1926 St. Louis Cardinals season


The 1926 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 45th season in St. Louis, Missouri and their 35th in the National League. The Cardinals went 89–65 during the season and finished first in the National League, winning their first National League pennant. In the World Series, they defeated the New York Yankees in 7 games, ending it by throwing out Babe Ruth at second base in the ninth-inning of Game 7 to preserve a 3–2 victory. This was Rogers Hornsby's only full season as manager for the team.
Catcher Bob O'Farrell won the MVP Award this year, batting.293, with 7 home runs and 68 RBIs. Led by RBI champion Jim Bottomley, the offense scored the most runs in the NL.

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

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
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C147492144.293768
1B154603180.29919120
2B134527167.3171193
3B155581189.32517100
SS156563144.256263
RF99391124.3171169
LF107416127.305843
CF139530163.308352

Other batters

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
OF7822561.271438
OF5219151.267328
OF5514441.285021
2B648822.25009
IF407420.27039
C245110.19604
C9145.35702
PH110.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
342582073.2172
34234.216123.4959
321831343.2546
261521094.5629
23148.1972.9135

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLERASO
271431054.2226
2785663.1827
1956.2143.6528
1949034.2210

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
153304.2219
90404.249
610011.574
100022.500
10100.000

Awards and honors

League top five finishers

Les Bell
Ray Blades
Jim Bottomley
Taylor Douthit
Flint Rhem

Farm system