1926 St. Louis Cardinals
[edit] Summary
The 1926 St. Louis Cardinals finished with a record of 89-65. They scored 817 runs and belted 90 home runs to go along with a .286 batting average. The offense was powered by Jim Bottomley, who led the team with 19 home runs and 120 RBI. Les Bell led the team with 189 hits for a .325 average.
The team allowed 678 runs and had a team ERA of 3.67. Flint Rhem led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 72 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Les Bell | 3B | 155 | 581 | 85 | 189 | 17 | 100 | 9 | .383 | .518 | .901 | .325 |
| Jim Bottomley | 1B | 154 | 603 | 98 | 180 | 19 | 120 | 4 | .364 | .506 | .870 | .299 |
| Jake Flowers | 2B | 40 | 74 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .325 | .405 | .730 | .270 |
| Rogers Hornsby | 2B | 134 | 527 | 96 | 167 | 11 | 93 | 3 | .388 | .463 | .851 | .317 |
| Tommy Thevenow | SS | 156 | 563 | 64 | 144 | 2 | 63 | 8 | .291 | .311 | .602 | .256 |
| Specs Toporcer | 2B | 64 | 88 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .327 | .330 | .657 | .250 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ray Blades | OF | 107 | 416 | 81 | 127 | 8 | 43 | 6 | .409 | .462 | .871 | .305 |
| Taylor Douthit | OF | 139 | 530 | 96 | 163 | 3 | 52 | 23 | .375 | .377 | .752 | .308 |
| Chick Hafey | OF | 78 | 225 | 30 | 61 | 4 | 38 | 2 | .311 | .427 | .738 | .271 |
| Wattie Holm | OF | 55 | 144 | 18 | 41 | 0 | 21 | 3 | .364 | .333 | .697 | .285 |
| Heinie Mueller | OF | 52 | 191 | 36 | 51 | 3 | 28 | 8 | .330 | .403 | .733 | .267 |
| Billy Southworth | OF | 99 | 391 | 76 | 124 | 11 | 69 | 13 | .364 | .488 | .852 | .317 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Bob O'Farrell | C | 147 | 492 | 63 | 144 | 7 | 68 | 1 | .371 | .433 | .804 | .293 |
| Ernie Vick | C | 24 | 51 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .241 | .235 | .476 | .196 |
| Bill Warwick | C | 9 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .357 | .357 | .714 | .357 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Jack Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5381 | 817 | 1541 | 90 | 756 | 83 | .336 | .415 | .751 | .286 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Pete Alexander | 23 | 16 | 148.3 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 2 | 35 | 24 | 2.91 | 1.079 | |||
| Hi Bell | 27 | 8 | 85 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 3.18 | 1.165 | |||
| Ed Clough | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22.50 | 4.000 | |||
| Eddie Dyer | 6 | 0 | 9.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11.57 | 2.258 | |||
| Jesse Haines | 33 | 20 | 183 | 13 | 4 | .765 | 1 | 46 | 48 | 3.25 | 1.279 | |||
| Bill Hallahan | 19 | 3 | 56.7 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 28 | 32 | 3.65 | 1.358 | |||
| Walt Huntzinger | 9 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 4.24 | 1.441 | |||
| Syl Johnson | 19 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 4.22 | 1.408 | |||
| Vic Keen | 26 | 21 | 152 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 0 | 29 | 42 | 4.56 | 1.454 | |||
| Duster Mails | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .00 | 3.000 | |||
| Art Reinhart | 27 | 11 | 143 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 0 | 26 | 47 | 4.22 | 1.441 | |||
| Flint Rhem | 34 | 34 | 258 | 20 | 7 | .741 | 0 | 72 | 75 | 3.21 | 1.225 | |||
| Bill Sherdel | 34 | 29 | 234.7 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 0 | 59 | 49 | 3.49 | 1.295 | |||
| Allen Sothoron | 15 | 4 | 42.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 4.22 | 1.241 | |||
| Team Totals | 274 | 156 | 1398.7 | 89 | 65 | .578 | 6 | 365 | 397 | 3.67 | 1.301 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Tommy Thevenow | 156 |
| At Bats | Jim Bottomley | 603 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jim Bottomley | 684 |
| Batting Average | Les Bell | .325 |
| On-Base % | Ray Blades | .409 |
| Slugging % | Les Bell | .518 |
| OPS | Les Bell | .901 |
| Runs | Jim Bottomley | 98 |
| Hits | Les Bell | 189 |
| Total Bases | Jim Bottomley | 305 |
| Doubles | Jim Bottomley | 40 |
| Triples | Les Bell and Jim Bottomley | 14 |
| Home Runs | Jim Bottomley | 19 |
| RBI | Jim Bottomley | 120 |
| Walks | Ray Blades | 62 |
| Strikeouts | Les Bell | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | Taylor Douthit | 23 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Taylor Douthit | 37 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Flint Rhem | 20 |
| Losses | Bill Sherdel | 12 |
| Saves | Pete Alexander and Hi Bell | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Jesse Haines | .765 |
| ERA | Flint Rhem | 3.21 |
| WHIP | Flint Rhem | 1.225 |
| Innings Pitched | Flint Rhem | 258 |
| Games | Flint Rhem and Bill Sherdel | 34 |
| Games Started | Flint Rhem | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Flint Rhem | 72 |
| Complete Games | Flint Rhem | 20 |
| Shutouts | Jesse Haines and Bill Sherdel | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Flint Rhem | 1068 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Flint Rhem | 92 |
| Hits Allowed | Bill Sherdel | 255 |
| Walks Allowed | Flint Rhem | 75 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Vic Keen and Bill Sherdel | 15 |
| Wild Pitches | Flint Rhem | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bill Sherdel | 5 |
