| 1926 New York Yankees | ||||
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| American League champions | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | New York City, New York | |||
| Owners | Jacob Ruppert | |||
| General managers | Ed Barrow | |||
| Managers | Miller Huggins | |||
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The 1926New York Yankees season was the team's 24th season. The team finished with a record of 91–63, winning their fourthpennant, finishing three games ahead of theCleveland Indians. New York was managed byMiller Huggins. The Yankees played atYankee Stadium. In theWorld Series, they lost in 7 games to theSt. Louis Cardinals, with the series ending withBabe Ruth beingcaught stealing second in the bottom of the 9th inning in Game 7.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 91 | 63 | .591 | — | 50–25 | 41–38 |
| Cleveland Indians | 88 | 66 | .571 | 3 | 49–31 | 39–35 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 83 | 67 | .553 | 6 | 44–27 | 39–40 |
| Washington Senators | 81 | 69 | .540 | 8 | 42–30 | 39–39 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 72 | .529 | 9½ | 47–31 | 34–41 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 75 | .513 | 12 | 39–41 | 40–34 |
| St. Louis Browns | 62 | 92 | .403 | 29 | 40–39 | 22–53 |
| Boston Red Sox | 46 | 107 | .301 | 44½ | 25–51 | 21–56 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 6–16 | 6–16 | 7–15 | 5–17 | 8–14 | 11–11–1 | 3–18 | |||||
| Chicago | 16–6 | — | 13–9 | 14–8–2 | 8–14 | 6–15 | 13–9 | 11–11 | |||||
| Cleveland | 16–6 | 9–13 | — | 11–11 | 11–11 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 16–6 | |||||
| Detroit | 15–7 | 8–14–2 | 11–11 | — | 10–12 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 12–10–1 | |||||
| New York | 17–5 | 14–8 | 11–11 | 12–10 | — | 9–13 | 16–6 | 12–10–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 14–8 | 15–6 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 13–9 | — | 15–7 | 7–12 | |||||
| St. Louis | 11–11–1 | 9–13 | 11–11 | 10–12 | 6–16 | 7–15 | — | 8–14 | |||||
| Washington | 18–3 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 10–12–1 | 10–12–1 | 12–7 | 14–8 | — | |||||
| 1926 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Pat Collins | 102 | 290 | 83 | .286 | 7 | 35 |
| 1B | Lou Gehrig | 155 | 572 | 179 | .313 | 16 | 112 |
| 2B | Tony Lazzeri | 155 | 589 | 162 | .275 | 18 | 114 |
| 3B | Joe Dugan | 123 | 484 | 125 | .288 | 1 | 64 |
| SS | Mark Koenig | 147 | 617 | 167 | .271 | 5 | 62 |
| OF | Babe Ruth | 152 | 495 | 184 | .372 | 47 | 150 |
| OF | Earle Combs | 145 | 606 | 113 | .299 | 8 | 55 |
| OF | Bob Meusel | 108 | 415 | 130 | .315 | 12 | 81 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Paschal | 96 | 258 | 74 | .287 | 7 | 32 |
| Mike Gazella | 66 | 168 | 39 | .232 | 0 | 20 |
| Hank Severeid | 41 | 127 | 34 | .268 | 0 | 13 |
| Benny Bengough | 36 | 84 | 32 | .388 | 0 | 14 |
| Roy Carlyle | 35 | 52 | 20 | .381 | 0 | 11 |
| Aaron Ward | 22 | 31 | 10 | .323 | 0 | 3 |
| Spencer Adams | 28 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Skiff | 6 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Cullop | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Merkle | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Honey Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
| Kiddo Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Pennock | 40 | 266.1 | 23 | 11 | 3.62 | 78 |
| Urban Shocker | 41 | 258.2 | 19 | 11 | 3.38 | 59 |
| Waite Hoyt | 40 | 217.2 | 16 | 12 | 3.85 | 79 |
| Dutch Ruether | 5 | 36.0 | 2 | 3 | 3.50 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 39 | 161.0 | 9 | 8 | 4.98 | 69 |
| Myles Thomas | 33 | 140.1 | 6 | 6 | 4.23 | 38 |
| Bob Shawkey | 29 | 104.1 | 8 | 7 | 3.62 | 63 |
| Walter Beall | 20 | 81.2 | 2 | 4 | 3.53 | 56 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garland Braxton | 37 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.67 | 30 |
| Herb McQuaid | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.10 | 6 |
| Hank Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 0 |
| Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record (NYY-STL) | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 2 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | New York Yankees | 2 | 1–0 | 61,658 | |
| 2 | October 3 | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | New York Yankees | 2 | 1–1 | 63,600 | |
| 3 | October 5 | New York Yankees | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 1–2 | 37,708 | |
| 4 | October 6 | New York Yankees | 10 | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 2–2 | 38,825 | |
| 5 | October 7 | New York Yankees | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 3–2 | 39,552 | |
| 6 | October 9 | St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | New York Yankees | 2 | 3–3 | 48,615 | |
| 7 | October 10 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | New York Yankees | 2 | 3–4 | 38,093 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals win 4–3 | ||||||||