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1926 New York Yankees

91-63 • .591 Win% • 1st in AL

The 1926 New York Yankees went 91-63 (.591) finishing 1st in the AL. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 847 runs, allowed 713, and played home games at Yankee Stadium I. Team leaders included Babe Ruth (47 HR, 150 RBI) and Herb Pennock (23-11, 3.62 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

91 Wins
63 Losses
.591 Win %
1st Rank
847 R 713 RA
Diff +134

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847 Runs Scored
713 Runs Allowed
+134 Run Diff
1,338K Attendance

📈 vs. 1926 AL Average

Batting Avg .288 3% above the 1926 league average (.281)
OBP .369 5% above the 1926 league average (.351)
SLG .437 12% above the 1926 league average (.391)
Team ERA 3.86 4% better than the 1926 league average (4.02)
Runs Scored 847 16% above the 1926 league average (729 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium I
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 1,338,500
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Avg per Game 17,846

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1926

Batting Avg

1 Roy Carlyle 0.385 2 Benny Bengough 0.381 3 Babe Ruth 0.372 4 Bob Meusel 0.315 5 Lou Gehrig 0.313

Home Runs

1 Babe Ruth 47 2 Tony Lazzeri 18 3 Lou Gehrig 16 4 Bob Meusel 12 5 Earle Combs 8

RBI

1 Babe Ruth 150 2 Tony Lazzeri 114 3 Lou Gehrig 112 4 Bob Meusel 81 5 Joe Dugan 64
1926 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mark Koenig 147 617 93 167 26 8 5 62 43 37 4 0.271
Earle Combs 145 606 113 181 31 12 8 55 47 23 8 0.299
Tony Lazzeri 155 589 79 162 28 14 18 114 54 96 16 0.275
Lou Gehrig 155 572 135 179 47 20 16 112 105 73 6 0.313
Babe Ruth 152 495 139 184 30 5 47 150 144 76 11 0.372
Joe Dugan 123 434 39 125 19 5 1 64 25 16 2 0.288
Bob Meusel 108 413 73 130 22 3 12 81 37 32 16 0.315
Pat Collins 102 290 41 83 11 3 7 35 73 57 3 0.286
Ben Paschal 96 258 46 74 12 3 7 32 26 35 7 0.287
Mike Gazella 66 168 21 39 6 0 0 20 25 24 2 0.232
Hank Severeid 41 127 13 34 8 1 0 13 13 4 1 0.268
Herb Pennock 40 85 8 18 2 0 0 6 10 8 0 0.212
Benny Bengough 36 84 9 32 6 0 0 14 7 4 1 0.381
Waite Hoyt 40 76 4 16 3 0 0 4 0 8 0 0.211
Urban Shocker 41 76 6 13 1 0 0 4 10 20 0 0.171
Roy Carlyle 35 52 3 20 5 1 0 11 4 9 0 0.385
Sad Sam Jones 44 49 3 10 1 0 0 4 3 16 1 0.204
Myles Thomas 33 43 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 0.116
Bob Shawkey 29 35 4 9 1 0 0 3 3 6 0 0.257
Aaron Ward 22 31 5 10 2 0 0 3 2 6 0 0.323
Spencer Adams 28 25 7 3 1 0 0 1 3 7 1 0.120
Walter Beall 20 22 3 3 0 0 0 1 5 7 0 0.136
Dutch Ruether 13 21 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.095
Garland Braxton 37 20 0 6 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.300
Bill Skiff 6 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.091
Herb McQuaid 17 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Nick Cullop 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Fred Merkle 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Honey Barnes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Kiddo Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hank Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1926

ERA

1 Garland Braxton 2.67 2 Urban Shocker 3.38 3 Dutch Ruether 3.50 4 Walter Beall 3.53 5 Herb Pennock 3.62

Wins

1 Herb Pennock 23 2 Urban Shocker 19 3 Waite Hoyt 16 4 Sad Sam Jones 9 5 Bob Shawkey 8

Strikeouts

1 Waite Hoyt 79 2 Herb Pennock 78 3 Sad Sam Jones 69 4 Bob Shawkey 63 5 Urban Shocker 59
1926 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Herb Pennock 23 11 3.62 40 33 2 266.1 294 107 43 78
Urban Shocker 19 11 3.38 41 32 2 258.1 272 97 71 59
Waite Hoyt 16 12 3.85 40 28 4 217.2 224 93 62 79
Sad Sam Jones 9 8 4.98 39 23 5 161.0 186 89 80 69
Myles Thomas 6 6 4.23 33 13 0 140.1 140 66 65 38
Bob Shawkey 8 7 3.62 29 10 3 104.1 102 42 37 63
Walter Beall 2 4 3.53 20 9 1 81.2 71 32 68 56
Garland Braxton 5 1 2.67 37 1 2 67.1 71 20 19 30
Herb McQuaid 1 0 6.10 17 1 0 38.1 48 26 13 6
Dutch Ruether 2 3 3.50 5 5 0 36.0 32 14 18 8
Hank Johnson 0 0 18.00 1 0 1 1.0 2 2 2 0

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
Lost to SLN 4-3

👥 Roster (31)

Spencer Adams Honey Barnes Walter Beall Benny Bengough Garland Braxton Roy Carlyle Pat Collins Earle Combs Nick Cullop Kiddo Davis Joe Dugan Mike Gazella +19 more

31 players

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The 1926 New York Yankees in brief

The 1926 New York Yankees finished 91-63, a .591 winning percentage, placing 1st in the AL. This was a year in which the New York Yankees won the pennant. The run column shows 847 for and 713 against. The team batting average of .288 was 3% above the 1926 league mark of .281. The staff ERA of 3.86 was 4% better than the league average of 4.02.

Home games were played at Yankee Stadium I, where 1,338,500 fans came through the gates. For power, Babe Ruth led the way with 47 homers. Herb Pennock led the pitchers with 23 wins. Waite Hoyt struck out 79, the most on the club. The World Series ended in a loss against SLN 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1926 New York Yankees

What was the 1926 New York Yankees record?
The 1926 New York Yankees finished 91-63 (.591 win pct).
How did the 1926 New York Yankees finish?
The 1926 New York Yankees finished first in the league standings.
Who led the 1926 New York Yankees in home runs?
Babe Ruth led the 1926 New York Yankees with 47 home runs.
What was the 1926 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1926 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.86.
Did the 1926 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1926 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1926 New York Yankees play?
The 1926 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium I.
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