player:Urban Shocker - Ghosts Of The Diamond

Vintage newspaper collage from the July 16, 1926 New York Daily News featuring Cardinals, Pirates, Yankees, Tigers, player portraits, box scores, and 1920s cigar advertisements.

team:New York Yankees

Cardinals Crush Dodgers as Tigers and Pirates Keep Rolling

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:New York Yankees

Lou Gehrig's 12th-Inning Hit Lifts Yankees as Cubs Sweep Dodgers

Lou Gehrig's twelfth-inning single lifted the Yankees over Cleveland, while the Cubs swept a doubleheader from Brooklyn and the Giants pounded Cincinnati for their third straight victory on July 10, 1926.

Vintage-style June 16, 1926 Daily News baseball collage featuring Jimmy Ring, Heinie Mueller, Urban Shocker, Tony Lazzeri, and Dazzy Vance with period newspaper advertisements.

publication:New York Daily News

Giants, Yankees and Cardinals Roll as June Pennant Races Tighten

The Giants edged Cincinnati behind Jimmy Ring, the Yankees beat St. Louis without Babe Ruth as Tony Lazzeri homered, Jim Bottomley powered the Cardinals past Brooklyn, and Grover Cleveland Alexander was suspended by the Cubs in a busy day across baseball on June 16, 1926.

1926 newspaper montage featuring Grover Hartley, Heinie Groh, and Milton Stock beneath the headline "Giants and Dodgers Replace Veterans With Young Players."

team:New York Yankees

Old Stars Fade as Yankees Roll On: Baseball Reflections from June 6 1926

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.

player:George Kelly

George Kelly’s Two Homers Lift Giants as Rain Washes Out New York and Brooklyn

George Kelly slugged two home runs and drove in five runs as the Giants defeated Philadelphia, while rain halted both the Yankees and Robins and Ebbets Field prepared for a massive outdoor boxing card.

Action photo from May 1926 showing Yankees infielder Tony Lazzeri out at first base during a game against the Athletics, who ended New York's 16-game winning streak.

team:New York Yankees

A's Kibosh Yankee Streak as Lefty Grove Plays Executioner

The Yankees' 16-game winning streak came to an abrupt end as Lefty Grove and the Athletics swept a Philadelphia doubleheader. Plus, Paul Gallico reflects on the glory and heartbreak of life on the pitching mound.

1926 newspaper portrait of New York Giants manager John McGraw ahead of the Christy Mathewson memorial game at Braves Field in Boston.

team:New York Yankees

Robins Split Twin Bill as Yankees Keep Baseball Buzzing in May 1926

Babe Ruth predicts another Yankees pennant as New York pushes its winning streak to sixteen games, while John McGraw prepares for Christy Mathewson Day and the Robins split a doubleheader in Philadelphia during a packed day of baseball news from May 1926.

1926 newspaper photo of Yankees players Bob Meusel and Tony Lazzeri accompanying headline about New York defeating the Boston Red Sox, 4–2.

team:New York Yankees

Yankees Win 13th Straight as Tony Lazzeri Sinks Red Sox in Boston

Tony Lazzeri’s first-inning hit and Urban Shocker’s steady pitching carried the Yankees to their 13th straight victory over the Red Sox, while the injury-riddled Giants welcomed a cold-weather postponement before facing the Robins again at the Polo Grounds.