#Tom Sheehan

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

“Spaghet! Tony Wins for Da Yanks!” Lazzeri Lifts New York in 1926

Tony Lazzeri’s eighth-inning grand slam carried the Yankees past the White Sox, while rain froze Brooklyn and Pittsburgh in a 4–4 deadlock during a wet May 18, 1926 baseball slate.

Ghosts Of The Diamond·May 19·7 min read

Tony Lazzeri Sad Sam Jones Mark Koenig Earle Combs

Babe Ruth’s 11th Homer Lifts Yankees as Giants Falter and Robins Hang On — May 15, 1926

Babe Ruth smashed his eleventh home run of 1926 to lift the Yankees over Cleveland in a tight pitching duel, while the National League pennant race grew even tighter as the Robins and Pirates battled …

Ghosts Of The Diamond·May 15·6 min read

G. Herman Ruth Myles Thomas Lou Gehrig Pat Collins