#Harry Rice

Muddy Ruel's Tenth-Inning Triple Lifts Senators Over Browns

Muddy Ruel drove in all four Washington runs, including a game-winning tenth-inning triple, while Rogers Hornsby explained why his Cardinals are content to remain near the top of the National League r…

Ghosts Of The Diamond·1d ago·10 min read

Giants, Yankees and Cardinals Roll as June Pennant Races Tighten

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 w…

Ghosts Of The Diamond·4d ago·9 min read

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Wind, Homers, and a Stolen Home: A Wild Day for St. Louis Baseball

The Cubs outslug the Cardinals in a wind-blown 10–9 thriller featuring four Chicago home runs, while George Sisler steals home and the Browns capitalize on a costly Detroit error. Ty Cobb adds drama b…

Ghosts Of The Diamond·Jun 2·12 min read

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Browns Need a Traffic Cop as Tigers Capitalize on Costly Mix-Up

A costly outfield miscommunication between Harry Rice and Baby Doll Jacobson helps sink the Browns in a chaotic doubleheader with Detroit, while Rogers Hornsby answers readers' baseball rules question…

Ghosts Of The Diamond·Jun 2·7 min read

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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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Rain Halts Cardinals as Howard Ehmke Silences Sisler’s Browns in Boston

Rain washed out the Cardinals at Sportsman’s Park while Howard Ehmke dominated George Sisler’s Browns in Boston. Elsewhere, Irish Meusel found himself benched by John McGraw and Bucky Harris prepared …

Ghosts Of The Diamond·May 19·8 min read

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