player:George Toporcer - Ghosts Of The Diamond

Composite of the June 30, 1926 St. Louis Globe-Democrat sports page featuring the Browns' 11–3 win over Detroit, Cardinals coverage, and vintage St. Louis advertisements.

team:St. Louis Browns

Browns Blast Tigers While Cardinals Prepare for Crucial Pirates Series

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.

1926 St. Louis Globe-Democrat collage featuring Cubs-Cardinals headlines, Hornsby hospital story, box scores, and vintage St. Louis advertisements.

team:St. Louis Cardinals

Cubs' Eight-Run Fifth Buries Cardinals While Hornsby Heads to Hospital

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.

Vintage June 28, 1926 St. Louis Globe-Democrat collage featuring Cardinals-Cubs headlines, box score, Camel and Coronado Barber Shop advertisements, and White Sox-Browns coverage.

team:St. Louis Cardinals

Grover Cleveland Alexander Beats Cubs as Record Crowd Packs Sportsman's Park

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.

June 25, 1926, St. Louis Globe-Democrat sports page with the lead story on the Cardinals and Pirates playing to a 3–3 tie before the game was called because of Pittsburgh's train schedule.

team:St Louis Cardinals

Call to Train Stops Cardinal-Pirate Final in Ninth with Score 3-3

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.