1926 St. Louis Browns

62-92 • .403 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1926 St. Louis Browns went 62-92 (.403) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 682 runs, allowed 845, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Ken Williams (17 HR, 74 RBI) and Tom Zachary (14-15, 3.60 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

62 Wins
92 Losses
.403 Win %
7th Rank
682 R 845 RA
Diff -163

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682 Runs Scored
845 Runs Allowed
-163 Run Diff
156K Attendance

📈 vs. 1926 AL Average

Batting Avg .275 2% below the 1926 league average (.281)
OBP .335 5% below the 1926 league average (.351)
SLG .394 1% above the 1926 league average (.391)
Team ERA 4.66 16% worse than the 1926 league average (4.02)
Runs Scored 682 6% below the 1926 league average (729 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 156,950
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Avg per Game 1,986

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1926

Batting Avg

1 Bing Miller 0.331 2 Wally Schang 0.330 3 Harry Rice 0.313 4 George Sisler 0.290 5 Baby Doll Jacobson 0.286

Home Runs

1 Ken Williams 17 2 Marty McManus 9 3 Harry Rice 9 4 Wally Schang 8 5 Pinky Hargrave 7

RBI

1 Ken Williams 74 2 George Sisler 71 3 Marty McManus 68 4 Harry Rice 59 5 Bing Miller 50
1926 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Sisler 150 613 78 178 21 12 7 71 30 30 12 0.290
Harry Rice 148 578 86 181 27 10 9 59 63 40 10 0.313
Marty McManus 149 549 102 156 30 10 9 68 55 62 5 0.284
Wally Gerber 131 411 37 111 8 0 0 42 40 29 0 0.270
Oscar Melillo 99 385 54 98 18 5 1 30 32 31 6 0.255
Bing Miller 94 353 60 117 27 5 4 50 22 12 7 0.331
Ken Williams 108 347 55 97 15 7 17 74 39 23 5 0.280
Wally Schang 103 285 36 94 19 5 8 50 32 20 5 0.330
Gene Robertson 78 247 23 62 12 6 1 19 17 10 5 0.251
Pinky Hargrave 92 235 20 66 16 3 7 37 10 38 3 0.281
Herschel Bennett 80 225 33 60 14 2 1 26 22 21 2 0.267
Cedric Durst 80 219 32 52 7 5 3 16 22 19 0 0.237
Baby Doll Jacobson 50 182 18 52 15 1 2 21 9 14 1 0.286
Leo Dixon 33 89 7 17 3 1 0 8 11 14 1 0.191
Tom Zachary 34 86 4 23 4 1 1 5 4 19 0 0.267
Bobby LaMotte 36 79 11 16 4 3 0 9 11 6 0 0.203
Milt Gaston 32 78 5 13 2 1 1 4 0 13 1 0.167
Ernie Wingard 42 61 4 14 4 0 0 5 3 9 0 0.230
Elam Vangilder 42 58 5 11 3 1 0 4 5 9 0 0.190
Win Ballou 43 42 3 2 0 0 1 2 5 18 0 0.048
Chet Falk 19 31 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.194
Joe Giard 22 29 2 8 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.276
Ernie Nevers 12 27 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.185
Dixie Davis 27 24 4 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.167
Charlie Robertson 8 10 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.300
Claude Jonnard 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Stew Bolen 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Jimmy Austin 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.500

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1926

ERA

1 Ernie Wingard 3.57 2 Tom Zachary 3.60 3 Milt Gaston 4.33 4 Ernie Nevers 4.46 5 Dixie Davis 4.66

Wins

1 Tom Zachary 14 2 Win Ballou 11 3 Milt Gaston 10 4 Elam Vangilder 9 5 Ernie Wingard 5

Strikeouts

1 Win Ballou 59 2 Tom Zachary 53 3 Elam Vangilder 40 4 Dixie Davis 39 5 Milt Gaston 39
1926 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tom Zachary 14 15 3.60 34 31 0 247.1 264 99 97 53
Milt Gaston 10 18 4.33 32 28 0 214.1 227 103 101 39
Elam Vangilder 9 11 5.17 42 19 1 181.0 196 104 98 40
Ernie Wingard 5 8 3.57 39 16 3 169.0 188 67 76 30
Win Ballou 11 10 4.79 43 14 2 154.0 186 82 71 59
Joe Giard 3 10 7.00 22 15 0 90.0 113 70 67 18
Dixie Davis 3 8 4.66 27 7 1 83.0 93 43 40 39
Ernie Nevers 2 4 4.46 11 7 0 74.2 82 37 24 16
Chet Falk 4 4 5.35 18 8 0 74.0 95 44 27 7
Claude Jonnard 0 2 6.00 12 3 1 36.0 46 24 24 13
Charlie Robertson 1 2 8.36 8 7 0 28.0 38 26 21 13
Stew Bolen 0 0 6.14 5 0 0 14.2 21 10 6 7
George Sisler 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 2.0 0 0 2 3

👥 Roster (28)

Jimmy Austin Win Ballou Herschel Bennett Stew Bolen Dixie Davis Leo Dixon Cedric Durst Chet Falk Milt Gaston Wally Gerber Joe Giard Pinky Hargrave +16 more

28 players

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The 1926 St. Louis Browns in brief

The 1926 St. Louis Browns finished 62-92, a .403 winning percentage, placing 7th in the AL. The St. Louis Browns scored 682 runs and allowed 845, a run differential of -163. The team batting average of .275 was 2% below the 1926 league mark of .281. The St. Louis Browns staff finished with a 4.66 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.02. The 1926 St. Louis Browns scored 6% fewer runs than the average club (682 against 729).

Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 156,950 for the year. Ken Williams topped the St. Louis Browns with 17 home runs. The hits leader was Harry Rice with 181. On the mound, Tom Zachary won 14 games to lead the staff. Win Ballou struck out 59, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1926 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1926 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1926 St. Louis Browns finished 62-92 (.403 win pct).
Who led the 1926 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Ken Williams led the 1926 St. Louis Browns with 17 home runs.
What was the 1926 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1926 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 4.66.
Did the 1926 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1926 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1926 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1926 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1926 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ken Williams (17 HR, 74 RBI) and Tom Zachary (14-15, 3.60 ERA).
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