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1926 St. Louis Cardinals

89-65 • .578 Win% • 1st in NL

📊 Season Record

89 Wins
65 Losses
.578 Win %
1st Rank
817 R 678 RA
Diff +139

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⚡ Quick Stats

817 Runs Scored
678 Runs Allowed
+139 Run Diff
738K Attendance

📈 vs. 1926 NL Average

Batting Avg .286 2% above the 1926 league average (.279)
OBP .348 3% above the 1926 league average (.338)
SLG .415 8% above the 1926 league average (.385)
Team ERA 3.67 4% better than the 1926 league average (3.83)
Runs Scored 817 16% above the 1926 league average (702 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 738,299
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Avg per Game 9,345

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1926

Batting Avg

1 Les Bell 0.325 2 Art Reinhart 0.317 3 Billy Southworth 0.317 4 Rogers Hornsby 0.317 5 Taylor Douthit 0.308

Home Runs

1 Jim Bottomley 19 2 Les Bell 17 3 Rogers Hornsby 11 4 Billy Southworth 11 5 Ray Blades 8

RBI

1 Jim Bottomley 120 2 Les Bell 100 3 Rogers Hornsby 93 4 Billy Southworth 69 5 Bob O'Farrell 68
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jim Bottomley 154 603 98 180 40 14 19 120 58 52 4 0.299
Les Bell 155 581 85 189 33 14 17 100 54 62 9 0.325
Tommy Thevenow 156 563 64 144 15 5 2 63 27 26 8 0.256
Taylor Douthit 139 530 96 163 20 4 3 52 55 46 23 0.308
Rogers Hornsby 134 527 96 167 34 5 11 93 61 39 3 0.317
Bob O'Farrell 147 492 63 144 30 9 7 68 61 44 1 0.293
Ray Blades 107 416 81 127 17 12 8 43 62 57 6 0.305
Billy Southworth 99 391 76 124 22 6 11 69 26 9 13 0.317
Chick Hafey 78 225 30 61 19 2 4 38 11 36 2 0.271
Heinie Mueller 52 191 36 51 7 5 3 28 11 6 8 0.267
Wattie Holm 55 144 18 41 5 1 0 21 18 14 3 0.285
Flint Rhem 34 96 11 18 1 0 1 12 4 36 0 0.188
Bill Sherdel 36 90 9 22 5 1 1 8 1 9 0 0.244
George Toporcer 64 88 13 22 3 2 0 9 8 9 1 0.250
Jake Flowers 40 74 13 20 1 0 3 9 5 9 1 0.270
Art Reinhart 40 63 7 20 2 2 0 11 1 3 1 0.317
Jesse Haines 33 61 4 13 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 0.213
Vic Keen 26 53 4 3 0 0 0 1 2 15 0 0.057
Ernie Vick 24 51 6 10 2 0 0 4 3 4 0 0.196
Pete Alexander 23 50 1 6 1 0 0 3 2 14 0 0.120
Herman Bell 27 25 3 3 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0.120
Bill Hallahan 19 16 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.250
Bill Warwick 9 14 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.357
Allen Sothoron 15 13 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.231
Syl Johnson 19 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Walt Huntzinger 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Eddie Dyer 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Ed Clough 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Duster Mails 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1926

ERA

1 Pete Alexander 2.91 2 Herman Bell 3.18 3 Flint Rhem 3.21 4 Jesse Haines 3.25 5 Bill Sherdel 3.49

Wins

1 Flint Rhem 20 2 Bill Sherdel 16 3 Jesse Haines 13 4 Vic Keen 10 5 Art Reinhart 10

Strikeouts

1 Flint Rhem 72 2 Bill Sherdel 59 3 Jesse Haines 46 4 Pete Alexander 35 5 Vic Keen 29
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Flint Rhem 20 7 3.21 34 34 0 258.0 241 92 75 72
Bill Sherdel 16 12 3.49 34 29 0 234.2 255 91 49 59
Jesse Haines 13 4 3.25 33 21 1 183.0 186 66 48 46
Vic Keen 10 9 4.56 26 21 0 152.0 179 77 42 29
Pete Alexander 9 7 2.91 23 16 2 148.1 136 48 24 35
Art Reinhart 10 5 4.22 27 11 0 143.0 159 67 47 26
Herman Bell 6 6 3.18 27 7 2 85.0 82 30 17 27
Bill Hallahan 1 4 3.65 19 3 0 56.2 45 23 32 28
Syl Johnson 0 3 4.22 19 6 1 49.0 54 23 15 10
Allen Sothoron 3 3 4.22 15 4 0 42.2 37 20 16 19
Walt Huntzinger 0 4 4.24 9 4 0 34.0 35 16 14 9
Eddie Dyer 1 0 11.57 6 0 0 9.1 7 12 14 4
Ed Clough 0 0 22.50 1 0 0 2.0 5 5 3 0
Duster Mails 0 1 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 1 1

🏆 Postseason Results

World Series
SLN def. NYA 4-3

👥 Roster (30)

Pete Alexander Herman Bell Les Bell Ray Blades Jim Bottomley Ed Clough Taylor Douthit Eddie Dyer Jake Flowers Chick Hafey Jesse Haines Bill Hallahan +18 more

30 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1926 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1926 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1926 St. Louis Cardinals finished 89-65 (.578 win pct).
Did the 1926 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
Yes. The 1926 St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series.
Who led the 1926 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Jim Bottomley led the 1926 St. Louis Cardinals with 19 home runs.
What was the 1926 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1926 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.67.
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