player:Johnny Mostil

team:St. Louis Browns

Four Runs in Ninth Give White Sox 6 to 5 Victory Over Browns

A three-run Browns rally in the eighth seemed enough, but the White Sox answered with four runs in the ninth to steal a 6-5 victory. Bob La Motte's late error proved costly, while Bibb Falk and Eddie Collins helped fuel Chicago's comeback in a dramatic American League finish.

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.