1906 Philadelphia Athletics season

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}

{{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 =

| ref1 = {{cite news |author= |date=April 1, 1906|title=Athletics Were on Tap, But Rain Prevented Game |url= |work=Philadelphia Inquirer|location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|page=14}}

| score2 = Philadelphia Athletics – 1, Philadelphia Athletics – 7

| date2 = April 2, 1906

| loc2 = Columbia Park

| time2 = 2:00

| att2 = 5,000

| ref2 = {{cite news |author= |date=April 3, 1906 |title=Athletics Defeat Phillies in Opening Game, 7 to 1 |url= |work=Philadelphia Inquirer|location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|page=10}}

| score3 = Philadelphia Athletics – 3, Philadelphia Phillies – 0

| date3 = April 3, 1906

| loc3 = Philadelphia Ball Park

| time3 = 1:45

| att3 = 4,508

| ref3 = {{cite news |author= |date=April 4, 1906|title=Athletics Win Second Game of Series By Clear Inside Work|url= |work=Philadelphia Inquirer|location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|page=10}}

| score4 = Philadelphia Phillies – 0, Philadelphia Athletics – 1

| date4 = April 4, 1906

| loc4 = Columbia Park

| time4 =

| att4 = 4,024

| ref4 = {{cite news |author= |date=April 5, 1906 |title=Another Shutout for the Phillies|url= |work=Philadelphia Inquirer|location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|page=10}}

| score5 = Philadelphia Athletics – 1, Philadelphia Phillies – 4

| date5 = April 5, 1906

| loc5 = Philadelphia Ball Park

| time5 = 1:35

| att5 = 4,175

| ref5 = {{cite news |author= |date=April 6, 1906 |title=Phils Take a Game from Gallus Champs|url= |work=Philadelphia Inquirer|location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|page=10}}

| score6 = No Game - Cold

| date6 = April 6, 1906

| loc6 = Columbia Park

| time6 =

| att6 =

| ref6 = {{cite news |author= |date=April 7, 1906 |title=Too Frosty for Baseball Games|url= |work=Philadelphia Inquirer|location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|page=10}}

| score7 = Philadelphia Phillies – 2, Philadelphia Athletics – 7

| date7 = April 7, 1906

| loc7 = Columbia Park

| time7 = 1:45

| att7 = 8,211

| ref7 = {{cite news |author= |date=April 8, 1906 |title=Athletics Cinch the Local Series|url= |work=Philadelphia Inquirer|location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|page=15}}

| score8 = No Game - Rain

| date8 = April 9, 1906

| loc8 = Philadelphia Ball Park

| time8 =

| att8 =

| ref8 = {{cite news |author= |date=April 10, 1906 |title=Base Ball Map is Spotted by Rain|url= |work=Philadelphia Inquirer|location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|page=10}}

| score9 = No Game - Wet Grounds

| date9 = April 10, 1906

| loc9 = Philadelphia Ball Park

| time9 =

| att9 =

| ref9 = {{cite news |author= |date=April 11, 1906 |title=Last Local Game was Called Off|url= |work=Philadelphia Inquirer|location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|page=10}}}}

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 =

class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;"
colspan="10" style="background-color: #4169e1; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1906 Philadelphia Athletics
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

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|Ossee|Schreckengost}}9833896.284141
align="center"

| 1B

{{sortname|Harry|Davis|Harry Davis (1900s first baseman)}}145551161.2921296
align="center"

| 2B

{{sortname|Danny|Murphy|Danny Murphy (infielder)}}119448135.301260
align="center"

| SS

{{sortname|Monte|Cross}}13444589.200140
align="center"

| 3B

{{sortname|John|Knight|John Knight (baseball)}}7425349.194320
align="center"

| OF

{{sortname|Topsy|Hartsel}}144533136.255130
align="center"

| OF

{{sortname|Bris|Lord}}118434101.233144
align="center"

| OF

{{sortname|Socks|Seybold}}116411130.316559

== 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|Harry|Armbruster}}

9126563.238224
align="center"

| {{sortname|Doc|Powers}}

5818529.15707
align="center"

| {{sortname|Rube|Oldring}}

5917442.241019
align="center"

| {{sortname|Art|Brouthers}}

3714430.208014
align="center"

| {{sortname|Dave|Shean}}

227516.21303
align="center"

| {{sortname|Simon|Nicholls|Simon Nicholls (baseball)}}

12448.18201
align="center"

| {{sortname|Claude|Berry}}

10307.23302
align="center"

| {{sortname|Jim|Byrnes|Jim Byrnes (baseball)}}

10234.17400
align="center"

| {{sortname|Danny|Hoffman}}

7225.22701
align="center"

| {{sortname|Ed|Lennox}}

6171.05900
align="center"

| {{sortname|Eddie|Collins}}

6153.20000
align="center"

| {{sortname|Willy|Fetzer|Bill Fetzer}}

110.00000
align="center"

| {{sortname|Jack|Hannifin}}

1111.00000

= 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|Rube|Waddell}}

43272.215172.21196
align="center"

| {{sortname|Chief|Bender}}

36238.115102.53159
align="center"

| {{sortname|Jimmy|Dygert}}

35213.211132.70106
align="center"

| {{sortname|Eddie|Plank}}

26211.21962.25108
align="center"

| {{sortname|Jack|Coombs}}

23173.010102.5090
align="center"

| {{sortname|Andy|Coakley}}

22149.0783.1459
align="center"

== 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|Mike|Cunningham|dab=baseball}}

528.0103.2115
align="center"

| {{sortname|Hack|Schumann}}

418.0024.009
align="center"

| {{sortname|Jim|Holmes|dab=baseball}}

39.0014.001

== Relief pitchers ==

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

class="wikitable sortable"
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

align="center"

| {{sortname|Bill|Bartley}}

30019.356

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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