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1926 New York Yankees

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Contents

  • 1 Summary
  • 2 Game Log
  • 3 Roster and Statistics
  • 4 Batting Leaders
  • 5 Pitching Leaders


[edit] Summary

The 1926 New York Yankees finished with a record of 91-63. They scored 847 runs and belted 121 home runs to go along with a .289 batting average. The offense was powered by Babe Ruth, who led the team with 47 home runs, 146 RBI, and 184 hits.

The team allowed 714 runs and had a team ERA of 3.86. Herb Pennock led the team with 23 wins. Waite Hoyt led the team with 79 strikeouts.

[edit] Game Log

1926 Game Log
April
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May
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June
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July
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October
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[edit] Roster and Statistics

Player Name Pos G AB R H HR RBI SB OBP SLG OPS AVG
Infielders
Spencer Adams 2B 28 25 7 3 0 1 1 .214 .160 .374 .120
Joe Dugan 3B 123 434 39 125 1 64 2 .328 .362 .690 .288
Mike Gazella 3B 66 168 21 39 0 20 2 .335 .268 .603 .232
Lou Gehrig 1B 155 572 135 179 16 112 6 .420 .549 .969 .313
Mark Koenig SS 147 617 93 167 5 62 4 .319 .363 .682 .271
Tony Lazzeri 2B 155 589 79 162 18 114 16 .338 .462 .800 .275
Fred Merkle 1B 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Aaron Ward 2B 22 31 5 10 0 3 0 .364 .387 .751 .323
Outfielders
Roy Carlyle OF 35 52 3 20 0 11 0 .439 .519 .958 .385
Earle Combs OF 145 606 113 181 8 55 8 .352 .429 .781 .299
Kiddo Davis OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bob Meusel OF 108 413 73 130 12 81 16 .373 .470 .843 .315
Ben Paschal OF 96 258 46 74 7 32 7 .354 .438 .792 .287
Babe Ruth OF 152 495 139 184 47 146 11 .516 .737 1.253 .372
Catchers
Honey Barnes C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 .000 1.000 .000
Benny Bengough C 36 84 9 32 0 14 1 .435 .452 .887 .381
Pat Collins C 102 290 41 83 7 35 3 .433 .417 .850 .286
Hank Severeid C 41 127 13 34 0 13 1 .336 .346 .682 .268
Bill Skiff C 6 11 0 1 0 0 0 .091 .091 .182 .091
Other
Nick Cullop 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 .500
Team Totals - - 5210 847 1507 121 787 79 .357 .438 .795 .289


Player Name G GS IP W L Win % SV SO BB ERA WHIP
Pitchers
Walter Beall 20 9 81.7 2 4 .333 1 56 68 3.53 1.701
Garland Braxton 37 1 67.3 5 1 .833 2 30 19 2.67 1.337
Waite Hoyt 40 28 217.7 16 12 .571 4 79 62 3.85 1.314
Hank Johnson 1 0 1 0 0 .000 1 0 2 18.00 4.000
Sad Sam Jones 39 23 161 9 8 .529 5 69 80 4.98 1.652
Herb McQuaid 17 1 38.3 1 0 1.000 0 6 13 6.10 1.593
Herb Pennock 40 33 266.3 23 11 .676 2 78 43 3.62 1.265
Dutch Ruether 5 5 36 2 3 .400 0 8 18 3.50 1.389
Bob Shawkey 29 10 104.3 8 7 .533 3 63 37 3.62 1.333
Urban Shocker 41 32 258.3 19 11 .633 2 59 71 3.38 1.328
Myles Thomas 33 13 140.3 6 6 .500 0 38 65 4.23 1.461
Team Totals 302 155 1372.2 91 63 .591 20 486 478 3.86 1.399

[edit] Batting Leaders

Category
Games Lou Gehrig and Tony Lazzeri 155
At Bats Mark Koenig 617
Plate Appearances (approx.) Lou Gehrig 696
Batting Average Babe Ruth .372
On-Base % Babe Ruth .516
Slugging % Babe Ruth .737
OPS Babe Ruth 1.253
Runs Babe Ruth 139
Hits Babe Ruth 184
Total Bases Babe Ruth 365
Doubles Lou Gehrig 47
Triples Lou Gehrig 20
Home Runs Babe Ruth 47
RBI Babe Ruth 146
Walks Babe Ruth 144
Strikeouts Tony Lazzeri 96
Stolen Bases Tony Lazzeri and Bob Meusel 16
Caught Stealing Bob Meusel 17
Sacrifice Hits Joe Dugan and Bob Meusel 23

[edit] Pitching Leaders

Category
Wins Herb Pennock 23
Losses Waite Hoyt 12
Saves Sad Sam Jones 5
Won-Loss % Herb Pennock .676
ERA Urban Shocker 3.38
WHIP Herb Pennock 1.265
Innings Pitched Herb Pennock 266.3
Games Urban Shocker 41
Games Started Herb Pennock 33
Strikeouts Waite Hoyt 79
Complete Games Herb Pennock 19
Shutouts Waite Hoyt, Sad Sam Jones, Herb Pennock, and Bob Shawkey 1
Batters Faced Herb Pennock 1124
Earned Runs Allowed Herb Pennock 107
Hits Allowed Herb Pennock 294
Walks Allowed Sad Sam Jones 80
Home Runs Allowed Urban Shocker 13
Wild Pitches Walter Beall 7
Hit Batsmen Walter Beall 6

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