1906 Cincinnati Reds season

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.

1906 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Palace of the Fans (since 1902) Cincinnati, Ohio (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Garry Herrmann
Manager(s)	Ned Hanlon
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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 1899–1905, leading them to the National League pennant in 1899 and 1900. Hanlon also managed the Baltimore Orioles from 1892–1898, leading them to three straight NL pennants from 1894–1896.

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

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	116	36	0.763	—	56–21	60–15
New York Giants	96	56	0.632	20	51–24	45–32
Pittsburgh Pirates	93	60	0.608	23½	49–27	44–33
Philadelphia Phillies	71	82	0.464	45½	37–40	34–42
Brooklyn Superbas	66	86	0.434	50	31–44	35–42
Cincinnati Reds	64	87	0.424	51½	36–40	28–47
St. Louis Cardinals	52	98	0.347	63	28–48	24–50
Boston Beaneaters	49	102	0.325	66½	28–47	21–55

Record vs. opponents

1906 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	9–13	5–17	11–10–1	6–15	6–16	3–19	9–12
Brooklyn	13–9	—	6–16	8–14	9–13	8–13	9–13	13–8–1
Chicago	17–5	16–6	—	18–4	15–7–1	19–3–1	16–5	15–6–1
Cincinnati	10–11–1	14–8	4–18	—	5–16	11–11	8–14–1	12–9–2
New York	15–6	13–9	7–15–1	16–5	—	15–7	11–11	19–3
Philadelphia	16–6	13–8	3–19–1	11–11	7–15	—	8–14	13–9
Pittsburgh	19–3	13–9	5–16	14–8–1	11–11	14–8	—	17–5
St. Louis	12–9	8–13–1	6–15–1	9–12–2	3–19	9–13	5–17	—

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

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
1B	Snake Deal	65	231	48	.208	0	21
SS	Tommy Corcoran	117	430	89	.207	1	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
Johnny Siegle	21	68	8	.118	0	7
Eddie Tiemeyer	5	11	2	.182	0	0

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
Jack Harper	5	36.2	1	4	4.17	10
Carl Druhot	4	25	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
Charlie Chech	11	66	1	4	2.32	17
Gus Dorner	2	15	0	1	1.20	5

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