1926 Detroit Tigers Roster
Team Record: 79-75
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 711,914, Avg. 14,045
Ballpark: Navin Field
Manager: Ty Cobb (79-75)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1926 Detroit Tigers Results
The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1926 season with a record of 79 wins and 75 losses, finishing sixth in the AL.
The Tigers scored 793 runs and allowed 830 runs. Heinie Manush led Detroit with 14 home runs Harry Heilmann accounted for 103 RBI. Heinie Manush paced batters with significant playing time by hitting .378. Earl Whitehill topped the team with 16 wins, while Sam Gibson recorded a 3.48 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Ty Cobb coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Clyde Barfoot | P | R | R | July 8, 1891 | 6'0" | 170 | Richmond, VA USA |
Johnny Bassler | C | L | R | June 3, 1895 | 5'9" | 170 | Lancaster, PA USA |
Lu Blue | 1B | B | L | March 5, 1897 | 5'10" | 165 | Washington, DC USA |
Les Burke | 2B | L | R | December 18, 1902 | 5'9" | 168 | Lynn, MA USA |
Ty Cobb | CF | L | R | December 18, 1886 | 6'1" | 175 | Narrows, GA USA |
Rip Collins | P | R | R | February 26, 1896 | 6'1" | 205 | Weatherford, TX USA |
Wilbur Cooper | P | R | L | February 24, 1892 | 5'11" | 175 | Bearsville, WV USA |
Hooks Dauss | P | R | R | September 22, 1889 | 5'10" | 168 | Indianapolis, IN USA |
Jess Doyle | P | R | R | April 14, 1898 | 5'11" | 175 | Knoxville, TN USA |
Bob Fothergill | LF | R | R | August 16, 1897 | 5'10" | 230 | Massillon, OH USA |
Charlie Gehringer | 2B | L | R | May 11, 1903 | 5'11" | 180 | Fowlerville, MI USA |
Sam Gibson | P | L | R | August 5, 1899 | 6'2" | 198 | King, NC USA |
Ray Hayworth | C | R | R | January 29, 1904 | 6'0" | 180 | High Point, NC USA |
Harry Heilmann | RF | R | R | August 3, 1894 | 6'1" | 195 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Ken Holloway | P | R | R | August 8, 1897 | 6'0" | 185 | Thomas County, GA USA |
Augie Johns | P | L | L | September 10, 1899 | 5'8" | 170 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Rudy Kneisch | P | R | L | April 10, 1899 | 5'10" | 175 | Baltimore, MD USA |
Clyde Manion | C | R | R | October 30, 1896 | 5'11" | 175 | Big River, MO USA |
Heinie Manush | CF | L | L | July 20, 1901 | 6'1" | 200 | Tuscumbia, AL USA |
Billy Mullen | 3B | R | R | January 23, 1896 | 5'8" | 160 | St. Louis, MO USA |
Johnny Neun | 1B | B | L | October 28, 1900 | 5'10" | 175 | Baltimore, MD USA |
Frank O'Rourke | 3B | R | R | November 28, 1891 | 5'10" | 165 | Hamilton, ON CAN |
George Smith | P | R | R | October 27, 1901 | 6'1" | 175 | Louisville, KY USA |
Lil Stoner | P | R | R | February 28, 1899 | 5'9" | 180 | Bowie, TX USA |
Jackie Tavener | SS | L | R | December 27, 1897 | 5'5" | 138 | Celina, OH USA |
Jack Warner | 3B | R | R | August 29, 1903 | 5'9" | 165 | Evansville, IN USA |
Ed Wells | P | L | L | June 7, 1900 | 6'1" | 183 | Ashland, OH USA |
Earl Whitehill | P | L | L | February 7, 1899 | 5'9" | 174 | Cedar Rapids, IA USA |
Al Wingo | LF | L | R | May 6, 1898 | 5'11" | 180 | Norcross, GA USA |
Larry Woodall | C | R | R | July 26, 1894 | 5'9" | 165 | Staunton, VA USA |