinals 11–3, while Rogers Hornsby's painful battle with boils finally sent the St. Louis star to the hospital for surgery.
team:St. Louis Browns
A three-run Browns rally in the eighth seemed enough, but the White Sox answered with four runs in the ninth to steal a 6-5 victory. Bob La Motte's late error proved costly, while Bibb Falk and Eddie Collins helped fuel Chicago's comeback in a dramatic American League finish.