1926 New York Yankees

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1926 New York Yankees
1926 AL Champions
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Owner(s) Jacob Ruppert
Manager(s) Miller Huggins
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Baseball-Reference 1926 New York Yankees

1926 New York Yankees / Franchise: New York Yankees / BR Team Page[edit]

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[edit]

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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[edit]

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
Detroit Tigers 79 75 .513 12
St. Louis Browns 62 92 .403 29
Boston Red Sox 46 107 .301 44½

World Series[edit]

Main article: 1926 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[edit]

  • 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

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