1926 St. Louis Cardinals season

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1926 St. Louis Cardinals 1926 World Series Champions 1926 National League Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1892)
Location
Sportsman's Park (Since 1920) St. Louis, Missouri (Since 1882)
1926 Information
Owner(s)	Sam Breadon
Manager(s)	Rogers Hornsby
Local television
Local radio	unknown
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference

The St. Louis Cardinals 1926 season was the team's 45th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 35th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 89-65 during the season and finished 1st in the National League, winning their first National League pennant. In the World Series, the Cardinals 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.

Catcher Bob O'Farrell won the MVP Award this year, batting .293, with 7 home runs and 68 RBIs.

Contents 1 Regular season 1.1 Season standings 1.2 Roster 2 Player stats 2.1 Batting 2.1.1 Other batters 2.2 Starting pitchers 2.2.1 Other pitchers 2.2.1.1 Relief pitchers 3 World Series 4 External links

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
St. Louis Cardinals	89	65	--	.578
Cincinnati Reds	87	67	2	.565
Pittsburgh Pirates	84	69	4.5	.549
Chicago Cubs	82	72	7	.532
New York Giants	74	77	13.5	.490
Brooklyn Robins	71	82	17.5	.464
Boston Braves	66	86	22	.434
Philadelphia Phillies	58	93	29.5	.384

[edit] Roster

1926 St. Louis Cardinals roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] World Series

Main article: 1926 World Series

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (NYY-PIT)	Attendance
1	October 2	St. Louis Cardinals	1	New York Yankees	2	1-0	61,658
2	October 3	St. Louis Cardinals	6	New York Yankees	2	1-1	63,600
3	October 7	New York Yankees	0	St. Louis Cardinals	4	1-2	37,708
4	October 9	New York Yankees	10	St. Louis Cardinals	5	2-2	38,825
5	October 9	New York Yankees	3	St. Louis Cardinals	2	3-2	39,552
6	October 9	New York Yankees	2	St. Louis Cardinals	10	3-3	48,615
7	October 9	New York Yankees	2	St. Louis Cardinals	3	3-4	38,093
St. Louis Cardinals win 4-3

[edit] External links

• 1926 St. Louis Cardinals
• 1926 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

v • d • e 1926 MLB season by team American League Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington National League Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis 1926 World Series

Preceded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1925	National League Championship Season 1926	Succeeded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1927
Preceded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1925	World Series Champions St. Louis Cardinals 1926	Succeeded by New York Yankees 1927

v • d • e St. Louis Cardinals Based in St. Louis, Missouri Franchise History • Seasons • Records • Awards & League Leaders • Roster • Players • Managers • Broadcasters • All articles Ballparks Robison Field • Sportsman's Park • Busch Memorial Stadium • Busch Stadium Culture Cardinal Nation • The Call • Fredbird • Gashouse Gang • Cardinals-Cubs rivalry • KTRS Important Figures Jim Bottomley • Ken Boyer • Lou Brock • Jack Buck • August "Gussie" Busch • Harry Caray • Steve Carlton • Mort Cooper • Dizzy Dean • Bing Devine • Curt Flood • Frankie Frisch • Bob Gibson • Jesse Haines • Whitey Herzog • Rogers Hornsby • Tony La Russa • Mark McGwire • Joe Medwick • Stan Musial • Albert Pujols • Branch Rickey • Red Schoendienst • Mike Shannon • Ted Simmons • Enos Slaughter • Ozzie Smith • Billy Southworth • Bruce Sutter Retired Numbers 1 • 2 • 6 • 9 • 14 • 20 • 42 • 42 • 45 • 85 Key Personnel Owner: Bill DeWitt, Jr. • General Manager: John Mozeliak • Manager: Tony La Russa Minors AAA: Memphis Redbirds • AA: Springfield Cardinals • A: Palm Beach Cardinals • Quad Cities River Bandits • Batavia Muckdogs • Rookie: Johnson City Cardinals • Gulf Coast Cardinals • Dominican World Series Championships (10) Pre-Modern • 1926 • 1931 • 1934 • 1942 • 1944 • 1946 • 1964 • 1967 • 1982 • 2006 League Pennants American Association: 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • National League: 1926 • 1928 • 1930 • 1931 • 1934 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1946 • 1964 • 1967 • 1968 • 1982 • 1985 • 1987 • 2004 • 2006 Division Titles Eastern: 1982 • 1985 • 1987 • Central: 1996 • 2000 • (2001) • 2002 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006   Seasons (127) 1880s 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • 1889 1890s 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 1900s 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 1910s 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 1920s 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 1930s 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 1940s 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 1950s 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 1960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 1970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 1980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 1990s 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

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