#Glenn Wright

Rain Keeps Pirates Idle as Cuyler Takes National League Batting Lead

Rain washed out the Pirates and Cubs in Pittsburgh, but the pennant race tightened as Kiki Cuyler claimed the National League batting lead, the Cardinals swept Philadelphia, and Babe Ruth continued hi…

Ghosts Of The Diamond·Jun 7·65 min read

Ruth, Hornsby and the Reds: Baseball’s Biggest Stories from May 27, 1926

Babe Ruth chases another home run record while the Reds, Cubs and Pirates reshape the National League race. The Sporting News from May 27, 1926 captures baseball at a turning point, with pennant conte…

Ghosts Of The Diamond·May 27·100 min read

Babe Ruth Walter Johnson Lundgren Stan Coveleski

Cardinals Storm Back as Hornsby Sparks Triple Play and Reds Collapse

The Cardinals roared back from a five-run deficit behind Rogers Hornsby, Heinie Mueller, and a rare triple play, while the Browns staggered home in last place and the St. Louis Stars edged the Cuban S…

Ghosts Of The Diamond·May 27·19 min read

Red Lucas Jake May Babe Pinelli Jim Bottomley

Pirates Pound Reds as Emil Yde Silences Cincinnati’s League Leaders

The defending Pirates battered the first-place Reds, 7–2, behind Emil Yde, Glenn Wright, and Pie Traynor, while the Cincinnati Enquirer captured the mood of May 1926 with baseball notes, humor, and sp…

Ghosts Of The Diamond·May 24·15 min read

Reds Emil Yde Pete Donohue Glenn Wright

Ruth Reaches Fifteen as Giants Turn Back Pirates and Reds Drop Robins

Babe Ruth blasted his fifteenth homer of the season as the Yankees stretched their winning streak to nine games, while the Reds dropped Brooklyn into third place and the Giants survived Pittsburgh beh…

Ghosts Of The Diamond·May 22·8 min read

Yankees Babe Ruth Myles Thomas George Sisler

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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Kiki Cuyler’s Blast Lifts Pirates as Rogers Hornsby Prepares for St. Louis Coronation

Kiki Cuyler homered and Johnny Morrison outdueled Brooklyn as the Pirates climbed the standings at Forbes Field. Meanwhile, Rogers Hornsby prepared for a grand St. Louis celebration honoring baseball’…

Ghosts Of The Diamond·May 16·26 min read

Glenn Wright Stuffy McInnis Kiki Cuyler Johnny Morrison