1906 Detroit Tigers season
{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Detroit Tigers
| season = 1906
| misc =
| league = American League
| ballpark = Bennett Park
| record = {{winpct|71|78|record=y}}
| league_place = 6th
| owners = William H. Yawkey
| managers = Bill Armour
| television =
| radio =
|}}
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.
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 =
{{1906 American League standings|highlight=Detroit Tigers}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1906 AL Record vs. opponents|team=DET}}
= Notable transactions =
- August 1906: Jack Rowan was acquired by the Tigers from the Leavenworth Old Soldiers.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rowanja01.shtml Jack Rowan page at Baseball-Reference]
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #bd5d29; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Red Donahue}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Donovan}}
{{MLBplayer | John Eubank}}
{{MLBplayer | Ed Killian}}
{{MLBplayer | George Mullin}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Rowan}}
{{MLBplayer | Ed Siever}}
{{MLBplayer | Jimmy Wiggs}}
{{MLBplayer | Ed Willett}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Fred Payne}}
{{MLBplayer | Boss Schmidt}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Warner}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Bill Coughlin}}
{{MLBplayer | Gus Hetling}}
{{MLBplayer | Chris Lindsay}}
{{MLBplayer | Bobby Lowe}}
{{MLBplayer | Charley O'Leary}}
{{MLBplayer | Germany Schaefer}}
{{MLBplayer | Frank Scheibeck}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Ty Cobb}}
{{MLBplayer | Sam Crawford}}
{{MLBplayer | Davy Jones}}
{{MLBplayer | Matty McIntyre}}
{{MLBplayer | Sam Thompson}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Bill Armour}} |
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
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Boss|Schmidt}} | 68 | 216 | 47 | .218 | 0 | 10 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Chris|Lindsay}} | 141 | 499 | 112 | .224 | 0 | 33 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Germany|Schaefer}} | 124 | 446 | 106 | .238 | 2 | 42 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|Bill|Coughlin}} | 147 | 498 | 117 | .235 | 2 | 60 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|Charley|O'Leary}} | 128 | 443 | 97 | .219 | 2 | 34 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Matty|McIntyre}} | 133 | 493 | 128 | .260 | 0 | 39 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Sam|Crawford}} | 145 | 563 | 166 | .295 | 2 | 72 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|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
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Davy|Jones|Davy Jones (baseball)}} | 84 | 323 | 84 | .260 | 0 | 24 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Fred|Payne|Fred Payne (baseball)}} | 72 | 222 | 60 | .270 | 0 | 20 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jack|Warner|Jack Warner (catcher)}} | 50 | 153 | 37 | .242 | 0 | 10 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bobby|Lowe}} | 41 | 145 | 30 | .207 | 1 | 12 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Sam|Thompson|dab=outfielder}} | 8 | 31 | 7 | .226 | 0 | 3 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Frank|Scheibeck}} | 3 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|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
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|George|Mullin|George Mullin (baseball)}} | 40 | 330.0 | 21 | 18 | 2.78 | 123 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Red|Donahue}} | 28 | 241.0 | 13 | 14 | 2.73 | 82 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ed|Siever}} | 30 | 222.2 | 14 | 11 | 2.71 | 71 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Bill|Donovan}} | 25 | 211.2 | 9 | 15 | 3.15 | 85 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ed|Killian}} | 21 | 149.2 | 10 | 6 | 3.43 | 47 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ed|Willett}} | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 3 | 3.96 | 16 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jack|Rowan|Jack Rowan (baseball)}} | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.00 | 0 |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|John|Eubank}} | 24 | 135.0 | 4 | 10 | 3.53 | 38 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jimmy|Wiggs}} | 4 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 5.23 | 7 |
Notes
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References
{{Portal|Baseball}}
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/1906.shtml 1906 Detroit Tigers Regular Season Statistics at Baseball Reference]
{{1906 MLB season by team}}
{{Detroit Tigers}}