1926 Baltimore Black Sox

22-38 • .367 Win% • 6th in ECL

The 1926 Baltimore Black Sox went 22-38 (.367) finishing 6th in the ECL. The club scored 262 runs, allowed 357, and played home games at Maryland Park. Team leaders included Heavy Johnson (6 HR, 40 RBI) and Bob McClure (5-10, 5.08 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

22 Wins
38 Losses
.367 Win %
6th Rank
262 R 357 RA
Diff -95

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262 Runs Scored
357 Runs Allowed
-95 Run Diff
18 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1926 ECL Average

Batting Avg .241 9% below the 1926 league average (.264)
OBP .330 4% below the 1926 league average (.343)
SLG .337 10% below the 1926 league average (.372)
Team ERA 4.87 9% worse than the 1926 league average (4.47)
Runs Scored 262 7% above the 1926 league average (244 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumMaryland Park
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Home Games (est.) 31 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1926

Batting Avg

1 Jud Wilson 0.373 2 Heavy Johnson 0.350 3 John Beckwith 0.333 4 Ben Taylor 0.299 5 Mack Eggleston 0.290

Home Runs

1 Heavy Johnson 6 2 John Beckwith 4 3 Jud Wilson 3 4 Eggie Dallard 2 5 Bob Clarke 1

RBI

1 Heavy Johnson 40 2 Jud Wilson 36 3 John Beckwith 24 4 Ben Taylor 23 5 Crush Holloway 19
1926 Baltimore Black Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Crush Holloway 60 232 44 55 9 3 1 19 23 8 18 0.237
Julio Rojo 50 172 13 33 2 1 0 10 10 7 7 0.192
Ben Taylor 53 167 16 50 7 3 1 23 28 4 4 0.299
Heavy Johnson 48 163 20 57 7 3 6 40 18 4 8 0.350
Jud Wilson 48 161 46 60 17 2 3 36 29 1 24 0.373
Connie Day 45 149 27 25 2 3 0 12 23 6 18 0.168
Pearley Johnson 37 112 17 24 5 2 0 5 15 6 8 0.214
Bob Clarke 44 108 7 22 4 1 1 13 12 1 3 0.204
Mack Eggleston 30 107 8 31 5 2 0 12 12 13 3 0.290
Eggie Dallard 37 106 21 19 2 2 2 12 22 9 6 0.179
John Beckwith 26 90 19 30 11 1 4 24 8 4 1 0.333
George Fiall 25 64 6 8 0 0 0 2 9 2 1 0.125
Dick Seay 20 59 2 6 0 1 0 1 6 4 0 0.102
Bob McClure 26 45 7 11 2 0 0 4 1 5 0 0.244
Laymon Yokely 23 42 2 6 3 0 0 4 1 4 0 0.143
Joe Strong 19 40 3 8 2 0 0 2 2 2 0 0.200
Bill Force 18 25 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.120
Wilbert Pritchett 12 22 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.182
John Mungin 6 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
George Britt 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.000
Scrappy Brown 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.200
Dick Jackson 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.000
Cleo Smith 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.250
Lefty Bowers 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Arnett Mitchell 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Darltie Cooper 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1926

ERA

1 Joe Strong 4.27 2 Laymon Yokely 4.36 3 Wilbert Pritchett 4.71 4 Bob McClure 5.08 5 Bill Force 6.02

Wins

1 Bob McClure 5 2 Laymon Yokely 5 3 Joe Strong 3 4 Bill Force 2 5 Wilbert Pritchett 2

Strikeouts

1 Laymon Yokely 61 2 Bob McClure 40 3 Joe Strong 28 4 Wilbert Pritchett 25 5 Bill Force 21
1926 Baltimore Black Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Laymon Yokely 5 10 4.36 23 16 0 126.0 130 61 57 61
Bob McClure 5 10 5.08 26 13 0 117.0 132 66 53 40
Joe Strong 3 5 4.27 17 11 1 103.1 115 49 36 28
Wilbert Pritchett 2 6 4.71 12 8 0 57.1 58 30 24 25
Bill Force 2 5 6.02 14 7 1 49.1 62 33 25 21
John Mungin 1 2 7.18 6 4 0 26.1 42 21 9 11
Lefty Bowers 1 0 5.91 3 1 0 10.2 13 7 7 5
George Britt 1 0 1.17 1 0 0 7.2 4 1 1 5
Arnett Mitchell 1 0 10.38 2 0 0 4.1 7 5 2 1
Darltie Cooper 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.2 3 0 1 1
John Beckwith 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 2 0
Ben Taylor 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.1 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (26)

John Beckwith Lefty Bowers George Britt Scrappy Brown Bob Clarke Darltie Cooper Eggie Dallard Connie Day Mack Eggleston George Fiall Bill Force Crush Holloway +14 more

26 players

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The 1926 Baltimore Black Sox in brief

In 1926 the Baltimore Black Sox posted a 22-38 mark (.367) and finished 6th in the ECL. The run column shows 262 for and 357 against. Against a league average of .264, the 1926 Baltimore Black Sox batted .241. The Baltimore Black Sox staff finished with a 4.87 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.47. League clubs averaged 244 runs that year, so the Baltimore Black Sox scored 7% more.

Home games were played at Maryland Park. The home run leader was Heavy Johnson, who hit 6. The hits leader was Jud Wilson with 60. On the mound, Bob McClure won 5 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Laymon Yokely with 61. The roster section lists 26 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1926 Baltimore Black Sox

What was the 1926 Baltimore Black Sox record?
The 1926 Baltimore Black Sox finished 22-38 (.367 win pct).
Who led the 1926 Baltimore Black Sox in home runs?
Heavy Johnson led the 1926 Baltimore Black Sox with 6 home runs.
What was the 1926 Baltimore Black Sox team ERA?
The 1926 Baltimore Black Sox posted a team ERA of 4.87.
Did the 1926 Baltimore Black Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1926 Baltimore Black Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1926 Baltimore Black Sox play?
The 1926 Baltimore Black Sox played home games at Maryland Park.
Who led the 1926 Baltimore Black Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Heavy Johnson (6 HR, 40 RBI) and Bob McClure (5-10, 5.08 ERA).
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