| 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 preseasoncity 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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