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1926 MLB Season

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Babe RuthBAT22.3
  2. 2Goose GoslinBAT16.2
  3. 3Lefty GrovePITCH16.1
  4. 4Lou GehrigBAT16.1
  5. 5Al SimmonsBAT16
  6. 6Hack WilsonBAT15.9
  7. 7George UhlePITCH15
  8. 8Billy SouthworthBAT14.6
  9. 9Heinie ManushBAT14.6
  10. 10Jim BottomleyBAT14.6
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Mel OttRF291.9
  2. 2Paul WanerRF197.7
  3. 3Joe CroninSS175.9
  4. 4Tony Lazzeri2B148.1
  5. 5Babe HermanRF142.7
  6. 6Bump HadleyP118.2
  7. 7Danny MacFaydenP101.8
  8. 8Willis HudlinP101.3

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Wilbur CooperP139.2
  2. 2Babe AdamsP134.3
  3. 3Hooks DaussP129.9
  4. 4Fred Merkle1B128.1
  5. 5Milt Stock3B101.7
  6. 6Ross YoungsOF99.8
  7. 7Jimmy Johnston3B82.2
  8. 8Bill Wambsganss2B75

Teams · 31

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
Kansas City Monarchs57-2158.2Cristobal Torriente
Chicago American Giants54-2465.4Bill Foster
New York Yankees91-63241.1Babe RuthPlayoffs
St. Louis Cardinals89-65193.8Jim BottomleyPlayoffs
St. Louis Stars56-3595Mule Suttles
Cincinnati Reds87-67205.8Jakie May
Hilldale Daisies53-3363.6Biz Mackey
Athletics83-67214.8Lefty Grove
Pittsburgh Pirates84-69187.9Ray Kremer
Minnesota Twins81-69173.6Goose Goslin
Chicago Cubs82-72209.3Hack Wilson
Chicago White Sox81-72199.8Bibb Falk
Cuban Stars East26-1719.4Alejandro Oms
Detroit Stars50-44105Turkey Stearnes
Harrisburg Giants27-2125.4Oscar Charleston
Detroit Tigers79-75200Heinie Manush
Atlantic City Bacharach Giants29-2732.8Dick Lundy
San Francisco Giants74-77194.8George Kelly
Indianapolis ABC's37-4355.5Stack Martin
Newark Stars1-8——
New York Lincoln Giants21-2918.7Robert Hudspeth
Brooklyn Royal Giants10-18——
Los Angeles Dodgers71-82184.8Jesse Petty
Cleveland Elites94-110207.5George Uhle
Baltimore Black Sox21-3824.3Jud Wilson
Atlanta Braves66-86158.3Larry Benton
Dayton Marcos5-312.4Ralph Ducy
Baltimore Orioles62-92158Harry Rice
Cuban Stars West16-4633.6Cando Lopez
Philadelphia Phillies58-93135.5Cy Williams
Boston Red Sox46-107120.5Topper Rigney

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.