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 American League W L Pct. GB Home Road Chicago White Sox 93 58 0.616 — 54–23 39–35 New York Highlanders 90 61 0.596 3 53–23 37–38 Cleveland Naps 89 64 0.582 5 47–30 42–34 Philadelphia Athletics 78 67 0.538 12 48–23 30–44 St. Louis Browns 76 73 0.510 16 40–34 36–39 Detroit Tigers 71 78 0.477 21 42–34 29–44 Washington Senators 55 95 0.367 37½ 33–41 22–54 Boston Americans 49 105 0.318 45½ 22–54 27–51

National League 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

Postseason

Bracket

	World Series
	AL	Chicago White Sox	4
	NL	Chicago Cubs	2

Events

• September 26 – After being held scoreless for 48 consecutive innings, the Philadelphia Athletics finally score on a two-run double to Harry Davis, but still lose to the Cleveland Naps 5-3.[2]

Managers

American League

Team	Manager	Comments
Boston Americans	Jimmy Collins and Chick Stahl
Chicago White Sox	Fielder Jones
Cleveland Naps	Nap Lajoie
Detroit Tigers	Bill Armour
New York Highlanders	Clark Griffith
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 Orphans	Frank Chance
Cincinnati Reds	Ned Hanlon
New York Giants	John McGraw
Philadelphia Phillies	Hugh Duffy
Pittsburgh Pirates	Fred Clarke
St. Louis Cardinals	John McCloskey

References

1. Kramer, Daniel; Adler, David (June 13, 2020). "The best season in every club's history". MLB.com. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
2. "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