1906 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1906 National League Palace of the Fans Cincinnati, Ohio Garry Herrmann Ned Hanlon The 1906 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the National League with a record of 64–87, 51½ games behind the Chicago Cubs. Regular season The Reds were coming off their fourth consecutive winning season in 1905, as they had a 79–74 record, however, the team finished in fifth place, twenty-six games behind the pennant winning New York Giants. Cincinnati made a number of moves in the off-season, including replacing Joe Kelley as manager with Ned Hanlon. Kelley would remain with the Reds as an outfielder. Hanlon had previously managed the Brooklyn Superbas from 1899 to 1905, leading them to the National League pennant in 1899 and 1900. Hanlon also managed the Baltimore Orioles from 1892 to 1898, leading them to three straight NL pennants from 1894 to 1896. The Reds traded away third baseman Harry Steinfeldt to the Chicago Cubs for pitcher Jake Weimer. Weimer had a record of 18–12 with a 2.26 ERA in 33 games with the Cubs in 1905 after recording two straight twenty win seasons in 1903 and 1904. The team also traded away infielder Al Bridwell to the Boston Beaneaters for third baseman Jim Delahanty and pitcher Chick Fraser. Delahanty hit .255 with five homers and 55 RBI with Boston in 1905, while Fraser had a 14–21 record with a 3.28 ERA in his only season with the Beaneaters. The team had a poor start to the season, as Cincinnati had a 10–20 record after thirty games, sitting in seventh place, 11.5 games behind the Chicago Cubs. A six-game winning streak brought the Reds up to fifth place, however, a 2–11 skid in their next thirteen games dropped Cincinnati back to seventh place, 15.5 games behind the Cubs. As Cincinnati was dropping out of the pennant race, the team made some trades, dealing pitcher Orval Overall to the Cubs for pitcher Bob Wicker and $2,000, trading outfielder Cy Seymour to the Giants for $12,000, and trading away infielder Shad Barry and pitcher Carl Druhot for outfielder Homer Smoot. Cincinnati finished the season with a 64–87 record, their first losing season since 1901, finishing 51.5 games behind first place Chicago. Miller Huggins had another solid season at second base, leading the team with a .292 batting average, 159 hits and 81 runs. Catcher Admiral Schlei had a break out season, hitting .245 with a team high four homers and 54 RBI. On the mound, Jake Weimer anchored the staff, going 20–14 with a 2.22 ERA in 41 games, starting 39 of them. Bob Ewing went 13–14 with a 2.38 ERA in 33 games, striking out a team high 145 batters. Season standings Cincinnati Reds Record vs. opponents CIN Roster 1906 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers Charlie Chech Gus Dorner Carl Druhot Bill Essick Bob Ewing Chick Fraser Leo Hafford Charley Hall Jack Harper Del Mason Orval Overall Jake Weimer Bob Wicker Catchers Paddy Livingston Larry McLean Ed Phelps Admiral Schlei Oscar Stanage Infielders Shad Barry Charlie Carr Tommy Corcoran Snake Deal Jim Delahanty Miller Huggins Hans Lobert Mike Mowrey Eddie Tiemeyer Outfielders Jimmy Barrett Bill Hinchman Frank Jude Joe Kelley Fred Odwell Cy Seymour Johnny Siegle Homer Smoot Manager Ned Hanlon Player stats 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 Admiral Schlei 116 388 95 .245 4 54 1B Snake Deal 65 231 48 .208 0 21 2B Miller Huggins 146 545 159 .292 0 26 SS Tommy Corcoran Tommy Corcoran (baseball) 117 430 89 .207 1 33 3B Jim Delahanty 115 379 106 .280 1 39 OF Cy Seymour 79 307 79 .257 4 38 OF Frank Jude 80 308 64 .208 1 31 OF Joe Kelley 129 465 106 .228 1 53 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 Shad Barry 73 279 80 .287 1 33 Hans Lobert 79 268 83 .310 0 19 Homer Smoot 60 220 57 .259 1 17 Fred Odwell 58 202 45 .223 0 21 Paddy Livingston 50 139 22 .158 0 8 Charlie Carr 22 94 18 .191 0 10 Johnny Siegle 21 68 8 .118 0 7 Bill Hinchman 18 54 11 .204 0 1 Mike Mowrey 21 53 17 .321 0 6 Ed Phelps 12 40 11 .275 1 5 Larry McLean 12 35 7 .200 0 2 Jimmy Barrett 5 12 0 .000 0 0 Eddie Tiemeyer 5 11 2 .182 0 0 Oscar Stanage 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 Jake Weimer 41 304.2 20 14 2.22 141 Bob Ewing 33 287.2 13 14 2.38 145 Chick Fraser 31 236.0 10 20 2.67 58 Bob Wicker 20 150.0 6 11 2.70 69 Orval Overall 13 82.1 4 5 4.26 33 Jack Harper Jack Harper (1900s pitcher) 5 36.2 1 4 4.17 10 Carl Druhot 4 25.0 2 2 4.32 14 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 Charley Hall 14 95.0 4 8 3.32 49 Charlie Chech 11 66.0 1 4 2.32 17 Bill Essick 6 39.1 2 2 2.97 16 Leo Hafford 3 19.0 1 1 0.95 5 Gus Dorner 2 15.0 0 1 1.20 5 Del Mason 2 12.0 0 1 4.50 4 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Eddie Tiemeyer 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 References 1906 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Reds season Cincinnati Reds