1926 St. Louis Browns season

1926 St. Louis Browns
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Sportsman's Park (Since 1902) St. Louis, Missouri (Since 1902)
1926 Information
Owner(s)	Phil Ball
Manager(s)	George Sisler
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The 1926 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 62 wins and 92 losses.

Regular season

• April 26, 1926, football star Ernie Nevers made his major league baseball debut in a game with the Browns.

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

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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
C	Schang, WallyWally Schang	103	285	94	.330	8	50
1B	Sisler, GeorgeGeorge Sisler	150	613	178	.290	7	71
2B	Melillo, SkiSki Melillo	99	385	98	.255	1	30
3B	McManus, MartyMarty McManus	149	549	156	.284	9	68
SS	Gerber, WallyWally Gerber	131	411	111	.270	0	42
OF	Williams, KenKen Williams	108	347	97	.280	17	74
OF	Rice, HarryHarry Rice	148	578	181	.313	9	59

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
LaMotte, BobbyBobby LaMotte	36	79	16	.203	0	9

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
Zachary, TomTom Zachary	34	247.1	14	15	3.60	53

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
Ballou, WinWin Ballou	43	154	11	10	4.79	59
Nevers, ErnieErnie Nevers	11	74.2	2	4	4.46	16

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
Bolen, StewStew Bolen	5	0	0	0	6.14	7
Sisler, GeorgeGeorge Sisler	1	0	0	0	0.00	3

References

• 1926 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
• 1926 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com