#Jimmy Ring

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·Jun 2·9 min read

Yankees Win Their 12th Straight as Robins Edge Giants in Brooklyn

The Yankees stretched their winning streak to twelve games behind Waite Hoyt and Pat Collins, while Jess Petty outdueled the Giants before 30,000 fans at Ebbets Field in the May 24, 1926 New York Dail…

Ghosts Of The Diamond·May 24·7 min read

Pat Collins Yankees Red Sox Babe Ruth

Rogers Hornsby Day Nears as Cardinals Battle Back Toward .500

The Cardinals return home riding a hot streak as Rogers Hornsby prepares for a citywide celebration and St. Louis opens a critical five-game series against the struggling Philadelphia Phillies.

Ghosts Of The Diamond·May 19·6 min read

Jess Haines Arthur Reinhart Rogers Hornsby Hal Carlson

Reds Deepen Giants’ Misery as Babe Ruth Waits Out the Rain — Baseball News from May 17, 1926

The Giants dropped their third straight in Cincinnati after a disastrous eighth inning, while Babe Ruth’s Yankees sat idle in the rain and Brooklyn lost a lucrative one-day stand to the weather. Baseb…

Ghosts Of The Diamond·May 18·7 min read

Jack Scott Al Moore Bubbles Hargrave Red Lucas