1906 Major League Baseball season
The 1906 Major League Baseball season was contested from April 12 to October 14, 1906. The Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox were the regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The White Sox then defeated the Cubs in the World Series, four games to two.
| 1906 MLB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 12 – October 14, 1906 |
| Number of games | 154 |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| 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 |
Season information
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.
Standings
American League
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National League
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Postseason
Bracket
| World Series | ||||
| AL | Chicago White Sox | 4 | ||
| NL | Chicago Cubs | 2 | ||
Events
- 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.[2]
- 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.[3]
Managers
American League
| Team | Manager | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Americans | Jimmy Collins and Chick Stahl | |
| Chicago White Sox | Fielder Jones | Won World Series |
| Cleveland Naps | Nap Lajoie | Finished 3rd |
| Detroit Tigers | Bill Armour | |
| New York Highlanders | Clark Griffith | Finished 2nd |
| Philadelphia Athletics | Connie Mack | |
| St. Louis Browns | Jimmy McAleer | |
| Washington Senators | Jake Stahl |
National League
| Team | Manager | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Beaneaters | Fred Tenney | |
| Brooklyn Superbas | Patsy Donovan | |
| Chicago Cubs | Frank Chance | Won NL pennant |
| Cincinnati Reds | Ned Hanlon | |
| New York Giants | John McGraw | Finished 2nd |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Hugh Duffy | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Fred Clarke | Finished 3rd |
| St. Louis Cardinals | John McCloskey |
References
- Kramer, Daniel; Adler, David (June 13, 2020). "The best season in every club's history". MLB.com. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- "July 4, 1906 boxscore of double one-hitter from Retrosheet". retrosheet.org. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- "Today in Baseball History – September 26th". nationalpastime.com/site. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
External links
- 1906 in baseball history from ThisGreatGame.com
- 1906 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference
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