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.
1906 Detroit Tigers | ||
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League | American League | |
Ballpark | Bennett Park | |
City | Detroit, Michigan | |
Owners | William H. Yawkey | |
Managers | Bill Armour | |
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Regular season edit
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 edit
American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago White Sox | 93 | 58 | 0.616 | — | 54–23 | 39–35 |
New York Highlanders | 90 | 61 | 0.596 | 3 | 53–23 | 37–38 |
Cleveland Naps | 89 | 64 | 0.582 | 5 | 47–30 | 42–34 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 78 | 67 | 0.538 | 12 | 48–23 | 30–44 |
St. Louis Browns | 76 | 73 | 0.510 | 16 | 40–34 | 36–39 |
Detroit Tigers | 71 | 78 | 0.477 | 21 | 42–34 | 29–44 |
Washington Senators | 55 | 95 | 0.367 | 37½ | 33–41 | 22–54 |
Boston Americans | 49 | 105 | 0.318 | 45½ | 22–54 | 27–51 |
Record vs. opponents edit
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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 | — |
Notable transactions edit
- August 1906: Jack Rowan was acquired by the Tigers from the Leavenworth Old Soldiers.[1]
Roster edit
1906 Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats edit
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
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 edit
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 edit
Starting pitchers edit
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 | 330.0 | 21 | 18 | 2.78 | 123 |
Red Donahue | 28 | 241.0 | 13 | 14 | 2.73 | 82 |
Ed Siever | 30 | 222.2 | 14 | 11 | 2.71 | 71 |
Bill Donovan | 25 | 211.2 | 9 | 15 | 3.15 | 85 |
Ed Killian | 21 | 149.2 | 10 | 6 | 3.43 | 47 |
Ed Willett | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 3 | 3.96 | 16 |
Jack Rowan | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.00 | 0 |
Other pitchers edit
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 | 135.0 | 4 | 10 | 3.53 | 38 |
Jimmy Wiggs | 4 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 5.23 | 7 |