1906 Detroit Tigers

71-78 • .477 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1906 Detroit Tigers went 71-78 (.477) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 518 runs, allowed 598, and played home games at Bennett Park. Team leaders included Sam Crawford (2 HR, 66 RBI) and George Mullin (21-18, 2.78 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

71 Wins
78 Losses
.477 Win %
6th Rank
518 R 598 RA
Diff -80

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518 Runs Scored
598 Runs Allowed
-80 Run Diff
172K Attendance

📈 vs. 1906 AL Average

Batting Avg .242 3% below the 1906 league average (.248)
OBP .294 3% below the 1906 league average (.302)
SLG .305 4% below the 1906 league average (.318)
Team ERA 3.06 14% worse than the 1906 league average (2.69)
Runs Scored 518 8% below the 1906 league average (562 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBennett Park
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 172,360
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Avg per Game 2,209

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1906

Batting Avg

1 Ty Cobb 0.316 2 Sam Crawford 0.295 3 Fred Payne 0.270 4 Davy Jones 0.260 5 Matty McIntyre 0.260

Home Runs

1 Bill Coughlin 2 2 Sam Crawford 2 3 Charley O'Leary 2 4 Germany Schaefer 2 5 Ty Cobb 1

RBI

1 Sam Crawford 66 2 Bill Coughlin 60 3 Germany Schaefer 43 4 Ty Cobb 41 5 Charley O'Leary 41
1906 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Sam Crawford 145 563 65 166 25 16 2 66 38 20 24 0.295
Chris Lindsay 141 499 59 112 16 2 0 36 45 50 18 0.224
Bill Coughlin 147 498 54 117 15 5 2 60 36 45 31 0.235
Matty McIntyre 133 493 63 128 19 11 0 39 56 51 29 0.260
Germany Schaefer 124 446 48 106 14 3 2 43 32 57 31 0.238
Charley O'Leary 128 443 34 97 13 2 2 41 17 35 8 0.219
Ty Cobb 98 358 45 113 15 5 1 41 19 40 23 0.316
Davy Jones 84 323 41 84 12 2 0 23 41 24 21 0.260
Fred Payne 72 222 24 60 5 5 0 22 13 23 4 0.270
Boss Schmidt 68 216 13 47 4 3 0 10 6 17 1 0.218
Jack Warner 50 153 15 37 4 2 0 9 12 11 4 0.242
Bobby Lowe 41 145 11 30 3 0 1 13 4 16 3 0.207
George Mullin 50 142 13 32 6 4 0 8 4 17 2 0.225
Bill Donovan 28 91 5 11 0 1 0 2 1 32 6 0.121
Red Donahue 29 81 2 10 0 1 0 2 3 25 0 0.123
Ed Siever 30 77 6 12 0 0 0 2 1 17 0 0.156
John Eubank 28 63 8 13 1 1 0 1 0 14 1 0.206
Ed Killian 21 53 7 9 2 0 0 5 2 13 0 0.170
Sam Thompson 8 31 3 7 0 1 0 4 1 5 0 0.226
Frank Scheibeck 3 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.100
Ed Willett 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Gus Hetling 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Jack Rowan 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Jimmy Wiggs 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1906

ERA

1 Ed Siever 2.71 2 Red Donahue 2.73 3 George Mullin 2.78 4 Bill Donovan 3.15 5 Ed Killian 3.43

Wins

1 George Mullin 21 2 Ed Siever 14 3 Red Donahue 13 4 Ed Killian 10 5 Bill Donovan 9

Strikeouts

1 George Mullin 123 2 Bill Donovan 85 3 Red Donahue 82 4 Ed Siever 71 5 Ed Killian 47
1906 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
George Mullin 21 18 2.78 40 40 0 330.0 315 102 108 123
Red Donahue 13 14 2.73 28 28 0 241.0 260 73 54 82
Ed Siever 14 11 2.71 30 25 0 222.2 240 67 45 71
Bill Donovan 9 15 3.15 25 25 0 211.2 221 74 72 85
Ed Killian 10 6 3.43 21 16 2 149.2 165 57 54 47
John Eubank 4 10 3.53 24 12 2 135.0 147 53 35 38
Ed Willett 0 3 3.96 3 3 0 25.0 24 11 8 16
Jimmy Wiggs 0 0 5.23 4 1 0 10.1 11 6 7 7
Jack Rowan 0 1 11.00 1 1 0 9.0 15 11 6 0

👥 Roster (24)

Ty Cobb Bill Coughlin Sam Crawford Red Donahue Bill Donovan John Eubank Gus Hetling Davy Jones Ed Killian Chris Lindsay Bobby Lowe Matty McIntyre +12 more

24 players

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The 1906 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 1906 Detroit Tigers finished 71-78, a .477 winning percentage, placing 6th in the AL. Runs came in at 518 scored against 598 allowed (-80). At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .242, 3% worse than the league's .248. Pitchers allowed 3.06 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.69. Measured against the 562-run league average, the offense was 8% behind.

Attendance at Bennett Park totaled 172,360 for the year. For power, Sam Crawford led the way with 2 homers. George Mullin led the pitchers with 21 wins. The 1906 roster runs to 24 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1905 season and the 1907 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1906 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1906 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1906 Detroit Tigers finished 71-78 (.477 win pct).
Who led the 1906 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Bill Coughlin led the 1906 Detroit Tigers with 2 home runs.
What was the 1906 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1906 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.06.
Did the 1906 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1906 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1906 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1906 Detroit Tigers played home games at Bennett Park.
Who led the 1906 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Sam Crawford (2 HR, 66 RBI) and George Mullin (21-18, 2.78 ERA).
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