1906 National League
Code:
Team W L % GB
Chicago Cubs 97 57 .630 -
Philadelphia Phillies 95 59 .617 2
Pittsburgh Pirates 87 67 .565 10
St. Louis Cardinals 86 68 .558 11
New York Giants 78 76 .506 19
Boston Beaneaters 64 90 .416 33
Cincinnati Reds 59 95 .383 38
Brooklyn Superbas 50 104 .325 47
League AVG: .256
League ERA: 3.06
Chicago Cubs
Fresh off the franchise's first World Championship, the Cubs came back strong in 1906. They won more games than last season in a somewhat weaker National League. Catcher/First Baseman Frank Chance won his first Top Batter award and his first batting title.
Lineup:
C Frank Chance - .346, 81 RBI, 43 SB
1B Bill Everitt - .382, 36 RBI, 35 SB in 359 AB
2B Johnny Evers - .286, 39 RBI, 33 SB
3B Bill Bradley - .231, 86 RBI
SS Joe Tinker - .327, 52 RBI, 26 SB
LF Zaza Harvey - .318, 76 RBI
CF Walter Thornton - .243, 39 RBI
RF Danny Green - .251, 36 RBI
Key Bench:
C Johnny Kling - .231, 31 RBI
CF Harry McChesney - .249, 28 RBI
RF Danny Green - .251, 22 RBI
SS Bill Dahlen - .253, 10 RBI
Pitchers:
Ed Reulbach - 20-19, 2.33
Fred Glade - 25-10, 2.47
Carl Lundgren - 25-15, 2.79
Jim St. Vrain - 12-6, 3.27
Tom Hughes - 8-4, 2.34
Philadelphia Phillies
After three disappointing seasons (225-223), the Phillies finally got back in the race. They finished two games behind the Cubs despite winning their final three games of the season. One key change was moving 36-year-old Mike Grady behind the plate, offensively strengthening a perenially weak position. However, 38-yead-old Ed Delahanty did not do well as his successor. Doc White led the league in ERA and was named Top Pitcher.
Lineup:
C Mike Grady - .272, 57 RBI
1B Ed Delahanty - .225, 36 RBI
2B Nap Lajoie - .298, 87 RBI
3B Ernie Courtney - .285, 28 RBI
SS Cupid Childs - .233, 39 RBI
LF George Browne - .293, 51 RBI
CF Elmer Flick - .255, 65 RBI
RF John Titus - .223, 52 RBI
Key Bench:
LF Sherry Magee - .310, 41 RBI
3B Nixey Callahan - .330, 23 RBI
Pitchers:
Doc White - 25-14, 2.15
Happy Townsend - 25-14, 2.58
Tully Sparks - 20-12, 2.48
Fred Burchell - 13-13, 3.84
Pittsburgh Pirates
After a disappointing season where they plummeted from 90-64 and a second straight pennant in 1904 to 75-79 and 6th place in 1905, the Pirates improved to 87-67 and 3rd place this year. That was still below what many expected of a team that seems loaded with talent.
Lineup:
C Ed Phelps - .232, 37 RBI
1B Del Howard - .304, 28 RBI
2B Jimmy Williams - .241, 10 HR, 80 RBI
3B Jesse Hoffmeister - .251, 40 RBI, 25 SB
SS Honus Wagner - .300, 64 RBI, 55 SB
LF Fred Clarke - .269, 68 RBI, 42 SB
CF Ginger Beaumont - .293, 73 RBI
RF Otis Clymer - .331, 43 RBI, 21 SB
Key Bench:
CF Jake Stenzel - .281, 17 RBI
1B Kitty Bransfield - .315, 22 RBI
Pitchers:
Rube Waddell - 19-19, 3.16
Jack Pfiester - 26-13, 2.31 (R)
Lefty Leifield - 25-14, 2.22 (R)
Cy Falkenberg - 5-11, 3.94 (R)
Chick Robitaille - 6-3, 3.03
St. Louis Cardinals
Lineup:
C Jack Doyle - .244, 54 RBI, 30 SB
1B Duff Cooley - .269, 72 RBI, 27 SB
2B Bill Keister - .275, 55 RBI, 28 SB
3B Bobby Wallace - .321, 53 RBI
SS John McGraw - .278, 27 RBI, 45 SB
LF Mike Donlin - .318, 81 RBI, 37 SB
CF Homer Smoot - .283, 76 RBI
RF Emmet Heidrick - .322, 57 RBI
Key Bench:
SS Otto Krueger - .281, 25 RBI, 19 SB
LF George Barclay - .267, 27 RBI
2B Pug Bennett - .298, 24 RBI (R)
Pitchers:
Joe Corbett - 26-12, 2.76
Mordecai Brown - 23-18, 2.92
Jake Thielman - 17-15, 2.96
Jack Powell - 10-13, 4.19
New York Giants
Lineup:
C Pat Crisham - .311, 59 RBI
1B Tom McCreery - .300, 83 RBI, 22 SB
2B Jiggs Parrott - .237, 54 RBI, 41 SB
3B Art Devlin - .288, 46 RBI, 67 SB
SS Charlie Babb - .197, 43 RBI
LF Jesse Burkett - .284, 35 RBI, 20 SB
CF Moose McCormick - .288, 67 RBI
RF Willie Keeler - .306, 58 RBI, 55 SB
Pitchers:
Hooks Wiltes - 25-14, 2.35
Christy Mathewson - 16-20, 3.19
Red Ames - 16-16, 3.15
Ed Doheny - 5-13, 3.78
Boston Beaneaters
Lineup:
C Tom Needham - .170, 49 RBI
1B Fred Tenney - .373, 48 RBI in 332 AB
2B Jimmy Collins - .259, 52 RBI
3B Billy Nash - .266, 27 RBI
SS Ed Abbaticchio - .210, 46 RBI
LF Jim Delahanty - .317, 40 RBI
CF Buck Freeman - .297, 50 RBI
RF Chick Stahl - .298, 71 RBI
Key Bench:
1B Charlie Hickman - .269, 32 RBI
CF Johnny Bates - .268, 12 RBI
Pitchers:
Irv Young - 19-21, 2.69
Bill Dinneen - 12-24, 3.41
Vic Willis - 17-14, 2.82
Vice Lindaman - 10-17, 3.65 (R)
Cincinnati Reds
Lineup:
C Jocko Halligan - .314, 60 RBI
1B Fred Odwell - .316, 33 RBI
2B Miller Huggins - .177, 22 RBI
3B Harry Steinfeldt - .210, 38 RBI
SS Al Bridwell - .231, 47 RBI
LF Topsy Hartsel - .285, 46 RBI, 43 SB
CF Jimmy Barrett - .253, 21 RBI, 28 SB
RF Sam Crawford - .284, 83 RBI
Key Bench:
2B Claude Ritchey - .250, 33 RBI
SS Ambrose McGann - .255, 15 RBI, 16 SB
3B Hans Lobert - .239, 16 RBI, 12 SB
Pitchers:
Orval Overall - 16-23, 2.99
Carl Druhot - 19-20, 2.97
Noodles Hahn - 13-22, 4.41
Claude Elliott - 8-19, 3.43
Brooklyn Superbas
Lineup:
C Lew Ritter - .163, 34 RBI
1B Tim Jordan - .200, 13 HR, 48 RBI (R)
2B Whitey Alperman - .241, 29 RBI (R)
3B Emil Batch - .186, 52 RBI
SS Phil Lewis - .248, 32 RBI
LF Jimmy Sheckard - .256, 48 RBI, 24 SB
CF Fielder Jones - .294, 27 RBI
RF Harry Lumley - .268, 33 RBI
Key Bench:
RF Harry Lumley - .227, 24 RBI
1B Doc Gessler - .277, 24 RBI
Pitchers:
Harry McIntire - 16-24, 3.01
Harry Howell - 13-24, 3.14
Doc McJames - 11-21, 4.06
Bill Donovan - 5-22, 4.33
Batting AVG
.346 Frank Chance, CHC
.331 Otis Clymer, PIT
.327 Joe Tinker, CHC
.321 Bobby Wallace, STL
.318 Mike Donlin, STL
.318 Zaza Harvey, CHC
.317 Jim Delahanty, BSN
HOMERUNS
13 Tim Jordan, BRO
10 Jimmy Williams, PIT
9 Tom Needham, BSN
RBI
87 Nap Lajoie, PHI
86 Bill Bradley, CHC
83 Tom McCreery, NYG
83 Sam Crawford, CIN
81 Frank Chance, CHC
81 Mike Donlin, STL
80 Jimmy Williams, PIT
OPS
.904 Frank Chance, CHC
.816 Mike Donlin, STL
.770 Honus Wagner, PIT
.762 Bobby Wallace, STL
.760 Nap Lajoie, PHI
.755 Joe Tinker, CHC
STEALS
67 Art Devlin, NYG (67-15, 81.71%)
55 Willie Keeler, NYG (55-22, 71.43%)
55 Honus Wagner, PIT (55-14, 79.71%)
ERA
2.15 Doc White, PHI (25-14)
2.22 Lefty Leifield, PIT (25-14)
2.31 Jack Pfiester, PIT (26-13)
2.33 Ed Reulbach, CHC (20-19)
2.35 Hooks Wiltse, NYG (25-14)
WINS
26 Jack Pfiester, PIT
26 Joe Corbett, STL (26-12, 2.76)
25 Carl Lundgren, CHC (25-15, 2.79)
25 Hooks Wiltse, NYG
25 Fred Glade, CHC (25-10, 2.47)
25 Lefty Leifield, PIT
25 Doc White, PHI
25 Happy Townsend, PHI (25-14, 2.58)
23 Mordecai Brown, STL (23-18, 2.92)
STRIKEOUTS
298 Joe Corbett, STL
297 Rube Waddell, PIT (19-19, 3.16)
273 Ed Reulbach, CHC
265 Mordecai Brown, STL
261 Jack Pfiester, PIT
POY: Doc White, PHI, 27, 25-14, 2.15 ERA, 52 BB, 233 K, .218 OAVG, 0.96 WHIP
BOY: C/1B Frank Chance, CHC, 29, .346, 81 RBI, 43 SB, .904 OPS
ROY: Jack Pfiester, PIT, 28, 26-13, 2.31 ERA, 78 BB, 261 K, .233 OAVG, 1.08 WHIP
Gold Gloves:
Pitcher: Happy Townsend, PHI
Catcher: Ed Phelps, PIT
First Base: Tim Jordan, BRO
Second Base: Jimmy Williams, PIT
Third Base: Bobby Wallace, STL
Shortstop: Charlie Babb, NYG
Leftfield: Topsy Hartsel, CIN
Centerfield: Moose McCormick, NYG
Rightfield: Willie Keeler, NYG