1926 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 45th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise. The defending World Series champion Pirates finished third in the National League with a record of 84–69.
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Owner(s) | Barney Dreyfuss |
Manager(s) | Bill McKechnie |
Local television | none |
Local radio | none |
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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 | — |
Game log
1926 Game Log: 84–69 (Home: 49–28; Away: 35–41) | ||||||||
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April: 7–10 (Home: 2–3; Away: 5–7)
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May: 16–8 (Home: 13–6; Away: 3–2)
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June: 11–12 (Home: 3–3; Away: 8–9)
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July: 21–10 (Home: 17–7; Away: 4–3)
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August: 16–12 (Home: 9–4; Away: 7–8)
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September: 13–17 (Home: 5–5; Away: 8–12)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member |
Detailed records
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Roster
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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 | Earl Smith | 105 | 292 | 101 | .346 | 2 | 46 |
1B | George Grantham | 141 | 449 | 143 | .318 | 8 | 70 |
2B | Hal Rhyne | 109 | 366 | 92 | .251 | 2 | 39 |
SS | Glenn Wright | 119 | 458 | 141 | .308 | 8 | 77 |
3B | Pie Traynor | 152 | 574 | 182 | .317 | 3 | 92 |
OF | Max Carey | 86 | 324 | 72 | .222 | 0 | 28 |
OF | Kiki Cuyler | 157 | 614 | 197 | .321 | 8 | 92 |
OF | Paul Waner | 144 | 536 | 180 | .336 | 8 | 79 |
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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Johnny Gooch | 86 | 218 | 59 | .271 | 1 | 42 |
Clyde Barnhart | 76 | 203 | 39 | .192 | 0 | 10 |
Johnny Rawlings | 61 | 181 | 42 | .232 | 0 | 20 |
Eddie Moore | 43 | 132 | 30 | .227 | 0 | 19 |
Stuffy McInnis | 47 | 127 | 38 | .299 | 0 | 13 |
Joe Cronin | 38 | 83 | 22 | .265 | 0 | 11 |
Carson Bigbee | 42 | 68 | 15 | .221 | 2 | 4 |
Walter Mueller | 19 | 62 | 15 | .242 | 0 | 3 |
Fred Brickell | 24 | 55 | 19 | .345 | 0 | 4 |
Roy Spencer | 28 | 43 | 17 | .395 | 0 | 4 |
Eddie Murphy | 16 | 17 | 2 | .118 | 0 | 6 |
Adam Comorosky | 8 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 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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Ray Kremer | 37 | 231.1 | 20 | 6 | 2.61 | 74 |
Lee Meadows | 36 | 226.2 | 20 | 9 | 3.97 | 54 |
Vic Aldridge | 30 | 190 | 10 | 13 | 4.07 | 61 |
Carmen Hill | 6 | 39.2 | 3 | 3 | 3.40 | 8 |
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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Emil Yde | 37 | 187.1 | 8 | 7 | 3.65 | 34 |
Don Songer | 35 | 126.1 | 7 | 8 | 3.13 | 27 |
Johnny Morrison | 26 | 122.1 | 6 | 8 | 3.38 | 39 |
Joe Bush | 19 | 110.2 | 6 | 6 | 3.01 | 38 |
Tom Sheehan | 9 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 6.68 | 16 |
Lou Koupal | 6 | 19.2 | 0 | 2 | 3.20 | 7 |
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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Babe Adams | 19 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6.14 | 7 |
Red Oldham | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5.62 | 16 |
Roy Mahaffey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
Bud Culloton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 1 |
Chet Nichols | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.22 | 2 |
References
- From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.