1906 Detroit Tigers season
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1906 Detroit Tigers season
| 1906 Detroit Tigers |
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| Owner(s) | William H. Yawkey | |
| Manager(s) | Bill Armour | |
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1906 was the sixth year for the Detroit Tigers in the American League. The team finished in sixth place with a record of 71-78 (.477), 21 games behind the Chicago White Sox.
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Regular season
The 1906 Tigers were outscored by their opponents 599 to 518. The team's attendance at Bennett Park was 174,043, seventh out of the eight teams in the AL.
Season standings
| American League | W | L | T | GB | Pct. |
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| Chicago White Sox | 93 | 58 | 3 | -- | .616 |
| New York Highlanders | 90 | 61 | 4 | 3 | .596 |
| Cleveland Naps | 89 | 64 | 4 | 5 | .582 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 78 | 67 | 4 | 12 | .538 |
| St. Louis Browns | 76 | 73 | 5 | 16 | .510 |
| Detroit Tigers | 71 | 78 | 2 | 21 | .477 |
| Washington Senators | 55 | 95 | 1 | 37½ | .367 |
| Boston Americans | 49 | 105 | 1 | 45½ | .318 |
Notable transactions
- August, 1906: Jack Rowan was acquired by the Tigers from the Leavenworth Old Soldiers.[1]
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 | Boss Schmidt | 68 | 216 | 47 | .218 | 0 | 10 |
| 1B | Chris Lindsay | 141 | 499 | 112 | .224 | 0 | 33 |
| 2B | Germany Schaefer | 124 | 446 | 106 | .238 | 2 | 42 |
| 3B | Bill Coughlin | 147 | 498 | 117 | .235 | 2 | 60 |
| SS | Charley O'Leary | 128 | 443 | 97 | .219 | 2 | 34 |
| OF | Matty McIntyre | 133 | 493 | 128 | .260 | 0 | 39 |
| OF | Sam Crawford | 145 | 563 | 166 | .295 | 2 | 72 |
| OF | Ty Cobb | 98 | 358 | 113 | .316 | 1 | 34 |
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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| Davy Jones | 84 | 323 | 84 | .260 | 0 | 24 |
| Fred Payne | 72 | 222 | 60 | .270 | 0 | 20 |
| Jack Warner | 50 | 153 | 37 | .242 | 0 | 10 |
| Bobby Lowe | 41 | 145 | 30 | .207 | 1 | 12 |
| Sam Thompson | 8 | 31 | 7 | .226 | 0 | 3 |
| Frank Scheibeck | 3 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Hetling | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included
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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| George Mullin | 40 | 330 | 21 | 18 | 2.78 | 123 |
| Red Donahue | 28 | 241 | 13 | 14 | 2.73 | 82 |
| Bill Donovan | 25 | 211.2 | 9 | 15 | 3.15 | 85 |
| Ed Siever | 30 | 222.2 | 14 | 11 | 2.71 | 71 |
| Ed Killian | 21 | 149.2 | 10 | 6 | 3.43 | 47 |
| Ed Willett | 3 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3.96 | 16 |
| Jack Rowan | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11.00 | 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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| John Eubank | 24 | 135 | 4 | 10 | 3.53 | 38 |
| Jimmy Wiggs | 4 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 5.23 | 7 |
Awards and honors
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