1926 Philadelphia Athletics

83-67 • .553 Win% • 3rd in AL

The 1926 Philadelphia Athletics went 83-67 (.553) finishing 3rd in the AL. The club scored 677 runs, allowed 570, and played home games at Shibe Park. Team leaders included Al Simmons (19 HR, 109 RBI) and Lefty Grove (13-13, 2.51 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

83 Wins
67 Losses
.553 Win %
3rd Rank
677 R 570 RA
Diff +107

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⚡ Quick Stats

677 Runs Scored
570 Runs Allowed
+107 Run Diff
691K Attendance

📈 vs. 1926 AL Average

Batting Avg .269 4% below the 1926 league average (.281)
OBP .341 3% below the 1926 league average (.351)
SLG .382 2% below the 1926 league average (.391)
Team ERA 3.00 25% better than the 1926 league average (4.02)
Runs Scored 677 7% below the 1926 league average (729 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumShibe Park
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Home Games 71
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Total Attendance 691,500
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Avg per Game 9,739

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1926

Batting Avg

1 Bill Wambsganss 0.352 2 Al Simmons 0.341 3 Walt French 0.305 4 Jim Poole 0.294 5 Bing Miller 0.291

Home Runs

1 Al Simmons 19 2 Mickey Cochrane 8 3 Joe Hauser 8 4 Jim Poole 8 5 Bill Lamar 5

RBI

1 Al Simmons 109 2 Jim Poole 63 3 Bill Lamar 50 4 Chick Galloway 49 5 Mickey Cochrane 47
1926 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Al Simmons 147 583 90 199 53 10 19 109 48 49 11 0.341
Jimmy Dykes 124 429 54 123 32 5 1 44 49 34 6 0.287
Bill Lamar 116 419 62 119 17 6 5 50 18 15 4 0.284
Chick Galloway 133 408 37 98 13 6 0 49 31 20 8 0.240
Max Bishop 122 400 77 106 20 2 0 33 116 41 4 0.265
Walt French 112 397 51 121 18 7 1 36 18 24 2 0.305
Mickey Cochrane 120 370 50 101 8 9 8 47 56 15 5 0.273
Jim Poole 112 361 49 106 23 5 8 63 23 25 4 0.294
Sammy Hale 111 327 49 92 22 9 4 43 13 36 1 0.281
Joe Hauser 91 229 31 44 10 0 8 36 39 35 1 0.192
Frank Welch 75 174 26 49 8 1 4 23 26 9 2 0.282
Cy Perkins 63 148 14 43 6 0 0 19 18 7 0 0.291
Bing Miller 38 110 13 32 6 2 2 13 11 6 4 0.291
Lefty Grove 45 81 6 8 1 1 0 6 5 42 0 0.099
Alex Metzler 20 67 8 16 3 0 0 12 7 5 1 0.239
Eddie Rommel 37 61 6 6 1 0 0 2 6 8 0 0.098
Bill Wambsganss 54 54 11 19 3 0 0 1 8 8 1 0.352
Sam Gray 38 51 6 11 3 0 0 2 5 10 0 0.216
Dave Barbee 19 47 7 8 1 1 1 5 2 4 0 0.170
Howard Ehmke 21 46 2 7 1 0 0 5 2 6 1 0.152
Jack Quinn 31 46 4 8 2 0 0 3 3 9 0 0.174
Rube Walberg 40 46 0 7 0 0 0 4 2 13 0 0.152
Frank Sigafoos 13 43 4 11 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.256
Jimmie Foxx 26 32 8 10 2 1 0 5 1 6 1 0.312
Joe Pate 47 27 1 4 2 0 0 4 3 3 0 0.148
Tom Jenkins 6 23 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.174
Charlie Engle 19 19 7 2 0 0 0 0 10 6 0 0.105
Slim Harriss 12 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0.059
Fred Heimach 14 10 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.100
Lefty Willis 13 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.222
Stan Baumgartner 10 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.333

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1926

ERA

1 Lefty Willis 1.39 2 Lefty Grove 2.51 3 Joe Pate 2.71 4 Rube Walberg 2.80 5 Howard Ehmke 2.81

Wins

1 Lefty Grove 13 2 Howard Ehmke 12 3 Rube Walberg 12 4 Sam Gray 11 5 Eddie Rommel 11

Strikeouts

1 Lefty Grove 194 2 Sam Gray 82 3 Rube Walberg 72 4 Jack Quinn 58 5 Howard Ehmke 55
1926 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Lefty Grove 13 13 2.51 45 33 6 258.0 227 72 101 194
Eddie Rommel 11 11 3.08 37 26 0 219.0 225 75 54 52
Jack Quinn 10 11 3.41 31 21 1 163.2 191 62 36 58
Rube Walberg 12 10 2.80 40 19 2 151.0 168 47 60 72
Sam Gray 11 12 3.64 38 18 0 150.2 164 61 50 82
Howard Ehmke 12 4 2.81 20 18 0 147.1 125 46 50 55
Joe Pate 9 0 2.71 47 2 6 113.0 109 34 51 24
Slim Harriss 3 5 4.11 12 10 0 57.0 66 26 22 13
Lefty Willis 0 0 1.39 13 1 1 32.1 31 5 12 13
Fred Heimach 1 0 2.84 13 1 0 31.2 28 10 5 8
Stan Baumgartner 1 1 4.03 10 1 0 22.1 28 10 10 0

👥 Roster (31)

Dave Barbee Stan Baumgartner Max Bishop Mickey Cochrane Jimmy Dykes Howard Ehmke Charlie Engle Jimmie Foxx Walt French Chick Galloway Sam Gray Lefty Grove +19 more

31 players

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The 1926 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The 1926 Philadelphia Athletics finished 83-67, a .553 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the AL. Runs came in at 677 scored against 570 allowed (+107). The team batting average of .269 was 4% below the 1926 league mark of .281. The Philadelphia Athletics staff finished with a 3.00 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.02. Measured against the 729-run league average, the offense was 7% behind.

Attendance at Shibe Park totaled 691,500 for the year. Al Simmons led the club in home runs with 19. Lefty Grove led the pitchers with 13 wins. The 1926 roster runs to 31 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1925 season and the 1927 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1926 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1926 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1926 Philadelphia Athletics finished 83-67 (.553 win pct).
Who led the 1926 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Al Simmons led the 1926 Philadelphia Athletics with 19 home runs.
What was the 1926 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1926 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.00.
Did the 1926 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1926 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1926 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1926 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Shibe Park.
Who led the 1926 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Al Simmons (19 HR, 109 RBI) and Lefty Grove (13-13, 2.51 ERA).
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