1926 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1926 throughout the world.  

Contents 1 Champions 2 Awards and honors 3 Statistical Leaders 4 Major League Baseball final standings 4.1 American League final standings 4.2 National League final standings 5 Negro League Baseball final standings 5.1 Negro National League final standings 5.2 Eastern Colored League final standings 6 Events 7 Births 7.1 January-March 7.2 April-June 7.3 July-September 7.4 October-December 8 Deaths

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)

Awards and honors

• League Award
  • George Burns, Cleveland Indians, 1B
  • Bob O'Farrell, St. Louis Cardinals, C

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	20
ERA	Lefty Grove PHA	2.51	Ray Kremer PIT	2.61
Ks	Lefty Grove PHA	194	Dazzy Vance BRO	140

Major League Baseball final standings

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

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

Negro League Baseball final standings

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.

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
Homestead Grays†	5	1	.833

†Homestead was not in the league, but these games counted in the standings.

Events

• April 19 - Ira Flagstead of the Boston Red Sox ties a record by starting three double plays in one game from the outfield.

• August 11 - Tris Speaker of the Cleveland Indians hit his 700th career double, but Cleveland lost to the Chicago White Sox, 7–2. The double came in the third inning off Sox pitcher Joe Edwards.

• August 21 - Ted Lyons pitches a no-hitter in a 6-0 Chicago White Sox win over the Boston Red Sox.

• October 10 - The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the New York Yankees, 3–2, in the decisive Game 7 of the World Series to win their first WS title. In Game 4, Babe Ruth hit three home runs, a Series record equaled only twice since. The Series would feature 13 future Hall of Famers.

• November 30 - Bill Carrigan, popular Boston Red Sox manager who won World Series pennants for the team in 1915 and 1916, is drafted out of retirement in an attempt to resurrect the moribund Red Sox.

• December 5 - St. Louis Cardinals catcher Bob O'Farrell is named National League MVP. O'Farrell hit .293 in 146 games and polls 79 points. Cincinnati Reds second baseman Hughie Critz is runner-up with 60 and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Ray Kremer (20-6, 2.61 ERA) is third with 32. Critz set a major-league record handling 588 assists, which will be topped by Frankie Frisch with 643 in 1927.

Births

January-March

• January 6 - Ralph Branca
• January 10 - George Strickland
• January 18 - Bob Scherbarth
• January 27 - Bob Borkowski
• January 31 - Tom Alston
• February 2 - Hank Workman
• February 6 - Dale Long
• February 10 - Randy Jackson
• February 12 - Joe Garagiola
• March 4 - Cass Michaels
• March 8 - Dick Teed
• March 18 - Dick Littlefield
• March 22 - Billy Goodman

April-June

• April 3 - Alex Grammas
• April 12 - Walt Moryn
• May 5 - Bob Cerv
• May 6 - Dick Cole
• May 15 - Fred Baczewski
• May 16 - Rube Walker
• May 21 - Elmer Sexauer
• May 24 - Willy Miranda
• May 28 - Frank Saucier
• May 30 - Dixie Upright
• June 1 - Ray Moore
• June 2 - Frank Verdi
• June 7 - Roy Jarvis
• June 9 - Roy Smalley
• June 14 - Don Newcombe
• June 16 - Bob Miller
• June 29 - Bobby Morgan

July-September

• July 10 - Harry Macpherson
• July 23 - Johnny Groth
• July 25 - Whitey Lockman
• August 6 - Clem Labine
• August 6 - Blackie Schwamb
• August 15 - Barney Schultz
• August 25 - Bob Milliken
• August 25 - Jim Suchecki
• August 26 - Frank Barnes
• August 28 - Bob Trice
• September 8 - Lou Sleater
• September 11 - Eddie Miksis
• September 12 - George Freese
• September 16 - Kurt Krieger
• September 16 - Rogers McKee
• September 19 - Duke Snider
• September 19 - Murray Wall
• September 30 - Robin Roberts

October-December

• October 11 - Joe Ginsberg
• October 12 - John Kennedy
• October 13 - Eddie Yost
• October 20 - Leon Brinkopf
• October 28 - Rudy Rufer
• November 6 - Harley Hisner
• November 10 - Carmen Mauro
• November 12 - Don Johnson
• November 13 - Steve Lembo
• November 18 - Roy Sievers
• November 22 - Lew Burdette
• November 23 - Charlie Osgood
• December 3 - Al Corwin
• December 13 - Carl Erskine
• December 17 - Ray Jablonski
• December 25 - Dick Manville

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
• February 27 - Otis Clymer, 50, right fielder for four teams in six seasons from 1905 to 1913.
• 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
• April 18 - George Haddock, 59, pitcher for seven seasons from 1888 to 1894. Won 34 games for the 1891 Boston Reds and 29 for the 1892 Brooklyn Bridegrooms.
• 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 6 - Holly Hollingshead, 73, center fielder/second baseman from 1872-1873, 1875 and manager in 1875 and 1884. All teams in the Washington, D.C. area.
• October 10 - Brownie Foreman, 51, 19th century pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds
• November 10 - John Cattanach, 63, pitcher who played for the Providence Grays and St. Louis Maroons in 1884.
• December 18 - Dick Conway, 61, 19th century pitcher who played for the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Beaneaters

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