team:New York Yankees
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.
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 Alexander carried a two-hit shutout into the ninth before Wallie Pipp's dramatic two-run homer forced extra innings, where Cincinnati completed a stunning comeback to hand the Cardinals a crushing 5–2 defeat.
publication:The Sporting News
Part two of our July 1, 1926 Sporting News special edition collects editorials, columns, humor, reader questions, and baseball commentary—from praise of Grover Alexander to debates over pennant races and baseball strategy.
publication:The Sporting News
Part one of Diamond Ghosts' Sporting News Special Edition from July 1, 1926 features league-wide pennant reports, Grover Alexander's Cardinals debut, Ted Lyons' dominance, and club dispatches from every major league city.
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: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
Babe Ruth's popularity reaches new heights as the Yankees head for Chicago, while a whimsical Kris Kringle column imagines John McGraw postponing the Giants' game because June weather feels more like Christmas.
publication:New York Daily News
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.
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: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—