1926

1926 in baseball
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National League
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<< 1925 1927 >>

Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1926.

Club competitions

Professional

Europe

• Hoofdklasse Honkbal: AGHC Amsterdam

North America

• Major League Baseball
  • World Series: St. Louis Cardinals (NL) over the New York Yankees (AL), 4 - 3 (Details)
    • American League: New York Yankees (Details)
    • National League: St. Louis Cardinals (Details)

• Minor League Baseball
  • American Association: Louisville Colonels
  • Blue Ridge League: Hagerstown Hubs
  • Central League: Kalamazoo Celery Pickers
  • Cotton States League: Hattiesburg Pinetoppers
  • East Texas League: Longview Cannibals
  • Eastern League: Providence Rubes
  • Eastern Shore League: Crisfield Crabbers
  • Florida State League: Sanford Celeryfeds
  • Gulf Coast League: Edinburg Bobcats
  • International League: Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Michigan State League: Bay City Wolves
  • Michigan-Ontario League: Port Huron Saints
  • Middle Atlantic League: Johnstown Johnnies
  • Mississippi Valley League: Ottumwa Packers
  • New England League: Manchester Blue Sox
  • New York-Penn League: Scranton Miners
  • Pacific Coast League: Los Angeles Angels
  • Piedmont League: Greensboro Patriots
  • South Atlantic Association: Greenville Spinners
  • Southeastern League: Columbus Foxes
  • Southern Association: New Orleans Pelicans
  • Southwestern League: Salina Millers
  • Texas Association: Palestine Pals
  • Texas League: Dallas Steers
  • Three-I League: Springfield Senators
  • Tri-State League: Jonesboro Buffaloes / Corinth Corinthians
  • Utah-Idaho League: Idaho Falls Spuds
  • Virginia League: Richmond Colts
  • Western Association: Springfield Midgets
  • Western League: Des Moines Demons

• Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Ocampo de Jalapa

• Negro Leagues
  • Negro World Series: Chicago American Giants (NNL) over the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (ECL), 5 - 3 (Details)
  • Eastern Colored League: Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (Details)
  • Negro National League: Chicago American Giants (Details)

Winter Leagues

• Cuban Winter League: Almendares

Amateur

• Japan High School Baseball Federation
  • National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Koryo High School (Hiroshima) defeat Matsumoto Shogyo High School (Nagano), 7 - 1 in the championship (Details)
  • National High School Baseball Championship: Shizuoka High School (Shizuoka) defeat Tairen Shogyo High School (Manchuria), 2 - 1 in the championship (Details)

International competitions

• Central American Games in Mexico City, Mexico (Details)
  • Cuba (Gold); Mexico (Silver) (only two countries played)

Births

Further information: Births in 1926

Deaths

Further information: Deaths in 1926

Further Reading

• Dan Taylor: Baseball at the Abyss: The Scandals of 1926, Babe Ruth, and the Unlikely Savior Who Rescued a Tarnished Game, Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD, 2023. ISBN 978-1-5381-7400-5