
July 10, 1926: Violent vicissitudes as A’s rally to beat White Sox, 17-14
Philadelphia is not known the to be coolest place to summer…

July 10, 1926: Senators explode for 12 runs in eighth inning
On Saturday, July 10, 1926, the temperature in Washington reached…

August 11, 1926: Mutinous Pirates ousted after loss to Brooklyn
The defending world champion Pittsburgh Pirates were in first…

September 16, 1926: Cardinals keep first pennant in sight with 23-3 rout of Phillies
The St. Louis Cardinals were in a fight for the National League…

September 17, 1926: Frankie Frisch, Giants derail Reds’ pennant drive
On the eve of the 1926 season, the venerated New York Giants…

September 26, 1926: Tigers’ Bob Fothergill hits for natural cycle on last day of season
With one day left in the American League schedule, Detroit’s…

October 3, 1926: Red Grier throws a no-hitter in Negro League World Series
Red Grier wouldn’t have had the chance to pitch one of the…

October 5, 1926: Cardinals’ Jesse Haines tosses shutout and homers in first World Series game in St. Louis
“Screams, shrieks, whoops, bawls, howls, hollers, roars swept…

October 6, 1926: Babe Ruth becomes first player to hit three homers in World Series game
The American League home-run leader with 47 in 1926, Babe…

October 7, 1926: Tony Lazzeri’s sacrifice fly wins Game 5 for Yankees in extra innings
A crowd of 39,552, the largest of the three games at Sportsman’s…

October 9, 1926: Red Grange returns to Boston with upstart pro football league
Less than a year after Red Grange and the Chicago Bears debuted…

October 10, 1926: Pete Alexander saves the day
The seventh game of the 1926 World Series between the St. Louis…
April 12, 1927: Cubs wallop defending champion Cardinals on Opening Day
In the early part of 1927, the Midwest was bursting with anticipation…

April 12, 1927: Murderers’ Row Yankees kick off new pennant chase amid overflowing crowds
For the first of its eventual 110 wins, the 1927 Yankees team…

May 10, 1927: Ty Cobb returns home to Detroit with Philadelphia A’s
Forty thousand fans turned out at Navin Field on a cloudy and…

May 30, 1927: Jimmy Cooney turns unassisted triple play as Cubs beat Pirates in 10 innings
Shortstop Jimmy Cooney’s rare defensive play highlighted the…

May 31, 1927: Johnny Neun’s unassisted triple play preserves victory for Detroit Tigers
Johnny Neun, the Detroit Tigers’ 26-year-old backup first baseman,…

June 4, 1927: Umpire Gerald Hayes halts tie game, infuriates Syracuse crowd
The Syracuse (New York) Stars, managed by Burt Shotton, were…

June 18, 1927: Sucker-punch knockout overshadows Pirates’ win over Braves
Catcher Earl “Oil” Smith was described during his playing…

June 18, 1927: Lucky Lindy helps Cardinals raise pennant as Rogers Hornsby returns to Mound City
Charles Lindbergh’s nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic…

June 21, 1927: Jesse Haines goes the distance; Cardinals win on Les Bell’s 13th-inning single
On Tuesday, June 21, 1927, at Sportsman’s Park, the reigning…

July 15, 1927: Cardinals’ Jim Bottomley is ‘terror with ash’ as he hits for the cycle
Midway through the 1927 baseball campaign, it appeared as if…

July 28, 1927: Walter Johnson records 417th and final career win for Senators
On April 27, 1926, Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators…

August 5, 1927: Cy Williams, NL’s career home run leader, hits for the cycle
As July 1927 came to a close, the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh…