1926 yankee world series program

Babe ruth was joined in the spotlight by two young upandcoming sluggers named lou gehrig and earle combs who hit. Louis cardinals in the fourth game of the world series. Doutrich the seventh game of the 1926 world series between the st. In the 1923 world series, the new york yankees beat the new york giants in six games.

Pitchers grover alexander of cardinals and bob shawkey of the yankees. They compete in major league baseball mlb as a member club of the american league al east division. New listing 1998 yankees world series program, year book, post. In 1926 the yankees were scheduled to play 154 games.

World series tickets ticket stubs yankee stadium american league new york yankees cardinals ephemera. This was the first world series appearance for the cardinals, and the first of eleven world series championships in their history. New york yankees world series mlb programs for sale ebay. The new york yankees are an american professional baseball team based in the new york city borough of the bronx. Produced for the classic sevengame battle between the new york yankees and eventual world champion st. New york was the heavy favorite over the cardinals in the 1926 world series, their first appearance. It was punctuated by fiery arguments between the two teams, heating up the atmosphere before the world series.

Tremendous 1927 world series program pittsburgh pirates at. Yankee stadium world series game 5 don larsens perfect game in the world series. A 1926 world series champions coin featuring the new york yankees logo as well as the st. The world series is the annual championship series of major league baseball mlb and concludes the mlb postseason. Yankee stadium on edge as waite hoyt pitches to cardinals slugger rogers hornsby. Visit for the complete box score, playbyplay, and win probability. Longtime dealercollector alan getz knows just about everything there is to know about world series programs. Louis lead was cut to one in the sixth, and an inning later, cardinals starter jesse haines ran into bigger trouble. Pair of programs issued, respectively, by the new york yankees and st. Louis cardinals won in a dramatic seven game series, culminating when babe ruth was thrown out in the ninth inning of game seven when attempting to steal second base.

Offered are two programs from the 1926 and 1927 world series featuring the new york yankees. Buy or find prices on a 1926 world series cardinals at yankees game 2 and complete your collection. How my father got a 1926 world series program signed by. This same faultlessly bold black fountain pen ink supplies twentyseven autographs from the bronx. Louis cardinals world series program wbabe ruth at the best online prices at ebay. The 1926 new york yankees click team name for complete roster home road splits for the regular season were 5025 0. The series took place from october 2 to 10, 1926 at yankee stadium and sportsmans park. You are covered by the ebay money back guarantee if you receive an item that is not as described in the listing. In game 6, alexander tossed a complete game eighthitter. Commemorate the yankees championship with this patch. The patch measures approximately at inches in diameter. Substantial sixteenpage largeformat program issued for a 1926 world series game between the yankees and cardinals at yankee stadium. Louis cardinals against the murderers row of the new york yankees. Mlb awards world series mvp major league baseball espn.

The first program is from the 1926 world series, where the st. This page is a finding aid to the world series game programs and scorecards in the joyce sports research collection in the department of special collections, hesburgh libraries of notre dame. To learn about our efforts to improve the accessibility and usability of our website, please visit our. And the story of the strangest end to a world series. Once again, the new york yankees had risen to the top of the american league with solid pitching and spectacular hitting by the soon to be penned murderers. Check out stats on every major league baseball world series mvp winner since 1911 on. Louis cardinals over new york yankees 43 series statistics and schedule. Louis cardinals 4 vs new york yankees 3 1926 world series fast facts. Louis cardinals in the fall classic, a battle which st. Buy world series programs cards, sell world series programs. This large collection of baseball programs, yearbooks, scorecards, and related material is highlighted by thirtythree world series programs including a few duplicates spanning the years 1926 through 1965.

Pete alexander saves the day this article was written by paul e. How my father got a 1926 world series program signed by babe. A 2001 derek jeter autographed world series game used bat 34 was sold at this auction. Louis cardinals bird on the bat logo and the phrase 11time world series champions. How much is 1926 game program yankees vs cardinals worth. This 1926 program found the yanks matched up against the st. Get the best deals on new york yankees world series mlb programs when you shop the largest online. Jul 28, 2019 on october 6, 1926, yankee slugger babe ruth hits a record three homers against the st. Babe ruth sets a world series record on october 6, 1926, yankee slugger babe ruth hits a record three homers against the st. Every buyer gets a mystorerewards invitation for cash back 260760151148. By far its most noteworthy moment was babe ruths called shot home run, in his 10th and last world series. As with all collectibles, condition is the most important factor of. The 1932 world series was a fourgame sweep by the american league champions new york yankees over the national league champions chicago cubs.

Oct 21, 2014 the cardinals win their first world series, with a thrilling game 7 victory over the yankees at yankee stadium. Louis cardinals, presented is a very attractive 1926 world series program picturing hall of famers miller huggins and rogers hornsby on the front cover. The cardinals defeated the yankees in a dramatic sevengame series in 1926 that featured one of the most memorable moments in postseason history. He particularly wanted yankee manager miller huggins but could not locate him. The coin features the world series logo and the team names. The twentypage publication is lower grade due to a combination of wear including creasing and paper fraying. New york yankees tickets on monday, march 16 commissioner robert d. Official program from the 1926 fall classic battle between the cardinals of st. The 1927 world series program from new york is one of the most highly prized world series programs of all.

They are one of two major league clubs based in new york city, the other being the national league s nl new york mets. Following the newly updated recommendations from the centers for disease control and prevention cdc restricting events of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks, the opening of the 2020. Baseball almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive team schedule for the 1926 new york yankees with dates for every game played, opponents faced, a final score, and a cumulative record for the 1926 season. A memorable finish to a sevengame world series involves a terrific relief performance from a barely preparedand hungoverpete alexander, and a historic, illfated stolen base attempt by babe ruth. For game seven the 1926 world series was the third straight to go the sevengame distance. The cardinals featured a lineup with hall of famers hornsby, jim bottomley, bill southworth, and chick hafey, while also trotting out 1926 national league.

The 1926 new york yankees season was the teams 24th season in new york, and its 26th. We use professional grade, thick 235 gram, 100 year archival quality. The cardinals and yankees faced each other in the 1926 world series, when the cards beat the yankees in seven games. Please note, the front and back cover are detached. He explained his problem to the only security guard, a. Sportmans park at the time of the 1926 world series. Provided is a spectacular relic from that pivotal season of lous storied career, likely signed during the bombers world series meeting with the st. The 1926 new york yankees season was the teams 24th season in new york, and its 26th season overall. Forbes field world series game 7 classic baseball game that was ultimately won by a spectacular walk. This fall classic was contested between rogers hornsby and his st. It is october 10, 1926 and it seems everyone is wearing a hat at game seven of the 1926 world series at yankee stadium. Louis cardinals against the american league champion new york yankees. Louis cardinals and the new york yankees was played on a cold, damp day in new york city.

The team finished with a record of 9163, winning their fourth pennant, finishing three games ahead of the cleveland indians. World series programs after 1935 are easier to find and, although pricey on their own, are relatively affordable compared to the prewar programs. Offered is a substantial twentypage, largeformat program issued for either game 3 or game 4 of the 1927 world series between the yankees and pirates at yankee stadium. Meusel swung and missed, and catcher bob ofarrell threw to second baseman hornsby who tagged ruth out, ending game 7 and thereby crowning his cardinals world series champions for the first time.

Few observers thought alexander would get anywhere near the mound that afternoon at yankee stadium. The 1926 world series, the 23rd playing of major league baseballs championship series, pitted the national league champion st. With the start of the 2019 world series just around the corner, my tour through memorable world series stops today in the exciting 1926 world series, one of the most memorable in world series history. As with all collectibles, condition is the most important factor of all providing that the item. When you click one and make a purchase, we receive a commission. Alexander provides ultimate relief for cardinals in 1926. This would be the first of the yankees 27 world series championships as of 2019. Make offer 1947 ny yankees brooklyn dodgers original world series program 1948 world series souvenir program cleveland indians vs. Then he gave the greatest exhibition of batting a world s series ever saw1 and become the first player to hit a trio of homers in a postseason game as the yankees evened the 1926 world series at two games apiece with a 105 triumph over the cardinals. Oct 09, 2015 yankee stadium on edge as waite hoyt pitches to cardinals slugger rogers hornsby. First played in 1903, the world series championship is a bestofseven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseballs national league nl and american league al. The last out of this series was made by babe ruth attempting to steal second base. After winning the world series in 1923, the new york yankees found themselves on the losing end of the championship match several times in the 1920s before finally starting their dominant run in 1927. The yankees topped the american league with solid pitching and their soon to be named murderers row of babe ruth, lou gehrig, and earle combs.

The american league homerun leader with 47 in 1926, babe ruth had hit only four in his first 25 world series games. This new york yankees home schedule is a list of home games to help a ttribute the number on a ticket to the games played. Forbes field world series game 7 classic baseball game that was ultimately won by a spectacular walkoff home run by pirate second baseman bill mazeroski. Louis cardinals against the new york yankees the two winningest world series teams in history for the first of five battles for major league baseballs championship. The cover features large portrait images of each clubs respective manager, miller huggins and rogers hornsby, while the interior pages include photos of league and team officials, as well as portraits of twentyfive members of both the yankees and cardinals. As he had done against the cards in the 1926 series, ruth rocketed three home runs over the right field pavilion in sportsmans park in game 4, the only one to do it twice in the world series through the 2016 season. In the world series, they lost in 7 games to the st. Taylor douthit, lester bell, jim bottomley chick hafey, bob ofarrell.

This amazing piece is an enlarged replica of a 1916 brooklyn dodgers vs red sox world series program. Holm, the first batter, singles but is out at second base when southworth hits to short. The offered 1927 world series program is a sterling memento of murderers row and their accomplishments. Alexander provides ultimate relief for cardinals in 1926 world series. The cardinals defeated the yankees four games to three in the bestofseven series, which took place from october 2 to 10, 1926, at yankee stadium and sportsmans park. Presented here is a program for the 1926 world series. The cardinals defeated the yankees four games to three in the bestofseven. Pete alexander thought he had thrown his last pitch of the 1926 season.

The powerful 1927 new york yankees annihilated their completion in both the regular season and world series. The cardinals beat the yankees four games to three in saint louis sportsmans park. Louis side of the series and holds up in exceptional condition with a vertical crease through the center and only minor page wrinkling detracting from overall visual appeal. Pre 1920 world series programs are the highest priced publication in the market and virtually impossible to acquire due to age, condition, and price. With the cardinals clinging to a slim 32 in the bottom of the seventh inning of game 7, tony lazzeri came to. How much is a 1926 world series program worth answers. Scored program from game 1 of the 1926 world series between the new york yankees and the visiting st. Includes handwritten score sheets from the game which have been placed into the book by an unknown person. Jan 17, 2014 how my father got a 1926 world series program signed by babe ruth and more. Game one of the 1926 world series at yankee stadium october 2, 1926.