| Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Season: | 1926 |
| League: | American League |
| Ballpark: | Shibe Park |
| City: | Philadelphia |
| Owners: | Connie Mack, Tom Shibe and John Shibe |
| Managers: | Connie Mack |
The 1926 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing third in the American League with a record of 83 wins and 67 losses.
38-year-old Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators threw a 15-inning shutout against the A's for his record sixth Opening Day shutout.[1]
| 1926 Philadelphia Athletics | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | CatchersInfielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | 120 | 370 | 101 | .273 | 8 | 47 | ||
| 1B | 112 | 361 | 106 | .294 | 8 | 63 | ||
| 2B | 122 | 400 | 106 | .265 | 0 | 33 | ||
| SS | 133 | 408 | 98 | .240 | 0 | 49 | ||
| 3B | 124 | 429 | 123 | .287 | 1 | 42 | ||
| OF | 147 | 583 | 199 | .341 | 19 | 110 | ||
| OF | 116 | 419 | 119 | .284 | 5 | 51 | ||
| OF | 112 | 397 | 121 | .305 | 1 | 36 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | 327 | 92 | .281 | 4 | 44 | ||
| 91 | 229 | 44 | .192 | 8 | 36 | ||
| 75 | 174 | 49 | .282 | 4 | 23 | ||
| 63 | 148 | 43 | .291 | 0 | 19 | ||
| 38 | 110 | 32 | .291 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 20 | 67 | 16 | .239 | 0 | 11 | ||
| 54 | 54 | 19 | .352 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 19 | 47 | 8 | .170 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 43 | 11 | .256 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 26 | 32 | 10 | .313 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 23 | 4 | .174 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | 19 | 2 | .105 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 258.0 | 13 | 13 | 2.51 | 194 | |
| 37 | 219.0 | 11 | 11 | 3.08 | 52 | |
| 31 | 163.2 | 10 | 11 | 3.41 | 58 | |
| 20 | 147.1 | 12 | 4 | 2.81 | 55 | |
| 12 | 57.0 | 3 | 5 | 4.11 | 13 | |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 151.0 | 12 | 10 | 2.80 | 72 | |
| 38 | 150.2 | 11 | 12 | 3.64 | 82 | |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2.71 | 24 | ||
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.39 | 13 | ||
| 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.03 | 0 |