player:Bill Jacobson

Vintage June 28, 1926 New York Daily News baseball collage featuring Babe Ruth's 25th home run, Phillies-Robins coverage, box scores, player portraits and period advertisements.

team:New York Yankees

Babe Ruth's 25th Homer Powers Yankees as Phillies Halt Brooklyn Streak

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.

Front page of The St. Louis Star Baseball Racing Extra from May 18, 1926, featuring the headline “Shower at Game Time Halts Birds.”

team:St. Louis Cardinals

Rain Halts Cardinals as Howard Ehmke Silences Sisler’s Browns in Boston

Rain washed out the Cardinals at Sportsman’s Park while Howard Ehmke dominated George Sisler’s Browns in Boston. Elsewhere, Irish Meusel found himself benched by John McGraw and Bucky Harris prepared for a high-society wedding.