Portal:Baseball/Selected article/Week 23, 2007

The 1926 World Series was the championship series of the 1926 Major League Baseball season, featuring the St. Louis Cardinals against the New York Yankees. The best-of-seven series, which took place at Yankee Stadium and Sportsman's Park, resulted in the Cardinals defeating the Yankees 4 games to 3.

The Cardinals were the National League pennant-winners, after finishing two games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds, with an 89-65 record. The Yankees had the best record in the American League with 91 wins and 63 losses, finishing three games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. This was the first World Series appearance for the Cardinals, and it resulted the first of ten World Series championships in Cardinals team history. The Babe Ruth-led Yankees were making their fourth World Series appearance in six years, including winning the 1923 World Series. The Yankees would rebound from their 1926 World Series loss to win the title in 1927 and again in 1928.