The 1926 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the American League with a record of 79–75, 12 games behind the New York Yankees.
Heinie Manush won the AL batting title this year, hitting .378, denying Babe Ruth of the Triple Crown. Ruth led the AL in home runs and RBI, but finished second to Manush in batting average at .372.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1926 Detroit Tigers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Coaches
Player stats 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 C Clyde Manion 75 176 35 .199 0 15 1B Lu Blue 128 429 123 .287 1 52 2B Charlie Gehringer 123 459 127 .277 1 48 SS Jackie Tavener 156 532 141 .265 1 58 3B 100 311 78 .251 0 34 OF Harry Heilmann 141 502 184 .367 9 101 OF Bob Fothergill 110 387 142 .367 3 73 OF Heinie Manush 136 498 188 .378 14 86
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 111 363 88 .242 1 41 Al Wingo 108 298 84 .282 1 45 Johnny Neun 97 242 72 .298 0 15 79 233 79 .339 4 62 Johnny Bassler 66 174 53 .305 0 23 Larry Woodall 67 146 34 .233 0 15 Les Burke 38 75 17 .227 0 4 Billy Mullen 11 13 1 .077 0 0 Ray Hayworth 12 11 3 .273 0 5
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 Earl Whitehill 36 252.1 16 13 3.99 109 Sam Gibson 35 196.1 12 9 3.48 61 Ed Wells 36 178.0 12 10 4.15 58 32 159.2 7 10 5.47 57 Rudy Kneisch 2 17.0 0 1 2.65 4
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 Ken Holloway 36 139.0 4 6 5.12 43 30 122.0 8 8 2.73 44 Augie Johns 35 112.2 6 4 5.35 40 8 13.2 0 4 11.20 2
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 Hooks Dauss 35 12 6 9 4.20 27 George Smith 23 1 2 0 6.95 15 11 1 2 2 4.88 7 2 0 0 1 4.15 2
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: TorontoJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007
Notes
External links
1926 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference