1926 New York Yankees

1926 New York Yankees 1926 AL Champions
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
1926 Uniform
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Location
Yankee Stadium (Since 1923) New York City, New York (Since 1903)
1926 Information
Owner(s)	Jacob Ruppert
Manager(s)	Miller Huggins
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1926 New York Yankees / Franchise: New York Yankees / BR Team Page

Record: 91-63-1. Finished 1st in American League (1926 AL)

Clinched Pennant: September 25, 1926, At St. Louis Browns

Managed by Miller Huggins

Coaches: Fred Merkle and Charley O'Leary

Ballpark: Yankee Stadium

History, Comments, Contributions

The 1926 New York Yankees played their 24th season. They finished with a record of 91-63, winning their fourth pennant, finishing 3.0 games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. New York was managed by Miller Huggins. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. In the World Series, they lost in 7 games to the St. Louis Cardinals, with the series ending with Babe Ruth being caught stealing second in the bottom of the 9th inning in Game 7.

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
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

World Series

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (NYY-PIT)	Attendance
1	October 2	St. Louis Cardinals	1	New York Yankees	2	1-0	61,658
2	October 3	St. Louis Cardinals	6	New York Yankees	2	1-1	63,600
3	October 7	New York Yankees	0	St. Louis Cardinals	4	1-2	37,708
4	October 9	New York Yankees	10	St. Louis Cardinals	5	2-2	38,825
5	October 9	New York Yankees	3	St. Louis Cardinals	2	3-2	39,552
6	October 9	New York Yankees	2	St. Louis Cardinals	10	3-3	48,615
7	October 9	New York Yankees	2	St. Louis Cardinals	3	3-4	38,093
St. Louis Cardinals win 4-3

Further Reading

• Associated Press: "YANKEES TRIUMPH AFTER CLOSE CALL", New York Times, September 26, 1926, Section SPORTS, Page 2
• Paul E. Doutrich: The Cardinals and the Yankees, 1926: A Classic Season and St. Louis in Seven, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2011.
• Gary Sarnoff: The First Yankees Dynasty: Babe Ruth, Miller Huggins and the Bronx Bombers of the 1920s, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2014. ISBN 978-0-7864-4966-8

External links

• 1926 New York Yankees team page at www.baseball-almanac.com