1906 American League
Code:
Team W L % GB
Boston Pilgrims 91 63 .591 -
Philadelphia Athletics 83 71 .539 8
Detroit Tigers 82 72 .532 9
Cleveland Bronchos 80 74 .519 11
New York Highlanders 79 75 .513 12
Chicago White Sox 75 79 .487 16
St. Louis Browns 65 89 .422 26
Washington Senators 61 93 .396 30
League AVG: .235
League ERA: 2.57
Boston Pilgrims
Thanks to fantastic pitching and the most efficient offense in the league, Boston easily led the league throughout the season. RF George Stone was named AL Top Batter.
C Ossee Schreckengost - .284, 47 RBI
1B Jake Stahl - .210, 59 RBI, 24 SB
2B Hobe Ferris - .232, 61 RBI
3B John Godwin - .175, 46 RBI
SS Freddy Parent - .280, 64 RBI
LF Patsy Dougherty - .295, 54 RBI, 36 SB
CF Charlie Hemphill - .271, 41 RBI, 29 SB
RF George Stone - .332, 62 RBI
Key Bench:
RF Shad Berry - .276, 21 RBI
1B Pearce Chiles - .258, 28 RBI
3B Harry Gleason - .256, 12 RBI
Pitchers:
Ralph Glaze - 23-16, 2.17 (R)
Norwood Gibson - 27-13, 2.21
Frank Oberlin - 17-14, 2.24 (R)
Joe Harris - 13-7, 2.31
Buttons Briggs - 6-6, 2.10
Philadelphia Athletics
Lineup:
C John Warner - .218, 31 RBI
1B Dan McGann - .272, 47 RBI, 38 SB
2B Danny Murphy - .262, 65 RBI
3B Jack Hannifin - .094, 31 RBI (R)... that's right, .094 in 489 AB!
SS Harry Lochhead - .220, 25 RBI
LF Matty McIntyre - .281, 84 RBI
CF Dave Fultz - .273, 35 RBI, 53 SB
RF Socks Seybold - .227, 66 RBI
Pitchers:
Chief Bender - 21-20, 1.95
Weldon Henley - 24-15, 2.04
Eddie Plank - 18-20, 2.91
Jack Coombs - 7-6, 2.71 (R)
Jimmy Dygert - 10-6, 2.00 (R)
Detroit Tigers
Lineup:
C Fred Payne - .187, 36 RBI (R)
1B Davey Crockett - .294, 59 RBI
2B Charley O'Leary - .247, 24 RBI
3B Joe Yeager - .205, 63 RBI
SS Kid Elberfeld - .265, 44 RBI, 43 SB
LF Ty Cobb - .327, 77 RBI, 55 SB (R)
CF Roy Thomas - .309, 35 RBI, 27 SB
RF Ollie Pickering - .206, 58 RBI
Key Bench:
RF Tuck Turner - .262, 11 RBI
1B Charlie Carr - .259, 14 RBI
Pitchers:
George Mullin - 28-11, 2.04
Frank Owen - 20-19, 2.80
Ed Killian - 20-18, 2.47
Alex Jones - 3-12, 2.86
Ed Siever - 7-6, 2.58
Cleveland Bronchos
Lineup:
C Peaches Graham - .303, 46 RBI
1B Claude Rossman - .361, 55 RBI (R)
2B Sam Mertes - .266, 30 RBI, 61 SB
3B Jap Barbeau - .183, 13 HR, 51 RBI
SS Terry Turner - .249, 59 RBI
LF Klondike Douglass - .293, 56 RBI
CF Rube Vinson - .159, 11 HR, 42 RBI
RF Sport McAllister - .289, 73 RBI
Key Bench:
1B George Stovall - .346, 24 RBI
C Nig Clarke - .285, 23 RBI (R)
Pitchers:
Earl Moore - 22-13, 2.49
Charlie Smith - 24-14, 2.32 (R)
Addie Joss - 16-14, 2.91
Otto Hess - 9-21, 3.11
New York Highlanders
Lineup:
C Roger Bresnahan - .287, 55 RBI, 31 SB
1B Hal Chase - .244, 56 RBI, 22 SB
2B Gene DeMontreville - .275, 49 RBI, 39 SB
3B Jimmy Mathison - .231, 34 RBI
SS Whitey Rohe - .243, 44 RBI
LF Billy Lush - .246, 46 RBI
CF Cy Seymour - .286, 54 RBI, 23 SB
RF Jimmy Bannon - .214, 46 RBI
Key Bench:
1B Burt Hart - .272, 20 RBI, 12 SB
Pitchers:
Bill Hogg - 18-21, 2.24
Barney Wolfe - 18-18, 2.51
Walter Clarkson - 23-11, 2.07
Ambrose Puttmann - 10-9, 2.69
Chicago White Sox
Lineup:
C Marty Bergen - .210, 36 RBI
1B Harry Davis - .224, 58 RBI, 34 SB
2B Art Madison - .215, 41 RBI
3B Pep Clark - .239, 59 RBI, 22 SB
SS Dave Brain - .262, 61 RBI
LF George Flynn - .211, 35 RBI, 68 SB
CF Jack McCarthy - .237, 46 RBI
RF Tommy Dowd - .277, 45 RBI, 31 SB
Top Bench:
C Claude Berry - .242, 12 RBI
Pitchers:
Ed Walsh - 16-23, 2.47
Elmer Stricklett - 18-17, 2.21
Frank Smith - 19-14, 2.51
Roy Patterson - 11-8, 3.50
Nick Altrock - 4-8, 4.10
St. Louis Browns
Lineup:
C Billy Maloney - .216, 32 RBI, 20 SB
1B Candy LaChance - .178, 23 RBI
2B Harry Niles - .259, 46 RBI
3B Hunter Hill - .251, 40 RBI
SS Billy Gilbert - .228, 36 RBI, 33 SB
LF Tom O'Brien - .305, 62 RBI
CF Davy Jones - .256, 27 RBI, 32 SB
RF Irv Waldron - .284, 36 RBI
Pitchers:
Jim Buchanan - 15-24, 2.88
Barney Pelty - 18-18, 2.08
Cy Morgan - 16-19, 3.05
Ed Smith - 9-5, 2.41 (R)
Hal Mauck - 4-18, 3.69
Washington Senators
The Senators set a new low in team batting average amazingly for the 6th straight seasons (they have existed for only 6 seasons). This year they hit an anemic .195 - the first team ever to bat below .200.
Lineup:
C Lew Drill - .205, 68 RBI
1B John Farrell - .245, 29 RBI, 27 RBI
2B Rabbit Nill - .127, 11 HR, 33 RBI
3B Bill Coughlin - .198, 46 RBI
SS Dave Altizer - .235, 50 RBI, 33 SB (R)
LF Jimmy Slagle - .238, 35 RBI, 57 SB
CF Emil Frisk - .234, 59 RBI
RF Izzy Hoffman - .162, 31 RBI
Pitchers:
Davey Dunkle - 18-21, 2.50
Case Patten - 13-23, 3.09
Tom Smith - 7-20, 3.41
Del Mason - 10-13, 3.06
Beany Jacobson - 8-5, 2.31
Batting AVG
.361 Claude Rossman, CLE
.332 George Stone, BOS
.327 Ty Cobb, DET
.309 Roy Thomas, DET
.305 Tom O'Brien, SLB
HOMERUNS
13 Jap Barbeau, CLE
11 Rube Vinson, CLE
11 Rabbit Nill, WSH
RBI
84 Matty McIntyre, PHA
77 Ty Cobb, DET
73 Sport McAllister, CLE
OPS
.833 Claude Rossman, CLE
.808 George Stone, BOS
.763 Ty Cobb, DET
.752 Roy Thomas, DET
.737 Roger Bresnahan, NYY
STEALS
68 George Flynn, CHW (68-36, 65.38%)
61 Sam Mertes, CLE (61-23, 72.62%)
57 Jimmy Slagel, WSH (57-20, 74.03%)
55 Ty Cobb, DET (55-16, 77.46%)
53 Dave Fultz, PHA (53-38, 58.24%)
ERA
1.95 Chief Bender, PHA (21-20)
2.04 Weldon Henley, PHA (24-15)
2.04 George Mullin, DET (28-11)
2.07 Walter Clarkson, NYY (23-11)
2.08 Barney Pelty, SLB (18-18)
WINS
28 George Mullin, DET
27 Norwood Gibson, BOS (27-13, 2.21)
24 Weldon Henley, PHA
24 Charlie Smith, CLE (24-14, 2.32)
23 Walter Clarkson, NYY
23 Ralph Glaze, BOS (23-16, 2.17)
STRIKEOUTS
292 Ed Walsh, CHW (16-23, 2.47)
280 Bill Hogg, NYY (18-21, 2.24)
269 Cy Morgan, SLB (16-19, 3.05)
258 Charlie Smith, CLE
254 Norwood Gibson, BOS
251 Frank Smith, CHW (19-14, 2.51)
POY: George Mullin, DET, 26, 28-11, 2.04 ERA, 74 BB, 249 K, .202 OAVG, 0.92 WHIP
BOY: LF Ty Cobb, DET, 19, .327, 77 RBI, 55 SB, .763 OPS
ROY: Charlie Smith, CLE, 26, 24-14, 2.32 ERA, 75 BB, 258 K, .220 OAVG, 1.03 WHIP
Gold Gloves:
Pitcher: Elmer Stricklett, CHW
Catcher: Marty Bergen, CHW
First Base: Hal Chase, NYY
Second Base: Rabbit Nill, WSH
Third Base: Jack Hannifin, PHA
Shortstop: Kid Elberfeld, DET
Leftfield: Ty Cobb, DET
Centerfield: Rube Vinson, CLE
Rightfield: Izzy Hoffman, WSH