1926 Season

32 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1926 Major League Baseball season was played by 32 teams. The St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series, defeating the New York Yankees. Babe Ruth led with 47 home runs, Babe Ruth led with 150 RBI, and George Burns and Sam Rice led with 216 hits. This page carries the 1926 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1926 Bracket
World Series SLN def. NYA (4-3)
NNC CAG def. KCM (5-4)
NWS CAG def. ACB (5-4)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1926 Home Run Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 471 plate appearances at 152 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Heinie Manush .378 2 Babe Ruth .372 3 Harry Heilmann .367 4 George Burns .358 5 Goose Goslin .354

OPS qualified

1 Babe Ruth 1.253 2 Heinie Manush .985 3 Harry Heilmann .979 4 Lou Gehrig .969 5 Goose Goslin .967

Home Runs all players

1 Babe Ruth 47 2 Mule Suttles 32 3 Dewey Creacy 23 4 Turkey Stearnes 21 5 Hack Wilson 21

RBI all players

1 Babe Ruth 150 2 Mule Suttles 130 3 Jim Bottomley 120 4 George Burns 114 5 Tony Lazzeri 114

Hits all players

1 George Burns 216 2 Sam Rice 216 3 Eddie Brown 201 4 Goose Goslin 201 5 Al Simmons 199

Runs all players

1 Babe Ruth 139 2 Lou Gehrig 135 3 Johnny Mostil 120 4 Earle Combs 113 5 Kiki Cuyler 113

Stolen Bases all players

1 Cool Papa Bell 36 2 Kiki Cuyler 35 3 Johnny Mostil 35 4 Sparky Adams 27 5 Bill Riggins 25
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1926 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 152 innings at 152 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Willie Foster 1.80 2 William Bell 2.39 3 Lefty Grove 2.51 4 Rats Henderson 2.58 5 Ray Kremer 2.61

WHIP qualified

1 Willie Foster 0.98 2 William Bell 1.05 3 Pete Alexander 1.11 4 Rats Henderson 1.15 5 Nip Winters 1.17

Wins all pitchers

1 George Uhle 27 2 Herb Pennock 23 3 Pete Donohue 20 4 Ray Kremer 20 5 Lee Meadows 20

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Lefty Grove 194 2 George Uhle 159 3 Claude Grier 141 4 Dazzy Vance 140 5 Charlie Root 127

Saves all pitchers

1 Firpo Marberry 22 2 Hooks Dauss 9 3 Chick Davies 6 4 Lefty Grove 6 5 Joe Pate 6
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📋 Standings

NNL

Kansas City Monarchs ★ 57-21 Chicago American Giants 56-24 St. Louis Stars 55-29 Detroit Stars 52-45 Indianapolis ABCs 38-47 Cuban Stars West 19-49 Cleveland Elites 8-40 Dayton Marcos 6-36

ECL

Hilldale Club ★ 52-32 Atlantic City Bacharach Giants 43-28 Cuban Stars East 29-22 Harrisburg Giants 27-22 New York Lincoln Giants 21-30 Baltimore Black Sox 22-38 Brooklyn Royal Giants 11-24 Newark Stars 1-10

American League

New York Yankees ★ 91-63 Cleveland Indians 88-66 Philadelphia Athletics 83-67 Washington Senators 81-69 Chicago White Sox 81-72 Detroit Tigers 79-75 St. Louis Browns 62-92 Boston Red Sox 46-107

National League

St. Louis Cardinals ★ 89-65 Cincinnati Reds 87-67 Pittsburgh Pirates 84-69 Chicago Cubs 82-72 New York Giants 74-77 Brooklyn Robins 71-82 Boston Braves 66-86 Philadelphia Phillies 58-93

The 1926 season in brief

At 57-21, the Kansas City Monarchs had the top winning percentage of the 1926 season. Nobody in 1926 fared worse than the Newark Stars (1-10). In the standings, the Cincinnati Reds (87-67) chased the St. Louis Cardinals (89-65) to the end in the National League, Negro National League honors went to the Kansas City Monarchs, whose 57-21 beat the Chicago American Giants's 56-24, the Hilldale Club topped the Eastern Colored League at 52-32, a few games clear of the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, and the New York Yankees topped the American League at 91-63, a few games clear of the Cleveland Indians. Eastern Colored League and Negro National League standings appear here too, as MLB counts those 1926 Negro Leagues seasons as major league. The 1926 title went to the St. Louis Cardinals, who defeated the New York Yankees in the World Series, 4 games to 3. Earlier rounds sent through the Chicago American Giants over the Kansas City Monarchs in the series the bracket labels NNC (5-4) and the Chicago American Giants over the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants in the series the bracket labels NWS (5-4). On the home run tile, Babe Ruth sat first with 47, ahead of Mule Suttles with 32. The qualified batting-average board starts with Heinie Manush at .378, with Babe Ruth next at .372. Every 1926 hitter and pitcher past the display floor is on the 1926 leaders page.

1926 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1926?
The St. Louis Cardinals won the 1926 World Series, beating the New York Yankees.
How many teams played in 1926?
32 teams played in the 1926 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1926?
Babe Ruth led with 47 home runs in 1926.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1926?
Babe Ruth led with 150 RBI in 1926.
Who led MLB in hits in 1926?
George Burns and Sam Rice tied for the lead with 216 hits in 1926.
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