The following are the baseball events of the year 1926 throughout the world.
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ECL | Atlantic City | 4 | |||||||
NNL1 | Kansas City | 4 | NNL | Chicago | 5 | ||||
NNL2 | Chicago | 5 |
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Stat | Player | Total | Player | Total | Player | Total | Player | Total |
AVG | Heinie Manush (DET) | .378 | Bubbles Hargrave (CIN) | .353 | Mule Suttles1 (SLS) | .425 | Martín Dihigo (CSE) | .375 |
HR | Babe Ruth (NYY) | 47 | Hack Wilson (CHC) | 21 | Mule Suttles1 (SLS) | 32 | Martín Dihigo (CSE) | 14 |
RBI | Babe Ruth (NYY) | 153 | Jim Bottomley (SLC) | 120 | Mule Suttles1 (SLS) | 130 | Clint Thomas (HIL) | 78 |
Wins | George Uhle (CLE) | 27 | Pete Donohue (CIN) Ray Kremer (PIT) Lee Meadows (PIT) Flint Rhem (SLC) |
20 | Logan Hensley (SLS) | 18 | Nip Winters (HIL) | 17 |
ERA | Lefty Grove (PHA) | 2.51 | Ray Kremer (PIT) | 2.61 | Bill Foster (CAG) | 1.80 | Willis Flournoy (BRG) | 2.32 |
K | Lefty Grove (PHA) | 194 | Dazzy Vance (BKN) | 140 | Logan Hensley (SLS) | 122 | Claude Grier (AC) | 141 |
1 Negro National League Triple Crown batting winner
American League final standings edit
National League final standings edit
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All Negro leagues standings below are per Seamheads.[1]
This was the second season in which a playoff was held to determine the pennant, for which the first half leader would be matched against the second half winner. Kansas City won the first half while Chicago won the second half. As such, they met for a best-of-nine Championship Series. Chicago would win the series in nine games to win their fourth pennant.[2]
†Cleveland folds mid-season before the conclusion of the season.
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†Newark folds mid-season before the conclusion of the season.
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The Homestead Grays were not a part of any league but were considered major-league tier.
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Independent Clubs | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
Homestead Grays | 2 | 0 | 1 | .833 | — |