1906 Boston Americans season

The 1906 Boston Americans season was the sixth season for the professional baseball franchise that later became known as the Boston Red Sox. The Americans finished last in the eight-team American League (AL) with a record of 49 wins and 105 losses, 45 12 games behind the Chicago White Sox. The team played its home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds.

1906 Boston Americans
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record49–105 (.318)
League place8th (45 12 GB)
Other information
Owner(s)John I. Taylor
Manager(s)
StatsESPN.com
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Opening Day starting pitcher Cy Young

Regular season

Prior to the regular season, the team held spring training in Macon, Georgia.[1]

  • April 14: The regular season opens with a 2–1 loss in 12 innings to the New York Highlanders at Hilltop Park in New York City.[2]
  • April 17: In the home opener, the Americans lose to the visiting Highlanders, 4–3.[2]
  • May 25: After losing their first 20 games of the month, during which their record went from 6–7 to 6–27, the Americans break their losing streak with a 3–0 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox.[2]
  • August 25: Jimmy Collins manages his final game.[3] Although Boston defeat the St. Louis Browns, 3–1, the Americans are in last place in the AL, with a record of 35–79 (with one tie).[4] Collins remains with the team as a player.
  • August 27: Outfielder Chick Stahl manages his first game,[5] a 6–5 loss to the Cleveland Naps.
  • September 1: In their longest game of the season, the Americans lose to the visiting Philadelphia Athletics, 4–1 in 24 innings.[2]
  • September 26: The team loses its 100th game of the season, falling to 46–100 with a 2–0 loss to the White Sox at South Side Park in Chicago.[2]
  • October 6: The regular season ends with a home loss to the Highlanders, 5–4.[2]

Statistical leaders

The offense was led by Chick Stahl with 51 RBIs and four home runs, and Myron "Moose" Grimshaw with a .290 batting average. The pitching staff was led by Cy Young, who made 39 appearances (34 starts) and pitched 28 complete games with a 13–21 record and 3.19 ERA, while striking out 140 in 287 23 innings. Jesse Tannehill was the only member of the starting rotation with winning record, at 13–11, while Bill Dinneen had the rotation's lowest ERA, at 2.92.

Season standings

American League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago White Sox 9358 0.616 54–23 39–35
New York Highlanders 9061 0.596 3 53–23 37–38
Cleveland Naps 8964 0.582 5 47–30 42–34
Philadelphia Athletics 7867 0.538 12 48–23 30–44
St. Louis Browns 7673 0.510 16 40–34 36–39
Detroit Tigers 7178 0.477 21 42–34 29–44
Washington Senators 5595 0.367 37½ 33–41 22–54
Boston Americans 49105 0.318 45½ 22–54 27–51

The team had one game end in a tie; April 18 vs. New York Highlanders.[2] Tie games are not counted in league standings, but player statistics during tie games are counted.[6]

Record vs. opponents

1906 American League Records

Sources:
Team BOS CWS CLE DET NY PHI STL WSH
Boston 4–188–1410–125–17–18–145–179–13
Chicago 18–412–10–111–1112–10–112–913–7–115–7
Cleveland 8–1410–12–114–8–110–11–112–10–114–815–7
Detroit 12–1011–118–14–111–116–139–13–114–6
New York 17–5–110–12–111–10–111–1113–813–8–115–7
Philadelphia 14–89–1210–12–113–68–139–11–215–5–1
St. Louis 17–57–13–18–1413–9–18–13–111–9–212–10
Washington 13–97–157–156–147–155–15–110–12
Season pass for 1906
Inside view of the season pass

Opening Day lineup

Kip SelbachLF
Jimmy Collins3B
Chick StahlCF
Freddy ParentSS
Buck FreemanRF
Myron Grimshaw1B
John Godwin2B
Charlie GrahamC
Cy YoungP

Source: [7][8]

Roster

1906 Boston Americans
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

Batting

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Starters by position

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
CCharlie Armbruster7220129.14406
1BMoose Grimshaw110428124.290048
2BHobe Ferris130495121.244244
SSFreddy Parent149600141.235149
3BRed Morgan 8830766.215121
OFJack Hayden8532280.248114
OFChick Stahl155595170.286451
OFJack Hoey9436188.244024

Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Buck Freeman12139298.250130
Kip Selbach6022848.211023
John Godwin6619336.187015
Jimmy Collins3714239.275116
Bob Peterson3911824.20319
Bill Carrigan3710923.211010
Charlie Graham309021.233112
Chet Chadbourne114313.30203
Heinie Wagner9329.28104
Lou Criger7173.17601
Tom Doran230.00000

Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Cy Young39287 2313213.19140
Joe Harris302352213.5299
Bill Dinneen28218 238192.9260
George Winter29207 236184.1272
Jesse Tannehill27196 1313113.1682
Ralph Glaze19123463.5956

Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Frank Oberlin434133.1813
Ed Barry321036.0010
Len Swormstedt321111.296
Norwood Gibson518 23025.303
Ed Hughes210005.403
Rube Kroh19100.005

References

  1. Murnane, T. H. (March 12, 1906). "Get First Practice". The Boston Globe. p. 9. Retrieved November 11, 2018 via newspapers.com.
  2. "The 1906 Boston Americans Regular Season Game Log". Retrosheet. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  3. "Jimmy Collins". Retrosheet. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  4. "Standings At Close of Play of August 25, 1906". Retrosheet. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  5. "Chick Stahl". Retrosheet. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  6. "Tie". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  7. "15,000 See Yankees Take First Game". The New York Times. April 15, 1906. p. 10. Retrieved November 14, 2018 via newspapers.com.
  8. "Box Score". The New York Times. April 15, 1906. p. 10. Retrieved November 14, 2018 via newspapers.com.
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