1926 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1926 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Forbes Field (since 1909)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania^[1] (since 1907)
Other information
Owner(s)	Barney Dreyfuss
Manager(s)	Bill McKechnie
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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The 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 45th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise. The defending World Series champion Pirates finished third in the National League with a record of 84–69.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Cardinals	89	65	0.578	—	47–30	42–35
Cincinnati Reds	87	67	0.565	2	53–23	34–44
Pittsburgh Pirates	84	69	0.549	4½	49–28	35–41
Chicago Cubs	82	72	0.532	7	49–28	33–44
New York Giants	74	77	0.490	13½	43–33	31–44
Brooklyn Robins	71	82	0.464	17½	38–38	33–44
Boston Braves	66	86	0.434	22	43–34	23–52
Philadelphia Phillies	58	93	0.384	29½	33–42	25–51

Record vs. opponents

1926 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	6–15	12–10	12–10–1	12–10	7–15	10–11	7–15
Brooklyn	15–6	—	14–8	4–18	9–13	13–9	9–13–2	7–15
Chicago	10–12	8–14	—	13–9–1	14–8	16–6	10–12	11–11
Cincinnati	10–12–1	18–4	9–13–1	—	7–15	16–6–1	13–9	14–8
New York	10–12	13–9	8–14	15–7	—	12–7	6–16	10–12
Philadelphia	15–7	9–13	6–16	6–16–1	7–12	—	8–14	7–15
Pittsburgh	11–10	13–9–2	12–10	9–13	16–6	14–8	—	9–13–2
St. Louis	15–7	15–7	11–11	8–14	12–10	15–7	13–9–2	—

Game log

1926 Game Log: 84–69 (Home: 49–28; Away: 35–41)

April: 7–10 (Home: 2–3; Away: 5–7)

May: 16–8 (Home: 13–6; Away: 3–2)

June: 11–12 (Home: 3–3; Away: 8–9)

July: 21–10 (Home: 17–7; Away: 4–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
68	July 1	Cardinals	7–3	Songer (4–3)	Rhem	Adams (1)	—	35–30
69	July 2	Cardinals	3–2	Kremer (6–3)	Alexander	—	—	36–30
70	July 3	Cardinals	12–3	Aldridge (7–7)	Bell	—	—	37–30
71	July 4	@ Cubs	0–2	Root	Yde (2–5)	—	—	37–31
72	July 5	Cubs	4–1	Songer (5–3)	Kaufmann	Adams (2)	—	38–31
73	July 5	Cubs	7–10	Piercy	Meadows (8–3)	Huntzinger	—	38–32
74	July 6	Cubs	0–3	Blake	Bush (0–1)	—	—	38–33
75	July 6	Cubs	3–2 (6)	Meadows (9–3)	Osborn	—	—	39–33
76	July 7	Phillies	8–7	Aldridge (8–7)	Dean	Kremer (4)	—	40–33
77	July 8	Phillies	6–10	Ulrich	Adams (2–3)	—	—	40–34
78	July 9	Phillies	9–6	Meadows (10–3)	Mitchell	—	—	41–34
79	July 10	Phillies	9–4	Kremer (7–3)	Carlson	—	—	42–34
80	July 12	Giants	6–3	Aldridge (9–7)	Scott	—	15,000	43–34
81	July 14	Giants	8–12	Ring	Songer (5–4)	—	—	43–35
82	July 14	Giants	2–5	Fitzsimmons	Meadows (10–4)	—	40,000	43–36
83	July 15	Giants	3–0	Kremer (8–3)	Greenfield	—	—	44–36
84	July 16	Braves	9–7	Bush (1–1)	Smith	Songer (1)	—	45–36
85	July 17	Braves	7–9	Goldsmith	Aldridge (9–8)	Mogridge	—	45–37
86	July 19	Braves	10–4	Meadows (11–4)	Genewich	—	—	46–37
87	July 20	Braves	8–5	Kremer (9–3)	Benton	Bush (1)	—	47–37
88	July 21	Robins	1–0	Songer (6–4)	Petty	—	—	48–37
89	July 21	Robins	2–6	Vance	Aldridge (9–9)	—	20,000	48–38
90	July 22	Robins	14–2	Yde (3–5)	Barnes	—	—	49–38
91	July 24	Robins	12–8	Meadows (12–4)	Grimes	Songer (2)	—	50–38
92	July 24	Robins	3–2	Kremer (10–3)	McGraw	—	25,000	51–38
93	July 25	@ Robins	1–3	Petty	Bush (1–2)	—	20,000	51–39
94	July 26	@ Robins	3–2	Yde (4–5)	Vance	Adams (3)	—	52–39
95	July 27	@ Giants	4–3	Songer (7–4)	Barnes	Kremer (5)	—	53–39
96	July 28	@ Giants	6–0	Meadows (13–4)	Scott	—	10,000	54–39
97	July 30	@ Phillies	1–6	Carlson	Kremer (10–4)	—	—	54–40
98	July 31	@ Phillies	10–5	Yde (5–5)	Mitchell	—	—	55–40

August: 16–12 (Home: 9–4; Away: 7–8)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
99	August 2	@ Phillies	3–8	Dean	Songer (7–5)	—	—	55–41
100	August 3	@ Phillies	14–2	Bush (2–2)	Ulrich	—	—	56–41
101	August 4	@ Braves	0–14	Smith	Aldridge (9–10)	—	—	56–42
102	August 4	@ Braves	5–2	Meadows (14–4)	Benton	—	—	57–42
103	August 5	@ Braves	4–3	Kremer (11–4)	Goldsmith	—	—	58–42
104	August 6	@ Braves	5–4	Yde (6–5)	Genewich	Aldridge (1)	—	59–42
105	August 7	@ Braves	0–2	Wertz	Songer (7–6)	—	—	59–43
106	August 7	@ Braves	0–2 (8)	Smith	Bush (2–3)	—	—	59–44
107	August 9	@ Robins	9–3	Kremer (12–4)	Petty	—	—	60–44
108	August 10	@ Robins	10–2	Meadows (15–4)	McWeeny	—	—	61–44
109	August 11	@ Robins	2–4	Vance	Aldridge (9–11)	McGraw	—	61–45
110	August 18	Braves	4–1	Kremer (13–4)	Smith	—	—	62–45
111	August 18	Braves	3–4	Wertz	Meadows (15–5)	—	—	62–46
112	August 19	Phillies	1–3 (10)	Carlson	Songer (7–7)	—	—	62–47
113	August 19	Phillies	4–0	Yde (7–5)	Ulrich	—	—	63–47
114	August 21	Phillies	4–2	Bush (3–3)	Dean	—	—	64–47
115	August 21	Phillies	8–5	Kremer (14–4)	Knight	—	—	65–47
116	August 23	Robins	3–7	Petty	Meadows (15–6)	—	—	65–48
117	August 23	Robins	10–2	Yde (8–5)	Barnes	—	—	66–48
118	August 24	Robins	10–1	Kremer (15–4)	Grimes	—	—	67–48
119	August 25	Robins	1–2	McGraw	Aldridge (9–12)	—	—	67–49
120	August 26	Giants	15–7	Meadows (16–6)	Fitzsimmons	Morrison (1)	—	68–49
121	August 27	Giants	4–0	Bush (4–3)	Barnes	—	—	69–49
122	August 28	Giants	8–7	Meadows (17–6)	Greenfield	Morrison (2)	—	70–49
123	August 29	@ Cardinals	2–2 (10)			—	40,000	70–49
124	August 30	@ Cardinals	3–0	Kremer (16–4)	Rhem	—	—	71–49
125	August 30	@ Cardinals	3–5	Haines	Bush (4–4)	—	—	71–50
126	August 31	@ Cardinals	1–6	Sherdel	Meadows (17–7)	—	—	71–51
127	August 31	@ Cardinals	1–2	Sothoron	Morrison (6–6)	—	23,279	71–52

September: 13–17 (Home: 5–5; Away: 8–12)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
128	September 1	@ Cardinals	2–5	Reinhart	Kremer (16–5)	—	20,000	71–53
129	September 3	@ Cubs	3–2 (10)	Hill (1–0)	Kaufmann	—	—	72–53
130	September 4	@ Cubs	2–11	Bush	Bush (4–5)	—	—	72–54
131	September 4	@ Cubs	2–3	Jones	Koupal (0–1)	—	—	72–55
132	September 5	@ Cubs	6–7 (6)	Osborn	Songer (7–8)	Huntzinger	16	72–56
133	September 6	Cardinals	1–8	Rhem	Morrison (6–7)	—	—	72–57
134	September 6	Cardinals	4–2	Kremer (17–5)	Sothoron	—	—	73–57
135	September 7	Cardinals	0–8	Sherdel	Aldridge (9–13)	—	—	73–58
136	September 8	Reds	6–1	Meadows (18–7)	Donohue	—	—	74–58
137	September 8	Reds	11–0	Hill (2–0)	Luque	—	—	75–58
138	September 9	Cubs	2–1	Bush (5–5)	Jones	—	—	76–58
139	September 9	Cubs	1–10	Kaufmann	Koupal (0–2)	—	—	76–59
140	September 10	Reds	5–2	Kremer (18–5)	Rixey	—	—	77–59
141	September 10	Reds	2–5	Lucas	Morrison (6–8)	—	—	77–60
142	September 11	Reds	6–10	Mays	Hill (2–1)	—	—	77–61
143	September 12	@ Giants	5–1	Aldridge (10–13)	Fitzsimmons	Bush (2)	—	78–61
144	September 12	@ Giants	7–1	Meadows (19–7)	Greenfield	—	40,000	79–61
145	September 13	@ Giants	5–9	Ring	Hill (2–2)	Davies	—	79–62
146	September 14	@ Giants	5–0	Kremer (19–5)	McQuillan	—	—	80–62
147	September 15	@ Giants	5–6	Scott	Bush (5–6)	—	—	80–63
148	September 16	@ Robins	1–2	Barnes	Meadows (19–8)	—	—	80–64
149	September 17	@ Robins	1–3	Vance	Hill (2–3)	—	—	80–65
150	September 18	@ Robins	1–3	McWeeny	Yde (8–6)	—	—	80–66
151	September 19	@ Robins	7–4	Kremer (20–5)	Grimes	—	20,000	81–66
152	September 20	@ Phillies	4–0	Bush (6–6)	Willoughby	—	—	82–66
153	September 21	@ Phillies	2–7	Mitchell	Meadows (19–9)	—	—	82–67
154	September 22	@ Phillies	9–3	Hill (3–3)	Dean	—	—	83–67
155	September 23	@ Braves	1–2	Edwards	Kremer (20–6)	Benton	—	83–68
156	September 25	@ Braves	11–8	Meadows (20–9)	Mogridge	Bush (3)	—	84–68
157	September 25	@ Braves	2–5	Genewich	Yde (8–7)	—	—	84–69

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie
Bold = Pirates team member

Detailed records

National League
Opponent	W	L	WP	RS	RA
Boston Braves	11	10	0.524	97	102
Brooklyn Robins	13	9	0.591	113	77
Chicago Cubs	12	10	0.545	83	91
Cincinnati Reds	9	13	0.409	102	119
New York Giants	16	6	0.727	131	83
Philadelphia Phillies	14	8	0.636	154	113
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals	9	13	0.409	89	104
Total	84	69	0.549	769	689
Season Total	84	69	0.549	769	689

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
April	17	7	10	0.412	80	77
May	24	16	8	0.667	137	112
June	23	11	12	0.478	118	134
July	31	21	10	0.677	178	135
August	28	16	12	0.571	137	102
September	30	13	17	0.433	119	129
Total	153	84	69	0.549	769	689

Total	153	84	69	0.549	769	689
	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
Home	77	49	28	0.636	437	365
Away	76	35	41	0.461	318	310

Roster

1926 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster

Pitchers

Babe Adams

Vic Aldridge

Joe Bush

Bud Culloton

Carmen Hill

Lou Koupal

Ray Kremer

Roy Mahaffey

Lee Meadows

Johnny Morrison

Chet Nichols

Red Oldham

Tom Sheehan

Don Songer

Emil Yde

Catchers

Johnny Gooch

Earl Smith

Roy Spencer

Infielders

Joe Cronin

George Grantham

Stuffy McInnis

Eddie Moore

Johnny Rawlings

Hal Rhyne

Pie Traynor

Glenn Wright

Outfielders

Clyde Barnhart

Carson Bigbee

Fred Brickell

Max Carey

Adam Comorosky

Kiki Cuyler

Walter Mueller

Eddie Murphy

Paul Waner

Manager

Bill McKechnie

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	Smith, EarlEarl Smith	105	292	101	.346	2	46
3B	Traynor, PiePie Traynor	152	574	182	.317	3	92
OF	Carey, MaxMax Carey	86	324	72	.222	0	28
OF	Waner, PaulPaul Waner	144	536	180	.336	8	79

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
Spencer, RoyRoy Spencer	28	43	17	.395	0	4

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
Aldridge, VicVic Aldridge	30	190	10	13	4.07	61

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
Songer, DonDon Songer	35	126.1	7	8	3.13	27
Bush, JoeJoe Bush	19	110.2	6	6	3.01	38

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
Adams, BabeBabe Adams	19	2	3	3	6.14	7
Culloton, BudBud Culloton	4	0	0	0	7.36	1
Nichols, ChetChet Nichols	3	0	0	0	8.22	2

References

↑ From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.

1926 MLB season by team

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington

National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1926 World Series

Pittsburgh Pirates

Formerly the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Founded in 1882
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Whittington Park; Riverside Park; Fogel Field; Barrs Field; Rickwood Field; Whittington Park; Perris Hill Park; Tech Field; Perris Hill Park; McCulloch Park; Perris Hill Park; Flamingo Field; Gilmore Field; Gran Stadium; Jaycee Park; Terry Park; Pirate City/McKechnie Field

Culture

Lore

Pittsburgh Allegheny
Pirates' lore
Wagner donates uniforms
Lou Bierbauer
Temple Cup
Chronicle-Telegraph Cup
Pittsburgh Stars
Homer in the Gloamin'
1960 Game 7
1985 drug trials
Francisco Cabrera game
National League Wild Card Games
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015

Rivalries

Philadelphia Phillies

Minors

AAA: Indianapolis Indians
AA: Altoona Curve
A Adv.: Bradenton Marauders
A: West Virginia Power
Short A: West Virginia Black Bears
Rookie Adv.: Bristol Pirates
Rookie: GCL Pirates; DSL Pirates
All-time: Minor league affiliate history

World Series
Championships (5)

1909
1925
1960
1971
1979

League pennants (9)

American Association: none
National League: 1901; 1902; 1903; 1909; 1925; 1927; 1960; 1971; 1979

Division titles (9)

East: 1970; 1971; 1972; 1974; 1975; 1979; 1990; 1991; 1992
Central: none

Wild Card berths (3)

Media

Seasons (136)

1880s	1880 · 1881 · 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889

1890s	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899

1900s	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909

1910s	1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919

1920s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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