1906 Major League Baseball season

November 2013 1906 1906 MLB season American League (AL)National League (NL) Baseball Regular season: April 14 – October 7, 1906 (AL) April 12 – October 7, 1906 (NL)World Series: October 9–14, 1906 154 16 (8 per league) Pennant Winners AL Chicago White Sox New York Highlanders NL Chicago Cubs New York Giants World Series 1906 World Series Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs List of Major League Baseball seasons MLB 1905 Major League Baseball season 1905 1907 Major League Baseball season 1907 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, capturing their first championship in franchise history. Going into the season, the defending World Series champions were the New York Giants from the 1905 season. Schedule 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 LeagueTeamCityBallparkCapacityManager1906 Major League Managers https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/1906-managers.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference enAmerican League American LeagueBoston AmericansBoston, MassachusettsHuntington Avenue Grounds11,500Jimmy CollinsChick StahlChicago White SoxChicago, IllinoisSouth Side Park14,000Fielder JonesCleveland NapsCleveland, OhioLeague Park (Cleveland)9,000Nap LajoieDetroit TigersDetroit, MichiganBennett Park8,500Bill ArmourNew York HighlandersNew York, New YorkHilltop Park16,000Clark GriffithPhiladelphia AthleticsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaColumbia Park13,600Connie MackSt. Louis BrownsSt. Louis, MissouriSportsman's Park8,000Jimmy McAleerWashington SenatorsWashington, D.C.National Park9,000Jake StahlNational League National League (baseball) National LeagueBoston BeaneatersBoston, MassachusettsSouth End Grounds6,600Fred TenneyBrooklyn SuperbasNew York, New YorkWashington Park12,000Patsy DonovanChicago CubsChicago, IllinoisWest Side Park14,200Frank ChanceCincinnati RedsCincinnati, OhioPalace of the Fans12,000Ned Hanlon baseballNew York GiantsNew York, New YorkPolo Grounds16,000John McGrawPhiladelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaNational League Park18,000Hugh DuffyPittsburgh PiratesAllegheny, PennsylvaniaA 1 1Exposition Park16,000Fred ClarkeSt. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis, MissouriLeague Park (St. Louis)15,200John McCloskey baseball manager A 1 In today's Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Standings start American League Chicago White Sox break National League Chicago Cubs end Tie games 20 tie games (12 in AL, 8 in NL), which are not factored into winning percentage or games behind (and were often replayed again), occurred throughout the season. start American League Boston Americans, 1 Chicago White Sox, 3 Cleveland Naps, 4 Detroit Tigers, 2 New York Highlanders, 4 Philadelphia Athletics, 4 St. Louis Browns, 5 Washington Senators, 1 break National League Boston Beaneaters, 1 Brooklyn Superbas, 1 Chicago Cubs, 3 Cincinnati Reds, 4 New York Giants, 1 Philadelphia Phillies, 1 Pittsburgh Pirates, 1 St. Louis Cardinals, 4 end Postseason The postseason began on October 9 and ended on October 14 with the Chicago White Sox defeating the Chicago Cubs in the 1906 World Series in six games. Bracket World Series AL Chicago White Sox 4 NL Chicago Cubs 2 Managerial changes Off-season Team Former Manager New ManagerBrooklyn SuperbasNed HanlonPatsy DonovanCincinnati RedsJoe KelleyNed HanlonSt. Louis CardinalsStanley RobisonJohn McCloskey In-season Team Former Manager New ManagerBoston Americans Jimmy CollinsChick Stahl League leaders Any team shown in small text indicates a previous team a player was on during the season. American League start + Hitting leaders1906 American League Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1906-batting-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total AVG George Stone (SLB) .358 OPS George Stone (SLB) .918 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 break + Pitching leaders1906 American League Pitching Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1906-pitching-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total W Al Orth (NYH) 27 L Joe Harris (BOS)Cy Young (BOS) 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 WHIP Doc White (CWS) 0.903 end National League start + Hitting leaders1906 National League Batting Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1906-batting-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total AVG Honus Wagner (PIT) .339 OPS Honus Wagner (PIT) .875 HR Tim Jordan (BRO) 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 break + Pitching leaders1906 National League Pitching Leaders https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1906-pitching-leaders.shtml 2025-02-05 Baseball Reference en Stat Player Total W Joe McGinnity (NYG) 27 L Gus Dorner (BSN/CIN) 26 ERA Mordecai Brown (CHC) 1.04 K Fred Beebe (STL/CHC) 171 IP Irv Young (BSN) 358.1 SV Cecil Ferguson (NYG) 7 WHIP Mordecai Brown (CHC) 0.934 end Milestones Pitchers No-hitters List of Major League Baseball no-hitters Johnny Lush (PHI): Lush threw his first career no-hitter and the fourth no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the Brooklyn Superbas 6–0 on May 1. Lush walked three and struck out 11.National League http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045366/1906-05-02/ed-1/seq-12/ The Minneapolis Journal 1906-05-02 Mal Eason (BRO): Eason threw his first career no-hitter and the fifth no-hitter in franchise history, by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 2–0 on July 20. Eason walked three and struck out five.National League http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045366/1906-07-21/ed-1/seq-3/ The Minneapolis Journal 1906-07-21 Miscellaneous Philadelphia Athletics: Set a major league record for most runs scored in the 24th inning, by scoring three runs against the Boston Americans on September 1.DeRosa Theo The most runs scored in each inning, from the 1st to the 26th(!) https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-most-runs-scored-in-each-inning 2026-04-20 MLB.com en Chicago Cubs: Won a record 116 games while losing only 36. Their .763 winning percentage remains the highest in the modern (two-league) era.Kramer Daniel Adler David 2020-06-13 The best season in every club's history https://www.mlb.com/news/best-regular-season-record-for-every-mlb-team-c293612050 2020-10-09 MLB.com 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.1906 Chicago Cubs Statistics https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1906.shtml 2026-06-19 Baseball Reference en Home field attendance Team nameWins%± Percent changeHome attendance%± Percent changePer game Average home attendance per gameChicago CubsChicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference116 26.1%654,300 28.3%8,282Chicago White SoxChicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference93 1.1%585,202 −14.9%7,408Philadelphia AthleticsOakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference78 −15.2%489,129 −11.8%6,700New York HighlandersNew York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference90 26.8%434,700 40.6%5,720Boston AmericansBoston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference49 −37.2%410,209 −12.5%5,327New York GiantsSan Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference96 −8.6%402,850 −27.1%5,371Pittsburgh PiratesPittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference93 −3.1%394,877 7.0%5,128St. Louis BrownsBaltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BAL/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference76 40.7%389,157 14.8%5,120Cincinnati RedsCincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference64 −19.0%330,056 5.1%4,231Cleveland NapsCleveland Guardians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference89 17.1%325,733 3.0%4,123Philadelphia PhilliesPhiladelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference71 −14.5%294,680 −7.3%3,827St. Louis CardinalsSt. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference52 −10.3%283,770 −3.1%3,685Brooklyn SuperbasLos Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference66 37.5%277,400 21.7%3,650Detroit TigersDetroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference71 −10.1%174,043 −10.0%2,231Boston BeaneatersAtlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference49 −3.9%143,280 −4.5%1,885Washington SenatorsMinnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIN/attend.shtml 2024-03-28 Baseball Reference55 −14.1%129,903 −48.5%1,732 See also 1906 in baseball (Events, Births, Deaths) References External links 1906 Major League Schedule at Baseball Reference 1906 in baseball history from ThisGreatGame.com Category:Major League Baseball seasons Category:1906 in baseball