1926 St. Louis Browns season
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1926 St. Louis Browns season
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| Owner(s) | Phil Ball | |
| Manager(s) | George Sisler | |
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The 1926 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 62 wins and 92 losses.
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Regular season
- April 26, 1926, football star Ernie Nevers made his major league baseball debut in a game with the Browns.[1]
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 91 | 63 | .591 | -- |
| Cleveland Indians | 88 | 66 | .571 | 3 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 83 | 67 | .553 | 6 |
| Washington Senators | 81 | 69 | .540 | 8 |
| Chicago White Sox | 81 | 72 | .529 | 9½ |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 75 | .513 | 12 |
| St. Louis Browns | 62 | 92 | .403 | 29 |
| Boston Red Sox | 46 | 107 | .301 | 44½ |
Roster
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Player stats
| = 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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Wally Schang | 103 | 285 | 94 | .330 | 8 | 50 |
| 1B | George Sisler | 150 | 613 | 178 | .290 | 7 | 71 |
| 2B | Ski Melillo | 99 | 385 | 98 | .255 | 1 | 30 |
| 3B | Marty McManus | 149 | 549 | 156 | .284 | 9 | 68 |
| SS | Wally Gerber | 131 | 411 | 111 | .270 | 0 | 42 |
| OF | Ken Williams | 108 | 347 | 97 | .280 | 17 | 74 |
| OF | Harry Rice | 148 | 578 | 181 | .313 | 9 | 59 |
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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| Bobby LaMotte | 36 | 79 | 16 | .203 | 0 | 9 |
Pitching
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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| Tom Zachary | 34 | 247.1 | 14 | 15 | 3.60 | 53 |
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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| Win Ballou | 43 | 154 | 11 | 10 | 4.79 | 59 |
| Ernie Nevers | 11 | 74.2 | 2 | 4 | 4.46 | 16 |
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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| Stew Bolen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.14 | 7 |
| George Sisler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
Notes
References
- 1926 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
- 1926 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com
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