1926 Major League Baseball season
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The 1926 Major League Baseball season began on April 13, 1926. The regular season ended on September 29, with the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees as the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the 23rd World Series on October 2 and ended with Game 7 on October 10. The Cardinals defeated the Yankees, four games to three.
This article is about the 1926 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1926 in baseball.
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1926 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 13 – October 10, 1926 |
Number of games | 154 |
Number of teams | 16 |
Regular Season | |
Season MVP | AL: George Burns (CLE) NL: Bob O'Farrell (SLC) |
AL champions | New York Yankees |
AL runners-up | Cleveland Indians |
NL champions | St. Louis Cardinals |
NL runners-up | Cincinnati Reds |
World Series | |
Champions | St. Louis Cardinals |
Runners-up | New York Yankees |
MLB seasons | |
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This was the fifth of eight seasons that "League Awards", a precursor to the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award (introduced in 1931), were issued.