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: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: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: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.
team:Pittsburgh Pirates
All the Pirates had to do yesterday in order to break a deadlock which existed between them and their Philadelphia opponents was to take a few pokes at the pellet, lean back and idle along to an 11-1 victory.