1926 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1926 1920 cub logo.svg National League Cubs Park Chicago 82 72 y 4th William Wrigley Jr. Joe McCarthy WGN(Quin Ryan)WMAQ(Hal Totten) The 1926 Chicago Cubs season was the 55th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 51st in the National League (NL) and the 11th at Wrigley Field (the last in which the venue was officially called "Cubs Park"). The Cubs finished fourth in the National League with a record of 82–72. The 1926 Cubs allowed a defensive stolen base percentage of 40 126 2, the lowest mark for any team in a single season in MLB history.Lowest stolen base percentage allowed by a team in MLB history https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/z6stM May 7, 2026 Stathead https://web.archive.org/web/20260507191008/https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/z6stM May 7, 2026 live Regular season Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Roster 1926 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Pete Alexander Sheriff Blake Guy Bush Wilbur Cooper Walt Huntzinger Percy Jones Tony Kaufmann George Milstead Bob Osborn Bill Piercy Charlie Root Johnny Welch Catchers John Churry Mike González Gabby Hartnett Infielders Sparky Adams Clyde Beck Jimmy Cooney Howard Freigau Joe Graves Charlie Grimm Hank Schreiber Red Shannon Chick Tolson Outfielders Mandy Brooks Cliff Heathcote Joe Kelly Joe Munson Pete Scott Riggs Stephenson Hack Wilson Other batters Ralph Michaels Manager Joe McCarthy Coaches Jimmy Burke Mickey Doolan 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 C Gabby Hartnett 93 284 78 .275 8 41 1B Charlie Grimm 147 524 145 .277 8 82 2B Sparky Adams 154 624 193 .309 0 39 SS Jimmy Cooney Jimmy Cooney (1920s shortstop) 141 513 129 .251 1 47 3B Howard Freigau 140 508 137 .270 3 51 OF Riggs Stephenson 82 281 95 .338 3 44 OF Cliff Heathcote 139 510 141 .276 10 53 OF Hack Wilson 142 529 170 .321 21 109 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 Mike González Mike González (catcher) 80 253 63 .249 1 23 Pete Scott 77 189 54 .286 3 34 Joe Kelly Joe Kelly (1920s outfielder) 65 176 59 .335 0 32 Joe Munson 33 101 26 .257 3 15 Clyde Beck 30 81 16 .198 1 4 Chick Tolson 57 80 25 .313 1 8 Red Shannon 19 51 17 .333 0 4 Mandy Brooks 26 48 9 .188 1 6 Hank Schreiber 10 18 1 .056 0 0 Joe Graves 2 5 0 .000 0 0 John Churry 2 4 0 .000 0 0 Ralph Michaels 2 0 0 ---- 0 0 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 Charlie Root 42 271.1 18 17 2.82 127 Sheriff Blake 39 197.2 11 12 3.60 95 Tony Kaufmann 26 169.2 9 7 3.02 52 Percy Jones Percy Jones (baseball) 30 160.1 12 7 3.09 80 Wilbur Cooper 8 55.0 2 1 4.42 18 Pete Alexander Grover Cleveland Alexander 7 52.0 3 3 3.46 12 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 Guy Bush 35 157.1 13 9 2.86 32 Bob Osborn 31 136.1 6 5 3.63 43 Bill Piercy 19 90.1 6 5 4.48 31 George Milstead 18 55.1 1 5 3.58 14 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 Walt Huntzinger 11 1 1 2 0.94 4 Johnny Welch 3 0 0 0 2.08 0 Farm system Minor league baseball AA Los Angeles Angels Pacific Coast League Marty Krug LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Los Angeles References External links 1926 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Cubs Category:1926 in Chicago