1926 Chicago Cubs season

1926 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Cubs Park (since 1916)
Chicago, Illinois (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	William Wrigley, Jr.
Manager(s)	Joe McCarthy
Local television	none
Local radio	WMAQ
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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.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1926 National League Records Sources:
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

1926 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Pete Alexander Sheriff Blake Guy Bush Wilbur Cooper Walt Huntzinger Percy Jones Tony Kaufmann George Milstead Bob Osborn Bill Piercy Charlie Root Johnny Welch		Catchers John Churry Mike González Gabby Hartnett Infielders Sparky Adams Clyde Beck Jimmy Cooney Howard Freigau Joe Graves Charlie Grimm Hank Schreiber Red Shannon Chick Tolson		Outfielders Mandy Brooks Cliff Heathcote Joe Kelly Joe Munson Pete Scott Riggs Stephenson Hack Wilson Other batters Ralph Michaels		Manager Joe McCarthy Coaches Jimmy Burke Mickey Doolan

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
SS	Cooney, JimmyJimmy Cooney	141	513	129	.251	1	47

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
González, MikeMike González	80	253	63	.249	1	23

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
Blake, SheriffSheriff Blake	39	197.2	11	12	3.60	95
Alexander, PetePete Alexander	7	52	3	3	3.46	12

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
Bush, GuyGuy Bush	35	157.1	13	9	2.86	32

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

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Los Angeles Angels	Pacific Coast League	Marty Krug

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Los Angeles

External links

• 1926 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference