1926 Detroit Tigers Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 79-75
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 519,665, Avg. 14,045
Ballpark: Navin Field
Manager: Ty Cobb (79-75)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1926 Detroit Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 79-75
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 519,665, Avg. 14,045
Ballpark: Navin Field
Manager: Ty Cobb (79-75)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1926 Detroit Tigers Roster
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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Regular Season Runs For: 787
Regular Season Runs Against: 824
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 13, 1926 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| April 16, 1926 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 17, 1926 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | ||
| April 18, 1926 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 3-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | ||
| April 19, 1926 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 3-2 | 0-0 | 3-2 | ||
| April 20, 1926 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 4-2 | 0-0 | 4-2 | ||
| April 21, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 12 | L | 4-2 | 0-1 | 4-3 | ||
| April 23, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 4-2 | 0-2 | 4-4 | ||
| April 24, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 4-2 | 0-3 | 4-5 | ||
| April 25, 1926 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 4-3 | 0-3 | 4-6 | ||
| April 26, 1926 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 4-4 | 0-3 | 4-7 | ||
| April 27, 1926 | Chicago White Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 5-4 | 0-3 | 5-7 | ||
| April 28, 1926 | Chicago White Sox 9 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 5-5 | 0-3 | 5-8 | ||
| April 29, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 2 at St. Louis Browns 3 | L | 5-5 | 0-4 | 5-9 | ||
| April 30, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 7 at St. Louis Browns 6 | W | 5-5 | 1-4 | 6-9 | ||
| May 1, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 11 at St. Louis Browns 2 | W | 5-5 | 2-4 | 7-9 | ||
| May 2, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 6 at St. Louis Browns 9 | L | 5-5 | 2-5 | 7-10 | ||
| May 3, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 5-5 | 3-5 | 8-10 | ||
| May 4, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 5-5 | 3-6 | 8-11 | ||
| May 5, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 14 at Chicago White Sox 7 | W | 5-5 | 4-6 | 9-11 | ||
| May 7, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 5-5 | 4-7 | 9-12 | ||
| May 8, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 7 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 5-5 | 5-7 | 10-12 | ||
| May 9, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 14 at New York Yankees 10 | W | 5-5 | 6-7 | 11-12 | ||
| May 10, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 9 at New York Yankees 13 | L | 5-5 | 6-8 | 11-13 | ||
| May 12, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 5-5 | 6-9 | 11-14 | ||
| May 13, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 13 at Boston Red Sox 10 | W | 5-5 | 7-9 | 12-14 | ||
| May 14, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 5-5 | 8-9 | 13-14 | ||
| May 15, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Philadelphia Athletics 8 | L | 5-5 | 8-10 | 13-15 | ||
| May 16, 1926 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 6-5 | 8-10 | 14-15 | ||
| May 17, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 5 | L | 6-5 | 8-11 | 14-16 | ||
| May 18, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 6-5 | 9-11 | 15-16 | ||
| May 19, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Washington Senators 0 | W | 6-5 | 10-11 | 16-16 | ||
| May 20, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Washington Senators 5 | W | 6-5 | 11-11 | 17-16 | ||
| May 21, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Washington Senators 13 | L | 6-5 | 11-12 | 17-17 | ||
| May 23, 1926 | St. Louis Browns 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 7-5 | 11-12 | 18-17 | ||
| May 24, 1926 | Chicago White Sox 10 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 7-6 | 11-12 | 18-18 | ||
| May 25, 1926 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 8-6 | 11-12 | 19-18 | ||
| May 26, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 8-6 | 12-12 | 20-18 | ||
| May 27, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 8-6 | 12-13 | 20-19 | ||
| May 28, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 8-6 | 13-13 | 21-19 | ||
| May 29, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 8-6 | 14-13 | 22-19 | ||
| May 30, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 8-6 | 14-14 | 22-20 | ||
| May 31, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 7 at St. Louis Browns 9 | L | 8-6 | 14-15 | 22-21 | ||
| May 31, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 10 at St. Louis Browns 7 | W | 8-6 | 15-15 | 23-21 | ||
| June 1, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 7 at St. Louis Browns 9 | L | 8-6 | 15-16 | 23-22 | ||
| June 2, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 8-6 | 16-16 | 24-22 | ||
| June 2, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 13 | L | 8-6 | 16-17 | 24-23 | ||
| June 3, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 8-6 | 17-17 | 25-23 | ||
| June 4, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 | L | 8-6 | 17-18 | 25-24 | ||
| June 5, 1926 | Washington Senators 8 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 8-7 | 17-18 | 25-25 | ||
| June 7, 1926 | Washington Senators 0 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 9-7 | 17-18 | 26-25 | ||
| June 8, 1926 | New York Yankees 11 at Detroit Tigers 9 | L | 9-8 | 17-18 | 26-26 | ||
| June 9, 1926 | New York Yankees 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 9-9 | 17-18 | 26-27 | ||
| June 10, 1926 | New York Yankees 8 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 9-10 | 17-18 | 26-28 | ||
| June 11, 1926 | New York Yankees 9 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 9-11 | 17-18 | 26-29 | ||
| June 12, 1926 | Boston Red Sox 0 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 10-11 | 17-18 | 27-29 | ||
| June 13, 1926 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 10-12 | 17-18 | 27-30 | ||
| June 14, 1926 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 11-12 | 17-18 | 28-30 | ||
| June 15, 1926 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 12-12 | 17-18 | 29-30 | ||
| June 17, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics 12 at Detroit Tigers 9 | L | 12-13 | 17-18 | 29-31 | ||
| June 18, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics 12 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 12-14 | 17-18 | 29-32 | ||
| June 19, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 13-14 | 17-18 | 30-32 | ||
| June 20, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 14-14 | 17-18 | 31-32 | ||
| June 21, 1926 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 15-14 | 17-18 | 32-32 | ||
| June 22, 1926 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 16-14 | 17-18 | 33-32 | ||
| June 26, 1926 | Cleveland Indians 0 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 17-14 | 17-18 | 34-32 | ||
| June 26, 1926 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 18-14 | 17-18 | 35-32 | ||
| June 27, 1926 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 19-14 | 17-18 | 36-32 | ||
| June 28, 1926 | Cleveland Indians 8 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 19-15 | 17-18 | 36-33 | ||
| June 29, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 3 at St. Louis Browns 11 | L | 19-15 | 17-19 | 36-34 | ||
| June 30, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 4 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 19-15 | 18-19 | 37-34 | ||
| July 1, 1926 | Cleveland Indians 11 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 19-16 | 18-19 | 37-35 | ||
| July 2, 1926 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Detroit Tigers 9 | W | 20-16 | 18-19 | 38-35 | ||
| July 3, 1926 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 20-17 | 18-19 | 38-36 | ||
| July 4, 1926 | Chicago White Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 20-18 | 18-19 | 38-37 | ||
| July 5, 1926 | St. Louis Browns 6 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 20-19 | 18-19 | 38-38 | ||
| July 5, 1926 | St. Louis Browns 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 20-20 | 18-19 | 38-39 | ||
| July 6, 1926 | St. Louis Browns 5 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 20-21 | 18-19 | 38-40 | ||
| July 8, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 20-21 | 18-20 | 38-41 | ||
| July 9, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Boston Red Sox 0 | W | 20-21 | 19-20 | 39-41 | ||
| July 10, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 20-21 | 20-20 | 40-41 | ||
| July 10, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 20-21 | 20-21 | 40-42 | ||
| July 12, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 20-21 | 21-21 | 41-42 | ||
| July 13, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 5 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 20-21 | 22-21 | 42-42 | ||
| July 14, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 20-21 | 22-22 | 42-43 | ||
| July 15, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 7 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 20-21 | 23-22 | 43-43 | ||
| July 16, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 20-21 | 23-23 | 43-44 | ||
| July 17, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 20-21 | 24-23 | 44-44 | ||
| July 19, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 20-21 | 25-23 | 45-44 | ||
| July 20, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 0 | W | 20-21 | 26-23 | 46-44 | ||
| July 20, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Philadelphia Athletics 3 | W | 20-21 | 27-23 | 47-44 | ||
| July 21, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Washington Senators 10 | L | 20-21 | 27-24 | 47-45 | ||
| July 21, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Washington Senators 6 | W | 20-21 | 28-24 | 48-45 | ||
| July 22, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Washington Senators 13 | L | 20-21 | 28-25 | 48-46 | ||
| July 23, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Washington Senators 6 | W | 20-21 | 29-25 | 49-46 | ||
| July 24, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Washington Senators 2 | W | 20-21 | 30-25 | 50-46 | ||
| July 25, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 14 at Washington Senators 4 | W | 20-21 | 31-25 | 51-46 | ||
| July 27, 1926 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 20-22 | 31-25 | 51-47 | ||
| July 28, 1926 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 20-23 | 31-25 | 51-48 | ||
| July 29, 1926 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 21-23 | 31-25 | 52-48 | ||
| July 30, 1926 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 21-24 | 31-25 | 52-49 | ||
| July 31, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics 9 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 21-25 | 31-25 | 52-50 | ||
| August 2, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 21-26 | 31-25 | 52-51 | ||
| August 2, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics 10 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 21-27 | 31-25 | 52-52 | ||
| August 3, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 22-27 | 31-25 | 53-52 | ||
| August 4, 1926 | Washington Senators 11 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 22-28 | 31-25 | 53-53 | ||
| August 4, 1926 | Washington Senators 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 23-28 | 31-25 | 54-53 | ||
| August 5, 1926 | Washington Senators 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 24-28 | 31-25 | 55-53 | ||
| August 6, 1926 | Washington Senators 12 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 24-29 | 31-25 | 55-54 | ||
| August 7, 1926 | New York Yankees 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 25-29 | 31-25 | 56-54 | ||
| August 8, 1926 | New York Yankees 3 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 26-29 | 31-25 | 57-54 | ||
| August 9, 1926 | New York Yankees 9 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 26-30 | 31-25 | 57-55 | ||
| August 10, 1926 | New York Yankees 3 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 27-30 | 31-25 | 58-55 | ||
| August 11, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 4 at St. Louis Browns 1 | W | 27-30 | 32-25 | 59-55 | ||
| August 12, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 2 at St. Louis Browns 7 | L | 27-30 | 32-26 | 59-56 | ||
| August 14, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 27-30 | 33-26 | 60-56 | ||
| August 19, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Philadelphia Athletics 9 | L | 27-30 | 33-27 | 60-57 | ||
| August 20, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Philadelphia Athletics 4 | W | 27-30 | 34-27 | 61-57 | ||
| August 20, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Philadelphia Athletics 2 | W | 27-30 | 35-27 | 62-57 | ||
| August 23, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Boston Red Sox 1 | W | 27-30 | 36-27 | 63-57 | ||
| August 25, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 27-30 | 37-27 | 64-57 | ||
| August 25, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 11 at Boston Red Sox 4 | W | 27-30 | 38-27 | 65-57 | ||
| August 27, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 1 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 27-30 | 38-28 | 65-58 | ||
| August 28, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 8 at New York Yankees 4 | W | 27-30 | 39-28 | 66-58 | ||
| August 29, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 1 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 27-30 | 39-29 | 66-59 | ||
| August 30, 1926 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 27-31 | 39-29 | 66-60 | ||
| August 31, 1926 | Chicago White Sox 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 28-31 | 39-29 | 67-60 | ||
| August 31, 1926 | Chicago White Sox 19 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 28-32 | 39-29 | 67-61 | ||
| September 1, 1926 | Chicago White Sox 11 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 28-33 | 39-29 | 67-62 | ||
| September 2, 1926 | St. Louis Browns 3 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 29-33 | 39-29 | 68-62 | ||
| September 3, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 9 | L | 29-33 | 39-30 | 68-63 | ||
| September 5, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 29-33 | 40-30 | 69-63 | ||
| September 5, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Cleveland Indians 8 | L | 29-33 | 40-31 | 69-64 | ||
| September 6, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Chicago White Sox 7 | L | 29-33 | 40-32 | 69-65 | ||
| September 6, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 29-33 | 40-33 | 69-66 | ||
| September 7, 1926 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 29-33 | 40-34 | 69-67 | ||
| September 8, 1926 | Cleveland Indians 7 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 30-33 | 40-34 | 70-67 | ||
| September 9, 1926 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 31-33 | 40-34 | 71-67 | ||
| September 11, 1926 | New York Yankees 10 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 31-34 | 40-34 | 71-68 | ||
| September 13, 1926 | New York Yankees 1 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 32-34 | 40-34 | 72-68 | ||
| September 13, 1926 | New York Yankees 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 33-34 | 40-34 | 73-68 | ||
| September 15, 1926 | Washington Senators 9 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 33-35 | 40-34 | 73-69 | ||
| September 15, 1926 | Washington Senators 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 34-35 | 40-34 | 74-69 | ||
| September 16, 1926 | Washington Senators 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 34-36 | 40-34 | 74-70 | ||
| September 16, 1926 | Washington Senators 3 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 34-37 | 40-34 | 74-71 | ||
| September 17, 1926 | Washington Senators 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 34-38 | 40-34 | 74-72 | ||
| September 18, 1926 | Washington Senators 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 35-38 | 40-34 | 75-72 | ||
| September 19, 1926 | Washington Senators 7 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 36-38 | 40-34 | 76-72 | ||
| September 20, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 36-39 | 40-34 | 76-73 | ||
| September 20, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 37-39 | 40-34 | 77-73 | ||
| September 21, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 37-40 | 40-34 | 77-74 | ||
| September 22, 1926 | Philadelphia Athletics 8 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 37-41 | 40-34 | 77-75 | ||
| September 26, 1926 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Detroit Tigers 11 | W | 38-41 | 40-34 | 78-75 | ||
| September 26, 1926 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 39-41 | 40-34 | 79-75 |
