1926 IN BASEBALL

Contents

Champions

Awards and honors

Statistical Leaders

Major League Baseball final standings

American League final standings

National League final standings

Negro League Baseball final standings

Negro National League final standings

Eastern Colored League final standings

Events

Births

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 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.

Births

★ January 6 - Ralph Branca

★ January 31 - Tom Alston

★ February 12 - Joe Garagiola

★ June 14 - Don Newcombe

★ August 6 - Clem Labine

★ 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 18 - Roy Sievers

★ November 22 - Lew Burdette

★ December 13 - Carl Erskine

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 lefthander 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 lefthander with 410 complete games, held AL career marks for lefthanders in games, innings and starts

★ March 27 - John 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