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 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:St. Louis Cardinals
The Cubs outslug the Cardinals in a wind-blown 10–9 thriller featuring four Chicago home runs, while George Sisler steals home and the Browns capitalize on a costly Detroit error. Ty Cobb adds drama by suspending pitcher Kenneth Holloway.
team:St. Louis Cardinals
Table of Contents 1. Pinch Hurling of Haines Enables Cards to Down Giants Again, 6–5 2. Browns Present Washington with Victory, 6–5, in Opening Contest 3. ATHLETICS WIN 8TH STRAIGHT, BEAT SOX, 6–2 4. BUCS POUND 3 PHIL PITCHERS TO WIN, 11 TO 1 Pinch Hurling of
team:Brooklyn Robins
Burleigh Grimes baffled the Cubs with his spitter as Brooklyn stayed in first place, while the Giants spiraled deeper into chaos — both on the field and inside the front office. The May 12, 1926 New York Daily News captured a National League race growing more dramatic by the day.