team:St. Louis Cardinals
Flint Rhem returned to dominant form as the Cardinals battered Philadelphia, Babe Ruth predicted a Cardinals-Yankees World Series, the Yankees defeated the Browns, and the St. Louis Stars extended their winning streak to eleven games.
team:New York Yankees
Lefty Grove struck out 14 Yankees during an Athletics doubleheader sweep, the Phillies swept the Giants at the Polo Grounds, and Brooklyn salvaged a split in Boston on July 5, 1926.
team:New York Yankees
Babe Ruth launched his 26th home run, Bill Marriott hit two for Brooklyn, the Giants unraveled with costly errors, and Rogers Hornsby underwent surgery in another eventful day across major league baseball.
team:New York Yankees
Lefty Grove struck out 10 to overpower the Yankees, while the Giants rallied past the Braves and the Phillies hammered the Robins in another action-packed day from the June 29, 1926 New York Daily News.
team:New York Yankees
Babe Ruth blasted his 25th home run of 1926, Tony Lazzeri added another, Wayland Dean silenced Brooklyn, and a controversial call sparked a bottle-throwing riot in St. Louis in a dramatic day across the major leagues.
team:New York Yankees
Bob Meusel's broken foot shakes the Yankees, the New York Daily News defends Miller Huggins, blasts Phillies owner Bill Baker, revisits baseball's funniest prank, and recaps a busy day around both major leagues.
team:Brooklyn Robins
Brooklyn's ownership future appeared set for change as Humbert J. Fugazy moved toward purchasing the Ebbets interest, while the Robins swept Boston with dramatic ninth-inning rallies and Babe Ruth inspired another memorable Paul Gallico column.
team:New York Yankees
Babe Ruth launched his 23rd home run of 1926 as the Yankees split a bizarre doubleheader in Washington. Burleigh Grimes dominated Boston, Hal Carlson beat the Giants, and Grover Alexander was sent from the Cubs to the Cardinals.
Team:New York Giants
Bill Terry and Frank Frisch powered an 18-hit Giants attack in a 10–3 win over Philadelphia, while Brooklyn split a doubleheader with Boston after a costly extra-inning error spoiled the opener.
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:Detroit Tigers
Ty Cobb suspended pitcher Ken Holloway, George Sisler stole home in a pivotal Browns victory, Grantland Rice weighed in on the Yankees, and George Kelly’s two homers powered the Giants past Philadelphia.