1906 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs 1906 Chicago Cubs.jpg 1906 National League champions National League West Side Park Chicago, Illinois 116 36 y 1st Charles Murphy Frank Chance The 1906 Chicago Cubs season was the 35th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 31st in the National League and the 14th at West Side Park. Skippered by player-manager Frank Chance, the Cubs won the National League pennant with a record of 116–36, a full 20 games ahead of the second-place New York Giants. The team's .763 winning percentage, with two ties in their 154-game season,1906 Chicago Cubs Schedule https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1906-schedule-scores.shtml 2025-03-30 Baseball-Reference.com enLiebman Ronald G. Schedule Changes Since 1876 http://research.sabr.org/journals/schedule-changes-since-1876 2025-03-30 research.sabr.org is the highest in modern MLB history. The 2001 Seattle Mariners also won 116 games, but they did that in 162 games, resulting in a .716 winning percentage. The 1906 Cubs are often considered the greatest MLB team to not win the World Series.Fischer-Baum Reuben 9 May 2016 The Best MLB Teams Of All-Time, According To Elo https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-best-mlb-teams-of-all-time-according-to-elo/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160510024710/http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-best-mlb-teams-of-all-time-according-to-elo/ dead May 10, 2016 13 Jan 2022 FiveThirtyEight In a major upset, the Cubs were beaten by their crosstown counterparts Chicago White Sox in that year's World Series. Regular season Led by new manager Frank Chance, the Cubs dominated the NL. They led the league in both runs scored and fewest runs allowed by large margins. Their record of 116 wins has never been beaten, although it was tied by the 2001 Seattle Mariners (who played a longer 162-game season). The team included four future Hall of Famers: manager and first baseman Chance, second baseman Johnny Evers, shortstop Joe Tinker, and pitcher Mordecai Brown. Brown finished second in the NL in wins to Joe McGinnity, but his 1.04 ERA set a major league record. Although the record was broken by Dutch Leonard in 1914, Brown's mark still stands as the National League record. The pitching staff led the majors with a team earned run average of 1.75.1906 National League Team Statistics Baseball-Reference.com https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1906.shtml April 19, 2026 Six members of the pitching staff had double digit victories – Mordecai Brown (26), Jack Pfiester (20), Ed Reulbach (19), Carl Lundgren (17), Orval Overall (12), and Jack Taylor (12). In addition, Mordecai Brown set a major league record with the lowest earned run average attained with at least 250 innings pitched (1.04).Banks Kerry Baseball's top 100: the game's greatest records 2010 Greystone Books 978-1-55365-507-7 Vancouver 28 436336541 The offensive star was third baseman Harry Steinfeldt, who led the NL in both hits and RBI. The team's .763 winning percentage also set a modern-era record, and was the best overall since 1885. However, it set neither a National League record nor even a franchise record, as the 19th-century White Stockings finished with better records on three occasions (1876, 1880, and 1885). The all-time major league record belongs to the 1884 St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association at .832. On August 9, Jack Taylor threw the last of a major league record 187 consecutive complete games that he pitchedBanks 2010 62 (not counting appearances as a relief pitcher), a streak that began in 1901 when Taylor was pitching for the Chicago Orphans. Taylor had been re-acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals on July 1, having been traded to the Cards after the 1903 season.Jack Taylor Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tayloja02.shtml 2025-03-30 Baseball-Reference.com en Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Roster 1906 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Fred Beebe Mordecai Brown Jack Harper Carl Lundgren Orval Overall Jack Pfiester Ed Reulbach Jack Taylor Bob Wicker Catchers Johnny Kling Pat Moran Tom Walsh Infielders Frank Chance Johnny Evers Pete Noonan Harry Steinfeldt Joe Tinker Outfielders Doc Gessler Solly Hofman Wildfire Schulte Jimmy Sheckard Jimmy Slagle Other batters Bull Smith Manager Frank Chance Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Johnny Kling 107 343 107 .312 2 46 1B Frank Chance 136 474 151 .319 3 71 2B Johnny Evers 154 533 136 .255 1 51 SS Joe Tinker 148 523 122 .233 1 64 3B Harry Steinfeldt 151 539 176 .327 3 83 OF Jimmy Sheckard 149 549 144 .262 1 45 OF Frank Schulte 146 563 158 .281 7 60 OF Jimmy Slagle 127 498 119 .239 0 33 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Pat Moran 70 226 57 .252 0 35 Solly Hofman 64 195 50 .256 2 20 Doc Gessler 34 83 21 .253 0 10 Pete Noonan 5 3 1 .333 0 0 Tom Walsh Tom Walsh (baseball) 2 1 0 .000 0 0 Bull Smith 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Mordecai Brown 36 277.1 26 6 1.04 144 Jack Pfiester 31 250.2 20 8 1.51 153 Ed Reulbach 33 218.0 19 4 1.65 94 Carl Lundgren 27 207.2 17 6 2.21 103 Jack Taylor Jack Taylor (1900s pitcher) 17 147.1 12 3 1.83 34 Orval Overall 18 144.0 12 3 1.88 94 Bob Wicker 10 72.1 3 5 2.99 25 Jack Harper Jack Harper (1900s pitcher) 1 1.0 0 0 0.00 0 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Fred Beebe 14 70.0 6 1 2.70 55 1906 World Series 1906 World Series AL Chicago White Sox (4) vs NL Chicago Cubs (2) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1White Sox – 2, Cubs – 1October 9West Side Park12,6932Cubs – 7, White Sox – 1October 10South Side Park12,5953White Sox – 3, Cubs – 0October 11West Side Park13,6674Cubs – 1, White Sox – 0October 12South Side Park18,3855White Sox – 8, Cubs – 6October 13West Side Park23,2576Cubs – 3, White Sox – 8October 14South Side Park19,249 Awards and honors Highest team winning percentage in one season in the modern era (.763) Chicago Cubs pitching staff led the majors with a team earned run average of 1.76. Mordecai Brown, major league record, lowest earned run average with at least 250 innings pitched (1.04) References External links CHC TCHN01906 CHN Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Category:National League champion seasons Chicago Cubs Category:1900s in Chicago