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YANKS AND ROBINS WIN SLUG-FESTS

The Yankees answered their Athletics setback with a 9–3 rout behind Herb Pennock and an eight-run fifth inning, while Jess Barnes and the Robins battered the Braves 8–2. Meanwhile, John McGraw's Giant…

Ghosts Of The Diamond·May 31·8 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

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

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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

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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

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

Brooklyn Pounds Cardinals While Grove Silences Browns in Tough Day for St. Louis Baseball

Contents * Grimes Yields Five Hits and Robins Trounce Cardinals, 7 to 1 * Grove Holds Browns at Bay as Athletics Win Again, 5 to 1 Grimes Yields Five Hits and Robins Trounce Cardinals, 7 to 1 D…

Ghosts Of The Diamond·May 8·1 min read

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