1926 New York Yankees Roster

The 1926 New York Yankees team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1926 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1926 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1926 New York Yankees salary list, a 1926 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1926 New York Yankees primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1926 New York Yankees



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Complete Roster  
 

n/a Walter Beall 5-10 178 Right Right 1899-07-29
n/a Garland Braxton 5-11 152 Left Both 1900-06-10
n/a Waite Hoyt 6-00 180 Right Right 1899-09-09
n/a Hank Johnson 5-11½ 175 Right Right 1906-05-21
n/a Sam Jones 6-00 170 Right Right 1892-07-26
n/a Herb McQuaid 6-02 185 Right Right 1899-03-29
n/a Herb Pennock 6-00 160 Left Both 1894-02-10
n/a Dutch Ruether 6-01½ 180 Left Left 1893-09-13
n/a Bob Shawkey 5-11 168 Right Right 1890-12-04
n/a Urban Shocker 5-10 170 Right Right 1890-08-22
n/a Myles Thomas 5-09½ 170 Right Right 1897-10-22
n/a Honey Barnes 5-10 175 Right Left 1900-01-31
n/a Benny Bengough 5-07½ 168 Right Right 1898-07-27
n/a Pat Collins 5-09 178 Right Right 1896-09-13
n/a Hank Severeid 6-00 175 Right Right 1891-06-01
n/a Bill Skiff 5-10 170 Right Right 1895-10-16
n/a Spencer Adams 5-09 158 Right Left 1898-06-21
n/a Joe Dugan 5-11 160 Right Right 1897-05-12
n/a Mike Gazella 5-07½ 165 Right Right 1895-10-13
n/a Lou Gehrig 6-00 200 Left Left 1903-06-19
n/a Mark Koenig 6-00 180 Right Both 1904-07-19
n/a Tony Lazzeri 5-11½ 170 Right Right 1903-12-06
n/a Fred Merkle 6-01 190 Right Right 1888-12-20
n/a Aaron Ward 5-10½ 160 Right Right 1896-08-28
n/a Roy Carlyle 6-02½ 195 Right Left 1900-12-10
n/a Earle Combs 6-00 185 Right Left 1899-05-14
n/a Kiddo Davis 5-11 178 Right Right 1902-02-12
n/a Bob Meusel 6-03 190 Right Right 1896-07-19
n/a Ben Paschal 5-11 185 Right Right 1895-10-13
n/a Babe Ruth 6-02 215 Left Left 1895-02-06
n/a Nick Cullop 6-00 200 Right Right 1900-10-16
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The 1926 New York Yankees played 154 games during the regular season, won 91 games, lost 63 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Yankee Stadium (Park Factors: 98/96) where 1,027,675 fans witnessed their 1926 Yankees finish the season with a .591 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1926 New York Yankees Opening Day starters list, a 1926 New York Yankees salary list, a 1926 New York Yankees uniform number breakdown and a 1926 New York Yankees primary starters list:

1926 New York Yankees
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1926 New York Yankees
Most Games by Position

C Pat Collins (100)
1B Lou Gehrig (155)
2B Tony Lazzeri (149)
3B Joe Dugan (122)
SS Mark Koenig (141)
LF Babe Ruth (82)
CF Earle Combs (145)
RF Babe Ruth (68)
  
SP Waite Hoyt
SP Herb Pennock
SP Urban Shocker
  
RP Walter Beall
RP Garland Braxton
CL Sam Jones


1926 New York Yankees
Salaries

Babe Ruth $52,000.00


1926 New York Yankees
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1926 New York Yankees Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?