1926 New York Yankees season
The 1926 New York Yankees season was the team's 24th season in New York, and its 26th season overall. The team finished with a record of 91–63, winning their fourth pennant, finishing three games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Miller Huggins. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they lost in 7 games to the St. Louis Cardinals, with the series ending with Babe Ruth being caught stealing second in the bottom of the 9th inning in game 7.
| 1926 New York Yankees | |
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| 1926 AL Champions | |
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| Owner(s) | Jacob Ruppert |
| General manager(s) | Ed Barrow |
| Manager(s) | Miller Huggins |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio | none |
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Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 91 | 63 | 0.591 | — | 50–25 | 41–38 |
| Cleveland Indians | 88 | 66 | 0.571 | 3 | 49–31 | 39–35 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 83 | 67 | 0.553 | 6 | 44–27 | 39–40 |
| Washington Senators | 81 | 69 | 0.540 | 8 | 42–30 | 39–39 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 72 | 0.529 | 9½ | 47–31 | 34–41 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 75 | 0.513 | 12 | 39–41 | 40–34 |
| St. Louis Browns | 62 | 92 | 0.403 | 29 | 40–39 | 22–53 |
| Boston Red Sox | 46 | 107 | 0.301 | 44½ | 25–51 | 21–56 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | 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 | — | |||||
Roster
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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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| 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 |
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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| 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 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiddo Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Herb Pennock | 40 | 266.3 | 23 | 11 | 3.62 | 78 |
| Urban Shocker | 41 | 258.3 | 19 | 11 | 3.38 | 59 |
| Waite Hoyt | 40 | 217.7 | 16 | 12 | 3.85 | 79 |
| Dutch Ruether | 5 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 3.50 | 8 |
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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| Sam Jones | 39 | 161 | 9 | 8 | 4.98 | 69 |
| Myles Thomas | 33 | 140.3 | 6 | 6 | 4.23 | 38 |
| Bob Shawkey | 29 | 104.3 | 8 | 7 | 3.62 | 63 |
| Walter Beall | 20 | 81.7 | 2 | 4 | 3.53 | 56 |
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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| 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 |
1926 World Series
| Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record
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| 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 | ||||||||
