1906 Boston Americans

49-105 • .318 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1906 Boston Americans went 49-105 (.318) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 463 runs, allowed 706, and played home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds. Team leaders included Chick Stahl (4 HR, 51 RBI) and Jesse Tannehill (13-11, 3.16 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

49 Wins
105 Losses
.318 Win %
8th Rank
463 R 706 RA
Diff -243

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463 Runs Scored
706 Runs Allowed
-243 Run Diff
407K Attendance

📈 vs. 1906 AL Average

Batting Avg .236 5% below the 1906 league average (.248)
OBP .283 6% below the 1906 league average (.302)
SLG .304 4% below the 1906 league average (.318)
Team ERA 3.41 27% worse than the 1906 league average (2.69)
Runs Scored 463 18% below the 1906 league average (562 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHuntington Avenue Grounds
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 407,458
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Avg per Game 5,291

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1906

Batting Avg

1 Myron Grimshaw 0.290 2 Chick Stahl 0.286 3 Jesse Tannehill 0.278 4 Jimmy Collins 0.275 5 Buck Freeman 0.250

Home Runs

1 Chick Stahl 4 2 Hobe Ferris 2 3 Jimmy Collins 1 4 Buck Freeman 1 5 Charlie Graham 1

RBI

1 Chick Stahl 51 2 Freddy Parent 49 3 Myron Grimshaw 48 4 Hobe Ferris 44 5 Buck Freeman 30
1906 Boston Americans — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Freddy Parent 149 600 67 141 14 10 1 49 31 40 16 0.235
Chick Stahl 155 595 63 170 24 6 4 51 47 40 13 0.286
Hobe Ferris 130 495 47 121 25 13 2 44 10 67 8 0.244
Myron Grimshaw 110 428 46 124 16 12 0 48 23 31 5 0.290
Buck Freeman 121 392 42 98 18 9 1 30 28 43 5 0.250
Jack Hoey 94 361 27 88 8 4 0 24 14 44 10 0.244
Jack Hayden 85 322 22 80 6 4 1 14 17 32 6 0.248
Red Morgan 88 307 20 66 6 3 1 21 16 54 7 0.215
Kip Selbach 60 228 15 48 9 2 0 23 18 18 7 0.211
Charlie Armbruster 72 201 9 29 6 1 0 6 25 26 2 0.144
John Godwin 66 193 11 36 2 1 0 15 6 41 6 0.187
Jimmy Collins 37 142 17 39 8 4 1 16 4 7 1 0.275
Bob Peterson 39 118 10 24 1 1 1 9 11 23 1 0.203
Bill Carrigan 37 109 5 23 0 0 0 10 5 14 3 0.211
Cy Young 40 104 9 16 3 2 0 5 3 21 0 0.154
Charlie Graham 30 90 10 21 1 0 1 12 10 12 1 0.233
Joe Harris 30 81 2 13 2 0 0 6 3 24 0 0.160
Jesse Tannehill 31 79 12 22 2 2 0 4 6 4 1 0.278
George Winter 29 69 8 17 1 0 0 4 3 21 1 0.246
Bill Dinneen 28 63 5 7 0 1 0 2 8 21 2 0.111
Ralph Glaze 22 55 4 10 4 0 0 6 3 16 0 0.182
Chet Chadbourne 11 43 7 13 1 0 0 3 3 3 1 0.302
Heinie Wagner 9 32 1 9 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 0.281
Lou Criger 7 17 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0.176
Frank Oberlin 4 13 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.154
Ed Barry 3 9 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.111
Len Swormstedt 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.125
Norwood Gibson 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.200
Tom Doran 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Hughes 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rube Kroh 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1906

ERA

1 Bill Dinneen 2.92 2 Jesse Tannehill 3.16 3 Frank Oberlin 3.18 4 Cy Young 3.19 5 Joe Harris 3.52

Wins

1 Jesse Tannehill 13 2 Cy Young 13 3 Bill Dinneen 8 4 George Winter 6 5 Ralph Glaze 4

Strikeouts

1 Cy Young 140 2 Joe Harris 99 3 Jesse Tannehill 82 4 George Winter 72 5 Bill Dinneen 60
1906 Boston Americans — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Cy Young 13 21 3.19 39 34 2 287.2 288 102 25 140
Joe Harris 2 21 3.52 30 24 2 235.0 211 92 67 99
Bill Dinneen 8 19 2.92 28 27 0 218.2 209 71 52 60
George Winter 6 18 4.12 29 22 2 207.2 215 95 38 72
Jesse Tannehill 13 11 3.16 27 26 0 196.1 207 69 39 82
Ralph Glaze 4 6 3.59 19 10 0 123.0 110 49 32 56
Frank Oberlin 1 3 3.18 4 4 0 34.0 38 12 13 13
Ed Barry 0 3 6.00 3 3 0 21.0 23 14 5 10
Len Swormstedt 1 1 1.29 3 2 0 21.0 17 3 0 6
Norwood Gibson 0 2 5.30 5 2 0 18.2 25 11 7 3
Ed Hughes 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 10.0 15 6 3 3
Rube Kroh 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 9.0 2 0 4 5

👥 Roster (31)

Charlie Armbruster Ed Barry Bill Carrigan Chet Chadbourne Jimmy Collins Lou Criger Bill Dinneen Tom Doran Hobe Ferris Buck Freeman Norwood Gibson Ralph Glaze +19 more

31 players

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The 1906 Boston Americans in brief

In 1906 the Boston Americans posted a 49-105 mark (.318) and finished 8th in the AL. The run column shows 463 for and 706 against. Against a league average of .248, the 1906 Boston Americans batted .236. The staff ERA of 3.41 was 27% worse than the league average of 2.69. The 463 runs scored compare with a league average of 562 per club, 18% fewer.

Attendance at Huntington Avenue Grounds totaled 407,458 for the year. Chick Stahl led the club in home runs with 4. The pitching staff's wins leader was Jesse Tannehill (13). The strikeout leader was Cy Young with 140. The 1906 roster runs to 31 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1905 season and the 1907 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1906 Boston Americans

What was the 1906 Boston Americans record?
The 1906 Boston Americans finished 49-105 (.318 win pct).
Who led the 1906 Boston Americans in home runs?
Chick Stahl led the 1906 Boston Americans with 4 home runs.
What was the 1906 Boston Americans team ERA?
The 1906 Boston Americans posted a team ERA of 3.41.
Did the 1906 Boston Americans win the World Series?
No. The 1906 Boston Americans did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1906 Boston Americans play?
The 1906 Boston Americans played home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds.
Who led the 1906 Boston Americans in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Chick Stahl (4 HR, 51 RBI) and Jesse Tannehill (13-11, 3.16 ERA).
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