1926 Major League Baseball season

1926 MLB season
LeagueAmerican League (AL)
National League (NL)
SportBaseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 13 – September 27, 1926 (AL)
  • April 13 – September 29, 1926 (NL)
World Series:
  • October 2–10, 1926
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
Regular Season
Season MVPAL: George Burns (CLE)
NL: Bob O'Farrell (SLC)
AL championsNew York Yankees
  AL runners-upCleveland Indians
NL championsSt. Louis Cardinals
  NL runners-upCincinnati Reds
World Series
ChampionsSt. Louis Cardinals
  Runners-upNew York Yankees
Locations of teams for the 1923–1931 American League seasons
American League

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 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.


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