1906 New York Highlanders

90-61 • .596 Win% • 2nd in AL

The 1906 New York Highlanders went 90-61 (.596) finishing 2nd in the AL. The club scored 640 runs, allowed 543, and played home games at Hilltop Park. Team leaders included Wid Conroy (4 HR, 54 RBI) and Al Orth (27-17, 2.34 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

90 Wins
61 Losses
.596 Win %
2nd Rank
640 R 543 RA
Diff +97

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640 Runs Scored
543 Runs Allowed
+97 Run Diff
387K Attendance

📈 vs. 1906 AL Average

Batting Avg .265 7% above the 1906 league average (.248)
OBP .316 4% above the 1906 league average (.302)
SLG .338 6% above the 1906 league average (.318)
Team ERA 2.78 3% worse than the 1906 league average (2.69)
Runs Scored 640 14% above the 1906 league average (562 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumHilltop Park
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 387,750
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Avg per Game 5,101

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1906

Batting Avg

1 Hal Chase 0.323 2 Kid Elberfeld 0.306 3 Willie Keeler 0.304 4 Joe Yeager 0.301 5 Deacon McGuire 0.299

Home Runs

1 Wid Conroy 4 2 Jimmy Williams 3 3 Frank Delahanty 2 4 Kid Elberfeld 2 5 Willie Keeler 2

RBI

1 Jimmy Williams 77 2 Hal Chase 76 3 Wid Conroy 54 4 Frank LaPorte 54 5 Frank Delahanty 41
1906 New York Highlanders — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hal Chase 151 597 84 193 23 10 0 76 13 48 28 0.323
Willie Keeler 152 592 96 180 8 3 2 33 40 5 23 0.304
Wid Conroy 148 567 67 139 17 10 4 54 47 67 32 0.245
Jimmy Williams 139 501 61 139 25 7 3 77 44 51 8 0.277
Frank LaPorte 123 454 60 120 23 9 2 54 22 57 10 0.264
Kid Elberfeld 99 346 59 106 11 5 2 31 30 19 19 0.306
Danny Hoffman 100 320 34 82 10 6 0 23 27 73 32 0.256
Frank Delahanty 92 307 37 73 11 8 2 41 16 21 11 0.238
Red Kleinow 96 268 30 59 9 3 0 31 24 28 8 0.220
George Moriarty 65 197 22 46 7 7 0 23 17 24 8 0.234
Deacon McGuire 51 144 11 43 5 0 0 14 12 17 3 0.299
Al Orth 47 135 12 37 2 2 1 17 6 8 2 0.274
Jack Chesbro 49 125 10 26 2 1 1 4 1 34 0 0.208
Joe Yeager 57 123 20 37 6 1 0 12 13 13 3 0.301
Ira Thomas 44 115 12 23 1 2 0 15 8 11 2 0.200
Bill Hogg 28 72 8 9 1 0 0 3 1 18 1 0.125
Patsy Dougherty 12 52 3 10 2 0 0 4 0 4 0 0.192
Walter Clarkson 32 51 3 8 2 2 0 4 0 7 0 0.157
Doc Newton 21 41 4 9 0 0 0 5 1 13 0 0.220
Ed Hahn 11 22 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 2 0.091
Clark Griffith 17 18 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.111
Slow Joe Doyle 9 14 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0.214
Louis LeRoy 11 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.143
Noodles Hahn 6 12 3 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.333
Tom Hughes 3 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Cy Barger 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1906

ERA

1 Louis LeRoy 2.22 2 Walter Clarkson 2.32 3 Al Orth 2.34 4 Slow Joe Doyle 2.38 5 Bill Hogg 2.93

Wins

1 Al Orth 27 2 Jack Chesbro 23 3 Bill Hogg 14 4 Walter Clarkson 9 5 Doc Newton 7

Strikeouts

1 Jack Chesbro 152 2 Al Orth 133 3 Bill Hogg 107 4 Walter Clarkson 64 5 Doc Newton 52
1906 New York Highlanders — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Al Orth 27 17 2.34 45 39 0 338.2 317 88 66 133
Jack Chesbro 23 17 2.96 49 42 1 325.0 314 107 75 152
Bill Hogg 14 13 2.93 28 25 0 206.0 171 67 72 107
Walter Clarkson 9 4 2.32 32 16 0 151.0 135 39 55 64
Doc Newton 7 5 3.17 21 15 0 125.0 118 44 33 52
Clark Griffith 2 2 3.02 17 2 2 59.2 58 20 15 16
Slow Joe Doyle 2 1 2.38 9 6 0 45.1 34 12 13 28
Louis LeRoy 2 0 2.22 11 2 1 44.2 33 11 12 28
Noodles Hahn 3 2 3.86 6 6 0 42.0 38 18 6 17
Tom Hughes 1 0 4.20 3 1 0 15.0 11 7 1 5
Cy Barger 0 0 10.13 2 1 1 5.1 7 6 3 3

👥 Roster (26)

Cy Barger Hal Chase Jack Chesbro Walter Clarkson Wid Conroy Frank Delahanty Patsy Dougherty Slow Joe Doyle Kid Elberfeld Clark Griffith Ed Hahn Noodles Hahn +14 more

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The 1906 New York Highlanders in brief

The 1906 New York Highlanders won 90 games and lost 61, ending up 2nd in the AL. Runs came in at 640 scored against 543 allowed (+97). Against a league average of .248, the 1906 New York Highlanders batted .265. The New York Highlanders staff finished with a 2.78 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.69. The 1906 New York Highlanders outscored the average club by 14% (640 against 562).

Home games were played at Hilltop Park, where 387,750 fans came through the gates. For power, Wid Conroy led the way with 4 homers. The RBI leader was Jimmy Williams, with 77. Hal Chase collected the most hits, 193. The pitching staff's wins leader was Al Orth (27). The strikeout leader was Jack Chesbro with 152.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1906 New York Highlanders

What was the 1906 New York Highlanders record?
The 1906 New York Highlanders finished 90-61 (.596 win pct).
Who led the 1906 New York Highlanders in home runs?
Wid Conroy led the 1906 New York Highlanders with 4 home runs.
What was the 1906 New York Highlanders team ERA?
The 1906 New York Highlanders posted a team ERA of 2.78.
Did the 1906 New York Highlanders win the World Series?
No. The 1906 New York Highlanders did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1906 New York Highlanders play?
The 1906 New York Highlanders played home games at Hilltop Park.
Who led the 1906 New York Highlanders in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Wid Conroy (4 HR, 54 RBI) and Al Orth (27-17, 2.34 ERA).
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