1906 Pittsburgh Pirates

93-60 • .608 Win% • 3rd in NL

The 1906 Pittsburgh Pirates went 93-60 (.608) finishing 3rd in the NL. The club scored 623 runs, allowed 470, and played home games at Exposition Park. Team leaders included Joe Nealon (3 HR, 83 RBI) and Vic Willis (23-13, 1.73 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

93 Wins
60 Losses
.608 Win %
3rd Rank
623 R 470 RA
Diff +153

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623 Runs Scored
470 Runs Allowed
+153 Run Diff
397K Attendance

📈 vs. 1906 NL Average

Batting Avg .261 7% above the 1906 league average (.244)
OBP .323 5% above the 1906 league average (.309)
SLG .327 6% above the 1906 league average (.310)
Team ERA 2.21 16% better than the 1906 league average (2.63)
Runs Scored 623 14% above the 1906 league average (548 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExposition Park
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 397,800
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Avg per Game 5,166

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1906

Batting Avg

1 Honus Wagner 0.339 2 Fred Clarke 0.309 3 Tommy Leach 0.286 4 Bill Hallman 0.270 5 Claude Ritchey 0.269

Home Runs

1 Joe Nealon 3 2 Ginger Beaumont 2 3 Honus Wagner 2 4 Fred Clarke 1 5 Bill Hallman 1

RBI

1 Joe Nealon 83 2 Honus Wagner 71 3 Claude Ritchey 62 4 Fred Clarke 39 5 Tommy Leach 39
1906 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Joe Nealon 154 556 82 142 21 12 3 83 53 63 15 0.255
Honus Wagner 142 516 103 175 38 9 2 71 58 31 53 0.339
Bob Ganley 137 511 63 132 7 6 0 31 41 34 19 0.258
Claude Ritchey 152 484 46 130 21 5 1 62 68 25 6 0.269
Tommy Leach 133 476 66 136 10 7 1 39 33 19 21 0.286
Fred Clarke 118 417 69 129 14 13 1 39 40 25 18 0.309
Tommy Sheehan 95 315 28 76 6 3 1 34 18 14 13 0.241
Ginger Beaumont 80 310 48 82 9 3 2 32 19 14 1 0.265
Dutch Meier 82 273 32 70 11 4 0 16 13 21 4 0.256
George Gibson 81 259 8 46 6 1 0 20 16 31 1 0.178
Heinie Peitz 40 125 13 30 8 0 0 20 13 7 1 0.240
Ed Phelps 43 118 9 28 3 1 0 12 9 11 1 0.237
Vic Willis 41 115 5 20 1 0 0 7 6 12 0 0.174
Sam Leever 36 95 9 20 1 1 0 5 5 12 0 0.211
Bill Hallman 23 89 12 24 3 1 1 6 15 12 3 0.270
Lefty Leifield 37 88 6 11 0 0 0 3 6 16 1 0.125
Deacon Phillippe 33 82 5 20 2 0 0 6 3 15 0 0.244
Otis Clymer 11 45 7 11 0 1 0 1 3 2 1 0.244
Mike Lynch 18 39 2 8 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.205
Homer Hillebrand 7 21 1 5 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0.238
Bill Abstein 8 20 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0.200
Chappie McFarland 6 13 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.385
Fred Carisch 4 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0.083
Alan Storke 5 12 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.250
Ed Karger 6 11 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.091
King Brady 3 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.100
Irish McIlveen 5 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.400
Lou Manske 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Howie Camnitz 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bert Maxwell 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Charlie Case 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Harry Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1906

ERA

1 Vic Willis 1.73 2 Lefty Leifield 1.87 3 Homer Hillebrand 2.21 4 Sam Leever 2.32 5 Mike Lynch 2.42

Wins

1 Vic Willis 23 2 Sam Leever 22 3 Lefty Leifield 18 4 Deacon Phillippe 15 5 Mike Lynch 6

Strikeouts

1 Vic Willis 124 2 Lefty Leifield 111 3 Deacon Phillippe 90 4 Sam Leever 76 5 Mike Lynch 48
1906 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Vic Willis 23 13 1.73 41 36 1 322.0 295 62 76 124
Sam Leever 22 7 2.32 36 31 0 260.1 232 67 48 76
Lefty Leifield 18 13 1.87 37 31 1 255.2 214 53 68 111
Deacon Phillippe 15 10 2.47 33 24 0 218.2 216 60 26 90
Mike Lynch 6 5 2.42 18 12 0 119.0 101 32 31 48
Homer Hillebrand 3 2 2.21 7 5 0 53.0 42 13 21 32
Chappie McFarland 1 3 2.55 6 5 0 35.1 39 10 7 11
Ed Karger 2 3 1.93 6 2 0 28.0 21 6 9 8
King Brady 1 1 2.35 3 2 0 23.0 30 6 4 14
Charlie Case 1 1 5.73 2 2 0 11.0 8 7 5 3
Howie Camnitz 1 0 2.00 2 1 0 9.0 6 2 5 5
Lou Manske 0 0 5.63 2 1 0 8.0 12 5 5 6
Bert Maxwell 0 1 5.63 1 1 0 8.0 8 5 2 1
Irish McIlveen 0 1 7.71 2 1 0 7.0 10 6 2 3

👥 Roster (32)

Bill Abstein Ginger Beaumont King Brady Howie Camnitz Fred Carisch Charlie Case Fred Clarke Otis Clymer Bob Ganley George Gibson Bill Hallman Homer Hillebrand +20 more

32 players

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The 1906 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1906 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 93-60, a .608 winning percentage, placing 3rd in the NL. With 623 runs scored and 470 given up, the 1906 differential was +153. The team batting average of .261 was 7% above the 1906 league mark of .244. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 2.21 ERA; the league as a whole was at 2.63. Measured against the 548-run league average, the offense was 14% ahead.

Attendance at Exposition Park totaled 397,800 for the year. For power, Joe Nealon led the way with 3 homers. Honus Wagner collected the most hits, 175. On the mound, Vic Willis won 23 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 32 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1905 season and the 1907 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1906 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1906 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1906 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 93-60 (.608 win pct).
Who led the 1906 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Joe Nealon led the 1906 Pittsburgh Pirates with 3 home runs.
What was the 1906 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1906 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 2.21.
Did the 1906 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1906 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1906 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1906 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Exposition Park.
Who led the 1906 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Nealon (3 HR, 83 RBI) and Vic Willis (23-13, 1.73 ERA).
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