1926 Chicago Cubs season
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.
| 1926 Chicago Cubs | |
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| Owners | William Wrigley, Jr. |
| Managers | Joe McCarthy |
| Local television | none |
| Local radio | WGN (Quin Ryan) WMAQ (Hal Totten) |
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Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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
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| 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
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| Pitchers | Catchers
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Player stats
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 |
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| C | Gabby Hartnett | 93 | 284 | 78 | .275 | 8 | 41 |
| 1B | Charlie Grimm | 147 | 524 | 145 | .277 | 8 | 82 |
| 2B | Sparky Adams | 154 | 624 | 193 | .309 | 0 | 39 |
| SS | Jimmy Cooney | 141 | 513 | 129 | .251 | 1 | 47 |
| 3B | Howard Freigau | 140 | 508 | 137 | .270 | 3 | 51 |
| OF | Riggs Stephenson | 82 | 281 | 95 | .338 | 3 | 44 |
| OF | Cliff Heathcote | 139 | 510 | 141 | .276 | 10 | 53 |
| OF | Hack Wilson | 142 | 529 | 170 | .321 | 21 | 109 |
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 |
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| Mike González | 80 | 253 | 63 | .249 | 1 | 23 |
| Pete Scott | 77 | 189 | 54 | .286 | 3 | 34 |
| Joe Kelly | 65 | 176 | 59 | .335 | 0 | 32 |
| Joe Munson | 33 | 101 | 26 | .257 | 3 | 15 |
| Clyde Beck | 30 | 81 | 16 | .198 | 1 | 4 |
| Chick Tolson | 57 | 80 | 25 | .313 | 1 | 8 |
| Red Shannon | 19 | 51 | 17 | .333 | 0 | 4 |
| Mandy Brooks | 26 | 48 | 9 | .188 | 1 | 6 |
| Hank Schreiber | 10 | 18 | 1 | .056 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Graves | 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| John Churry | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Michaels | 2 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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| Charlie Root | 42 | 271.1 | 18 | 17 | 2.82 | 127 |
| Sheriff Blake | 39 | 197.2 | 11 | 12 | 3.60 | 95 |
| Tony Kaufmann | 26 | 169.2 | 9 | 7 | 3.02 | 52 |
| Percy Jones | 30 | 160.1 | 12 | 7 | 3.09 | 80 |
| Wilbur Cooper | 8 | 55.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.42 | 18 |
| Pete Alexander | 7 | 52.0 | 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 |
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| Guy Bush | 35 | 157.1 | 13 | 9 | 2.86 | 32 |
| Bob Osborn | 31 | 136.1 | 6 | 5 | 3.63 | 43 |
| Bill Piercy | 19 | 90.1 | 6 | 5 | 4.48 | 31 |
| George Milstead | 18 | 55.1 | 1 | 5 | 3.58 | 14 |
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 |
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| Walt Huntzinger | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.94 | 4 |
| Johnny Welch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 0 |
Farm system
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AA | Los Angeles Angels | Pacific Coast League | Marty Krug |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Los Angeles