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1925 News and Notes


August

5- Indians CF Ty Cobb will miss 2 months with a strained hamstring.

7- Cubs lose C Gabby Harnett for 4-5 months with torn back muscle.

11- Giants 2b Tonny 'Rhubarb' van Maaren will miss 7 months with a broken bone in his elbow.

12- Robins RHP Jorge Suarez will miss 12 months with a damaged elbow ligament.

13- Cardinals SP Rube Marquard notches win #250 against the Cubs.

14- Cubs RF Babe Ruth hits 3hr vs the Cardinals.

18- Red Sox lose RHP Manuel Peralta for 13 months with a damaged elbow ligament.

26- Phillies lose CF Ira Flagstead for 4 months with a concussion.


Cubs Transactions

3- Place 2b Freddy Spurgeon on the 15day dl.

7- Recalled C John Churry from AA Tenessee.


1925 August Standings



1925 Cubs August Overview.



Monthly Awards

Top Hitter

AL- Yankees 1b Lout Gehrig
NL- Cubs RF Babe Ruth

Top Pitcher

AL- Senators SP Ivan Cuna
NL- Reds SP Pete Donohue

Top Rookie

AL- Senators LF Roy Carlyle.
NL- Phillies LF Freddy Leach

Just when you think the Giants are a certain lock, the Reds make moves and start to reel the Giants in. This will be a much better ending over the next month if the Giants can be reeled in.

The AL is Athletics, White Sox, Red Sox and Yankees are all still in the hunt and it is definitely anyones to win.

Cubs are struggling, only thing keeping us out of last are the Phillies and Braves. We are only a game under .500, and maybe some of the call ups will help get us over the top.

There is a 'first; that could happen this season. Babe Ruth, Cubs RF, could win the triple crown with a few more points on his average and a few more rbis, he could take it.
September news and notes up next.

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1925 News and Notes

September

8- Braves fans are uphappy that the Braves will miss the playoffs for the 20th straight year.

12- Indians lose RHP Dutch Levsen for 7 months with shoulder inflammation.

14- Peoria Chiefs(A) players retiring - MR Ray Pierce, 2b Bill McCabe, LF Hector Villabos, CF Eduardo Miranda, RF Wilson Heredia, MR Ollie Hanson, 2b Paddy Driscoll, LF Milo Allison, SS Al Tesch, SS Pete Turgeon and MR George Herman Ruth**

21- Cubs lose MR Bob Osborn for 4-5 months with a fractured elbow.

28- Tigers 1b Jack Fournier reached the 2500 hit plateau against the Yankees.


Monthly Award

Top Hitter

AL- Yankees 1b Lou Gehrig
NL- Pirates LF Kiki Cuyler

Top Pitcher

AL- White SOx SP Walter Johnson
NL- Cubs SP Red Ruffing

Top Rookie

AL- Athletics C Mickey Cochrane
NL- Robins RF Derrick Mitchell.


1925 September Standings



1925 Cubs September Overview



The Giants win the National League again. It was inevitable. The Reds were there for a moment but the Giants are just too strong. The AL is still up for grabs as the Athletics lead but only by 2 and half games over the Yankees. The Athletics magic number is 1.


** George Herman Ruth - The pitching side of Ruth was only has 4yrs of major league service, spent most of his time in the minors(mostly in AA or A). In RL, he did win 94 games from 1914 to 1921 before being a full time RF. in the OOTP world, he went 108-92, had an ERA of 3.13, walked 669 while striking out 505. He just never caught on as a pitcher.

Up next - Post season and off season, awards and rest of 1925 year.

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The 1925 season came to an end and it was very anticlimatic. The Athletics won the AL and were set to face the Giants for first time. The Athletics took it to the Seventh game but in the end, the Giants won the World Series for the fourth straight time.

1925 Final Standings



1925 Hitting and Pitching Leaders





1925 Cubs Final Overview

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1925 World Series Overview



1925 Worlds Series Game by Game

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Up next - Awards and the rest of 1925

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1925 News and Notes

Off Season - October

16- Peoria Chiefs(A) - SP Jose Ortiz and MR Buck A Freeman have retired.

16- The Indians have been sold to Paco Polanco.

16- Phillies SP Antonio Flores has retired and been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

19- The Robins have traded 29yo SS Hod Ford to the Senators for 23yo ML CF Mule Haas.

22- The Indians have traded 32yo SP Duster Mails and 19yo ML SS Ernesto Torres to the Red Sox for 31yo LF Johnny Mokan.

24- The Braves have traded 28yo 1b Charlie Grimm to the Red Sox for 26yo RP Jorge Concepcion and 21yo ML C Jose Ramirez.

27- The Phillies have traded 27yo 1b Lew Fonseca to teh Browns for 33yo RP Ray Kremer and 24yo C Charlie F Berry.

28- Pirates trade 24yo 2b Jake Flowers, 25yo C C Luke Sewell and 24yo CF Beauty McGowan to the Cubs for 32yo 1b Nobuharu Kogawa and 29 yo SP Eddie Rommell.

29- The Robins have traded 28yo 3b Andy High to the Indians for 24yo ML SP Ray Benge and 19yo ML RF Fernando Figueroa.

30- The Tigers have traded 35yo LF Joe Harris to the Yankees for 31yo RP Larry Jacobus and 21yo ML SP George Carnazza.

30- The Red Sox have traded 37yo SP Al Schulz and 24yo ML C Bill H Moore to the White Sox for 27yo 3b Gene Robertson.

30- The Browns have traded 29yo 3b Heinie Sand to the Indians for 24yo ML SP Watty Clark.

31- The Braves have traded 25yo RF Denver Grigsby to the Indians for 34yo RP Oscar Harstad and 21yo ML C Joaquin Benitez.

31- The Reds have traded 36yo CF Baby Doll Jacobso to the Browns for 32yo RP Tim McCabe and 24yo ML SP Watty Clark.


1925 Yearly Awards

Best Fielders





Best Rookie

AL - Athletics C Mickey Cochrane
NL - Robins RF Derrick Mitchell

Best Pitcher

AL - Yankees SP Hub Pernoll
NL - Reds SP Pete Donohue

Best Hitter

AL - Yankees 1b Lou Gehrig
NL - Cubs RF Babe 'The Bambino' Ruth


The one thing the Cubs have been able to count on since we trade for him so long ago is Babe Ruth. He is unbelievable and hoping he makes it to get close to his real life stats.

End of the 1925 year coming right up

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1925 News and Notes

Off Season - November

3- The Phillies have traded 35yo SS Dave Bancroft to the Senators for 24yo ML CF Kenny Hogam, 21yo ML C Francisco Garcia, 30 yo ML CF Pdero Gutierrez and the 22yo 1b Domingo Vargas.

9- The Phillies have traded 35yo RP Ralph Comstock to the Braves for 20yo 3b Santiago Miranda, 23yo CF Roberto Cruz, 24yo ML SS Wally dashiell, 22you 1b Miguel Reyes and 22yo ML RF Luis Escobar.

9- The New York Yankees have traded 23yo 2b Charlie Gehringer and 21yo ML 2b Leo Durocher to the Cubs for 29yo SP Garland Buckeye and 19yo SP Johnny Welch.

20- The Indians have traded 20yo ML SS Julio Ramirez and 19yo ML CF Jose Gonzalez to the Phillies for 34yo RP Hal Carlson.

22- The Senators have traded 33yo ML SP Bullet Joe Bush, 22yo ML CF Claudio Najera and 23yo ML RP Lefty Thomas to the Cubs for 32yo LF Bing Miller and 32yo 2b Sparky Adams.

26- The Pirates have signed FA SP Sandro Rodriguez to a 1yr deal.


December

1- The Phillies have traded 28yo RP Bill Snyder to the Robins for 23yo 3b Charlie Engle and 24yo ML LF Roy Hutson.

4- The Browns trade 27yo SP Joe Shaute to the Braves for 19yo ML CF jurdao Criova.

20- The Senators have traded 43yo RP Jack Quinn and 20yo ML RP Harry Kelley to the Giants for 20yo RF Ross Youngs.

21- The Athletics have traded 27yo 1b Jose Hauser to the Phillies for 26yo RP Hub Pruett and 24yo C Charlie F Berry.


Very interesting off season so far for the Cubs. Although our incoming new players are nothing to be all the happy about, no big names what so ever but that did not stop us from collecting some of the better prospects from around the league with some very good trades for us. I was thinking about taking a bit of time off this dynasty as it was becoming a bit tiresome. Cant seem to get my team on the right foot for nothing. But this wave of new potential talent as renewed my interests for this one. Will be running the other dynasty tomorrow so should be back to this one on Saturday.

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I see you went younger.

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Originally Posted by The Game

I see you went younger.

It was time. Ruth can carry the offense for a few more years but he needs help and still cant get the pitching staff just right. Had to do it now before it was way too late.

Cubs have no talent coming in and have to steal some of the others to help us out. Without free agency, the only guys that do become free agents are the international ones found at the end of each season and older, minor league guys that cant help. Trade block has been not much better. Very occasionally find a guy you might think can help but not enough to suit me. The trade offers I usually get are for the OLDEST players for all my young guys, turned it around a little this time. Hope to stay younger and start the climb to a real dynasty with these moves.

The coaching moves I made a few years back seem to be neither here nor there. I was hoping it would be a huge difference but to be honest, I really am starting to feel that the coaches and such, scouts aside, are just cosmetic for the most part. Cubs have no coaches better than good and a few far below that and we do about the same as we did with the outstanding/legendary coaches we had. It is a mystery to me.

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1926 News and Notes

Off Season - January

4 - The Pirates have traded 27yo SP Al Stancil to the Yankees for 23yo ML CF Ismael Sanchez.

13 - The Red Sox have traded 31yo CF Bernie Neis to the Athletics foro 33yo 1b George Sisler.

13 - The Tigers have traded 31yo 3b Clyde Barnhart to the Indians for 31yo RP Cy A Morgan and 24yo ML CF Miguel Angel Ramirez.

13 - The Yankees have traded 30yo CF Chicken Hawks to the Red Sox for 33yo SP Burleigh Grimes.

14 - THe Yankees have traded 30yo SS Juan Prieto to the Phillies for 34yo RP Herb Kelly and 22yo ML CF Denny Sothern.

23 - The Reds have traded 26yo RF Ruben Valdes to he White Sox for 38yo SP Red Faber and 22yo ML LF Pid Purdy.

Preseason - March

11 - CEI - SP Jorge Suarez, 36, has decided to retire due to a damaged elbow ligament.

Spring Training - March

24 - Red Sox RHP Jack Russell will miss 5-6 months with a torn rotator cuff.

Spring Training - April

6 - Cubs lose MR Chief Yellow Horse for 11-12 months with a torn ulnar collateral ligament.

1926 Top Prospects



Cubs ownership wants the playoffs this season again. Should be interesting, finished Spring Training at .500 so we shall see. The past off season was used to get a lot younger and it could be very very good, or it might take a few years to make a difference. Got to come up with something to change our fortune.

1926 Cubs Opening Day Overview

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1926 News and Notes

April

13 - Yankees LHP Hub Pernoll will miss 4 months with a partially torn labrum.

18 - Pirates 3b Pie Traynor sets consecutive game hitting streak with 33.

21 - Red Sox 1b George Sisler slapped hit #2000 against the Yankees.

28 - Indians CF Ty Cobb is out for 2 months with a fractured wrist.

29 - Cubs SP Red Ruffing tosses 6 hit shut out against the Cardinals, winning 4-0.


Cubs Transactions

26 - Activated 3b Babe Pinelli from the dl and assigned him to AAA Iowa.

Top Hitter

AL - Senators RF Goose Goslin
NL - Pirates CF Kiki Cuyler

Top Pitcher

AL - Indians SP Sheriff Blake
NL - Giants SP Virgil Barnes

Top Rookie

AL - Yankees SS Tony Lazzeri
NL - Pirates RF Paul Waner

1926 April Standings



1926 Cubs April Overview



Spring training seesm to have carried over to the first half month of the season. We are at .500 and things are a bit slow on both sides of the team. Bullet Joe Bush couldnt get it going and was sent to AAA to see if he can work it out and Carl Mays was moved into the rotation. The hitters are a little below what I expected but my youth movement didnt seem to hurt me yet.

May coming up soon.

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1926 News and Notes

May

9 - Cubs SP Carl Mays tossed a 6 hit shutout, beating the Giants.

10 - Cubs SP Red Ruffing beats the Robins 9-0 on 5 hits.

11 - Tigers lose 2b Riggs Stephenson for 2 months with a partially torn labrum.

18 - Tigers lose CF Edd Roush for 4 months with a fractured ankle.

23 - Cubs SP Red Ruffing beat the Braves 3-0 on 5 hits.

28 - Robins loseRF Babe Herman for 6 months with a strained hip muscle.

31 - Cubs SP Waite Hoyt beat the Cardinals 5-0 on just 2 hits.


Cubs Transactions

1 - Demoted SP Bullet Joe Bush to AAA Iowa, recalled MR Bob Gibson to the Cubs.

1 - Demoted LF Marty Callaghan to AAA Iowa


1926 May Award

Top Hitter

AL - Yankees 1b Lou Gehrig
NL - Cubs RF Babe 'The Bambion' Ruth

Top Pitcher

AL - White Sox SP Herb Pennock
NL - Reds SP Pete Donohue

Top Rookie

AL - Yankees SS Tony Lazzeri
NL - Reds RF Cuckoo Christensen.

1926 May Standings



1926 Cubs May Overview




My kingdom for a horse or should I say, My Kingdom for a solid fourth starter that can be my fourth starter. Bullet Joe Bush couldnt do it, Carl Mays couldnt handle it. Now Jesus Olivares has been recalled from AAA Iowa, after a 9-1 season so far, to see if it is his time. He is 25yo, so here to hoping.

The best news so far this season that the Giant or should I say Giants are not what they used to be. The Braves and Pirates are running with the league right now. The Giants are only a half game ahead of us so it I hope this last move will help get us going up.

June coming up soon

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1926 News and Notes

June

1 - Tigers RF Harry Heilmann notches hit #2000 against the Browns.

3 - Yankees have traded 24yo ML SS Fancisco Longoria to the Tigers for 39yo ML RP Ray Fisher..

7 - Cubs have traded 35yo ML SP Carl Mays to the Tigers for 26yo ML SP Lefty Stewart.

8 - THe Tigers have traded 27yo SP Sam Gibson and 20yo ML 3b Carlos Cortez to the Cardinals for 26yo C Jimmie Wilson.

8 - The Braves have traded 20yo ML CF Alberto Beltran to the Senators for 26yo LF Roy Carlyle.

10 - THe Tigers have traded 37yo ML RP Fred Sherry and 24yo ML LF Al Moore to the Giants for 29yo 3b Robinson Rosales.

10 - The Cubs have traded 37yo RHP Dan Marion to the Red Sox for 23yo ML SP Ricardo Aguilar.

12 - Cubs SP Waite Hoyt beat the Braves 9-0, allowing just 5 hits.

12 - The Reds trade 36yo LF Ken WIlliams to the Red Sox for 19yo ML SS Miguel Saucedo.

12 - The Red Sox have traded 26yo SS Bud Connolly to the Cardinals for 31yo C Rodrigo Vega.

13 - Cubs RF Babe 'The Bambino' Ruth hit for the cycle.

14 - The White Sox have traded 28yo SS Bill Hunnefield to the Phillies for 34yo ML 1b Walter Holke and 19yo ML 3b Reinaldo Valdevesso.

14 - Cubs SP Jesus Olivares tossed a 4 hit shut out, beating the Phillies 2-0.

17 - Cardinals LHP Rube Marquard will miss 7-8 months with shoulder inflammation.

20 - The Cardinals have traded 26yo SP Flint Rhem to the PIrates for 21yo ML LF Adam Comorosky and 24yo ML 3b Chien-shih Ju.

21 - The Cubs will be without RF Heinie C Mueller for 4-5 months with a broken bone in his elbow.

21 - The Giants have traded 34yo 1b Earl Sheely to the Phillies for 33yo RP Dan Woodman and 22yo ML C Francisco Garcia.

22 - Cardinals lose RHP Ray Keating for 4 months with partially torn labrum.

24 - The Robins have traded 25yo CF Derrick Mitchell to the Browns for 27yo 2b Bernie Friberg and 18yo ML 3b Cristobal Ortiz.

24 - The Athletics have traded 23yo ML 2b Frank Sigafoos to the Phillies for 30yo RP Harry Shriver.

25 - The Yankees have traded 31yo CF Johnny Mostil and 22yo ML 2b Giampiertro Respigli to the White Sox for 27yo LF Bill J Barrett.


Cubs Transactions

1 - Demoted SP Carl Mays to AAA Iowa, recalled SP Jesus Olivares to the Cubs.

21 - Placed RF Heinie C Mueller on the 60day dl and recalled RF Chick Hafey to Chicago.


1926 June Award

Top Hitter

AL - Yankees 1b Lou Gehrig
NL - Cubs RF Babe 'The Bambino' Ruth

Top Pitcher

AL - White Sox SP Sad Sam Jones
NL - Giants SP Pete Alexander

Top Rookie

AL - Yankees SS Tony Lazzeri
NL - Pirates RF Paul Waner

1926 June Standings



1926 Cubs June Overview




Just when you thought it was safe, the Giants go on a tear and are only a half game out of first. We are struggling so it appears the moves made last off season will take a little to help. At least it isnt last. I think it might be a combination of the 'get younger' movement and the fact the Braves and Giants and Pirates are just that good. Going with a three pitcher rotation starting in July, see if that can help us with out missing 4th starter problem. Again, with the bat, Babe is carrying us as he has been since he came here.

July up next

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1926 News and Notes


July

1 - Pirates 3b Pie Traynor hit in 35 consecutive games, setting a new record.

2 - Cubs 3b Ossie Bluege went a little crazy to celebrate a HR in a recent game and it cost him the rest of the season. He will miss 6 months with a broken leg.

3 - The Phillies have traded 27yo RP Dutch Ulrich to the Robins for 19yo ML SS Jose Molina.

5 - The Red Sox have traded 28yo ML RP Cactus Keck to the Pirates for 26yo LF Manny Rios.

6 - The Browns have traded 29yo CF Jigger Statz to the Red Sox for 32yo RP Lee Meadows.

7 - The Red Sox have traded 37yo RP Dick Crutcher to the Giants for 26yo SS Herm Merritt.

10 - The Yankees have traded 23yo ML RF Manuel Padilla and 24yo ML C Nacho Pena to the Browns for 36yo ML RP Raul Diaz.

10 - Cubs have traded unhappy 34yo 1b Wally Pipp and 25yo ML SP Freddy Fritzsimmons to the Senators for 28yo ML SP General Crowder and 23yo SP Bump Hadley.

20 - Braves SP Johnny Lush joined the 300 win club with a win over the Pirates 3-1

22 - The Yankees LF Joe Harris hits for the cycle against the White Sox.

24 - The Athletics have traded 33yo SP Howard Ehmke to the Robins for 29yo 2b Russ Smith and 21yo ML SS Armando Lucero.

24 - The Tigers have traded 23yo ML C Ray Hayworth to the Cardinals for 26yo ML RP Ramon Valverde.

26 - Red Sox LHP Ray Collins, 40, will retire at the end of the 1926 season.

27 - Indians 2b Luis Stuy notches hit @2500 vs the Athletics.

28 - The Cardinals have traded 29yo ML RP Gene Lansing to the White Sox for 20yo ML SS Diego Pena.

30 - The Reds have traded 38yo RP Johnnie Williams and 24yo 1b Roberto Chavez to the Tigers for 31yo CF Orlando Dominguez.


Cubs Transactions

1 - Demoted SP Tony Kauffman to AAA Iowa and recalled SP Ed W Morris to Chicago

3 - Placed 3b Ossie Bluege on the 60day dl, recalled 3b Joe Graves from AAA.


1926 July Award

Top Hitter

AL - Tigers RF Harry Heilmann
NL - Cardinals 1b Jim Bottomley

Top Pitcher

AL - White Sox SP Herb Pennock
NL - Reds SP Dazzy Vance

Top Rookie

AL - Yankees 3b Tony Lazzeri
NL - Pirates RF Paul Waner.

1926 July Standings



1926 Cubs July Overview




The Cubs have started to make thier move but it may be too late, too little, or whichever way you want to say it. The Giants are in first and lead us by 10 games, we need everything to come together for us to win this, but a good record above .500 would be a good thing. The White Sox are trying to hang onto the AL title but it could be tough.

August up next

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1926 News and Notes


August

1 - Tigers SP Claude Hendrix wins his 200th game beating the Athletics.

10 - Cardinals 2b Rogers Hornsby has swatted his 2000th hit in a game against the Braves.

23 - Athletics SP Jim Scott wins his 250th game against the White Sox.

24 - Cubs SP Red Ruffing beat the Phillies 1-0, allowing just 4 hits.


Cubs Transactions

1 - Demoted SS Alex Soto to AAA Iowa, recalled SS Jorge Martinez to Chicago.


1926 August Award


Top Hitter

AL - Browns 3b In-sin Kim
NL - Giants SS Travis Jackson

Top Pitcher

AL - Athletics SP Lefty Grove
NL - Cubs SP Jesus Olivarez

Top Rookie

AL - Athletics SP Lefty Grove
NL - Reds LF Cuckoo Christensen.

1926 August Standings



1926 Cubs August Overview

September call ups are here and in the NL, there are four teams, the Giants, Pirates, Cardinals and Braves all could win it, if they can catch and knock the Giants down. In the AL, Chicago is on top but the Athletics are still in the running. Gonna make for a very interesting September, the Cubs, we just are, not able to pull it all together at the same time. But there is still a lot of hope, maybe.

September coming up soon

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Other then H Penncock how are the Sox in 1st?

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1926 News and Notes


September

3 - The Reds have lost CF Earle Combs for 10 months with a ruptured medial collateral ligament.

7 - NO-NO, Bush PERFECT against Phillies - Robins 26yo SP Guy Bush pitches a perfect game against the Phillies, winning 3-0.

14 - Peoria Chiefs(A) players that have retired - MR Fred Fussell, C Johnny O'Connor and LF Chink Taylor.

18 - Cubs SP Jesus Olivares beat the Braves 9-0, allowing just 6 hits.

26 - Indians CF Ty Cobb joined a very exclusive club with his 4000th hit vs the Athletics


Cubs Transactions

1 - Demoted C Luke Sewell and SS Jorge Martinez to AAA Iowa, recalled SP Bump Hadly, SP Tony Kaufmann, MR Duke Britt, MR Zip Zabel, C Ottavio Gioberti, 2b Gustavo Gonzalez, 2b Charlie Gehringer, 3b Babe Pinelli, LF Marty Callaghan and CF Jesus Antonio to Chicago

1926 Final Standings



1926 Hitting and Pitching Leaders





1926 Cubs Final Overview




The 1926 Season has ended and once more the Giants came out as the NL rep in the World Series. This time, they will face off against the White Sox. The last time they met was in 1919 and the White Sox won that Series but it was the first of 9 straight for the Giants. Can the Sox knock off the seemingly invincible Giants, we shall See very soon.

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1926 World Series Overview



1926 World Series Game by Game

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The White Sox took the Giants down in 5, maybe ending the reign of the Giants.

Up next - Final part of 1926 and 1926 Awards

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1926 Yearly Awards

Top Fielders






Top Rookie

AL - Yankees SS Tony Lazzeri
NL - Pirates RF Paul Waner

Top Pitchers

AL - White Sox SP Herb Pennock
NL - Reds SP Pete Donohue

Top Hitters

AL - Yankees 1b Lou Gehrig
NL - Cubs RF Babe 'The Bambino' Ruth


Up next - 1926 Off Season