1926 Major League Baseball season

Sports season
1926 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 13 – October 10, 1926
Number of games154
Number of teams16
Regular Season
Season MVPAL: George Burns (CLE)
NL: Bob O'Farrell (SLC)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upCleveland Indians
NL championsSt. Louis Cardinals
  NL runners-upCincinnati Reds
World Series
ChampionsSt. Louis Cardinals
  Runners-upNew York Yankees
MLB seasons
1926 Major League Baseball season is located in the United States
Red Sox
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White Sox
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Senators
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Locations of teams for the 1923–1931 American League seasons
American League
Locations of teams for the 1920–1931 National League seasons
National League

The 1926 Major League Baseball season began on April 13, 1926. The regular season ended on September 29, with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 23rd World Series on October 2 and ended with Game 7 on October 10. The Cardinals defeated the Yankees, four games to three.

This was the fifth of eight seasons that "League Awards", a precursor to the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), were issued.

Teams

League Team City Stadium Capacity
American League Boston Red Sox Boston, Massachusetts Fenway Park 35,000
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois Comiskey Park 28,000
Cleveland Indians Cleveland, Ohio Dunn Field 21,414
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Navin Field 30,000
New York Yankees New York, New York Yankee Stadium 58,000
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Shibe Park 27,500
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 34,023
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Griffith Stadium 27,000
National League Boston Braves Boston, Massachusetts Braves Field 40,000
Brooklyn Robins New York, New York Ebbets Field 28,000
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois Cubs Park 20,000
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Redland Field 20,696
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 55,000
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Baker Bowl 18,000
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Forbes Field 41,000
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 34,023

Schedule

The 1926 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place since the 1904 season (except for 1919) and would be used until 1961 in the American League and 1962 in the National League.

Opening Day, April 13, featured all sixteen teams, continuing the trend which started with the 1924 season. The American League would see its final day of the regular season was on September 27, while the National League would see its final day of the regular season on September 29 with a doubleheader between the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves. The World Series took place between October 2 and October 10.

Rule changes

The 1926 season saw the following rule changes:[1]

Standings

American League

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American League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 91 63 0.591 — 50–25 41–38
Cleveland Indians 88 66 0.571 3 49–31 39–35
Philadelphia Athletics 83 67 0.553 6 44–27 39–40
Washington Senators 81 69 0.540 8 42–30 39–39
Chicago White Sox 81 72 0.529 9½ 47–31 34–41
Detroit Tigers 79 75 0.513 12 39–41 40–34
St. Louis Browns 62 92 0.403 29 40–39 22–53
Boston Red Sox 46 107 0.301 44½ 25–51 21–56

National League

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National League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 89 65 0.578 — 47–30 42–35
Cincinnati Reds 87 67 0.565 2 53–23 34–44
Pittsburgh Pirates 84 69 0.549 4½ 49–28 35–41
Chicago Cubs 82 72 0.532 7 49–28 33–44
New York Giants 74 77 0.490 13½ 43–33 31–44
Brooklyn Robins 71 82 0.464 17½ 38–38 33–44
Boston Braves 66 86 0.434 22 43–34 23–52
Philadelphia Phillies 58 93 0.384 29½ 33–42 25–51

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL New York Yankees 3
NL St. Louis Cardinals 4

Managers

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders
Stat Player Total
AVG Heinie Manush (DET) .378
HR Babe Ruth (NYY) 47
RBI Babe Ruth (NYY) 153
R Babe Ruth (NYY) 139
H George Burns (CLE)
Sam Rice (WSH)		 216
SB Johnny Mostil (CWS) 35
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Total
W George Uhle (CLE) 27
L Milt Gaston (SLB)
Paul Zahniser (BRS)		 18
ERA Lefty Grove (PHA) 2.51
K Lefty Grove (PHA) 194
IP George Uhle (CLE) 318.1
SV Firpo Marberry (WSH) 22

National League

Hitting leaders
Stat Player Total
AVG Bubbles Hargrave (CIN) .353
HR Hack Wilson (CHC) 21
RBI Jim Bottomley (SLC) 120
R Kiki Cuyler (PIT) 113
H Eddie Brown (BSB) 201
SB Kiki Cuyler (PIT) 35
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Total
W Pete Donohue (CIN)
Ray Kremer (PIT)
Lee Meadows (PIT)
Flint Rhem (SLC)		 20
L Jesse Petty (BKN)
Charlie Root (CHC)		 17
ERA Ray Kremer (PIT) 2.61
K Dazzy Vance (BKN) 140
IP Pete Donohue (CIN) 285.2

Awards and honors

Home field attendance

Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
New York Yankees[2] 91 31.9% 1,027,675 47.4% 13,702
Chicago Cubs[3] 82 20.6% 885,063 42.2% 11,347
Pittsburgh Pirates[4] 84 -11.6% 798,542 -0.7% 10,108
Philadelphia Athletics[5] 83 -5.7% 714,508 -17.8% 10,063
Detroit Tigers[6] 79 -2.5% 711,914 -13.3% 8,789
Chicago White Sox[7] 81 2.5% 710,339 -14.6% 8,992
New York Giants[8] 74 -14.0% 700,362 -10.1% 9,215
Cincinnati Reds[9] 87 8.8% 672,987 44.8% 8,740
St. Louis Cardinals[10] 89 15.6% 668,428 65.1% 8,461
Brooklyn Robins[11] 71 4.4% 650,819 -1.3% 8,563
Cleveland Indians[12] 88 25.7% 627,426 49.7% 7,843
Washington Senators[13] 81 -15.6% 551,580 -32.5% 7,454
Boston Braves[14] 66 -5.7% 303,598 -3.2% 3,943
Boston Red Sox[15] 46 -2.1% 285,155 6.5% 3,703
St. Louis Browns[16] 62 -24.4% 283,986 -38.7% 3,595
Philadelphia Phillies[17] 58 -14.7% 240,600 -21.1% 3,166

Notable events

  • August 26 – Dutch Levsen of the Cleveland Indians becomes the last pitcher to win both games of a doubleheader, hurling two 9 inning games back to back, winning 6–1 and 5–1.[18][19] Levsen is also the last pitcher to throw two nine-inning complete games on the same day.[19]

References

  1. ^ "MLB Rule Changes | Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  9. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  12. ^ "Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. ^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  18. ^ World's Strangest Baseball stories. Watermill Press. 1993. p. 72. ISBN 0-8167-2850X.
  19. ^ a b Preston, JG (September 13, 2009). "A thorough account of pitchers who have started both games of a doubleheader in the major leagues". prestonjg.wordpress.com. Retrieved September 15, 2020.

External links

  • 1926 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference
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