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1926 New York Yankees season
Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | New York Yankees |
| season | 1926 |
| misc | American League champions |
| league | American League |
| ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| city | New York City, New York |
| record | |
| league_place | 1st |
| owners | Jacob Ruppert |
| general_managers | Ed Barrow |
| managers | Miller Huggins |
|}}
The 1926 New York Yankees season was the team's 24th season. 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.
Regular season

Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
| 1926 New York Yankees |
|---|
| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 102 | 290 | 83 | .286 | 7 | 35 | |
| 1B | 155 | 572 | 179 | .313 | 16 | 112 | |
| 2B | 155 | 589 | 162 | .275 | 18 | 114 | |
| 3B | 123 | 484 | 125 | .288 | 1 | 64 | |
| SS | 147 | 617 | 167 | .271 | 5 | 62 | |
| OF | 152 | 495 | 184 | .372 | 47 | 150 | |
| OF | 145 | 606 | 181 | .299 | 8 | 55 | |
| OF | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 258 | 74 | .287 | 7 | 32 | |
| 66 | 168 | 39 | .232 | 0 | 20 | |
| 41 | 127 | 34 | .268 | 0 | 13 | |
| 36 | 84 | 32 | .388 | 0 | 14 | |
| 35 | 52 | 20 | .381 | 0 | 11 | |
| 22 | 31 | 10 | .323 | 0 | 3 | |
| 28 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 266.1 | 23 | 11 | 3.62 | 78 | |
| 41 | 258.2 | 19 | 11 | 3.38 | 59 | |
| 40 | 217.2 | 16 | 12 | 3.85 | 79 | |
| 5 | 36.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 161.0 | 9 | 8 | 4.98 | 69 | |
| 33 | 140.1 | 6 | 6 | 4.23 | 38 | |
| 29 | 104.1 | 8 | 7 | 3.62 | 63 | |
| 20 | 81.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.67 | 30 | |
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.10 | 6 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 0 |
1926 World Series
Main article: 1926 World Series
| Game | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Record | Attendance | St. Louis Cardinals win 4–3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 2 | [St. Louis Cardinals](1926-st-louis-cardinals-season) | 1 | **New York Yankees** | **2** | 1–0 | 61,658 | |
| 2 | October 3 | **[St. Louis Cardinals](1926-st-louis-cardinals-season)** | **6** | New York Yankees | 2 | 1–1 | 63,600 | |
| 3 | October 5 | New York Yankees | 0 | **[St. Louis Cardinals](1926-st-louis-cardinals-season)** | 4 | 1–2 | 37,708 | |
| 4 | October 6 | **New York Yankees** | **10** | [St. Louis Cardinals](1926-st-louis-cardinals-season) | 5 | 2–2 | 38,825 | |
| 5 | October 7 | **New York Yankees** | **3** | [St. Louis Cardinals](1926-st-louis-cardinals-season) | 2 | 3–2 | 39,552 | |
| 6 | October 9 | **[St. Louis Cardinals](1926-st-louis-cardinals-season)** | **10** | New York Yankees | 2 | 3–3 | 48,615 | |
| 7 | October 10 | **[St. Louis Cardinals](1926-st-louis-cardinals-season)** | **3** | New York Yankees | 2 | 3–4 | 38,093 |
References
- 1926 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference
- 1926 World Series
- 1926 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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