THE 1926 TIGERS
Year: 1926
Record: 79-75
Win Percentage: .513
Win Percentage Change: -13
Run Differential: -37
Pythagorean Record: 74-80
AL Finish: sixth of eight
Manager: Ty Cobb
Best Transaction: The Tigers signed two Hall of Famers prior to the 1926 season: Carl Hubbell and Rick Ferrell. Neither player made any sort of dent with the Tigers, but it’s pretty cool that the organization spotted both players in the same off-season.
Worst Transaction: Getting rid of Ty Cobb which allowed him to play on a team other than the Tigers. In the Tigers defense, they didn’t have much of a choice in this matter.
Cobb was in the middle of a gambling investigation and baseball was only a few years removed from the Black Sox scandal. The league was sh ...
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Article written by Blake VandeBunte
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