1926 Chicago Cubs season
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Owner(s) | William Wrigley, Jr. |
Manager(s) | Joe McCarthy |
Local television | none |
Local radio |
WMAQ (Hal Totten) WGN (Quin Ryan) |
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The 1926 Chicago Cubs season was the 55th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 51st in the National League and the 11th at Wrigley Field (the last in which the venue was officially called "Cubs Park"). The Cubs finished fourth in the National League with a record of 82–72.
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | — | 47–30 | 42–35 |
Cincinnati Reds | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 2 | 53–23 | 34–44 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 84 | 69 | 0.549 | 4½ | 49–28 | 35–41 |
Chicago Cubs | 82 | 72 | 0.532 | 7 | 49–28 | 33–44 |
New York Giants | 74 | 77 | 0.490 | 13½ | 43–33 | 31–44 |
Brooklyn Robins | 71 | 82 | 0.464 | 17½ | 38–38 | 33–44 |
Boston Braves | 66 | 86 | 0.434 | 22 | 43–34 | 23–52 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 58 | 93 | 0.384 | 29½ | 33–42 | 25–51 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BR | CHC | CIN | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||
Boston | — | 6–15 | 12–10 | 12–10–1 | 12–10 | 7–15 | 10–11 | 7–15 | |||||
Brooklyn | 15–6 | — | 14–8 | 4–18 | 9–13 | 13–9 | 9–13–2 | 7–15 | |||||
Chicago | 10–12 | 8–14 | — | 13–9–1 | 14–8 | 16–6 | 10–12 | 11–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 10–12–1 | 18–4 | 9–13–1 | — | 7–15 | 16–6–1 | 13–9 | 14–8 | |||||
New York | 10–12 | 13–9 | 8–14 | 15–7 | — | 12–7 | 6–16 | 10–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 15–7 | 9–13 | 6–16 | 6–16–1 | 7–12 | — | 8–14 | 7–15 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 11–10 | 13–9–2 | 12–10 | 9–13 | 16–6 | 14–8 | — | 9–13–2 | |||||
St. Louis | 15–7 | 15–7 | 11–11 | 8–14 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 13–9–2 | — |
Roster
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Pitchers | Catchers
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 |
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SS | Jimmy Cooney | 141 | 513 | 129 | .251 | 1 | 47 |
Other batters
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 |
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Mike González | 80 | 253 | 63 | .249 | 1 | 23 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Sheriff Blake | 39 | 197.2 | 11 | 12 | 3.60 | 95 |
Pete Alexander | 7 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 3.46 | 12 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Guy Bush | 35 | 157.1 | 13 | 9 | 2.86 | 32 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Marty Krug |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Los Angeles