The following are the baseball events of the year 1926 throughout the world.  

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See also

Baseball Major League Baseball Minor league baseball Negro League baseball Japanese baseball

Sources

Baseball Hall of Fame Baseball Almanac Baseball Library Baseball Reference National Pastime The Deadball Era

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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