team:St. Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals survived Jack Fournier's three-home-run barrage and 16 Brooklyn hits, erupting for a seven-run fifth inning behind Taylor Douthit's four-hit day to claim a wild 12–10 victory at Sportsmans Park.
team:St. Louis Browns
The Browns pounded Detroit with a 14-hit attack while the Cardinals received encouraging news on Rogers Hornsby and prepared for a pivotal four-game series against the Pirates.
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 Cardinals
Grover Cleveland Alexander defeated his former Cubs before a record crowd of 37,196 at Sportsman's Park, while Billy Southworth homered and fans showered the field with bottles and seat cushions during a memorable 1926 doubleheader.
team:St. Louis Cardinals
Grover Cleveland Alexander defeated his former Cubs in his St. Louis debut as a record crowd of nearly 38,000 packed Sportsman's Park for a dramatic doubleheader that also featured a controversial bottle-and-cushion barrage.
team:St Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals erased a three-run deficit with a dramatic eighth-inning rally, but a prearranged train schedule forced the game to end in a rare 3–3 tie before extra innings could begin.
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:St. Louis Browns
Muddy Ruel drove in all four Washington runs, including a game-winning tenth-inning triple, while Rogers Hornsby explained why his Cardinals are content to remain near the top of the National League race rather than rush into first place.
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:Cincinnati Reds
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.
team:Pittsburgh Pirates
Kiki Cuyler homered and Johnny Morrison outdueled Brooklyn as the Pirates climbed the standings at Forbes Field. Meanwhile, Rogers Hornsby prepared for a grand St. Louis celebration honoring baseball’s reigning batting king and his pursuit of Ty Cobb’s legendary mark.
player:Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth smashed his eleventh home run of 1926 to lift the Yankees over Cleveland in a tight pitching duel, while the National League pennant race grew even tighter as the Robins and Pirates battled through rain and the Giants fell to Cincinnati. Vintage newspaper coverage from May 15, 1926.