1926 Chicago Cubs

82-72 • .532 Win% • 4th in NL

The 1926 Chicago Cubs went 82-72 (.532) finishing 4th in the NL. The club scored 682 runs, allowed 602, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Hack Wilson (21 HR, 109 RBI) and Charlie Root (18-17, 2.82 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

82 Wins
72 Losses
.532 Win %
4th Rank
682 R 602 RA
Diff +80

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682 Runs Scored
602 Runs Allowed
+80 Run Diff
932K Attendance

📈 vs. 1926 NL Average

Batting Avg .277 1% below the 1926 league average (.279)
OBP .337 equal to the 1926 league average (.338)
SLG .390 1% above the 1926 league average (.385)
Team ERA 3.26 15% better than the 1926 league average (3.83)
Runs Scored 682 3% below the 1926 league average (702 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 932,700
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Avg per Game 11,957

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1926

Batting Avg

1 Riggs Stephenson 0.338 2 Joe Kelly 0.335 3 Red Shannon 0.333 4 Hack Wilson 0.321 5 Charles Tolson 0.312

Home Runs

1 Hack Wilson 21 2 Cliff Heathcote 10 3 Charlie Grimm 8 4 Gabby Hartnett 8 5 Howard Freigau 3

RBI

1 Hack Wilson 109 2 Charlie Grimm 82 3 Cliff Heathcote 53 4 Howard Freigau 51 5 Jimmy Cooney 47
1926 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sparky Adams 154 624 95 193 35 3 0 39 52 27 27 0.309
Hack Wilson 142 529 97 170 36 8 21 109 69 61 10 0.321
Charlie Grimm 147 524 58 145 30 6 8 82 49 25 3 0.277
Jimmy Cooney 141 513 52 129 18 5 1 47 23 10 11 0.251
Cliff Heathcote 139 510 98 141 33 3 10 53 58 30 18 0.276
Howard Freigau 140 508 51 137 27 7 3 51 43 42 6 0.270
Gabby Hartnett 93 284 35 78 25 3 8 41 32 37 0 0.275
Riggs Stephenson 82 281 40 95 18 3 3 44 31 16 2 0.338
Mike Gonzalez 80 253 24 63 13 3 1 23 13 17 3 0.249
Pete Scott 77 189 34 54 13 1 3 34 22 31 3 0.286
Joe Kelly 65 176 16 59 15 3 0 32 7 11 0 0.335
Joe Munson 33 101 17 26 2 2 3 15 8 4 0 0.257
Charlie Root 42 91 8 13 1 0 1 7 2 25 0 0.143
Clyde Beck 30 81 10 16 0 0 1 4 7 15 0 0.198
Charles Tolson 57 80 4 25 6 1 1 8 5 8 0 0.312
Sheriff Blake 39 65 2 14 0 0 0 4 2 9 0 0.215
Tony Kaufmann 30 60 9 15 2 0 1 7 2 10 1 0.250
Red Shannon 19 51 9 17 5 0 0 4 6 3 0 0.333
Percy Jones 30 50 4 13 4 0 0 6 5 15 0 0.260
Mandy Brooks 26 48 7 9 1 0 1 6 5 5 0 0.188
Guy Bush 35 48 1 8 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 0.167
Bob Osborn 31 41 1 6 1 0 0 4 0 16 0 0.146
Bill Piercy 19 35 2 9 3 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.257
George Milstead 18 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0.053
Wilbur Cooper 8 18 2 7 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0.389
Hank Schreiber 10 18 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.056
Pete Alexander 7 15 1 7 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0.467
Walt Huntzinger 11 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Joe Graves 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Churry 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Johnny Welch 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Ralph Michaels 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1926

ERA

1 Charlie Root 2.82 2 Guy Bush 2.86 3 Tony Kaufmann 3.02 4 Percy Jones 3.09 5 Pete Alexander 3.46

Wins

1 Charlie Root 18 2 Guy Bush 13 3 Percy Jones 12 4 Sheriff Blake 11 5 Tony Kaufmann 9

Strikeouts

1 Charlie Root 127 2 Sheriff Blake 95 3 Percy Jones 80 4 Tony Kaufmann 52 5 Bob Osborn 43
1926 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Charlie Root 18 17 2.82 42 32 2 271.1 267 85 62 127
Sheriff Blake 11 12 3.60 39 27 1 197.2 204 79 92 95
Tony Kaufmann 9 7 3.02 26 21 2 169.2 169 57 44 52
Percy Jones 12 7 3.09 30 20 2 160.1 151 55 90 80
Guy Bush 13 9 2.86 35 16 2 157.1 149 50 42 32
Bob Osborn 6 5 3.63 31 15 1 136.1 157 55 58 43
Bill Piercy 6 5 4.48 19 5 0 90.1 96 45 37 31
George Milstead 1 5 3.58 18 4 2 55.1 63 22 24 14
Wilbur Cooper 2 1 4.42 8 8 0 55.0 65 27 21 18
Pete Alexander 3 3 3.46 7 7 0 52.0 55 20 7 12
Walt Huntzinger 1 1 0.94 11 0 2 28.2 26 3 8 4
Johnny Welch 0 0 2.08 3 0 0 4.1 5 1 1 0

👥 Roster (32)

Sparky Adams Pete Alexander Clyde Beck Sheriff Blake Mandy Brooks Guy Bush John Churry Jimmy Cooney Wilbur Cooper Howard Freigau Mike Gonzalez Joe Graves +20 more

32 players

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The 1926 Chicago Cubs in brief

A 82-72 record (.532) put the 1926 Chicago Cubs 4th in the NL. With 682 runs scored and 602 given up, the 1926 differential was +80. At the plate the Chicago Cubs hit .277, 1% worse than the league's .279. The staff ERA of 3.26 was 15% better than the league average of 3.83. Measured against the 702-run league average, the offense was 3% behind.

Home games were played at Wrigley Field, where 932,700 fans came through the gates. For power, Hack Wilson led the way with 21 homers. The hits leader was Sparky Adams with 193. On the mound, Charlie Root won 18 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 32 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1926 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1926 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1926 Chicago Cubs finished 82-72 (.532 win pct).
Who led the 1926 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Hack Wilson led the 1926 Chicago Cubs with 21 home runs.
What was the 1926 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1926 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.26.
Did the 1926 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1926 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1926 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1926 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1926 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hack Wilson (21 HR, 109 RBI) and Charlie Root (18-17, 2.82 ERA).
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