The 1926 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing third in the American League with a record of 83 wins and 67 losses.

Regular season 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.SI.com – Statitudes – Statitudes: Opening Day 2002, By the Numbers – Sunday March 30, 2003 01:50 AM

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster 1926 Philadelphia Athletics Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

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 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

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 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

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 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

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 40 151.0 12 10 2.80 72 38 150.2 11 12 3.64 82

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 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

League leaders Lefty Grove American League leader, StrikeoutsBaseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.51, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC,

References

External links 1926 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference 1926 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com