team:St. Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals survived Jack Fournier's three-home-run barrage and 16 Brooklyn hits, erupting for a seven-run fifth inning behind Taylor Douthit's four-hit day to claim a wild 12–10 victory at Sportsmans Park.
team:St. Louis Cardinals
Arthur Reinhart scattered seven hits while the Cardinals erupted for 15 of their own, chasing Adolfo Luque with a six-run fifth inning to salvage the series finale against Cincinnati, 11–2.
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
Grover Cleveland Alexander defeated his former Cubs before a record crowd of 37,196 at Sportsman's Park, while Billy Southworth homered and fans showered the field with bottles and seat cushions during a memorable 1926 doubleheader.
team:St. Louis Cardinals
Grover Cleveland Alexander defeated his former Cubs in his St. Louis debut as a record crowd of nearly 38,000 packed Sportsman's Park for a dramatic doubleheader that also featured a controversial bottle-and-cushion barrage.
team:St. Louis Cardinals
Rogers Hornsby's three-run homer capped a six-run seventh inning as the Cardinals rallied from a 6–1 deficit to defeat the Cubs, seize second place in the National League, and continue one of baseball's hottest pennant races.
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.
player:George Sisler
A costly outfield miscommunication between Harry Rice and Baby Doll Jacobson helps sink the Browns in a chaotic doubleheader with Detroit, while Rogers Hornsby answers readers' baseball rules questions in the latest St. Louis Post-Dispatch coverage.
team:St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals coverage from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat Sunday Morning May 30, 1926 May’s Effective Hurling Enables Reds to Trip Cardinals, 3 to 1 Single by Thevenow, Douthit’s Triple Give Knot Holers Only Run Keen in Fine Fettle Until Fifth When Rhinelanders Begin to Bunch Hits—
team:St. Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals roared back from a five-run deficit behind Rogers Hornsby, Heinie Mueller, and a rare triple play, while the Browns staggered home in last place and the St. Louis Stars edged the Cuban Stars in extra innings.