1906 Chicago Cubs season
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1906 Chicago Cubs season
| 1906 Chicago Cubs 1906 National League Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Charles Murphy | |
| Manager(s) | Frank Chance | |
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The 1906 Chicago Cubs season was a season in American baseball. The team won the National League pennant with a record of 116-36, a full 20 games ahead of the second-place New York Giants. The team's 116 wins is still the most by any team in National League history. The team's .763 winning percentage is still the highest in modern MLB history (i.e., since 1901).
In a huge upset, the Cubs were beaten by the Chicago White Sox in the 1906 World Series. Despite this, the club is still considered one of the greatest baseball teams of all-time.
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Regular season
Led by new manager Frank Chance, the Cubs dominated the NL. They led the league in both runs scored and fewest runs allowed by large margins. Their record of 116 has never been beaten, although it was tied by the 2001 Seattle Mariners (who played a longer 162-game season).
The team included four future Hall of Famers: manager and first baseman Chance, second baseman Johnny Evers, shortstop Joe Tinker, and pitcher Mordecai Brown. Brown finished second in the NL in wins to Joe McGinnity, but his 1.04 ERA set a major league record. Although the record was broken by Dutch Leonard in 1914, Brown's mark still stands as the National League record.
The pitching staff led the majors with a team earned run average of 1.76. Six members of the pitching staff had double digit victories – Mordecai Brown (26), Jack Pfiester (20), Ed Reulbach (19), Carl Lundgren (17), Orval Overall (12), and Jack Taylor (12). In addition, Mordecai Brown set a major league record with the lowest earned run average attained with at least 250 innings pitched (1.04).[1] The offensive star was third baseman Harry Steinfeldt, who led the NL in both hits and RBI.
The team's .763 winning percentage also set a modern-era record, and was the best overall since 1885. However, it set neither a National League record nor even a franchise record, as the 19th-century White Stockings finished with better records on three occasions (1876, 1880, and 1885). The all-time major league record belongs to the 1884 St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association at .832.
On August 9, Jack Taylor threw the last of a major league record 187 consecutive complete games that he pitched[2] (not counting appearances as a relief pitcher), a streak that began in 1901 when Taylor was pitching for the Chicago Orphans. Taylor had been re-acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals on July 1, having been traded to the Cards after the 1903 season.[3]
Season standings
| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Chicago Cubs | 116 | 36 | -- | .763 |
| New York Giants | 96 | 56 | 20 | .632 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 93 | 60 | 23.5 | .608 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 82 | 45.5 | .464 |
| Brooklyn Superbas | 66 | 86 | 50 | .434 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 87 | 51.5 | .424 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 52 | 98 | 63 | .347 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 49 | 102 | 66.5 | .325 |
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 |
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| C | Johnny Kling | 107 | 343 | 107 | .312 | 2 | 46 |
| 1B | Frank Chance | 136 | 474 | 151 | .319 | 3 | 71 |
| 2B | Johnny Evers | 154 | 533 | 136 | .255 | 1 | 51 |
| SS | Joe Tinker | 148 | 523 | 122 | .233 | 1 | 64 |
| 3B | Harry Steinfeldt | 151 | 539 | 176 | .327 | 3 | 83 |
| OF | Jimmy Sheckard | 149 | 549 | 144 | .262 | 1 | 45 |
| OF | Frank Schulte | 146 | 563 | 158 | .281 | 7 | 60 |
| OF | Jimmy Slagle | 127 | 498 | 119 | .239 | 0 | 33 |
Other batters
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 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mordecai Brown | 36 | 277.1 | 26 | 6 | 1.04 | 144 |
| Jack Pfiester | 31 | 250.2 | 20 | 8 | 1.51 | 153 |
| Ed Reulbach | 33 | 218 | 19 | 4 | 1.65 | 94 |
| Carl Lundgren | 27 | 207.2 | 17 | 6 | 2.21 | 103 |
| Jack Taylor | 17 | 147.1 | 12 | 3 | 1.83 | 34 |
| Orval Overall | 18 | 144 | 12 | 3 | 1.88 | 94 |
| Bob Wicker | 10 | 72.1 | 3 | 5 | 2.99 | 25 |
| Jack Harper | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Fred Beebe | 14 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 2.70 | 55 |
1906 World Series
Main article: 1906 World Series
AL Chicago White Sox (4) vs NL Chicago Cubs (2)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 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 |
Awards and honors
- Highest team winning percentage in one season in the modern era (.763) [1]
- Chicago Cubs pitching staff led the majors with a team earned run average of 1.76.
- Mordecai Brown, major league record, lowest earned run average with at least 250 innings pitched (1.04)
References
- ^ a b Baseball’s Top 100: The Game’s Greatest Records, p. 28, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
- ^ Baseball’s Top 100: The Game’s Greatest Records, p.62, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
- ^ Jack Taylor page at Baseball Reference
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| Preceded by New York Giants 1905 |
National League Championship Season 1906 |
Succeeded by Chicago Cubs 1907 |
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