player:Marty McManus - 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.

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.

team:Detroit Tigers

Ty Cobb Suspends Ken Holloway as Browns Push Tigers Into Second Division

Ty Cobb suspended pitcher Ken Holloway, George Sisler stole home in a pivotal Browns victory, Grantland Rice weighed in on the Yankees, and George Kelly’s two homers powered the Giants past Philadelphia.

1926 photo of Rogers Hornsby receiving his NL MVP medal and cash award from John Heydler and Kenesaw Mountain Landis before a Cardinals-Phillies game at Sportsmans Park.

team:St. Louis Cardinals

Hornsby Day Lifts Cardinals as Browns Collapse Late to Ruth’s Yankees

Rogers Hornsby Day brought celebration to Sportsmans Park as Wee Willie Sherdel led the Cardinals past Philadelphia, while across the league the Browns squandered a five-run lead to Babe Ruth and the surging Yankees.

May 9, 1926 St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports front page with headline about Babe Herman’s homer helping Brooklyn defeat the Cardinals 5–3 at Sportsman’s Park.

team:St. Louis Cardinals

Babe Herman Sinks Cardinals While Browns Collapse in Philadelphia — St. Louis Baseball Coverage from May 9, 1926

Babe Herman’s late homer sinks the Cardinals at Sportsman’s Park while the Browns are crushed 14–0 in Philadelphia. Plus: rumors swirl around George Sisler’s future, Brownie Notes, and a fascinating 1926 column on Ernie Nevers and baseball’s reserve clause system.