#Clarence Mitchell

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…

Ghosts Of The Diamond·3d ago·9 min read

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 Philadelp…

Ghosts Of The Diamond·May 28·16 min read

Clarence Mitchell Jess Petty Rube Ehrhardt Douglas McWeeny

Hornsby Day Lifts Cardinals as Browns Collapse Late to Ruth’s Yankees

Rogers Hornsby Day brought celebration to Sportsmans Park as Wee Willie Sherdel led the Cardinals past Philadelphia, while across the league the Browns squandered a five-run lead to Babe Ruth and the …

Ghosts Of The Diamond·May 23·20 min read

St. Louis Cardinals Ernie Maun Ed Baecht Rogers Hornsby

Ruth’s Power, Hornsby’s Honor, and the Reds’ Rise - Baseball’s Big Stories of May 1926

Babe Ruth keeps hammering home runs, Rogers Hornsby prepares for “Hornsby Day” in St. Louis, and the Reds, Robins, Yankees, and Athletics all surge in the 1926 pennant races in this packed Sporting Ne…

Ghosts Of The Diamond·May 20·89 min read

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