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APRIL
1926

Friday, April 2nd

IN THE NEWS: Hugh Jennings, slated to be the Giants assistant manager, is unable to join the team due to illness. Roger Bresnahan replaces him.

Tuesday, April 13th

IN THE NEWS: More than 45,000 at the Polo Grounds watch Brooklyn's Jess Petty post an Opening Day, 3-0 one-hitter over the Giants. The Giants will win 7 in a row after the opener, only to be beaten again by Petty 2-1 on April 24th.

Walter Johnson takes on A's knuckleballer Eddie Rommel in baseball's greatest opening-day pitchers' duel, a 15-inning battle won by the Senators 1-0. Johnson gives up 6 walks and fans 12.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 13, 1926 » OPENING DAY
New York Yankees 12, Boston Red Sox 11 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 1 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 1, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Crosley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, New York Giants 0 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Boston Braves 3 at Baker Bowl
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, April 14th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 14, 1926
Boston Red Sox 8, New York Yankees 7 at Fenway Park
Washington Senators 3, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Griffith Stadium
Chicago Cubs 9, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 5 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Boston Braves 1 at Baker Bowl
Pittsburgh Pirates 10, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, April 15th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 15, 1926
Chicago White Sox 11, St. Louis Browns 4 at Comiskey Park I
Philadelphia Athletics 9, Washington Senators 3 at Griffith Stadium
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Boston Braves 4 at Baker Bowl
St. Louis Cardinals 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, April 16th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 16, 1926
New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 1 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 4, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Polo Grounds V
Boston Braves 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Baker Bowl
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, April 17th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1926
Boston Red Sox 6, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 2, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 5, St. Louis Browns 4 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 8, Washington Senators 6 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 4, Boston Braves 2 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 15, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Baker Bowl
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, April 18th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1926
Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 7, St. Louis Browns 3 at Tiger Stadium
Washington Senators 3, New York Yankees 2 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 3, Boston Braves 2 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Chicago Cubs 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, April 19th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1926
Philadelphia Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 2, Philadelphia Athletics 1 at Fenway Park
Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I
St. Louis Browns 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 8, Boston Braves 3 at Polo Grounds V
Brooklyn Dodgers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Baker Bowl
Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, April 20th

IN THE NEWS: The Yankees batter Washington 18-5. Among their 22 hits are a HR, 2 doubles, and 2 singles by Ruth, who scores 5 and drives in 8.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1926
Cleveland Indians 9, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I
Detroit Tigers 5, St. Louis Browns 4 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 18, Washington Senators 5 at Griffith Stadium
Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Crosley Field
Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, April 21st

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1926
Cleveland Indians 12, Detroit Tigers 2 at League Park II
New York Yankees 8, Boston Red Sox 5 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Washington Senators 2 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Wrigley Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, April 22nd

IN THE NEWS: The Browns' 5 double plays against the White Sox tie the AL record.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1926
Boston Red Sox 9, New York Yankees 8 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 8, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 11, St. Louis Browns 7 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Braves Field
New York Giants 11, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, April 23rd

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 23, 1926
Cleveland Indians 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at League Park II
New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 9, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
New York Giants 6, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 18, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Saturday, April 24th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1926
Cleveland Indians 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at League Park II
New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 1 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Washington Senators 1 at Shibe Park
Chicago White Sox 7, St. Louis Browns 4 at Sportsman's Park III
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Boston Braves 7 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 2, New York Giants 1 at Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Sunday, April 25th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1926
Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 7, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 11, Cleveland Indians 5 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 8, Washington Senators 6 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, New York Giants 6 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Crosley Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Monday, April 26th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1926
Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
Cleveland Indians 12, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 6, Boston Red Sox 2 at Griffith Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Crosley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Giants 5 at Baker Bowl
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, April 27th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1926
Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago White Sox 7 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 8, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 5, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 9, Boston Red Sox 1 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 6, Boston Braves 5 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 9, Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Baker Bowl
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Wednesday, April 28th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1926
Chicago White Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 3, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 7, St. Louis Browns 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Griffith Stadium
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Boston Braves 4 at Braves Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Baker Bowl
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Thursday, April 29th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1926
Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at League Park II
New York Yankees 8, Washington Senators 5 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 0 at Shibe Park
St. Louis Browns 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 4, New York Giants 2 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 16, Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Friday, April 30th

IN THE NEWS: Jess Petty wins his first 5 games, and the Dodgers go into first place.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1926
Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at League Park II
New York Yankees 7, Washington Senators 2 at Yankee Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Shibe Park
Detroit Tigers 7, St. Louis Browns 6 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 5, New York Giants 4 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 10, St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Wrigley Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Forbes Field
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)