player:Curt Walker

St. Louis Globe-Democrat front page from May 30, 1926 featuring coverage of Jakie May's complete-game victory as the Reds defeated the Cardinals 3–1 in Cincinnati.

team:St. Louis Cardinals

May’s Effective Hurling Enables Reds to Trip Cardinals, 3 to 1

St. Louis Cardinals coverage from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat Sunday Morning May 30, 1926 May’s Effective Hurling Enables Reds to Trip Cardinals, 3 to 1 Single by Thevenow, Douthit’s Triple Give Knot Holers Only Run Keen in Fine Fettle Until Fifth When Rhinelanders Begin to Bunch Hits—

1926 baseball cartoon depicting the Cincinnati Reds marching ahead of National League rivals while taunting the Giants, Robins, Phillies, and Braves.

team:Cincinnati Reds

Pirates Pound Reds as Emil Yde Silences Cincinnati’s League Leaders

The defending Pirates battered the first-place Reds, 7–2, behind Emil Yde, Glenn Wright, and Pie Traynor, while the Cincinnati Enquirer captured the mood of May 1926 with baseball notes, humor, and sports-page verse.