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.
1926 Chicago Cubs | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Cubs Park | |
City | Chicago, Illinois | |
Owners | William Wrigley, Jr. | |
Managers | Joe McCarthy | |
Radio | WGN (Quin Ryan) WMAQ (Hal Totten) | |
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Regular season edit
Season standings edit
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 edit
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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 edit
1926 Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager
Coaches |
Player stats edit
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
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 | Gabby Hartnett | 93 | 284 | 78 | .275 | 8 | 41 |
1B | Charlie Grimm | 147 | 524 | 145 | .277 | 8 | 82 |
2B | Sparky Adams | 154 | 624 | 193 | .309 | 0 | 39 |
SS | Jimmy Cooney | 141 | 513 | 129 | .251 | 1 | 47 |
3B | Howard Freigau | 140 | 508 | 137 | .270 | 3 | 51 |
OF | Riggs Stephenson | 82 | 281 | 95 | .338 | 3 | 44 |
OF | Cliff Heathcote | 139 | 510 | 141 | .276 | 10 | 53 |
OF | Hack Wilson | 142 | 529 | 170 | .321 | 21 | 109 |
Other batters edit
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 |
Pete Scott | 77 | 189 | 54 | .286 | 3 | 34 |
Joe Kelly | 65 | 176 | 59 | .335 | 0 | 32 |
Joe Munson | 33 | 101 | 26 | .257 | 3 | 15 |
Clyde Beck | 30 | 81 | 16 | .198 | 1 | 4 |
Chick Tolson | 57 | 80 | 25 | .313 | 1 | 8 |
Red Shannon | 19 | 51 | 17 | .333 | 0 | 4 |
Mandy Brooks | 26 | 48 | 9 | .188 | 1 | 6 |
Hank Schreiber | 10 | 18 | 1 | .056 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Graves | 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
John Churry | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Ralph Michaels | 2 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching edit
Starting pitchers edit
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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Charlie Root | 42 | 271.1 | 18 | 17 | 2.82 | 127 |
Sheriff Blake | 39 | 197.2 | 11 | 12 | 3.60 | 95 |
Tony Kaufmann | 26 | 169.2 | 9 | 7 | 3.02 | 52 |
Percy Jones | 30 | 160.1 | 12 | 7 | 3.09 | 80 |
Wilbur Cooper | 8 | 55.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.42 | 18 |
Pete Alexander | 7 | 52.0 | 3 | 3 | 3.46 | 12 |
Other pitchers edit
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 |
Bob Osborn | 31 | 136.1 | 6 | 5 | 3.63 | 43 |
Bill Piercy | 19 | 90.1 | 6 | 5 | 4.48 | 31 |
George Milstead | 18 | 55.1 | 1 | 5 | 3.58 | 14 |
Relief pitchers edit
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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Walt Huntzinger | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.94 | 4 |
Johnny Welch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 0 |
Farm system edit
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Marty Krug |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Los Angeles