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  "description": "The St. Louis Star praised Cardinals outfielder Heine Mueller’s brilliant May 1926 play, while Alan Gould reflected on baseball’s unpredictability and a feature chart examined White Sox first baseman Earl Sheely’s steady career.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-26T22:26:02.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Clarence \"Heine\" Mueller",
    "Connie Mack",
    "Clarence Franklin Mueller",
    "Hornsby",
    "Earl Sheely",
    "George Kelly",
    "Jack Fournier",
    "Jim Bottomley",
    "Joe Judge",
    "Heine Sand",
    "Cherokee store location"
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  "textContent": "Content from the May 26, 1926 St. Louis Star\n\n## In This Edition\n\n  * Playing a Great Game\n  * Goulds' Gossip\n    * Handing It to \"Heine\"\n  * The Star’s Baseball Chart\n  * Sheely's Record\n\n\n\n* * *\n\n## PLAYING A GREAT GAME\n\nIf “handsome is as handsome does,” Clarence \"Heine\" Mueller, the Cardinal outfielder, must be the best looking ball player in the game. His sterling recent performances have helped considerably in the fine showing made by the St. Louis Cardinals in their Sportsman’s Park stay.\n\n* * *\n\n## GOULDS' GOSSIP\n\nMOST games are uncertain and this uncertainty makes for their popularity. If any baseball fan—no matter how rabid for his home town team—knew that said team would win every day, he would soon give up the game. Connie Mack proved that with his old Athletics. Then, there is tennis. A recent local tournament shows this uncertainty. At Sherman Park, three players were engaged. These were Bernero, Leche and Sarazon. Here's what happened in the round robin. Bernero beat Leche; Sarazon beat Bernero and Leche beat Sarazon. About the only thing certain in tennis is that there is a net between the players.\n\n### Handing It to \"Heine.\"\n\nOUT in the Cardinal outfield is one of the most colorful players in baseball. He is Clarence Franklin Mueller, better known to the fans of the country as \"Heine.\" It has been necessary to criticise the play of Mueller (always constructively, we hope) on divers occasions. But, of late, there has been no reason for criticism and the young South St. Louisan, almost single-handed has won several games for Hornsby.\n\nThere never was any doubt as to Mueller's \"possibilities.\" Sometimes, his \"actualities\" were a bit off but, from his play of the past month, it is apparent that those fine \"possibilities\" have become present \"actualities\" and future \"probabilities.\" Everybody hopes so. When \"Heine\" is playing up to his present form, he's a whale of a ball player.\n\n* * *\n\n“The Star’s Baseball Chart” compares Earl Sheely’s yearly performance against the league-average player from 1921 through 1925.\n\n## SHEELY'S RECORD.\n\nEarl Sheely is another player who stays put. He has been with the White Sox continuously throughout the five years and has managed to hover very close to the average line.\n\nHe isn't a whiz bang of a first baseman, like George Kelly or Jack Fournier, or Jim Bottomley or Joe Judge. But he's good.\n\nAlthough his slugging is light, being in the clean-up position, he ranks very high in batting in runs. In scoring, too, he's above the average and has improved in each of the five years.\n\nHe never has been good at stealing bases, ranking way down the line in this respect. In fielding he's good, leading the league in number of double plays last year.\n\nIn spite of the fact that he is not a dangerous batter he always gets a generous allotment of passes to first. Waiting them out is one of the best things he does. 1926 ought to see him doing par at least.\n\n_Copyright, 1926, by Current News Features, Incorporated_\n\n _TOMORROW—_ Heine Sand_._\n\n* * *\n\n## Advertisements\n\n****Caption:**** Falstaff Brewery of St. Louis advertises its “Super-X” near beer alongside pretzels and ginger ale during the Prohibition era in 1926.\n\n* * *\n\n****Caption:**** Smith’s Furniture Company promotes its “First Annual $100,000 Week” sale at the Cherokee store location in St. Louis during May 1926. & Louisville & Nashville Railroad advertises a $3.50 round-trip excursion from St. Louis to Evansville, Indiana, departing Saturday, May 29, 1926.\n\n* * *\n\nportsman’s Park advertisement announcing a St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds game in May 1926, with tickets available at 600 Olive Street.\n\n* * *",
  "title": "Heine Mueller Wins Over St. Louis as Cardinals Surge in May 1926",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-26T22:27:58.017Z"
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