1906 Philadelphia Athletics season
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{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Philadelphia Athletics
| season = 1906
| misc =
| league = American League
| ballpark = Columbia Park
| city = Philadelphia
| record = {{winpct|78|67|record=y}}
| league_place = 4th
| owners = Benjamin Shibe, Tom Shibe, John Shibe, Connie Mack, Sam Jones, Frank Hough
| managers = Connie Mack
| television =
| radio =
|}}
The 1906 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing fourth in the American League with a record of 78 wins and 67 losses.
Preseason
=1906 Philadelphia City Series=
The Athletics played five of nine scheduled games against the Philadelphia Phillies for the local championship in the pre-season city series. The Athletics defeated the Phillies, 4 games to 1.
{{Baseball playoff summary
| summary = AL Philadelphia Athletics (4) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (1)
| winner =
| leader =
| score =
| score1 = No Game - Rain
| date1 = March 31, 1906
| loc1 = Philadelphia Ball Park
| time1 =
| att1 =
| score2 = Philadelphia Athletics – 1, Philadelphia Athletics – 7
| date2 = April 2, 1906
| loc2 = Columbia Park
| time2 = 2:00
| att2 = 5,000
| score3 = Philadelphia Athletics – 3, Philadelphia Phillies – 0
| date3 = April 3, 1906
| loc3 = Philadelphia Ball Park
| time3 = 1:45
| att3 = 4,508
| score4 = Philadelphia Phillies – 0, Philadelphia Athletics – 1
| date4 = April 4, 1906
| loc4 = Columbia Park
| time4 =
| att4 = 4,024
| score5 = Philadelphia Athletics – 1, Philadelphia Phillies – 4
| date5 = April 5, 1906
| loc5 = Philadelphia Ball Park
| time5 = 1:35
| att5 = 4,175
| score6 = No Game - Cold
| date6 = April 6, 1906
| loc6 = Columbia Park
| time6 =
| att6 =
| score7 = Philadelphia Phillies – 2, Philadelphia Athletics – 7
| date7 = April 7, 1906
| loc7 = Columbia Park
| time7 = 1:45
| att7 = 8,211
| score8 = No Game - Rain
| date8 = April 9, 1906
| loc8 = Philadelphia Ball Park
| time8 =
| att8 =
| score9 = No Game - Wet Grounds
| date9 = April 10, 1906
| loc9 = Philadelphia Ball Park
| time9 =
| att9 =
The A's moved to 18-15 against the Phillies after the 1906 series.
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1906 American League standings|highlight=Philadelphia Athletics}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1906 AL Record vs. opponents|team=PHI}}
= Roster =
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colspan="10" style="background-color: #FF0000; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Bill Bartley}}
{{MLBplayer | Chief Bender}}
{{MLBplayer | Andy Coakley}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Coombs}}
{{MLBplayer | Mike Cunningham}}
{{MLBplayer | Jimmy Dygert}}
{{MLBplayer | Jim Holmes}}
{{MLBplayer | Eddie Plank}}
{{MLBplayer | Hack Schumann}}
{{MLBplayer | Rube Waddell}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Claude Berry}}
{{MLBplayer | Jim Byrnes}}
{{MLBplayer | Doc Powers}}
{{MLBplayer | Ossee Schreckengost}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Art Brouthers}}
{{MLBplayer | Eddie Collins}}
{{MLBplayer | Monte Cross}}
{{MLBplayer | Harry Davis}}
{{MLBplayer | John Knight}}
{{MLBplayer | Ed Lennox}}
{{MLBplayer | Danny Murphy}}
{{MLBplayer | Simon Nicholls}}
{{MLBplayer | Rube Oldring}}
{{MLBplayer | Dave Shean}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Harry Armbruster}}
{{MLBplayer | Topsy Hartsel}}
{{MLBplayer | Danny Hoffman}}
{{MLBplayer | Bris Lord}}
{{MLBplayer | Socks Seybold}}
Other positions {{MLBplayer | Willy Fetzer}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Hannifin}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Connie Mack}} |
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
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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 | |||||||
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align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Ossee|Schreckengost}} | 98 | 338 | 96 | .284 | 1 | 41 |
align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Harry|Davis|Harry Davis (1900s first baseman)}} | 145 | 551 | 161 | .292 | 12 | 96 |
align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Danny|Murphy|Danny Murphy (infielder)}} | 119 | 448 | 135 | .301 | 2 | 60 |
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| SS | {{sortname|Monte|Cross}} | 134 | 445 | 89 | .200 | 1 | 40 |
align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|John|Knight|John Knight (baseball)}} | 74 | 253 | 49 | .194 | 3 | 20 |
align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Topsy|Hartsel}} | 144 | 533 | 136 | .255 | 1 | 30 |
align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Bris|Lord}} | 118 | 434 | 101 | .233 | 1 | 44 |
align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Socks|Seybold}} | 116 | 411 | 130 | .316 | 5 | 59 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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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 | ||||||
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align="center"
| {{sortname|Harry|Armbruster}} | 91 | 265 | 63 | .238 | 2 | 24 |
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| {{sortname|Doc|Powers}} | 58 | 185 | 29 | .157 | 0 | 7 |
align="center"
| {{sortname|Rube|Oldring}} | 59 | 174 | 42 | .241 | 0 | 19 |
align="center"
| {{sortname|Art|Brouthers}} | 37 | 144 | 30 | .208 | 0 | 14 |
align="center"
| {{sortname|Dave|Shean}} | 22 | 75 | 16 | .213 | 0 | 3 |
align="center"
| {{sortname|Simon|Nicholls|Simon Nicholls (baseball)}} | 12 | 44 | 8 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
align="center"
| {{sortname|Claude|Berry}} | 10 | 30 | 7 | .233 | 0 | 2 |
align="center"
| {{sortname|Jim|Byrnes|Jim Byrnes (baseball)}} | 10 | 23 | 4 | .174 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| {{sortname|Danny|Hoffman}} | 7 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 | 1 |
align="center"
| {{sortname|Ed|Lennox}} | 6 | 17 | 1 | .059 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| {{sortname|Eddie|Collins}} | 6 | 15 | 3 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| {{sortname|Willy|Fetzer|Bill Fetzer}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
align="center"
| {{sortname|Jack|Hannifin}} | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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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 | ||||||
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align="center"
| {{sortname|Rube|Waddell}} | 43 | 272.2 | 15 | 17 | 2.21 | 196 |
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| {{sortname|Chief|Bender}} | 36 | 238.1 | 15 | 10 | 2.53 | 159 |
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| {{sortname|Jimmy|Dygert}} | 35 | 213.2 | 11 | 13 | 2.70 | 106 |
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| {{sortname|Eddie|Plank}} | 26 | 211.2 | 19 | 6 | 2.25 | 108 |
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| {{sortname|Jack|Coombs}} | 23 | 173.0 | 10 | 10 | 2.50 | 90 |
align="center"
| {{sortname|Andy|Coakley}} | 22 | 149.0 | 7 | 8 | 3.14 | 59 |
align="center" |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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! 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|Mike|Cunningham|dab=baseball}} | 5 | 28.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.21 | 15 |
align="center"
| {{sortname|Hack|Schumann}} | 4 | 18.0 | 0 | 2 | 4.00 | 9 |
align="center"
| {{sortname|Jim|Holmes|dab=baseball}} | 3 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 1 |
== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
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| {{sortname|Bill|Bartley}} | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.35 | 6 |
Notes
{{Reflist|2}}
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHA/1906.shtml 1906 Philadelphia Athletics team page at Baseball Reference]
- [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1906&t=PHA 1906 Philadelphia Athletics team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
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