MLB 1906

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Major League Baseball logo Major League Baseball
season 1906
Period April 12 - October 14, 1906
Postseason
AL Champion Chicago White Sox
Second AL New York Highlanders
NL champion Chicago Cubs
Second NL New York Giants
World Series
champion Chicago White Sox
Playing times
◄ 1905 1907 ►Logo of the MLB

The 1906 MLB season was the fifth season of Major League Baseball (MLB). For the first time both affiliated leagues were won by teams from the same city, namely Chicago .

The American League (AL) winners were the Chicago White Sox , three games ahead of the New York Highlanders . The National League (NL) was dominated by the Chicago Cubs , who set up a record for a regular season that is still valid today with 116 wins and only 36 defeats and a win rate of 76.3% . At the end of the season, the Cubs had 20 games ahead of last year's winner New York Giants . Due to the dominant season, the Cubs were the big favorites in the 1906 World Series , but surprisingly lost 2: 4 games against the White Sox.

Result at the end of the season

American League
Item franchise W. L. % GB
1 Chicago White Sox 93 058 61.6% -
2 New York Highlanders 90 061 59.6% 03
3 Cleveland Naps 89 064 58.2% 05
4th Philadelphia Athletics 78 067 53.8% 16
5 St. Louis Browns 76 073 51.0% 17th
6th Detroit Tigers 71 078 47.7% 21st
7th Washington Senators 55 095 36.7% 37½
8th Boston Americans 49 105 31.8% 46½
National League
Item franchise W. L. % GB
1 Chicago Cubs 116 036 76.3 -
2 New York Giants 096 056 63.1% 20th
3 Pittsburgh Pirates 093 060 60.8% 23½
4th Philadelphia Phillies 071 082 46.4% 45½
5 Brooklyn superbas 066 086 43.4% 50
6th Cincinnati Reds 064 087 42.4% 51½
7th St. Louis Cardinals 052 098 34.7% 63
8th Boston Beaneaters 049 102 32.4% 66½

W = Wins (victories), L = Losses (defeats),% = Winning Percentage , GB = Games Behind (behind leaders: number of necessary defeats for the leader while simultaneously winning)

Player statistics

Hitting

Napoléon "Nap" Lajoie, second baseman of the Cleveland Naps, got the most hits across leagues in 1906 .
American League National League
Stat player team Total Stat player team Total
AVG George Stone SLB .358 AVG Honus Wagner PIT .339
MR Harry Davis PHA 12 MR Tim Jordan BRO 12
RBI Harry Davis PHA 96 RBI Joe Naelon
Harry Steinfeldt		 PIT
CHC 		121
R. Elmer Flick CLE 98 R. Honus Wagner
Frank Chance 		PIT
CHC 		124
H Nap Lajoie CLE 214 H Harry Steinfeldt CHC 176
SB Elmer Flick
John Anderson		 CLE
WSH 		39 SB Frank chance CHC 57

Pitching

American League National League
Stat player team Total Stat player team Total
W. Al Orth NYH 27 W. Joe McGinnity NYG 31
WL% Eddie Plank PHA 76.0% WL% Ed Reulbach CHC 82.6%
ERA Doc White CHW 1.48 ERA Mordecei Brown CHC 1.04
K Rube Waddell PHA 196 K Fred Beebe CHC
STL 		171
IP Al Orth NYH 338.2 IP Irv Young BSN 358.1

World Series

The West Side Park during game 5 of the series
game date guest Score home Score Total status

(CWS-CHC)

Ball park Duration (in hours) spectator
1 October 9, 1906 Chicago White Sox 2 Chicago Cubs 1 1-0 West Side Grounds 1:45 12,693
2 October 10, 1906 Chicago Cubs 7th Chicago White Sox 1 1-1 South Side Park (III) 1:58 12,595
3 October 11, 1906 Chicago White Sox 3 Chicago Cubs 0 2-1 West Side Park 2:10 13,667
4th October 12, 1906 Chicago Cubs 1 Chicago White Sox 0 2-2 South Side Park (III) 1:36 18,385
5 October 13, 1906 Chicago White Sox 8th Chicago Cubs 6th 3-2 West Side Park 2:40 23,257
6th October 14, 1906 Chicago Cubs 3 Chicago White Sox 8th 4-2 South Side Park (III) 1:55 19,249
Chicago White Sox win 4-2

Web links

Commons : 1906 in Major League Baseball  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 1906 American League Batting Leaders. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 21, 2016 .
  2. ↑ 1906 National League Batting Leaders. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 21, 2016 .
  3. ↑ 1906 American League Pitching Leaders. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 21, 2016 .
  4. ↑ 1906 National League Pitching Leaders. baseball-reference.com, accessed June 21, 2016 .
  5. ↑ 1906 World Series Game 1 - Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ 1906 World Series Game 2 - Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  7. ↑ 1906 World Series Game 3 - Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  8. ↑ 1906 World Series Game 4 - Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  9. ↑ 1906 World Series Game 5 - Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  10. ↑ 1906 World Series Game 6 - Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs . Retrosheet. Retrieved June 21, 2016.