1906 Major League Baseball season

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1906 MLB season
League American League (AL)
National League (NL)
Sport Baseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 14 – October 7, 1906 (AL)
  • April 12 – October 7, 1906 (NL)
World Series:
  • October 9–14, 1906
Number of games154
Number of teams16 (8 per league)
Pennant Winners
AL champions Chicago White Sox
  AL runners-up New York Highlanders
NL champions Chicago Cubs
  NL runners-up New York Giants
World Series
Champions Chicago White Sox
  Runners-up Chicago Cubs
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1904–1907 American League seasons
ButtonRed.svg American League
Locations of teams for the 1903–1906 National League seasons
ButtonBlue.svg National League

The 1906 Major League baseball season began on April 12, 1906. The regular season ended on October 7, with the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox as regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the third modern World Series on October 9 and ended with Game 6 on October 14. The White Sox defeated the Cubs, four games to two, capturing their first championship in franchise history.

Contents

Schedule

The 1906 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place for the 1904 season. This format would last until 1919.

National League Opening Day took place on April 12 with all teams playing, while American League Opening Day did not take place until April 14 with four teams playing. The final day of the regular season was on October 7. The World Series took place between October 9 and October 14.

Teams

LeagueTeamCityStadiumCapacityManager [1]
American League Boston Americans Boston, Massachusetts Huntington Avenue Grounds 11,500 Jimmy Collins
Chick Stahl
Chicago White Sox Chicago, Illinois South Side Park 14,000 Fielder Jones
Cleveland Naps Cleveland, Ohio League Park (Cleveland) 9,000 Nap Lajoie
Detroit Tigers Detroit, Michigan Bennett Park 8,500 Bill Armour
New York Highlanders New York, New York Hilltop Park 16,000 Clark Griffith
Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Columbia Park 13,600 Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri Sportsman's Park 8,000 Jimmy McAleer
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. National Park 9,000 Jake Stahl
National League Boston Beaneaters Boston, Massachusetts South End Grounds 6,600 Fred Tenney
Brooklyn Superbas New York, New York Washington Park 12,000 Patsy Donovan
Chicago Cubs Chicago, Illinois West Side Park 14,200 Frank Chance
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio Palace of the Fans 12,000 Ned Hanlon
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 16,000 John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National League Park 18,000 Hugh Duffy
Pittsburgh Pirates Allegheny, Pennsylvania Exposition Park 16,000 Fred Clarke
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri League Park (St. Louis) 15,200 John McCloskey

Standings

American League

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Sox 9358.616—54‍–‍2339‍–‍35
New York Highlanders 9061.596353‍–‍2337‍–‍38
Cleveland Naps 8964.582547‍–‍3042‍–‍34
Philadelphia Athletics 7867.5381248‍–‍2330‍–‍44
St. Louis Browns 7673.5101640‍–‍3436‍–‍39
Detroit Tigers 7178.4772142‍–‍3429‍–‍44
Washington Senators 5595.36737½33‍–‍4122‍–‍54
Boston Americans 49105.31845½22‍–‍5427‍–‍51

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 11636.763—56‍–‍2160‍–‍15
New York Giants 9656.6322051‍–‍2445‍–‍32
Pittsburgh Pirates 9360.60823½49‍–‍2744‍–‍33
Philadelphia Phillies 7182.46445½37‍–‍4034‍–‍42
Brooklyn Superbas 6686.4345031‍–‍4435‍–‍42
Cincinnati Reds 6487.42451½36‍–‍4028‍–‍47
St. Louis Cardinals 5298.3476328‍–‍4824‍–‍50
Boston Beaneaters 49102.32566½28‍–‍4721‍–‍55

Postseason

Bracket

World Series
   
AL Chicago White Sox 4
NL Chicago Cubs 2

Managerial changes

Off-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Brooklyn Superbas Ned Hanlon Patsy Donovan
Cincinnati Reds Joe Kelley Ned Hanlon
St. Louis Cardinals Stanley Robison John McCloskey

In-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Boston Americans Jimmy Collins Chick Stahl

League leaders

American League

Hitting leaders [2]
StatPlayerTotal
AVG George Stone (SLB).358
OPS George Stone (SLB).918
HR Harry Davis (PHA)12
RBI Harry Davis (PHA)96
R Elmer Flick (CLE)98
H Nap Lajoie (CLE)214
SB John Anderson (WSH)
Elmer Flick (CLE)		39
Pitching leaders [3]
StatPlayerTotal
W Al Orth (NYH)27
L Joe Harris (BSA)
Cy Young (BSA)		21
ERA Doc White (CWS)1.52
K Rube Waddell (PHA)196
IP Al Orth (NYH)338.2
SV Charles Bender (PHA)
Otto Hess (CLE)		3
WHIP Doc White (CWS)0.903

National League

Hitting leaders [4]
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Honus Wagner (PIT).339
OPS Honus Wagner (PIT).875
HR Tim Jordan (BKN)12
RBI Joe Nealon (PIT)
Harry Steinfeldt (CHC)		83
R Frank Chance (CHC)
Honus Wagner (PIT)		103
H Harry Steinfeldt (CHC)176
SB Frank Chance (CHC)57
Pitching leaders [5]
StatPlayerTotal
W Joe McGinnity (NYG)27
L Gus Dorner (BSB/ CIN )26
ERA Mordecai Brown (CHC)1.04
K Fred Beebe (STL/ CHC )171
IP Irv Young (BSB)358.1
SV Cecil Ferguson (NYG)7
WHIP Mordecai Brown (CHC)0.934

Milestones

The Chicago Cubs won a record 116 games while losing only 36. Their .763 winning percentage remains the highest in the modern (two-league) era. [6] They were led offensively by third baseman Harry Steinfeldt whose 176 hits, .327 batting average and 83 RBIs were all a team-best; Steinfeldt also had 29 stolen bases. The Cubs' pitching staff consisted of Ed Reulbach, Carl Lundgren, Mordecai Brown and left-hander Jack Pfiester.

Home field attendance

Team nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per game
Chicago Cubs [7] 11626.1%654,30028.3%8,282
Chicago White Sox [8] 931.1%585,202−14.9%7,408
Philadelphia Athletics [9] 78−15.2%489,129−11.8%6,700
New York Highlanders [10] 9026.8%434,70040.6%5,720
Boston Americans [11] 49−37.2%410,209−12.5%5,327
New York Giants [12] 96−8.6%402,850−27.1%5,371
Pittsburgh Pirates [13] 93−3.1%394,8777.0%5,128
St. Louis Browns [14] 7640.7%389,15714.8%5,120
Cincinnati Reds [15] 64−19.0%330,0565.1%4,231
Cleveland Naps [16] 8917.1%325,7333.0%4,123
Philadelphia Phillies [17] 71−14.5%294,680−7.3%3,827
St. Louis Cardinals [18] 52−10.3%283,770−3.1%3,685
Brooklyn Superbas [19] 6637.5%277,40021.7%3,650
Detroit Tigers [20] 71−10.1%174,043−10.0%2,231
Boston Beaneaters [21] 49−3.9%143,280−4.5%1,885
Washington Senators [22] 55−14.1%129,903−48.5%1,732

Events

References

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  2. ↑ "1906 American League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1906 American League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1906 National League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "1906 National League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ Kramer, Daniel; Adler, David (June 13, 2020). "The best season in every club's history". MLB.com . Retrieved October 9, 2020.
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  8. ↑ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
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  15. ↑ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
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