| 1906 Chicago White Sox | ||||
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| World Series champion American League champion | ||||
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| League | American League | |||
| Ballpark | South Side Park | |||
| City | Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Record | 93–58 (.616) | |||
| League place | 1st | |||
| Owners | Charles Comiskey | |||
| Managers | Fielder Jones | |||
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The1906 season was the seventh season overall for theChicago White Sox, and their sixth season in the major leagues. The Sox won their secondAmerican Leaguepennant and their firstWorld Series championship.
The Sox won 93 games in the regular season–– a plateau they would not reach again until the1915 season–– to claim the pennant, propelled by a historic 19-game winning streak in August. They won the league pennant largely on the strength of their pitching staff, as their team batting average of .230 was the worst in the AL. The White Sox would go on to upset their crosstown neighbors, theChicago Cubs (who had finished 116–36 that year for the best winning percentage in modern baseball history), in theWorld Series, earning them the moniker of the "Hitless Wonders."
The 1906 White Sox team became known as theHitless Wonders, having won the American League pennant despite posting the lowest team batting average (.230) in the league.[1][2] The team had been in fourth place by the end of July, 7½ games behind the defending champion Philadelphia Athletics, when they went on a 19-game winning streak that drove them into first place.[1] No American League team would beat the 19-game winning streak for almost 100 years.[1] The team made up for their lack of hitting prowess by leading the league inwalks, hit batsmen and sacrifice hits.[1] The White Sox pitching staff had a league-leading 32shutouts and the second lowestearned run average in the league.[2][3] The White Sox then defeated their cross-town rivals, the heavily favoredChicago Cubs in the1906 World Series.[4]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | 93 | 58 | .616 | — | 54–23 | 39–35 |
| New York Highlanders | 90 | 61 | .596 | 3 | 53–23 | 37–38 |
| Cleveland Naps | 89 | 64 | .582 | 5 | 47–30 | 42–34 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 78 | 67 | .538 | 12 | 48–23 | 30–44 |
| St. Louis Browns | 76 | 73 | .510 | 16 | 40–34 | 36–39 |
| Detroit Tigers | 71 | 78 | .477 | 21 | 42–34 | 29–44 |
| Washington Senators | 55 | 95 | .367 | 37½ | 33–41 | 22–54 |
| Boston Americans | 49 | 105 | .318 | 45½ | 22–54 | 27–51 |
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYH | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 4–18 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 5–17–1 | 8–14 | 5–17 | 9–13 | |||||
| Chicago | 18–4 | — | 12–10–1 | 11–11 | 12–10–1 | 12–9 | 13–7–1 | 15–7 | |||||
| Cleveland | 8–14 | 10–12–1 | — | 14–8–1 | 10–11–1 | 12–10–1 | 14–8 | 15–7 | |||||
| Detroit | 12–10 | 11–11 | 8–14–1 | — | 11–11 | 6–13 | 9–13–1 | 14–6 | |||||
| New York | 17–5–1 | 10–12–1 | 11–10–1 | 11–11 | — | 13–8 | 13–8–1 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 14–8 | 9–12 | 10–12–1 | 13–6 | 8–13 | — | 9–11–2 | 15–5–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 17–5 | 7–13–1 | 8–14 | 13–9–1 | 8–13–1 | 11–9–2 | — | 12–10 | |||||
| Washington | 13–9 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 6–14 | 7–15 | 5–15–1 | 10–12 | — | |||||
| 1906 Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
| = Indicates team leader |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Billy Sullivan | 118 | 387 | 83 | .214 | 2 | 33 |
| 1B | Jiggs Donahue | 154 | 556 | 143 | .257 | 1 | 57 |
| 2B | Frank Isbell | 143 | 549 | 153 | .279 | 0 | 57 |
| SS | George Davis | 133 | 484 | 134 | .277 | 0 | 80 |
| 3B | Lee Tannehill | 116 | 378 | 69 | .183 | 0 | 33 |
| OF | Ed Hahn | 130 | 484 | 110 | .227 | 0 | 27 |
| OF | Fielder Jones | 144 | 496 | 114 | .230 | 2 | 34 |
| OF | Bill O'Neill | 94 | 330 | 82 | .248 | 1 | 21 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patsy Dougherty | 75 | 253 | 59 | .233 | 1 | 27 |
| George Rohe | 77 | 225 | 58 | .258 | 0 | 25 |
| Gus Dundon | 33 | 96 | 13 | .135 | 0 | 4 |
| Frank Roth | 16 | 51 | 10 | .196 | 0 | 7 |
| Frank Hemphill | 13 | 40 | 3 | .075 | 0 | 2 |
| Hub Hart | 17 | 37 | 6 | .162 | 0 | 0 |
| Babe Towne | 14 | 36 | 10 | .278 | 0 | 6 |
| Rube Vinson | 10 | 24 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 3 |
| Ed McFarland | 12 | 23 | 4 | .174 | 0 | 3 |
| Lee Quillen | 4 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Owen | 42 | 293.0 | 22 | 13 | 2.33 | 66 |
| Nick Altrock | 38 | 287.2 | 20 | 13 | 2.06 | 99 |
| Ed Walsh | 41 | 278.1 | 17 | 13 | 1.88 | 171 |
| Doc White | 28 | 219.1 | 18 | 6 | 1.52 | 95 |
| Roy Patterson | 21 | 142.0 | 10 | 7 | 2.09 | 45 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Smith | 20 | 122.0 | 5 | 5 | 3.39 | 53 |
| Lou Fiene | 6 | 31.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.90 | 12 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Isbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
AL Chicago White Sox (4) vsNL Chicago Cubs (2)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White Sox – 2, Cubs – 1 | October 9 | West Side Park | 12,693 |
| 2 | Cubs – 7, White Sox – 1 | October 10 | South Side Park | 12,595 |
| 3 | White Sox – 3, Cubs – 0 | October 11 | West Side Park | 13,667 |
| 4 | Cubs – 1, White Sox – 0 | October 12 | South Side Park | 18,385 |
| 5 | White Sox – 8, Cubs – 6 | October 13 | West Side Park | 23,257 |
| 6 | Cubs – 3,White Sox – 8 | October 14 | South Side Park | 19,249 |