1926 Detroit Tigers

79-75 • .513 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1926 Detroit Tigers went 79-75 (.513) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 793 runs, allowed 830, and played home games at Navin Field. Team leaders included Heinie Manush (14 HR, 86 RBI) and Earl Whitehill (16-13, 3.99 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.

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📊 Season Record

79 Wins
75 Losses
.513 Win %
6th Rank
793 R 830 RA
Diff -37

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793 Runs Scored
830 Runs Allowed
-37 Run Diff
519K Attendance

📈 vs. 1926 AL Average

Batting Avg .291 3% above the 1926 league average (.281)
OBP .366 4% above the 1926 league average (.351)
SLG .398 2% above the 1926 league average (.391)
Team ERA 4.41 10% worse than the 1926 league average (4.02)
Runs Scored 793 9% above the 1926 league average (729 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 519,665
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Avg per Game 6,415

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1926

Batting Avg

1 Heinie Manush 0.378 2 Bob Fothergill 0.367 3 Harry Heilmann 0.367 4 Ty Cobb 0.339 5 Johnny Bassler 0.305

Home Runs

1 Heinie Manush 14 2 Harry Heilmann 9 3 Ty Cobb 4 4 Bob Fothergill 3 5 Lu Blue 1

RBI

1 Harry Heilmann 103 2 Heinie Manush 86 3 Bob Fothergill 73 4 Ty Cobb 62 5 Jackie Tavener 58
1926 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jackie Tavener 156 532 65 141 22 14 1 58 52 53 8 0.265
Harry Heilmann 141 502 90 184 41 8 9 103 67 19 6 0.367
Heinie Manush 136 498 95 188 35 8 14 86 31 28 11 0.378
Charlie Gehringer 123 459 62 127 19 17 1 48 30 42 9 0.277
Lu Blue 128 429 92 123 24 14 1 52 90 18 13 0.287
Bob Fothergill 110 387 63 142 31 7 3 73 33 23 4 0.367
Frank O'Rourke 111 363 43 88 16 1 1 41 35 33 8 0.242
Jack Warner 100 311 41 78 8 6 0 34 38 24 8 0.251
Al Wingo 108 298 45 84 19 0 1 45 52 32 4 0.282
Johnny Neun 97 242 47 72 14 4 0 15 27 26 4 0.298
Ty Cobb 79 233 48 79 18 5 4 62 26 2 9 0.339
Clyde Manion 75 176 15 35 4 0 0 14 24 16 1 0.199
Johnny Bassler 66 174 20 53 8 1 0 22 45 6 0 0.305
Larry Woodall 67 146 18 34 5 0 0 15 15 2 0 0.233
Earl Whitehill 36 91 6 23 1 3 0 10 6 24 0 0.253
Les Burke 38 75 9 17 1 0 0 4 7 3 1 0.227
Ed Wells 36 73 6 15 3 1 0 7 1 12 1 0.205
Sam Gibson 36 72 6 18 4 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.250
Lil Stoner 32 53 5 9 1 0 0 5 2 13 0 0.170
Ken Holloway 36 46 1 11 1 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.239
Hooks Dauss 35 42 6 10 5 1 1 5 3 11 0 0.238
Rip Collins 31 39 2 6 1 0 0 5 2 16 0 0.154
Augie Johns 35 28 3 4 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0.143
Billy Mullen 11 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0.077
Ray Hayworth 12 11 1 3 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0.273
Clyde Barfoot 11 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.200
Rudy Kneisch 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
George Smith 23 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.000
Wilbur Cooper 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.000
Jess Doyle 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1926

ERA

1 Rip Collins 2.73 2 Sam Gibson 3.48 3 Earl Whitehill 3.99 4 Ed Wells 4.15 5 Hooks Dauss 4.20

Wins

1 Earl Whitehill 16 2 Hooks Dauss 12 3 Sam Gibson 12 4 Ed Wells 12 5 Rip Collins 8

Strikeouts

1 Earl Whitehill 109 2 Sam Gibson 61 3 Ed Wells 58 4 Lil Stoner 57 5 Rip Collins 44
1926 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Earl Whitehill 16 13 3.99 36 34 0 252.1 271 112 79 109
Sam Gibson 12 9 3.48 35 24 2 196.1 199 76 75 61
Ed Wells 12 10 4.15 36 26 0 178.0 201 82 76 58
Lil Stoner 7 10 5.47 32 22 0 159.2 179 97 63 57
Ken Holloway 4 6 5.12 36 12 2 139.0 192 79 42 43
Hooks Dauss 12 6 4.20 35 5 9 124.1 135 58 49 27
Rip Collins 8 8 2.73 30 13 1 122.0 128 37 44 44
Augie Johns 6 4 5.35 35 14 1 112.2 117 67 69 40
George Smith 1 2 6.95 23 1 0 44.0 55 34 33 15
Clyde Barfoot 1 2 4.88 11 1 2 31.1 42 17 9 7
Rudy Kneisch 0 1 2.65 2 2 0 17.0 18 5 6 4
Wilbur Cooper 0 4 11.20 8 3 0 13.2 27 17 9 2
Jess Doyle 0 0 4.15 2 0 1 4.1 6 2 1 2

👥 Roster (30)

Clyde Barfoot Johnny Bassler Lu Blue Les Burke Ty Cobb Rip Collins Wilbur Cooper Hooks Dauss Jess Doyle Bob Fothergill Charlie Gehringer Sam Gibson +18 more

30 players

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The 1926 Detroit Tigers in brief

The record for the 1926 Detroit Tigers reads 79 wins and 75 losses, good for 6th in the AL. Runs came in at 793 scored against 830 allowed (-37). The team batting average of .291 was 3% above the 1926 league mark of .281. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 4.41 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.02. The 1926 Detroit Tigers outscored the average club by 9% (793 against 729).

Navin Field was home in 1926, drawing a total attendance of 519,665. The home run leader was Heinie Manush, who hit 14. Harry Heilmann drove in a team-high 103 runs. Earl Whitehill led the pitchers with 16 wins. The 1926 roster runs to 30 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1925 season and the 1927 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1926 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1926 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1926 Detroit Tigers finished 79-75 (.513 win pct).
Who led the 1926 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Heinie Manush led the 1926 Detroit Tigers with 14 home runs.
What was the 1926 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1926 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.41.
Did the 1926 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1926 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1926 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1926 Detroit Tigers played home games at Navin Field.
Who led the 1926 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Heinie Manush (14 HR, 86 RBI) and Earl Whitehill (16-13, 3.99 ERA).
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