1926 in the Negro Leagues
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| << 1925 1927 >> |
1926 in the Negro Leagues
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[edit] Standings
- BOLD indicates League Champion
[edit] Negro National League
- Source: The Negro Leagues Book by Dick Clark and Larry Lester
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | WPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Monarchs | 75 | 56 | 19 | .747 |
| 2 | Chicago American Giants | 80 | 57 | 23 | .713 |
| 3 | St. Louis Stars | 78 | 49 | 29 | .628 |
| 4 | Detroit Stars | 76 | 46 | 30 | .605 |
| 5 | Indianapolis ABCs | 86 | 43 | 43 | .500 |
| 6 | Cuban Stars (West) | 63 | 16 | 47 | .254 |
| 7 | Dayton Marcos | 39 | 7 | 32 | .179 |
| 8 | Cleveland Elites | 37 | 5 | 32 | .135 |
[edit] Eastern Colored League
- Source: The Negro Leagues Book by Dick Clark and Larry Lester
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | WPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlantic City Bacharach Giants | 54 | 34 | 20 | .630 |
| 2 | Harrisburg Giants | 42 | 25 | 17 | .595 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Hilldale Giants | 58 | 34 | 24 | .586 |
| 4 | Cuban Stars (East) | 49 | 28 | 21 | .571 |
| 5 | New York Lincoln Giants | 41 | 19 | 22 | .463 |
| 6 | Baltimore Black Sox | 47 | 18 | 29 | .383 |
| 7 | Brooklyn Royal Giants | 27 | 7 | 20 | .259 |
| 8 | Newark Stars | 11 | 1 | 10 | .091 |
[edit] Independent Teams
- Source: Teams list from The Negro Leagues Book by Dick Clark and Larry Lester; records are from The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues, John Holway
- Chappie Johnson's Stars
- Chattanooga Black Lookouts
- Memphis Red Sox
- Pennsylvania Red Caps of NY
- Philadelphia Giants
- Pittsburgh Homestead Grays
[edit] Leading Players
[edit] Batters
[edit] Pitchers
[edit] Postseason
The NNL had a split season. Kansas City and Chicago met in a best of nine playoff. With the Monarchs still holding a 4 games to 3 lead, Chicago's Bill Foster defeated Bullet Rogan 1-0 to force a ninth game, which was to be played as the second game of a doubleheader. Rogan had chosen Chet Brewer to pitch the second game, but when he saw Foster warming up to pitch against Brewer, he pulled Brewer and decided to pitch himself again. It was no contest between the young fireballer and the fading veteran. The American Giants scored early upon the tiring Rogan and Foster cruised to win the darkness-shortened five-inning second game 5-0, and the American Giants were NNL champions.
In the Negro World Series, the Chicago American Giants (NNL) defeated the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (ECL), 5 games to 3.
| Negro League Seasons
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