1926 Detroit Tigers season

1926 Detroit Tigers
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Navin Field (since 1912)
Detroit, Michigan (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Frank Navin
Manager(s)	Ty Cobb
Local television	none
Local radio	WWJ (AM)
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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.

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	91	63	0.591	—	50–25	41–38
Cleveland Indians	88	66	0.571	3	49–31	39–35
Philadelphia Athletics	83	67	0.553	6	44–27	39–40
Washington Senators	81	69	0.540	8	42–30	39–39
Chicago White Sox	81	72	0.529	9½	47–31	34–41
Detroit Tigers	79	75	0.513	12	39–41	40–34
St. Louis Browns	62	92	0.403	29	40–39	22–53
Boston Red Sox	46	107	0.301	44½	25–51	21–56

Record vs. opponents

1926 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	6–16	6–16	7–15	5–17	8–14	11–11–1	3–18
Chicago	16–6	—	13–9	14–8–2	8–14	6–15	13–9	11–11
Cleveland	16–6	9–13	—	11–11	11–11	14–8	11–11	16–6
Detroit	15–7	8–14–2	11–11	—	10–12	11–11	12–10	12–10–1
New York	17–5	14–8	11–11	12–10	—	9–13	16–6	12–10–1
Philadelphia	14–8	15–6	8–14	11–11	13–9	—	15–7	7–12
St. Louis	11–11–1	9–13	11–11	10–12	6–16	7–15	—	8–14
Washington	18–3	11–11	6–16	10–12–1	10–12–1	12–7	14–8	—

Roster

1926 Detroit Tigers
Roster
Pitchers Clyde Barfoot Rip Collins Wilbur Cooper Hooks Dauss Jess Doyle Sam Gibson Ken Holloway Augie Johns Rudy Kneisch George Smith Lil Stoner Ed Wells Earl Whitehill		Catchers Johnny Bassler Ray Hayworth Clyde Manion Larry Woodall Infielders Lu Blue Les Burke Charlie Gehringer Billy Mullen Johnny Neun Frank O'Rourke Jackie Tavener Jack Warner		Outfielders Ty Cobb Bob Fothergill Harry Heilmann Heinie Manush Al Wingo		Manager Ty Cobb Coaches George McBride

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
3B	Warner, JackJack Warner	100	311	78	.251	0	34

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
O'Rourke, FrankFrank O'Rourke	111	363	88	.242	1	41
Cobb, TyTy Cobb	79	233	79	.339	4	62

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
Stoner, LilLil Stoner	32	159.2	7	10	5.47	57

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
Collins, RipRip Collins	30	122	8	8	2.73	44
Cooper, WilburWilbur Cooper	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
Barfoot, ClydeClyde Barfoot	11	1	2	2	4.88	7
Doyle, JessJess Doyle	2	0	0	1	4.15	2

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League	Dan Howley
A	Fort Worth Panthers	Texas League	Jake Atz
C	Wheeling Stogies	Middle Atlantic League	Ed Lennox and John Hummel

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Toronto^[1]

Notes

1. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 2007

External links

• 1926 Detroit Tigers season at Baseball Reference