1926 St. Louis Cardinals season
{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = St. Louis Cardinals
| season = 1926
| misc = World Series Champions
National League Champions
| league = National League
| ballpark = Sportsman's Park
| city = St. Louis, Missouri
| record = 89–65 (.578)
| league_place = 1st
| owners = Sam Breadon
| general_managers = Branch Rickey
| managers = Rogers Hornsby
| television =
| radio =
}}
The 1926 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 45th season in St. Louis, Missouri and their 35th in the National League. The Cardinals went 89–65 during the season and finished first in the National League, winning their first National League pennant. In the World Series, they defeated the New York Yankees in 7 games, ending it by throwing out Babe Ruth at second base in the ninth inning of Game 7 to preserve a 3–2 victory. This was Rogers Hornsby's only full season as manager for the team.
Catcher Bob O'Farrell won the MVP Award this year, batting .293, with 7 home runs and 68 RBIs. Led by RBI champion Jim Bottomley, the offense scored the most runs in the NL.
Regular season
- September 22, 1926: Tommy Thevenow hit the second and last home run of the season, and of his career. Thevenow would play for another 12 seasons and set a major league record by not hitting a home run in 3,347 at-bats.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 334, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, {{ISBN|978-0-451-22363-0}}
=Season standings=
{{1926 National League standings|highlight=St. Louis Cardinals}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1926 NL Record vs. opponents|team=STL}}
=Notable transactions=
- June 14, 1926: Heinie Mueller was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Giants for Billy Southworth.{{Cite web |title=Heinie Mueller Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/muellhe01.shtml |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
=Roster=
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #c41c3a; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1926 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #0a2252; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Pete Alexander}}
{{MLBplayer | Hi Bell}}
{{MLBplayer | Ed Clough}}
{{MLBplayer | Eddie Dyer}}
{{MLBplayer | Jesse Haines}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Hallahan}}
{{MLBplayer | Walt Huntzinger}}
{{MLBplayer | Syl Johnson}}
{{MLBplayer | Vic Keen}}
{{MLBplayer | Duster Mails}}
{{MLBplayer | Art Reinhart}}
{{MLBplayer | Flint Rhem}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Sherdel}}
{{MLBplayer | Allen Sothoron}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Bob O'Farrell}}
{{MLBplayer | Ernie Vick}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Warwick}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Les Bell}}
{{MLBplayer | Jim Bottomley}}
{{MLBplayer | Jake Flowers}}
{{MLBplayer | Rogers Hornsby}}
{{MLBplayer | Tommy Thevenow}}
{{MLBplayer | Specs Toporcer}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Ray Blades}}
{{MLBplayer | Taylor Douthit}}
{{MLBplayer | Chick Hafey}}
{{MLBplayer | Wattie Holm}}
{{MLBplayer | Heinie Mueller}}
{{MLBplayer | Billy Southworth}}
Other batters {{MLBplayer | Jack Smith}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Rogers Hornsby}}
Coaches {{MLBplayer | Bill Killefer}}
{{MLBplayer | Otto Williams}} |
Player stats
| style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" |
| = Indicates team leader |
= 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
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Bob|O'Farrell}} | 147 | 492 | 144 | .293 | 7 | 68 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Jim|Bottomley}} | 154 | bgcolor=#ffcc00|603 | 180 | .299 | bgcolor=#ffcc00|19 | bgcolor=#ffcc00|120 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Rogers|Hornsby}} | 134 | 527 | 167 | .317 | 11 | 93 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|Les|Bell}} | 155 | 581 | bgcolor=#ffcc00|189 | bgcolor=#ffcc00|.325 | 17 | 100 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|Tommy|Thevenow}} | bgcolor=#ffcc00|156 | 563 | 144 | .256 | 2 | 63 |
| align="center"
| RF | {{sortname|Billy|Southworth}} | 99 | 391 | 124 | .317 | 11 | 69 |
| align="center"
| LF | {{sortname|Ray|Blades}} | 107 | 416 | 127 | .305 | 8 | 43 |
| align="center"
| CF | {{sortname|Taylor|Douthit}} | 139 | 530 | 163 | .308 | 3 | 52 |
| align="center" |
==Other batters==
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Chick|Hafey}} | 78 | 225 | 61 | .271 | 4 | 38 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Heinie|Mueller|Heinie Mueller (outfielder)}} | 52 | 191 | 51 | .267 | 3 | 28 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Wattie|Holm}} | 55 | 144 | 41 | .285 | 0 | 21 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Specs|Toporcer}} | 64 | 88 | 22 | .250 | 0 | 9 |
| align="center"
| IF | {{sortname|Jake|Flowers}} | 40 | 74 | 20 | .270 | 3 | 9 |
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Ernie|Vick}} | 24 | 51 | 10 | .196 | 0 | 4 |
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Bill|Warwick|Bill Warwick (baseball)}} | 9 | 14 | 5 | .357 | 0 | 2 |
| align="center"
| PH | {{sortname|Jack|Smith|Jack Smith (outfielder)}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
=Pitching=
==Starting pitchers==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Flint|Rhem}} | bgcolor=#ffcc00|34 | bgcolor=#ffcc00|258.0 | bgcolor=#ffcc00|20 | 7 | bgcolor=#ffcc00|3.21 | bgcolor=#ffcc00|72 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bill|Sherdel}} | bgcolor=#ffcc00|34 | 234.2 | 16 | bgcolor=#ffcc00|12 | 3.49 | 59 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jesse|Haines}} | 32 | 183.0 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 | 46 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Vic|Keen}} | 26 | 152.0 | 10 | 9 | 4.56 | 29 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Pete|Alexander|Grover Cleveland Alexander}} | 23 | 148.1 | 9 | 7 | 2.91 | 35 |
| align="center" |
==Other pitchers==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Art|Reinhart}} | 27 | 143.0 | 10 | 5 | 4.22 | 26 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Hi|Bell}} | 27 | 85.0 | 6 | 6 | 3.18 | 27 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bill|Hallahan}} | 19 | 56.2 | 1 | 4 | 3.65 | 28 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Syl|Johnson|Syl Johnson (baseball)}} | 19 | 49.0 | 0 | 3 | 4.22 | 10 |
| align="center" |
==Relief pitchers==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Allan|Sothoron}} | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.22 | 19 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Walt|Huntzinger}} | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.24 | 9 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Eddie|Dyer}} | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 4 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ed|Clough}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.50 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Duster|Mails}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| align="center" |
Awards and honors
= League top five finishers=
- #3 in NL in RBI (100)
- #4 in NL in home runs (17)
- #4 in NL in on-base percentage (.409)
- NL leader in RBI (120)
- #2 in NL in home runs (19)
- #3 in NL in stolen bases (23)
- NL leader in wins (20)
1926 World Series
{{main|1926 World Series}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Game
!Date !Visitor !Score !Home !Score !Record (NYY-STL) !Attendance |
|---|
| align = center|1
|October 2 |align = center|St. Louis Cardinals |align = center|1 |align = center|New York Yankees |align = center|2 |align = center|1–0 |align = center|61,658 |
| align = center|2
|October 3 |align = center|St. Louis Cardinals |align = center|6 |align = center|New York Yankees |align = center|2 |align = center|1–1 |align = center|63,600 |
| align = center|3
|October 4 |align = center|New York Yankees |align = center|0 |align = center|St. Louis Cardinals |align = center|4 |align = center|1–2 |align = center|37,708 |
| align = center|4
|October 6 |align = center|New York Yankees |align = center|10 |align = center|St. Louis Cardinals |align = center|5 |align = center|2–2 |align = center|38,825 |
| align = center|5
|October 7 |align = center|New York Yankees |align = center|3 |align = center|St. Louis Cardinals |align = center|2 |align = center|3–2 |align = center|39,552 |
| align = center|6
|October 9 |align = center|St.Louis Cardinals |align = center|10 |align = center|New York Yankees |align = center|2 |align = center|3–3 |align = center|48,615 |
| align = center|7
|October 10 |align = center|St. Louis Cardinals |align = center|3 |align = center|New York Yankees |align = center|2 |align = center|3-4 |align = center| 38,093 |
| colspan="9" | St. Louis Cardinals win 4–3 |
Farm system
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}
{{MLB Farm System|level17=AA|team17=Syracuse Stars|league17=International League|manager17=Burt Shotton
|level18=A|team18=Houston Buffaloes|league18=Texas League|manager18=Joe Mathes
|level19=C|team19=Fort Smith Twins|league19=Western Association|manager19=Everitt Booe
|level20=D|team20=Austin Senators|league20=Texas Association|manager20=Chuck Miller}}Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1926.shtml 1926 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference]
- [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1926&t=SLN 1926 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
{{World Series champions}}
{{National League champions}}
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