1926 Cleveland Elites

8-40 • .167 Win% • 7th in NNL

The 1926 Cleveland Elites went 8-40 (.167) finishing 7th in the NNL. The club scored 182 runs, allowed 381, and played home games at Hooper Field. Team leaders included Babe Melton (3 HR, 6 RBI) and George Branigan (2-1, 6.65 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

8 Wins
40 Losses
.167 Win %
7th Rank
182 R 381 RA
Diff -199

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⚡ Quick Stats

182 Runs Scored
381 Runs Allowed
-199 Run Diff
15 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1926 NNL Average

Batting Avg .265 7% below the 1926 league average (.284)
OBP .314 11% below the 1926 league average (.351)
SLG .363 11% below the 1926 league average (.408)
Team ERA 7.35 55% worse than the 1926 league average (4.74)
Runs Scored 182 54% below the 1926 league average (392 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHooper Field
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Home Games (est.) 24 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1926

Batting Avg

1 Candy Jim Taylor 0.345 2 Dewitt Owens 0.345 3 Codie Spearman 0.336 4 J. H. Hamilton 0.321 5 Tack Summers 0.294

Home Runs

1 Babe Melton 3 2 Robert Bonner 2 3 Tack Summers 2 4 George Branigan 1 5 Frank Duncan 1

RBI

1 Codie Spearman 20 2 J. H. Hamilton 17 3 Robert Bonner 13 4 Tack Summers 13 5 Roy Tyler 11
1926 Cleveland Elites — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Robert Bonner 42 149 16 28 5 1 2 13 10 0 0 0.188
J. H. Hamilton 37 140 20 45 11 1 1 17 2 0 2 0.321
Dewitt Owens 28 113 17 39 8 0 0 7 4 1 5 0.345
Tack Summers 38 109 13 32 5 2 2 13 3 0 1 0.294
Codie Spearman 34 107 16 36 5 0 1 20 6 0 2 0.336
Roy Tyler 26 93 10 25 4 3 0 11 6 2 5 0.269
Charles Zomphier 32 81 17 20 1 2 1 5 12 0 4 0.247
Willie Miles 22 79 10 20 2 0 0 6 7 0 2 0.253
Babe Melton 20 61 6 14 2 1 3 6 5 0 2 0.230
Ernest Duff 27 55 8 14 1 1 0 4 4 0 2 0.255
Candy Jim Taylor 32 55 5 19 2 0 1 9 5 0 0 0.345
Charlie Watt 21 53 4 14 6 0 0 6 5 0 2 0.264
Eddie Woolridge 19 53 5 12 3 2 0 6 1 0 1 0.226
Frank Duncan 33 49 5 12 6 0 1 6 5 0 0 0.245
John Barnes 10 40 6 13 3 0 0 7 4 0 0 0.325
John Wesley Johnson 22 39 2 12 3 0 1 9 1 0 0 0.308
Robinson 15 31 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.129
Bobo Leonard 11 29 7 9 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0.310
Slim Branham 16 20 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.100
George Branigan 8 18 3 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0.222
Joe Ranson 9 18 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.111
Buck Alexander 11 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.125
Willie Spearman 13 16 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.250
Elbert Norman 4 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.067
Everett Goldie 6 12 1 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.333
Tiny Baldwin 4 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.182
Square Moore 7 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.182
Eddie Wall 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.125
James Field 4 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.200
Howard Ross 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Oscar Hutt 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Harry Jeffries 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.000
A. Russell 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Art Hancock 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Jackson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Percy Miller 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bert Redwine 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Howard Black 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dasler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1926

ERA

1 Buck Alexander 4.32 2 Square Moore 5.50 3 John Wesley Johnson 6.12 4 George Branigan 6.65 5 Slim Branham 9.68

Wins

1 George Branigan 2 2 John Wesley Johnson 2 3 Willie Spearman 2

Strikeouts

1 John Wesley Johnson 44 2 Buck Alexander 26 3 George Branigan 21 4 Slim Branham 15 5 Eddie Wall 12
1926 Cleveland Elites — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
John Wesley Johnson 2 9 6.12 22 13 1 100.0 112 68 61 44
Buck Alexander 0 6 4.32 11 5 3 50.0 45 24 17 26
George Branigan 2 1 6.65 8 2 0 44.2 55 33 16 21
Slim Branham 0 7 9.68 10 7 0 40.0 55 43 27 15
Square Moore 0 2 5.50 7 3 0 34.1 37 21 10 10
Eddie Wall 0 3 11.63 8 3 0 21.2 30 28 21 12
Willie Spearman 2 1 11.02 9 2 0 16.1 30 20 17 7
James Field 0 2 12.46 4 2 0 13.0 27 18 4 8
Candy Jim Taylor 0 1 7.59 4 1 0 10.2 18 9 1 5
Howard Ross 0 1 0.90 2 1 0 10.0 3 1 5 6
Art Hancock 0 1 6.00 1 1 0 6.0 9 4 3 4
Babe Melton 0 0 3.60 2 0 0 5.0 10 2 4 1
Dewitt Owens 0 1 14.54 1 0 0 4.1 11 7 2 0
Percy Miller 0 3 27.00 3 2 0 3.2 7 11 8 1
Bert Redwine 0 0 15.43 2 1 0 2.1 7 4 0 1
Charles Zomphier 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 2.0 2 2 3 0
Howard Black 0 0 6.75 2 0 0 1.1 1 1 1 0
Codie Spearman 0 0 40.50 1 1 0 0.2 2 3 3 0

👥 Roster (39)

Buck Alexander Tiny Baldwin John Barnes Howard Black Robert Bonner Slim Branham George Branigan Dasler Ernest Duff Frank Duncan James Field Everett Goldie +27 more

39 players

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The 1926 Cleveland Elites in brief

In 1926 the Cleveland Elites posted a 8-40 mark (.167) and finished 7th in the NNL. The Cleveland Elites scored 182 runs and allowed 381, a run differential of -199. At the plate the Cleveland Elites hit .265, 7% worse than the league's .284. Pitchers allowed 7.35 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.74. The 1926 Cleveland Elites scored 54% fewer runs than the average club (182 against 392).

The club's home park in 1926 was Hooper Field. Babe Melton led the club in home runs with 3. Codie Spearman led in RBI with 20. The hits leader was J. H. Hamilton with 45. The pitching staff's wins leader was George Branigan (2). The strikeout leader was John Wesley Johnson with 44.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1926 Cleveland Elites

What was the 1926 Cleveland Elites record?
The 1926 Cleveland Elites finished 8-40 (.167 win pct).
Who led the 1926 Cleveland Elites in home runs?
Babe Melton led the 1926 Cleveland Elites with 3 home runs.
What was the 1926 Cleveland Elites team ERA?
The 1926 Cleveland Elites posted a team ERA of 7.35.
Did the 1926 Cleveland Elites win the World Series?
No. The 1926 Cleveland Elites did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1926 Cleveland Elites play?
The 1926 Cleveland Elites played home games at Hooper Field.
Who led the 1926 Cleveland Elites in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Babe Melton (3 HR, 6 RBI) and George Branigan (2-1, 6.65 ERA).
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