1926 Cleveland Indians

88-66 • .571 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1926 Cleveland Indians went 88-66 (.571) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 738 runs, allowed 612, and played home games at League Park II. Team leaders included Tris Speaker (7 HR, 86 RBI) and George Uhle (27-11, 2.83 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

88 Wins
66 Losses
.571 Win %
2nd Rank
738 R 612 RA
Diff +126

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738 Runs Scored
612 Runs Allowed
+126 Run Diff
380K Attendance

📈 vs. 1926 AL Average

Batting Avg .288 3% above the 1926 league average (.281)
OBP .349 1% below the 1926 league average (.351)
SLG .385 2% below the 1926 league average (.391)
Team ERA 3.40 15% better than the 1926 league average (4.02)
Runs Scored 738 1% above the 1926 league average (729 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumLeague Park II
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 380,500
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Avg per Game 4,756

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1926

Batting Avg

1 George Burns 0.358 2 Joe Sewell 0.324 3 Ike Eichrodt 0.312 4 Homer Summa 0.308 5 Tris Speaker 0.304

Home Runs

1 Tris Speaker 7 2 George Burns 4 3 Joe Sewell 4 4 Homer Summa 4 5 Garland Buckeye 2

RBI

1 George Burns 114 2 Tris Speaker 86 3 Joe Sewell 85 4 Homer Summa 76 5 Rube Lutzke 59
1926 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Freddy Spurgeon 149 614 101 181 31 3 0 49 27 36 7 0.295
George Burns 151 603 97 216 64 3 4 114 28 33 13 0.358
Homer Summa 154 581 74 179 31 6 4 76 47 9 15 0.308
Joe Sewell 154 578 91 187 41 5 4 85 65 6 17 0.324
Charlie Jamieson 143 555 89 166 33 7 2 45 53 22 9 0.299
Tris Speaker 150 539 96 164 52 8 7 86 94 15 6 0.304
Rube Lutzke 142 475 42 124 28 6 0 59 34 35 6 0.261
Luke Sewell 126 433 41 103 16 4 0 46 36 27 9 0.238
George Uhle 50 132 16 30 3 0 1 11 10 12 2 0.227
Glenn Myatt 56 117 14 29 5 2 0 13 13 13 1 0.248
Emil Levsen 33 83 10 17 2 0 0 6 4 22 0 0.205
Ike Eichrodt 37 80 14 25 7 1 0 7 2 11 1 0.312
Joe Shaute 34 73 8 20 3 0 0 6 5 11 1 0.274
Sherry Smith 27 65 7 14 3 1 1 11 2 12 0 0.215
Ernie Padgett 36 62 7 13 0 1 0 6 8 3 1 0.210
Garland Buckeye 32 60 6 12 3 0 2 5 3 14 0 0.200
Pat McNulty 48 56 3 14 2 1 0 6 5 9 0 0.250
Benn Karr 31 45 8 10 5 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.222
Cliff Lee 21 40 4 7 1 0 1 2 6 8 0 0.175
Ray Knode 31 24 6 8 1 1 0 4 3 4 0 0.333
Guy Lacy 13 24 2 4 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0.167
Jake Miller 18 24 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 10 0 0.083
Willis Hudlin 8 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.125
Martin Autry 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.143
Johnny Hodapp 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Norm Lehr 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ray Benge 8 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
By Speece 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1926

ERA

1 Willis Hudlin 2.78 2 George Uhle 2.83 3 Garland Buckeye 3.10 4 Jake Miller 3.27 5 Emil Levsen 3.41

Wins

1 George Uhle 27 2 Emil Levsen 16 3 Joe Shaute 14 4 Sherry Smith 11 5 Jake Miller 7

Strikeouts

1 George Uhle 159 2 Emil Levsen 53 3 Joe Shaute 47 4 Garland Buckeye 36 5 Sherry Smith 25
1926 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Uhle 27 11 2.83 39 36 1 318.1 300 100 118 159
Emil Levsen 16 13 3.41 33 31 0 237.1 235 90 85 53
Joe Shaute 14 10 3.53 34 25 1 206.2 215 81 65 47
Sherry Smith 11 10 3.73 27 24 0 188.1 214 78 31 25
Garland Buckeye 6 9 3.10 32 18 0 165.2 160 57 69 36
Benn Karr 5 6 5.00 30 7 1 113.1 137 63 41 23
Jake Miller 7 4 3.27 18 11 1 82.2 99 30 18 24
Willis Hudlin 1 3 2.78 8 2 0 32.1 25 10 13 6
Norm Lehr 0 0 3.07 4 0 0 14.2 11 5 4 4
Ray Benge 1 0 3.86 8 0 0 11.2 15 5 4 3
By Speece 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 3.0 1 0 2 1

👥 Roster (28)

Martin Autry Ray Benge Garland Buckeye George Burns Ike Eichrodt Johnny Hodapp Willis Hudlin Charlie Jamieson Benn Karr Ray Knode Guy Lacy Cliff Lee +16 more

28 players

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The 1926 Cleveland Indians in brief

In 1926 the Cleveland Indians posted a 88-66 mark (.571) and finished 2nd in the AL. Runs came in at 738 scored against 612 allowed (+126). The team batting average of .288 was 3% above the 1926 league mark of .281. Pitchers allowed 3.40 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.02. Measured against the 729-run league average, the offense was 1% ahead.

The home park, League Park II, recorded 380,500 in attendance, about 4,756 a game. For power, Tris Speaker led the way with 7 homers. George Burns drove in a team-high 114 runs. On the mound, George Uhle won 27 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 28 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1925 season and the 1927 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1926 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1926 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1926 Cleveland Indians finished 88-66 (.571 win pct).
Who led the 1926 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Tris Speaker led the 1926 Cleveland Indians with 7 home runs.
What was the 1926 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1926 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 3.40.
Did the 1926 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1926 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1926 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1926 Cleveland Indians played home games at League Park II.
Who led the 1926 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tris Speaker (7 HR, 86 RBI) and George Uhle (27-11, 2.83 ERA).
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