player:Earle Combs - Ghosts Of The Diamond

Alt Text: Vintage July 18, 1926 newspaper collage featuring Rogers Hornsby, Flint Rhem, Babe Ruth, Yankees, Cardinals, and St. Louis Stars baseball coverage.

team:St. Louis Cardinals

Cardinals Pound Phillies Behind Flint Rhem as Yankees Edge Browns

Flint Rhem returned to dominant form as the Cardinals battered Philadelphia, Babe Ruth predicted a Cardinals-Yankees World Series, the Yankees defeated the Browns, and the St. Louis Stars extended their winning streak to eleven games.

Front page of the New York Daily News dated July 17, 1926, featuring the headline "Yanks Claw Tigers, 4 to 3" with photos of Helen Wills.

team:New York Yankees

Yankees Rally Past Tigers While Dodgers Discipline Jess Petty

The Yankees erased a late deficit to beat Detroit 4–3 behind Tony Lazzeri and Earle Combs, while Brooklyn suspended Jess Petty for violating training rules and the Giants defeated Toledo in exhibition play.

Vintage newspaper collage from the July 16, 1926 New York Daily News featuring Cardinals, Pirates, Yankees, Tigers, player portraits, box scores, and 1920s cigar advertisements.

team:New York Yankees

Cardinals Crush Dodgers as Tigers and Pirates Keep Rolling

Three of baseball's biggest stories from the July 16, 1926 New York Daily News: the Cardinals rout Brooklyn, the Pirates blank the Giants behind Ray Kremer, and Detroit hands the Yankees another defeat, plus vintage advertisements from the era.

Collage of June 20, 1926 New York Daily News baseball coverage featuring player portraits, box scores and vintage advertisements from National League games.

team:New York Yankees

Meusel Redeems Himself as Yankees Edge White Sox

Bob Meusel recovered from a costly misplay to lift the Yankees, Jess Petty dominated the Cubs with his arm and bat, and the Pirates stunned the Giants with a decisive ninth-inning rally in a packed day of baseball on June 20, 1926.

Action photo showing Bob Meusel stealing home for the Yankees against the Athletics in May 1926 while Mike Gazella watches from the batter's box.

team:New York Yankees

YANKS AND ROBINS WIN SLUG-FESTS

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.

Action photo from May 1926 showing Yankees infielder Tony Lazzeri out at first base during a game against the Athletics, who ended New York's 16-game winning streak.

team:New York Yankees

A's Kibosh Yankee Streak as Lefty Grove Plays Executioner

The Yankees' 16-game winning streak came to an abrupt end as Lefty Grove and the Athletics swept a Philadelphia doubleheader. Plus, Paul Gallico reflects on the glory and heartbreak of life on the pitching mound.

1926 newspaper photo of Yankees players Bob Meusel and Tony Lazzeri accompanying headline about New York defeating the Boston Red Sox, 4–2.

team:New York Yankees

Yankees Win 13th Straight as Tony Lazzeri Sinks Red Sox in Boston

Tony Lazzeri’s first-inning hit and Urban Shocker’s steady pitching carried the Yankees to their 13th straight victory over the Red Sox, while the injury-riddled Giants welcomed a cold-weather postponement before facing the Robins again at the Polo Grounds.

1926 newspaper portrait of Babe Ruth smiling beneath the headline “Wotta Man!” after hitting two home runs for the Yankees against Cleveland.

player:Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth Roars and Giants Crush Cardinals — New York Daily News Baseball Coverage, May 14, 1926

Babe Ruth belts two more home runs in a Yankees slugfest with Cleveland while the Giants crush the Cardinals behind Virgil Barnes and lose Travis Jackson to another painful knee injury.

1926 Detroit Free Press sporting section front page featuring the Yankees’ 13–9 victory over the Tigers and Preakness Stakes coverage.

team:Detroit Tigers

Ruth Homers, Tigers Collapse, and Grantland Rice Sings of Swat - Detroit Free Press, May 1926

Ruth Lands One of Them, His Eighth of Season—Hugmen Get to Gibson and Barfoot for Six Runs in Sixth and Are Never Headed Off After That—Wells Is Finishing Pitcher.