1926 Chicago White Sox

81-72 • .529 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1926 Chicago White Sox went 81-72 (.529) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 730 runs, allowed 665, and played home games at Comiskey Park. Team leaders included Bibb Falk (8 HR, 108 RBI) and Ted Lyons (18-16, 3.01 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

81 Wins
72 Losses
.529 Win %
5th Rank
730 R 665 RA
Diff +65

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⚡ Quick Stats

730 Runs Scored
665 Runs Allowed
+65 Run Diff
642K Attendance

📈 vs. 1926 AL Average

Batting Avg .288 3% above the 1926 league average (.281)
OBP .361 3% above the 1926 league average (.351)
SLG .390 equal to the 1926 league average (.391)
Team ERA 3.74 7% better than the 1926 league average (4.02)
Runs Scored 730 equal to the 1926 league average (729 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComiskey Park
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 642,300
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Avg per Game 8,130

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1926

Batting Avg

1 Bibb Falk 0.345 2 Eddie Collins 0.344 3 Johnny Mostil 0.328 4 Harry McCurdy 0.326 5 Ray Morehart 0.318

Home Runs

1 Bibb Falk 8 2 Bill Barrett 6 3 Earl Sheely 6 4 Johnny Mostil 4 5 Bill Hunnefield 3

RBI

1 Bibb Falk 108 2 Earl Sheely 89 3 Eddie Collins 62 4 Willie Kamm 62 5 Bill Barrett 61
1926 Chicago White Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Johnny Mostil 148 600 120 197 41 15 4 42 79 55 35 0.328
Bibb Falk 155 566 86 195 43 4 8 108 66 22 9 0.345
Earl Sheely 145 525 77 157 40 2 6 89 75 13 3 0.299
Willie Kamm 143 480 63 141 24 10 0 62 77 24 12 0.294
Bill Hunnefield 131 470 81 129 26 4 3 48 37 28 24 0.274
Eddie Collins 106 375 66 129 32 4 1 62 62 8 13 0.344
Bill Barrett 111 368 46 113 31 4 6 61 25 26 9 0.307
Ray Schalk 82 226 26 60 9 1 0 32 27 11 5 0.265
Spence Harris 80 222 36 56 11 3 2 27 20 15 8 0.252
Ray Morehart 73 192 27 61 10 3 0 21 11 15 3 0.318
Everett Scott 40 143 15 36 10 1 0 13 9 8 1 0.252
Buck Crouse 49 135 10 32 4 1 0 17 14 7 0 0.237
Johnny Grabowski 48 122 6 32 1 1 1 11 4 15 0 0.262
Moe Berg 41 113 4 25 6 0 0 7 6 9 0 0.221
Ted Lyons 41 104 7 22 1 1 0 3 1 10 0 0.212
Harry McCurdy 44 86 16 28 7 2 1 11 6 10 0 0.326
Tommy Thomas 44 86 5 16 0 0 0 7 5 21 0 0.186
Ted Blankenship 29 76 8 10 4 0 0 2 6 18 0 0.132
Hollis Thurston 38 61 5 19 4 0 0 5 3 6 0 0.311
Red Faber 27 60 7 9 2 0 0 10 8 21 0 0.150
James Edwards 32 46 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 12 0 0.109
Bud Clancy 12 38 3 13 2 2 0 7 1 1 0 0.342
Tom Gulley 16 35 5 8 3 1 0 8 5 2 0 0.229
Pid Purdy 11 33 5 6 2 1 0 6 2 1 0 0.182
Sarge Connally 31 32 3 5 0 0 0 3 1 7 1 0.156
Milt Steengrafe 13 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.000
Gorham Leverett 6 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.143
Pat Veltman 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.250
Les Cox 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Pryor McBee 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1926

ERA

1 Ted Lyons 3.01 2 Sarge Connally 3.16 3 Red Faber 3.56 4 Ted Blankenship 3.61 5 Tommy Thomas 3.80

Wins

1 Ted Lyons 18 2 Red Faber 15 3 Tommy Thomas 15 4 Ted Blankenship 13 5 Sarge Connally 6

Strikeouts

1 Tommy Thomas 127 2 Ted Blankenship 66 3 Red Faber 65 4 Ted Lyons 51 5 Sarge Connally 47
1926 Chicago White Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ted Lyons 18 16 3.01 39 31 2 283.2 268 95 106 51
Tommy Thomas 15 12 3.80 44 32 2 249.0 225 105 110 127
Ted Blankenship 13 10 3.61 29 26 1 209.1 217 84 65 66
Red Faber 15 9 3.56 27 25 0 184.2 203 73 57 65
James Edwards 6 9 4.18 32 16 1 142.0 140 66 63 41
Hollis Thurston 6 8 5.02 31 13 3 134.1 164 75 36 35
Sarge Connally 6 5 3.16 31 8 3 108.1 128 38 35 47
Milt Steengrafe 1 1 3.99 13 1 0 38.1 43 17 19 10
Gorham Leverett 1 1 6.00 6 3 0 24.0 31 16 7 12
Les Cox 0 1 5.40 2 0 0 5.0 6 3 5 3
Pryor McBee 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 1.1 1 1 3 1

👥 Roster (30)

Bill Barrett Moe Berg Ted Blankenship Bud Clancy Eddie Collins Sarge Connally Les Cox Buck Crouse James Edwards Red Faber Bibb Falk Johnny Grabowski +18 more

30 players

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The 1926 Chicago White Sox in brief

The 1926 Chicago White Sox finished 81-72, a .529 winning percentage, placing 5th in the AL. With 730 runs scored and 665 given up, the 1926 differential was +65. At the plate the Chicago White Sox hit .288, 3% better than the league's .281. Pitchers allowed 3.74 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.02. Attendance at Comiskey Park totaled 642,300 for the year.

Bibb Falk topped the Chicago White Sox with 8 home runs. Johnny Mostil collected the most hits, 197. On the mound, Ted Lyons won 18 games to lead the staff. Tommy Thomas struck out 127, the most on the club. In all, the roster shows 30 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1925 season and the 1927 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1926 Chicago White Sox

What was the 1926 Chicago White Sox record?
The 1926 Chicago White Sox finished 81-72 (.529 win pct).
Who led the 1926 Chicago White Sox in home runs?
Bibb Falk led the 1926 Chicago White Sox with 8 home runs.
What was the 1926 Chicago White Sox team ERA?
The 1926 Chicago White Sox posted a team ERA of 3.74.
Did the 1926 Chicago White Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1926 Chicago White Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1926 Chicago White Sox play?
The 1926 Chicago White Sox played home games at Comiskey Park.
Who led the 1926 Chicago White Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bibb Falk (8 HR, 108 RBI) and Ted Lyons (18-16, 3.01 ERA).
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