Champions World Series: St. Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4–3) Negro World Series: Chicago American Giants over Bacharach Giants (5–4–2)

Awards and honors League Award George Burns, Cleveland Indians, 1B Bob O'Farrell, St. Louis Cardinals, C

Statistical leaders American League National League Eastern Colored League Negro National League Stat Player Total Player Total Player Total Player Total AVG Heinie Manush (DET) .378 Bubbles Hargrave (CIN) .353 Martín Dihigo (CSE) .375 Mule Suttles1 (SLS) .425 HR Babe Ruth (NYY) 47 Hack Wilson (CHC) 21 Martín Dihigo (CSE) 14 Mule Suttles1 (SLS) 32 RBI Babe Ruth (NYY) 153 Jim Bottomley (STL) 120 Clint Thomas (HIL) 78 Mule Suttles1 (SLS) 130 W George Uhle (CLE) 27 Pete Donohue (CIN)Ray Kremer (PIT)Lee Meadows (PIT)Flint Rhem (STL) 20 Nip Winters (HIL) 17 Logan Hensley (SLS) 18 ERA Lefty Grove (PHA) 2.51 Ray Kremer (PIT) 2.61 Willis Flournoy (BRG) 2.32 Bill Foster (CAG) 1.80 K Lefty Grove (PHA) 194 Dazzy Vance (BRO) 140 Claude Grier (BG) 141 Logan Hensley (SLS) 122 1 Negro National League Triple Crown batting winner

Major league baseball final standings American League final standings

National League final standings

Negro leagues final standings All Negro leagues standings below are per MLB and Seamheads.

Eastern Colored League final standings

Negro National League final standings This was the second season in which a playoff was held to determine the pennant, for which the first half leader would be matched against the second half winner. Kansas City won the first half while Chicago won the second half. As such, they met for a best-of-nine Championship Series. Chicago would win the series in nine games to win their fourth pennant.

Independent teams final standings The Homestead Grays were not a part of any league but were considered major-league tier. vs. All Teams Independent Clubs W L T Pct. GBHomestead Grays201—

Events January 15 – The Cincinnati Reds purchase the contract of first baseman Wally Pipp from the New York Yankees for $7,500. February 6 – The St. Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from the New York Yankees in exchange for pitcher George Mogridge and cash considerations. Although Schang is 36 years old, he will hold the job as the regular catcher for the Browns for the next four seasons. April 13 In one of the greatest Opening Day pitchers' duels ever, Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators defeats Eddie Rommel and the Philadelphia Athletics, 1–0, in a 15-inning battle. Johnson strikes out nine and gives up just six hits. Future Hall of Famers Tony Lazzeri and Paul Waner made their debuts in the Major Leagues. Lazzeri with the New York Yankees, in a 12–11 victory against the Boston Red Sox, while Waner does the same with the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 7–6 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. April 19 – Boston Red Sox center fielder Ira Flagstead ties a Major League record by starting three double plays in one game from the outfield. April 27 – Future Hall of Famer Mel Ott makes his major league debut with the New York Giants and strikes out in his only at-bat. April 27 – Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators records his 400th career win when he defeats the Boston Red Sox, 9-1, to reach the rarely achieved milestone. April 29 – Future Hall of Famer Joe Cronin makes his major league debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates a 16–9 loss to the Cincinnati Reds at Forbes Field. May 1 Satchel Paige makes his professional baseball debut. Pitching for the Chattanooga Black Lookouts, Paige pitches a complete game, giving up just two hits in a 1–0 win over the New Orleans Algiers. May 8 – The left field bleachers and grand stand roof at Fenway Park are lost in a three alarm fire. The cash strapped Red Sox use the insurance money to pay for operations, leaving a vacant lot where the bleachers once were. May 22 – The contest between the Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators is called after eight innings, resulting in a 6–6 tie. May 26 – The New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox, 9–8, for their sixteenth victory in row. June 14 – John McGraw, manager of the New York Giants trades outfielder Billy Southworth to the St. Louis Cardinals for outfielder Heinie Muller. The trade is a flop. Southworth goes on to become a member of the "Gashouse Gang" in St. Louis and becomes part of a dynasty. Mueller struggles at the plate and leaves the Giants after two unproductive seasons. June 24 – At Sportsman's Park, the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates play to a 3–3 tie. July 4 – The contest between the New York Yankees and Washington Senators is called after six innings, resulting in a 4–4 tie. It is Washington's second tie of the season. August 11 – Tris Speaker of the Cleveland Indians hits his 700th career double, but Cleveland loses to the Chicago White Sox, 7–2. The double came in the third inning off Sox pitcher Joe Edwards. August 21 – Ted Lyons pitches a no-hitter in a 6–0 Chicago White Sox win over the Boston Red Sox. August 26 – Dutch Levsen of the Cleveland Indians becomes the last pitcher to win both games of a doubleheader, hurling two 9 inning games back to back, winning 6–1 and 5–1. Levsen is also the last pitcher to throw two nine-inning complete games on the same day. September 8 – Hal Wiltse and the Boston Red Sox defeat the New York Yankees, 5–2, to end their seventeen-game losing streak. September 15 – At Dunn Field, the New York Yankees defeat the Cleveland Indians, 6–4. Nevertheless, the Indians take four of the six-game series to reduce the Yankees' lead in the American League to 3½ games from its peak of eleven. September 23 – After fifteen innings, the contest between the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies at the Baker Bowl is called a 6–6 tie. September 25 – Excluding the tie on the 23rd, the Cincinnati Reds lose their sixth game in a row, 6–1, against the Philadelphia Phillies. Meanwhile, the St. Louis Cardinals, who had been playing poorly themselves, clinch the National League title. September 26 – The Philadelphia Athletics take their third game in a row from the Cleveland Indians, relegating them to the second place in the American League two games behind the New York Yankees. October 2 – After scoring a run in the first inning on two hits, the St. Louis Cardinals are held hitless for the next seven innings by Herb Pennock. Jim Bottomley singles in the ninth, but is left stranded as the New York Yankees win Game One of the 1926 World Series, 2–1. October 3 – Grover Cleveland Alexander gives up two runs to the Yankees in the second inning, but sets down the last 21 batters, striking out 10, in Game Two of the World Series. A three-run home run by Billy Southworth breaks a 2–2 tie, while Tommy Thevenow collect three hits for a 6–2 Cardinals win. October 5 – In Game Three of the World Series, Jesse Haines pitches a five-hit shutout and hits a three-run home run as the Cardinals beat the Yankees, 4–0, to take a 2–1 lead in the Series. October 6 – Babe Ruth hits three home runs to lead the Yankees to a 10–5 victory over St. Louis in Game Four of the World Series to tie the Series at two games apiece. His first inning curtain-raiser is a majestic 395-footer, exiting Sportsman's Park over its right field bleacher roof. His second homer clears the roof in right center, carrying 515 feet, breaking a window on the other side of Grand Avenue. Ruth's final foray, however, is the main attraction, carrying deep into the never-before reached centerfield bleachers, far beyond the 430-foot mark. Estimated at 530 feet, it is still deemed, as of April 2012, the longest home run in World Series history. On October 18, , Reggie Jackson became the second player in history to hit three home runs during a single World Series game. On October 27, , Albert Pujols became the third player in history to hit three home runs in single World Series game. October 7 – Mark Koenig scores on a sacrifice fly by Tony Lazzeri in the tenth inning, giving the Yankees the 3–2 victory in Game Five of the World Series, to take a 3–2 lead in the Series. October 9 – Grover Cleveland Alexander scatters eight hits in Game Six of the World Series, while St. Louis tee off New York at Yankee Stadium for a 10–2 romp that sends the Series to a seventh game. October 10 – The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the New York Yankees, 3–2, in the decisive Game Seven of the World Series to clinch their first World Championship. One day after picking up his second complete-game victory of the Series, 39-year-old Grover Cleveland Alexander saves the game after fanning Tony Lazzeri with the bases loaded in the seventh inning, then proceeding to no-hit New York the rest of the way. The Series would feature thirteen future Hall of Famers. The series ends when Babe Ruth is thrown out trying to steal second base making it the only World Series to end on a caught stealing to this day. November 30 – Bill Carrigan, popular Boston Red Sox manager who won World Series pennants for the team in and , is drafted out of retirement in an attempt to resurrect the moribund Red Sox. December 5 – St. Louis Cardinals catcher Bob O'Farrell is named National League MVP. O'Farrell hit .293 in 146 games and polls 79 points. Cincinnati Reds second baseman Hughie Critz is runner-up with 60 and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Ray Kremer (20–6, 2.61 ERA) is third with 32. Critz set a major-league record handling 588 assists, which will be topped by Frankie Frisch with 643 in . December 20 – Rogers Hornsby is traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Giants in exchange for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring.

Births

January January 2 – Stan Hollmig January 3 – Harry Fisher January 6 – Ralph Branca January 8 – Dick Lajeskie January 10 – George Strickland January 18 – Bob Scherbarth January 23 – Chico Carrasquel January 25 – Frances Janssen January 26 – La Ferne Price January 27 – Bob Borkowski January 31 – Tom Alston

February February 5 – Hank Workman February 6 – Sam Calderone February 6 – Dale Long February 7 – Mary Flaherty February 7 – Jerry Lane February 7 – Danny Lynch February 10 – Randy Jackson February 12 – Joe Garagiola February 12 – Ruth Williams February 13 – Bob Habenicht February 15 – Bubba Harris February 16 – Howie Judson February 17 – Jack Crimian February 27 – Audrey Kissel

March March 2 – Joe Taylor March 4 – Cass Michaels March 8 – Dick Teed March 18 – Dick Littlefield March 22 – Billy Goodman March 30 – Dick Koecher

April April 1 – Jake Thies April 3 – Alex Grammas April 6 – Ed White April 8 – Pauline Dennert April 12 – Walt Moryn April 12 – Lou Possehl April 15 – Bill Pierro April 17 – Helene Machado April 26 – Stanley Glenn April 26 – Ruth Kramer

May May 3 – Stan Jok May 4 – Bert Thiel May 6 – Dick Cole May 9 – Ray Medeiros May 12 – Rose Folder May 15 – Fred Baczewski May 16 – Rube Walker May 17 – Irvin Castille May 19 – Mike Kume May 21 – Elmer Sexauer May 24 – Willy Miranda May 27 – Harvey Gentry May 28 – Frank Saucier May 30 – Kathleen Malach May 30 – Dixie Upright

June June 1 – Ray Moore June 2 – Frank Verdi June 7 – Roy Jarvis June 9 – Roy Smalley Jr. June 13 – Jeanne Gilchrist June 14 – Don Newcombe June 16 – Bob Miller June 27 – Al Porto June 29 – Bobby Morgan

July July 5 – Roy Hawes July 5 – Mario Picone July 7 – Mel Clark July 7 – George Spencer July 8 – Gene Patton July 10 – Harry MacPherson July 15 – Jesse Levan July 23 – Johnny Groth July 25 – Whitey Lockman July 26 – Bobby Herrera July 27 – Doris Satterfield

August August 1 – Erma Keyes August 3 – Christine Jewitt August 6 – Clem Labine August 6 – Ralph Schwamb August 10 – Elizabeth Farrow August 15 – Jim Goodwin August 15 – Barney Schultz August 16 – Shirley Danz August 25 – Bob Milliken August 25 – Jim Suchecki August 26 – Frank Barnes August 26 – Alva Jo Fischer August 28 – Bob Trice August 29 – Al Naples August 31 – Ruth Roberts

September September 8 – Lou Sleater September 9 – Ed Mickelson September 10 – Helen Westerman September 11 – Lois Bellman