1906 Philadelphia Athletics

78-67 • .538 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1906 Philadelphia Athletics went 78-67 (.538) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 561 runs, allowed 539, and played home games at Columbia Park. Team leaders included Harry Davis (12 HR, 96 RBI) and Eddie Plank (19-6, 2.25 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

78 Wins
67 Losses
.538 Win %
4th Rank
561 R 539 RA
Diff +22

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⚡ Quick Stats

561 Runs Scored
539 Runs Allowed
+22 Run Diff
452K Attendance

📈 vs. 1906 AL Average

Batting Avg .246 1% below the 1906 league average (.248)
OBP .307 1% above the 1906 league average (.302)
SLG .330 4% above the 1906 league average (.318)
Team ERA 2.60 3% better than the 1906 league average (2.69)
Runs Scored 561 equal to the 1906 league average (562 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCentennial Park
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Home Games 73
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Total Attendance 452,414
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Avg per Game 6,197

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1906

Batting Avg

1 Socks Seybold 0.316 2 Danny Murphy 0.301 3 Harry Davis 0.292 4 Ossee Schrecongost 0.284 5 Topsy Hartsel 0.255

Home Runs

1 Harry Davis 12 2 Socks Seybold 5 3 Charles Bender 3 4 John Knight 3 5 Harry Armbruster 2

RBI

1 Harry Davis 96 2 Danny Murphy 60 3 Socks Seybold 59 4 Bris Lord 44 5 Ossee Schrecongost 41
1906 Philadelphia Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Harry Davis 145 551 94 161 42 7 12 96 49 59 23 0.292
Topsy Hartsel 144 533 96 136 21 9 1 30 88 55 31 0.255
Danny Murphy 119 448 48 135 28 6 2 60 21 19 17 0.301
Monte Cross 134 445 32 89 23 3 1 40 50 89 22 0.200
Bris Lord 118 434 50 101 13 7 1 44 27 73 12 0.233
Socks Seybold 116 411 41 130 23 2 5 59 30 23 9 0.316
Ossee Schrecongost 98 338 29 96 20 1 1 41 10 13 5 0.284
Harry Armbruster 91 265 40 63 6 3 2 24 43 39 13 0.238
John Knight 74 253 29 49 7 2 3 20 19 63 6 0.194
Doc Powers 58 185 5 29 1 0 0 7 1 42 2 0.157
Rube Oldring 59 174 15 42 10 1 0 19 2 20 7 0.241
Art Brouthers 37 144 18 30 5 1 0 14 5 17 4 0.208
Charles Bender 44 99 9 25 4 0 3 13 9 13 2 0.253
Rube Waddell 43 86 5 14 1 1 0 3 8 32 2 0.163
Dave Shean 22 75 7 16 3 2 0 3 5 14 6 0.213
Jimmy Dygert 35 74 4 13 2 1 1 2 1 21 0 0.176
Eddie Plank 26 73 6 17 0 1 0 6 3 12 0 0.233
Jack Coombs 24 67 9 16 2 0 0 3 1 15 2 0.239
Andy Coakley 22 49 4 7 0 0 0 1 4 19 0 0.143
Simon Nicholls 12 44 1 8 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.182
Claude Berry 10 30 2 7 0 0 0 2 2 7 1 0.233
Jim Byrnes 10 23 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.174
Danny Hoffman 7 22 4 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 0.227
Ed Lennox 6 17 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.059
Eddie Collins 6 15 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0.200
Mike Cunningham 6 12 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333
Hack Schumann 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Jim Holmes 3 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.600
Bill Bartley 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Willy Fetzer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Hannifin 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1906

ERA

1 Rube Waddell 2.21 2 Eddie Plank 2.25 3 Jack Coombs 2.50 4 Charles Bender 2.53 5 Jimmy Dygert 2.70

Wins

1 Eddie Plank 19 2 Charles Bender 15 3 Rube Waddell 15 4 Jimmy Dygert 11 5 Jack Coombs 10

Strikeouts

1 Rube Waddell 196 2 Charles Bender 159 3 Eddie Plank 108 4 Jimmy Dygert 106 5 Jack Coombs 90
1906 Philadelphia Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rube Waddell 15 17 2.21 43 34 0 272.2 221 67 92 196
Charles Bender 15 10 2.53 36 27 3 238.1 208 67 48 159
Jimmy Dygert 11 13 2.70 35 25 0 213.2 175 64 91 106
Eddie Plank 19 6 2.25 26 25 0 211.2 173 53 51 108
Jack Coombs 10 10 2.50 23 18 0 173.0 144 48 68 90
Andy Coakley 7 8 3.14 22 16 0 149.0 144 52 44 59
Mike Cunningham 1 0 3.21 5 1 0 28.0 29 10 9 15
Hack Schumann 0 2 4.00 4 2 0 18.0 21 8 8 9
Jim Holmes 0 1 4.00 3 1 0 9.0 10 4 8 1
Bill Bartley 0 0 9.35 3 0 1 8.2 10 9 6 6

👥 Roster (31)

Harry Armbruster Bill Bartley Charles Bender Claude Berry Art Brouthers Jim Byrnes Andy Coakley Eddie Collins Jack Coombs Monte Cross Mike Cunningham Harry Davis +19 more

31 players

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The 1906 Philadelphia Athletics in brief

The 1906 Philadelphia Athletics won 78 games and lost 67, ending up 4th in the AL. Runs came in at 561 scored against 539 allowed (+22). Against a league average of .248, the 1906 Philadelphia Athletics batted .246. The Philadelphia Athletics staff finished with a 2.60 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.69. The home park, Columbia Park, recorded 452,414 in attendance, about 6,197 a game.

The home run leader was Harry Davis, who hit 12. On the mound, Eddie Plank won 19 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Rube Waddell with 196. The 1906 roster runs to 31 players. The 1905 season and the 1907 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1906 Philadelphia Athletics

What was the 1906 Philadelphia Athletics record?
The 1906 Philadelphia Athletics finished 78-67 (.538 win pct).
Who led the 1906 Philadelphia Athletics in home runs?
Harry Davis led the 1906 Philadelphia Athletics with 12 home runs.
What was the 1906 Philadelphia Athletics team ERA?
The 1906 Philadelphia Athletics posted a team ERA of 2.60.
Did the 1906 Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1906 Philadelphia Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1906 Philadelphia Athletics play?
The 1906 Philadelphia Athletics played home games at Columbia Park.
Who led the 1906 Philadelphia Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harry Davis (12 HR, 96 RBI) and Eddie Plank (19-6, 2.25 ERA).
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