team:New York Yankees
Three of baseball's biggest stories from the July 16, 1926 New York Daily News: the Cardinals rout Brooklyn, the Pirates blank the Giants behind Ray Kremer, and Detroit hands the Yankees another defeat, plus vintage advertisements from the era.
team:Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh erupted for eight runs in one inning to reclaim second place, while a feature on rookie Andy Cohen, analysis of the Pirates' slump, and team notes captured one of the busiest baseball Sundays of July 1926.
team:St. Louis Cardinals
Grover Cleveland Alexander pitched brilliantly, but Ray Kremer outdueled the Cardinals as a crushing eighth-inning double play and a late rally that fell one run short handed Pittsburgh a 3–2 victory on July 2, 1926.
team:St Louis Cardinals
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.
team:Detroit Tigers
Johnny Tavener collected four straight hits and drove in three runs as Ty Cobb's Tigers erupted for five runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Browns 9 to 4 and win their fourth consecutive game.
team:Pittsburgh Pirates
The National League pennant race reached a fever pitch on June 22, 1926, as the Pirates and Cardinals prepared for a crucial series in St. Louis while writers debated whether Rogers Hornsby's club had the pitching, stamina and star power to challenge Pittsburgh and Cincinnati for the flag.
team:New York Yankees
Bob Meusel recovered from a costly misplay to lift the Yankees, Jess Petty dominated the Cubs with his arm and bat, and the Pirates stunned the Giants with a decisive ninth-inning rally in a packed day of baseball on June 20, 1926.
team:New York Yankees
As the Yankees rode a seemingly charmed winning streak, baseball writers also reflected on the passing of an older generation. Heinie Groh, Milton Stock and Grover Hartley were among the veterans leaving center stage as younger stars reshaped the game in 1926.
team:Pittsburgh Pirates
Rain washed out the Pirates and Cubs in Pittsburgh, but the pennant race tightened as Kiki Cuyler claimed the National League batting lead, the Cardinals swept Philadelphia, and Babe Ruth continued his historic home run pace.
publication:The Sporting News
Babe Ruth chases another home run record while the Reds, Cubs and Pirates reshape the National League race. The Sporting News from May 27, 1926 captures baseball at a turning point, with pennant contenders rising, dynasties wobbling and legends still commanding the spotlight.
team:Cincinnati Reds
The defending Pirates battered the first-place Reds, 7–2, behind Emil Yde, Glenn Wright, and Pie Traynor, while the Cincinnati Enquirer captured the mood of May 1926 with baseball notes, humor, and sports-page verse.
publication:Sporting News
Babe Ruth keeps hammering home runs, Rogers Hornsby prepares for “Hornsby Day” in St. Louis, and the Reds, Robins, Yankees, and Athletics all surge in the 1926 pennant races in this packed Sporting News special edition from May 20, 1926.