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…
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…
August 16, 1927: Babe Ruth’s homer reaches the roof at Comiskey Park in Chicago
During the 1926 American League season, there were a handful…
September 4, 1927: Waner brothers both hit ‘bouncing’ home runs in Pirates’ win over Reds
Babe Ruth was well on his way to hitting his historic 60 home…
September 5, 1927: Last-place Red Sox beat the Yankees, 12-11, in 18 innings
The 1927 New York Yankees were a legendary team. The “Murderers’…
September 11, 1927: Browns avoid the skunk as Milt Gaston earns ‘brilliant victory’ over mighty Yankees
Baseball had never seen a juggernaut quite like the 1927 New…
September 11, 1927: Goodbye, Shamokin: Pennsylvania city leaves affiliated ball with win
“‘Finis’ was written to the 1927 chapter of the New York-Pennsylvania…
September 22, 1927: ‘Big Train’ Walter Johnson makes his last stop on the mound
The major sports story of the day for September 22, 1927, was…
September 29, 1927: Babe Ruth hits grand slam in second consecutive game for No. 59
Babe Ruth was on fire. He had already hit 14 home runs in September…