player:Bucky Harris

1926 illustrated newspaper portrait of American League umpire Clarence Rowland with cartoon panels showing players arguing calls and references to his Three-Eye League baseball background.

team:Detroit Tigers

Tigers Nip Senators, Ruth Reaches Fifteen and Cardinals Hold Serve in St. Louis

Babe Ruth blasted his fifteenth homer as the Yankees stretched their winning streak to nine games, while the Tigers edged Washington in a chaotic finish and the Reds continued their surprising climb atop the National League standings in May 1926.

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.