1906 Season

22 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1906 Major League Baseball season was played by 22 teams. The Chicago White Sox won the World Series, defeating the Chicago Cubs. Harry Davis and Tim Jordan led with 12 home runs, Harry Davis led with 96 RBI, and Nap Lajoie led with 214 hits. This page carries the 1906 standings, league leaders, postseason results, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

🏆 Postseason

1906 Bracket
World Series CHA def. CHN (4-2)

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1906 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 477 plate appearances at 154 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 George Stone .358 2 Nap Lajoie .355 3 Honus Wagner .339 4 Harry Steinfeldt .327 5 Harry Lumley .324

OPS qualified

1 George Stone .918 2 Honus Wagner .875 3 Harry Lumley .864 4 Nap Lajoie .857 5 Frank Chance .849

Home Runs all players

1 Harry Davis 12 2 Tim Jordan 12 3 Charlie Hickman 9 4 Harry Lumley 9 5 Cy Seymour 8

RBI all players

1 Harry Davis 96 2 Nap Lajoie 91 3 Joe Nealon 83 4 Harry Steinfeldt 83 5 George Davis 80

Hits all players

1 Nap Lajoie 214 2 George Stone 208 3 Elmer Flick 194 4 Hal Chase 193 5 Willie Keeler 180

Runs all players

1 Frank Chance 103 2 Honus Wagner 103 3 Elmer Flick 98 4 Topsy Hartsel 96 5 Willie Keeler 96

Stolen Bases all players

1 Frank Chance 57 2 Sherry Magee 55 3 Art Devlin 54 4 Honus Wagner 53 5 Johnny Evers 49
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1906 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 154 innings at 154 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Mordecai Brown 1.04 2 Jack Pfiester 1.51 3 Doc White 1.52 4 Barney Pelty 1.59 5 Ed Reulbach 1.65

WHIP qualified

1 Doc White 0.90 2 Addie Joss 0.93 3 Mordecai Brown 0.93 4 Jack Pfiester 0.94 5 Barney Pelty 0.95

Wins all pitchers

1 Joe McGinnity 27 2 Al Orth 27 3 Mordecai Brown 26 4 Jack Chesbro 23 5 Vic Willis 23

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Rube Waddell 196 2 Cy Falkenberg 178 3 Fred Beebe 171 4 Ed Walsh 171 5 Otto Hess 167

Saves all pitchers

1 Cecil Ferguson 7 2 Hooks Wiltse 6 3 Elmer Stricklett 5 4 Charles Bender 3 5 Mordecai Brown 3
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📋 Standings

American League

Chicago White Sox ★ 93-58 New York Highlanders 90-61 Cleveland Naps 89-64 Philadelphia Athletics 78-67 St. Louis Browns 76-73 Detroit Tigers 71-78 Washington Senators 55-95 Boston Americans 49-105

EAS

Philadelphia Giants ★ 25-13 Philadelphia Quaker Giants 14-8 Brooklyn Royal Giants 15-13 Cuban X Giants 19-25 Cuban Stars of Havana 10-14

National League

Chicago Cubs ★ 116-36 New York Giants 96-56 Pittsburgh Pirates 93-60 Philadelphia Phillies 71-82 Brooklyn Superbas 66-86 Cincinnati Reds 64-87 St. Louis Cardinals 52-98 Boston Beaneaters 49-102

WES

Chicago Leland Giants ★ 6-6

The 1906 season in brief

At 116-36, the Chicago Cubs had the top winning percentage of the 1906 season. The Boston Americans finished at the bottom of the 1906 table at 49-105. Group by group, the New York Highlanders (90-61) chased the Chicago White Sox (93-58) to the end in the American League, EAS group honors went to the Philadelphia Giants, whose 25-13 beat the Philadelphia Quaker Giants's 14-8, and the New York Giants (96-56) finished a distant second to the Chicago Cubs (116-36) in the National League. The Chicago White Sox won the World Series over the Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2. Harry Davis and Tim Jordan shared the home run lead at 12. Among qualified hitters, George Stone had the top batting average, .358, with Nap Lajoie next at .355. Qualification for that 1906 board is 477 plate appearances at 154 team games. The ERA board, limited to qualified pitchers, starts with Mordecai Brown at 1.04; Jack Pfiester followed at 1.51. First place on the remaining pitching boards: Joe McGinnity in wins (27) and Rube Waddell in strikeouts (196). Frank Chance had the most stolen bases, 57. Every 1906 hitter and pitcher past the display floor is on the 1906 leaders page.

1906 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1906?
The Chicago White Sox won the 1906 World Series, beating the Chicago Cubs.
How many teams played in 1906?
22 teams played in the 1906 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1906?
Harry Davis and Tim Jordan tied for the lead with 12 home runs in 1906.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1906?
Harry Davis led with 96 RBI in 1906.
Who led MLB in hits in 1906?
Nap Lajoie led with 214 hits in 1906.
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