1906 Major League Baseball season

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Sports season

1906 MLB season

League| American League (AL)
National League (NL)
Sport| Baseball
Duration| Regular season:

* April 14 – October 7, 1906 (AL)
* April 12 – October 7, 1906 (NL)

World Series:

* October 9–13, 1906

Number of games| 154
Number of teams| 16 (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

← 1905

1907 →

Americans

White Sox

Naps

Tigers

Athletics

Browns

Highlanders

Senators

Locations of teams for the 1904–1907 American League seasons
American League

Beaneaters

Superbas

Cubs

Reds

Giants

Phillies

Pirates

Cardinals

Locations of teams for the 1903–1906 National League seasons
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.

## Schedule

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See also: Major League Baseball 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

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League  | Team  | City  | Stadium  | Capacity  | Manager

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American League | Boston Americans | Boston, Massachusetts | Huntington Avenue Grounds | 11,500  | Jimmy Collins, Chick Stahl
Chicago White Sox | Chicago, Illinois | South Side Park | 15,000  | Fielder Jones
Cleveland Naps | Cleveland, Ohio | League Park | 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 | Unknown | Jake Stahl
National League | Boston Beaneaters | Boston, Massachusetts | South End Grounds | 2,300  | Fred Tenney
Brooklyn Superbas | New York, New York | Washington Park | 18,800  | Patsy Donovan
Chicago Cubs | Chicago, Illinois | West Side Park | 16,000  | Frank Chance
Cincinnati Reds | Cincinnati, Ohio | Palace of the Fans | 6,000  | 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 | Robison Field | Unknown | John McCloskey

## Standings

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### American League

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American League Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Chicago White Sox | 93 | 58  | .616  | —  | 54‍–‍23  | 39‍–‍35
New York Highlanders | 90 | 61  | .596  | 3  | 53‍–‍23  | 37‍–‍38
Cleveland Naps | 89 | 64  | .582  | 5  | 47‍–‍30  | 42‍–‍34
Philadelphia Athletics | 78 | 67  | .538  | 12  | 48‍–‍23  | 30‍–‍44
St. Louis Browns | 76 | 73  | .510  | 16  | 40‍–‍34  | 36‍–‍39
Detroit Tigers | 71 | 78  | .477  | 21  | 42‍–‍34  | 29‍–‍44
Washington Senators | 55 | 95  | .367  | 37½  | 33‍–‍41  | 22‍–‍54
Boston Americans | 49 | 105  | .318  | 45½  | 22‍–‍54  | 27‍–‍51

### National League

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National League Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Chicago Cubs | 116 | 36  | .763  | —  | 56‍–‍21  | 60‍–‍15
New York Giants | 96 | 56  | .632  | 20  | 51‍–‍24  | 45‍–‍32
Pittsburgh Pirates | 93 | 60  | .608  | 23½  | 49‍–‍27  | 44‍–‍33
Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 82  | .464  | 45½  | 37‍–‍40  | 34‍–‍42
Brooklyn Superbas | 66 | 86  | .434  | 50  | 31‍–‍44  | 35‍–‍42
Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 87  | .424  | 51½  | 36‍–‍40  | 28‍–‍47
St. Louis Cardinals | 52 | 98  | .347  | 63  | 28‍–‍48  | 24‍–‍50
Boston Beaneaters | 49 | 102  | .325  | 66½  | 28‍–‍47  | 21‍–‍55

## Postseason

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### Bracket

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| AL | Chicago White Sox | 4 |
| NL | Chicago Cubs | 2 |

## Managerial changes

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### Off-season

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Team  | Former Manager  | New Manager

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

### In-season

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Team  | Former Manager  | New Manager

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Boston Americans | Jimmy Collins | Chick Stahl

## League leaders

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### American League

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Hitting leaders  | Stat  | Player  | Total

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AVG | George Stone (SLB) | .358
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  | Stat  | Player  | Total

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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

### National League

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Hitting leaders  | Stat  | Player  | Total

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AVG | Honus Wagner (PIT) | .339
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  | Stat  | Player  | Total

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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

## Milestones

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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.[1] 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

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Team name  | Wins  | %± | Home attendance  | %± | Per game

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Chicago Cubs[2] | 116  | 26.1%  | 654,300  | 28.3%  | 8,282
Chicago White Sox[3] | 93  | 1.1%  | 585,202  | −14.9%  | 7,408
Philadelphia Athletics[4] | 78  | −15.2%  | 489,129  | −11.8%  | 6,700
New York Highlanders[5] | 90  | 26.8%  | 434,700  | 40.6%  | 5,720
Boston Americans[6] | 49  | −37.2%  | 410,209  | −12.5%  | 5,327
New York Giants[7] | 96  | −8.6%  | 402,850  | −27.1%  | 5,371
Pittsburgh Pirates[8] | 93  | −3.1%  | 394,877  | 7.0%  | 5,128
St. Louis Browns[9] | 76  | 40.7%  | 389,157  | 14.8%  | 5,120
Cincinnati Reds[10] | 64  | −19.0%  | 330,056  | 5.1%  | 4,231
Cleveland Naps[11] | 89  | 17.1%  | 325,733  | 3.0%  | 4,123
Philadelphia Phillies[12] | 71  | −14.5%  | 294,680  | −7.3%  | 3,827
St. Louis Cardinals[13] | 52  | −10.3%  | 283,770  | −3.1%  | 3,685
Brooklyn Superbas[14] | 66  | 37.5%  | 277,400  | 21.7%  | 3,650
Detroit Tigers[15] | 71  | −10.1%  | 174,043  | −10.0%  | 2,231
Boston Beaneaters[16] | 49  | −3.9%  | 143,280  | −4.5%  | 1,885
Washington Senators[17] | 55  | −14.1%  | 129,903  | −48.5%  | 1,732

## Events

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* July 4 – Mordecai Brown of the Chicago Cubs defeats Lefty Leifield of the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1–0, in which both pitchers allowed only one hit. Leifield recorded the only hit for Pittsburgh. This was the first double one-hitter in MLB history in the modern era (since 1901), and one of four double one-hitters ever pitched.[18]
* September 26 – After being held scoreless for 48 consecutive innings, the Philadelphia Athletics finally score on a two-run double by Harry Davis, but still lose to the Cleveland Naps, 5–3.[19]

## References

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1. ^ Kramer, Daniel; Adler, David (June 13, 2020). "The best season in every club's history". MLB.com. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
2. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
3. ^ "Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
4. ^ "Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
5. ^ "New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
6. ^ "Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
7. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
8. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
9. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
10. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
11. ^ "Cleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
12. ^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
13. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
14. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
15. ^ "Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
16. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
17. ^ "Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
18. ^ "July 4, 1906 boxscore of double one-hitter from Retrosheet". retrosheet.org. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
19. ^ "Today in Baseball History – September 26th". nationalpastime.com/site. Retrieved September 26, 2015.

## External links

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* 1906 in baseball history from ThisGreatGame.com
* 1906 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference

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1906 MLB season by team

American League|

* Boston
* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* New York
* Philadelphia
* St. Louis
* Washington

National League|

* Boston
* Brooklyn
* Chicago
* Cincinnati
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

1906 World Series

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Major League Baseball seasons

Pre-modern era|

| Beginnings|

* 1876
* 1877
* 1878
* 1879
* 1880
* 1881

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Competition|

* 1882
* 1883
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* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891

NL monopoly|

* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900

Modern era|

| Dead-ball era|

* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920

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World War II|

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Wild Card begins|

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Wild Card expansion|

* 2012
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Pitch clock era|

* 2023
* 2024
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See also|

* Major League Baseball schedule
* Major League Baseball

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