The following are the baseball events of the year 1926 throughout the world.
This article is currently under construction.
Champions[]
- World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3)
- Negro League World Series: Chicago American Giants over Bacharach Giants (5-3)
Awards and honors[]
- League Award
- George H. Burns, Cleveland Indians, 1B
- Bob O'Farrell, St. Louis Cardinals, C
Statistical Leaders[]
| American League | National League | |||
| AVG | Heinie Manush DET | .378 | Bubbles Hargrave CIN | .353 |
| HR | Babe Ruth NYY | 47 | Hack Wilson CHC | 21 |
| RBI | Babe Ruth NYY | 146 | Jim Bottomley STL | 120 |
| Wins | George Uhle CLE | 27 | Pete Donohue CIN, Ray Kremer PIT, Lee Meadows PIT, & Flint Rhem STL |
20 |
| ERA | Lefty Grove PHA | 2.51 | Ray Kremer PIT | 2.61 |
| Ks | Lefty Grove PHA | 194 | Dazzy Vance BRO | 140 |
Major League Baseball final standings[]
American League final standings[]
| American League | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| New York Yankees | 91 | 63 | .591 | -- |
| Cleveland Indians | 88 | 66 | .571 | 3 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 83 | 67 | .553 | 6 |
| Washington Senators | 81 | 69 | .540 | 8 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 72 | .529 | 9.5 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 75 | .513 | 12 |
| St. Louis Browns | 62 | 92 | .403 | 29 |
| Boston Red Sox | 46 | 107 | .301 | 44.5 |
National League final standings[]
| National League | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 65 | .578 | -- |
| Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 67 | .565 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 69 | .549 | 4.5 |
| Chicago Cubs | 82 | 72 | .532 | 7 |
| New York Giants | 74 | 77 | .490 | 13.5 |
| Brooklyn Robins | 71 | 82 | .464 | 17.5 |
| Boston Braves | 66 | 86 | .434 | 22 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 58 | 93 | .384 | 29.5 |
Events[]
Births[]
- January 6 - Ralph Branca (living)
- January 31 - Tom Alston (d. 1993)
- February 6 - Dale Long (d. 1991)
- February 12 - Joe Garagiola (living)
- March 19 - Bob Davids (SABR founder) (d. 2002)
- May 16 - Rube Walker (d. 1992)
- July 25 - Whitey Lockman (d. 2009)
- August 6 - Clem Labine (d. 2007)
- August 28 - Bob Trice (d. 1988)
- September 19 - Duke Snider (living)
- September 30 - Robin Roberts (baseball pitcher) (d. 2010)
- October 12 - John Irvin Kennedy (baseball 1957) (d. 1998)
- October 13 - Eddie Yost (living)
- October 21 - Whitey Ford (living)
- November 18 - Roy Sievers (living)
- November 22 - Lew Burdette (d. 2007)
- December 13 - Carl Erskine (living)
Deaths[]
- January 31 - Lou Bierbauer, 60, second baseman for Philadelphia and Pittsburgh who batted .300 three times, led league in assists five times
- February 12 - Francis Richter, 72, sportswriter, editor of annual Reach Guides since 1901, revered for his authoritative commentary on the state of the sport; established first newspaper sports department in 1872, founded Sporting Life newspaper in 1883; helped form 1882 American Association, assisted in 1891 merger with NL; declined NL presidency in 1907
- February 24 - Eddie Plank, 50, Hall of Fame lefthanded pitcher for the Athletics who became the first lefthander to win 200, then 300 games, continuing until he had compiled 326 victories; eight-time 20-game winner pitched 2-hit victory in final game of 1913 World Series; 2246 strikeouts ranked sixth all-time upon retirement, 69 shutouts ranked fourth; top lefthander with 410 complete games, held AL career marks for lefthanders in games, innings and starts
- March 27 - John Kelly, 69, umpire in the 1880s who officiated in three World Championship Series; played 16 games in 1879 with Syracuse and Troy, also managed Louisville
- August 20 - Cal McVey, 75, early star with 1869 Red Stockings who batted .431 in National Association's 1871 debut season, topped .300 mark through 1878; led NA in hits, RBI and total bases twice each, in runs and doubles once