player:Tony Kaufmann - Ghosts Of The Diamond

Lester Bell slides home safely on Tommy Thevenow's game-tying single as Cubs catcher Gabby Hartnett awaits the throw during the Cardinals-Cubs doubleheader at Sportsman's Park, June 27, 1926.

team:St. Louis Cardinals

Pop Bottles Fly as Alexander Tops Cubs Before Record Baseball Crowd

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.

June 25, 1926, St. Louis Globe-Democrat sports page with the lead story on the Cardinals and Pirates playing to a 3–3 tie before the game was called because of Pittsburgh's train schedule.

team:St Louis Cardinals

Call to Train Stops Cardinal-Pirate Final in Ninth with Score 3-3

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:St. Louis Cardinals

Wind, Homers, and a Stolen Home: A Wild Day for St. Louis Baseball

The Cubs outslug the Cardinals in a wind-blown 10–9 thriller featuring four Chicago home runs, while George Sisler steals home and the Browns capitalize on a costly Detroit error. Ty Cobb adds drama by suspending pitcher Kenneth Holloway.

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.