player:Pat Collins - Ghosts Of The Diamond

Close-up 1926 newspaper portrait of Babe Ruth smiling in his New York Yankees cap beneath the headline “His Majesty” during his powerful 1926 season.

team:New York Yankees

Ruth Reaches Fifteen as Giants Turn Back Pirates and Reds Drop Robins

Babe Ruth blasted his fifteenth homer of the season as the Yankees stretched their winning streak to nine games, while the Reds dropped Brooklyn into third place and the Giants survived Pittsburgh behind the defensive brilliance of Frankie Frisch and Frank Snyder.

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.

1926 New York Daily News feature on Pat Collins and the Yankees’ 7–6 extra-inning win over Detroit, highlighted by Babe Ruth’s sixth home run of the season.

team:New York Yankees

Pat Collins Saves the Yankees as Cubs Blank Giants and Robins Crush Cardinals — May 8, 1926

A noisy single snapped along the left foul line by the bat of Pat Collins in the eleventh inning yesterday was one of the most welcome blows of the season, for that hit defeated the Detroit Tygers by a score of 7 to 6 and terminated the four-game losing streak of the Yankees.