| 1906 Philadelphia Athletics | |
|---|---|
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| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Columbia Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Record | 78–67 (.538) |
| League place | 4th |
| Owners | Benjamin Shibe,Tom Shibe,John Shibe,Connie Mack,Sam Jones,Frank Hough |
| Managers | Connie Mack |
The1906Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing fourth in theAmerican League with a record of 78 wins and 67 losses.
The Athletics played five of nine scheduled games against thePhiladelphia Phillies for the local championship in the pre-seasoncity series. The Athletics defeated the Phillies, 4 games to 1.
AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (1)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 31, 1906 | No Game - Rain | Philadelphia Ball Park | - | -[1] |
| 2 | April 2, 1906 | Philadelphia Athletics – 1,Philadelphia Athletics – 7 | Columbia Park | 2:00 | 5,000[2] |
| 3 | April 3, 1906 | Philadelphia Athletics – 3, Philadelphia Phillies – 0 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:45 | 4,508[3] |
| 4 | April 4, 1906 | Philadelphia Phillies – 0,Philadelphia Athletics – 1 | Columbia Park | - | 4,024[4] |
| 5 | April 5, 1906 | Philadelphia Athletics – 1,Philadelphia Phillies – 4 | Philadelphia Ball Park | 1:35 | 4,175[5] |
| 6 | April 6, 1906 | No Game - Cold | Columbia Park | - | -[6] |
| 7 | April 7, 1906 | Philadelphia Phillies – 2,Philadelphia Athletics – 7 | Columbia Park | 1:45 | 8,211[7] |
| 8 | April 9, 1906 | No Game - Rain | Philadelphia Ball Park | - | -[8] |
| 9 | April 10, 1906 | No Game - Wet Grounds | Philadelphia Ball Park | - | -[9] |
The A's moved to 18-15 against the Phillies after the 1906 series.
| 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 Philadelphia Athletics | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders Other positions | Manager | ||||||
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 | Ossee Schreckengost | 98 | 338 | 96 | .284 | 1 | 41 |
| 1B | Harry Davis | 145 | 551 | 161 | .292 | 12 | 96 |
| 2B | Danny Murphy | 119 | 448 | 135 | .301 | 2 | 60 |
| SS | Monte Cross | 134 | 445 | 89 | .200 | 1 | 40 |
| 3B | John Knight | 74 | 253 | 49 | .194 | 3 | 20 |
| OF | Topsy Hartsel | 144 | 533 | 136 | .255 | 1 | 30 |
| OF | Bris Lord | 118 | 434 | 101 | .233 | 1 | 44 |
| OF | Socks Seybold | 116 | 411 | 130 | .316 | 5 | 59 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Armbruster | 91 | 265 | 63 | .238 | 2 | 24 |
| Doc Powers | 58 | 185 | 29 | .157 | 0 | 7 |
| Rube Oldring | 59 | 174 | 42 | .241 | 0 | 19 |
| Art Brouthers | 37 | 144 | 30 | .208 | 0 | 14 |
| Dave Shean | 22 | 75 | 16 | .213 | 0 | 3 |
| Simon Nicholls | 12 | 44 | 8 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
| Claude Berry | 10 | 30 | 7 | .233 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Byrnes | 10 | 23 | 4 | .174 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Hoffman | 7 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Lennox | 6 | 17 | 1 | .059 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Collins | 6 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Willy Fetzer | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Hannifin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Waddell | 43 | 272.2 | 15 | 17 | 2.21 | 196 |
| Chief Bender | 36 | 238.1 | 15 | 10 | 2.53 | 159 |
| Jimmy Dygert | 35 | 213.2 | 11 | 13 | 2.70 | 106 |
| Eddie Plank | 26 | 211.2 | 19 | 6 | 2.25 | 108 |
| Jack Coombs | 23 | 173.0 | 10 | 10 | 2.50 | 90 |
| Andy Coakley | 22 | 149.0 | 7 | 8 | 3.14 | 59 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Cunningham | 5 | 28.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.21 | 15 |
| Hack Schumann | 4 | 18.0 | 0 | 2 | 4.00 | 9 |
| Jim Holmes | 3 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 1 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bartley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.35 | 6 |
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