1926 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1926 throughout the world.
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[edit] Champions
- World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3)
- Negro League World Series: Chicago American Giants over Bacharach Giants (5-4-2)
[edit] Awards and honors
[edit] Statistical Leaders
| American League | National League | |||
| AVG | Heinie Manush DET | .378 | Bubbles Hargrave CIN | .353 |
| HR | Babe Ruth NYY | 47 | Hack Wilson CHC | 21 |
| RBI | Babe Ruth NYY | 146 | Jim Bottomley STL | 120 |
| Wins | George Uhle CLE | 27 | Pete Donohue CIN, Ray Kremer PIT, Lee Meadows PIT, & Flint Rhem STL |
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| ERA | Lefty Grove PHA | 2.51 | Ray Kremer PIT | 2.61 |
| Ks | Lefty Grove PHA | 194 | Dazzy Vance BRO | 140 |
[edit] Major League Baseball final standings
[edit] American League final standings
| American League | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| New York Yankees | 91 | 63 | .591 | -- |
| Cleveland Indians | 88 | 66 | .571 | 3 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 83 | 67 | .553 | 6 |
| Washington Senators | 81 | 69 | .540 | 8 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 72 | .529 | 9.5 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 75 | .513 | 12 |
| St. Louis Browns | 62 | 92 | .403 | 29 |
| Boston Red Sox | 46 | 107 | .301 | 44.5 |
[edit] National League final standings
| National League | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 65 | .578 | -- |
| Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 67 | .565 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 69 | .549 | 4.5 |
| Chicago Cubs | 82 | 72 | .532 | 7 |
| New York Giants | 74 | 77 | .490 | 13.5 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 71 | 82 | .464 | 17.5 |
| Boston Braves | 66 | 86 | .434 | 22 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 58 | 93 | .384 | 29.5 |
[edit] Negro League Baseball final standings
[edit] Negro National League final standings
| Negro National League (West) | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| Kansas City Monarchs | 56 | 19 | .747 | |
| Chicago American Giants | 57 | 23 | .713 | |
| St. Louis Stars | 49 | 29 | .628 | |
| Detroit Stars | 46 | 40 | .535 | |
| Indianapolis ABCs | 43 | 43 | .500 | |
| Cuban Stars | 16 | 47 | .254 | |
| Dayton Marcos | 7 | 32 | .179 | |
| Cleveland Elite Giants | 5 | 32 | .135 | |
- Kansas City won the first half, Chicago won the second half.
- Chicago beat Kansas City 5 games to 4 games in a play-off.
[edit] Eastern Colored League final standings
| Eastern Colored League (East) | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| Atlantic City Bacharach Giants | 63 | 15 | .808 | |
| Hilldale | 53 | 34 | .630 | |
| Harrisburg Giants | 25 | 17 | .595 | |
| Cuban Stars | 22 | 17 | .564 | |
| New York Lincoln Giants | 23 | 30 | .434 | |
| Baltimore Black Sox | 23 | 36 | .390 | |
| Brooklyn Royal Giants | 3 | 15 | .167 | |
| Newark Stars | 1 | 10 | .091 | |
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5 | 1 | .833 | |
†Homestead was not in the league, but these games counted in the standings.
[edit] Events
- April 19 - Ira Flagstead of the Boston Red Sox ties a record by starting 3 double plays in one game from the outfield.
- August 11 - tris Speaker of Cleveland hit his 700th career double, but the Indians lost to the Chicago White Sox, 7-2. The double came in the third inning off Joe Edwards.
[edit] Births
- January 6 - Ralph Branca
- January 31 - Tom Alston
- February 12 - Joe Garagiola
- June 14 - Don Newcombe
- August 6 - Clem Labine
- August 25 - Jim Suchecki
- August 28 - Bob Trice
- September 19 - Duke Snider
- August 25 - Bob Milliken
- September 30 - Robin Roberts
- October 12 - John Irvin Kennedy
- October 13 - Eddie Yost
- November 6 - Harley Hisner
- November 18 - Roy Sievers
- November 22 - Lew Burdette
- December 13 - Carl Erskine
[edit] Deaths
- January 31 - Lou Bierbauer, 60, second baseman for Philadelphia and Pittsburgh who batted .300 three times, led league in assists five times
- February 12 - Francis Richter, 72, sportswriter, editor of annual Reach Guides since 1901, revered for his authoritative commentary on the state of the sport; established first newspaper sports department in 1872, founded Sporting Life newspaper in 1883; helped form 1882 American Association, assisted in 1891 merger with NL; declined NL presidency in 1907
- February 24 - Eddie Plank, 50, pitcher for the Athletics who became the first left-hander to win 200 games, continuing until he had compiled 326 victories; eight-time 20-game winner pitched 2-hit victory in final game of 1913 World Series; 2246 strikeouts ranked sixth all-time upon retirement, 69 shutouts ranked fourth; top left-hander with 410 complete games, held AL career marks for left-handers in games, innings and starts
- March 27 - John "Kick" Kelly, 69, umpire in the 1880s who officiated in three World Championship Series; played 16 games in 1879 with Syracuse and Troy, also managed Louisville
- August 20 - Cal McVey, 75, early star with 1869 Red Stockings who batted .431 in National Association's 1871 debut season, topped .300 mark through 1878; led NA in hits, RBI and total bases twice each, in runs and doubles once
- October 10 - Brownie Foreman, 51, 19th century pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds
