1906 St. Louis Cardinals

52-98 • .347 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1906 St. Louis Cardinals went 52-98 (.347) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 470 runs, allowed 607, and played home games at Robison Field. Team leaders included Mike Grady (2 HR, 27 RBI) and Fred Beebe (9-9, 3.02 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

52 Wins
98 Losses
.347 Win %
7th Rank
470 R 607 RA
Diff -137

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470 Runs Scored
607 Runs Allowed
-137 Run Diff
263K Attendance

📈 vs. 1906 NL Average

Batting Avg .235 4% below the 1906 league average (.244)
OBP .290 6% below the 1906 league average (.309)
SLG .294 5% below the 1906 league average (.310)
Team ERA 3.04 16% worse than the 1906 league average (2.63)
Runs Scored 470 14% below the 1906 league average (548 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRobison Field
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 263,155
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Avg per Game 3,417

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1906

Batting Avg

1 Tom O'Hara 0.302 2 Tommy Raub 0.282 3 Doc Marshall 0.276 4 Jack Himes 0.271 5 Harry Arndt 0.270

Home Runs

1 Harry Arndt 2 2 Mike Grady 2 3 Pug Bennett 1 4 Buster Brown 1 5 Ed Karger 1

RBI

1 Jake Beckley 44 2 Pug Bennett 34 3 Homer Smoot 31 4 Mike Grady 27 5 Harry Arndt 26
1906 St. Louis Cardinals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Pug Bennett 153 595 66 156 16 7 1 34 56 72 20 0.262
Homer Smoot 86 343 41 85 9 10 0 31 11 42 3 0.248
Al Burch 91 335 40 89 5 1 0 11 37 58 15 0.266
Jake Beckley 87 320 29 79 16 6 0 44 13 19 3 0.247
Art Hoelskoetter 94 317 21 71 6 3 0 14 4 35 2 0.224
George McBride 90 313 24 53 8 2 0 13 17 80 5 0.169
Spike Shannon 80 302 36 78 4 0 0 25 36 45 15 0.258
Mike Grady 97 280 33 70 11 3 2 27 48 32 5 0.250
Harry Arndt 69 256 30 69 7 9 2 26 19 22 5 0.270
John Barry 62 237 26 59 9 1 0 12 15 19 6 0.249
Sam Mertes 53 191 20 47 7 4 0 19 16 26 10 0.246
Jack Himes 40 155 10 42 5 2 0 14 7 22 4 0.271
Forrest Crawford 45 145 8 30 3 1 0 11 7 24 1 0.207
Red Murray 46 144 18 37 9 7 1 16 9 17 5 0.257
Pete Noonan 44 125 8 21 1 3 1 9 11 15 1 0.168
Doc Marshall 39 123 6 34 4 1 0 10 6 15 1 0.276
Joe Marshall 33 95 2 15 1 2 0 7 6 17 0 0.158
Buster Brown 32 85 4 14 3 0 1 4 4 23 0 0.165
Tommy Raub 24 78 9 22 2 4 0 2 4 4 2 0.282
Ed Karger 25 73 2 17 3 1 1 3 1 3 0 0.233
Bill Phyle 22 73 6 13 3 1 0 4 5 12 2 0.178
Fred Beebe 20 58 5 10 1 1 0 2 2 12 1 0.172
Carl Druhot 15 56 6 13 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.232
Tom O'Hara 14 53 8 16 1 0 0 0 3 5 3 0.302
Jack Taylor 17 53 4 11 0 0 0 2 10 0 1 0.208
Joe McCarthy 15 37 3 9 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.243
Ed Holly 10 34 1 2 0 0 0 7 5 7 0 0.059
Gus Thompson 17 34 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0.176
Wish Egan 16 29 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.069
Ducky Holmes 9 27 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0.185
Irv Higginbotham 7 18 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.222
Stoney McGlynn 6 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.059
Charlie Rhodes 9 16 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.188
Chappie McFarland 6 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.133
Eddie Zimmerman 5 14 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.214
Art Fromme 3 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.222
Jack Slattery 3 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.286
Ambrose Puttmann 4 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Rube DeGroff 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jake Thielman 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.500
Babe Adams 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1906

ERA

1 Chappie McFarland 1.93 2 Jack Taylor 2.15 3 Stoney McGlynn 2.44 4 Carl Druhot 2.62 5 Buster Brown 2.64

Wins

1 Fred Beebe 9 2 Buster Brown 8 3 Jack Taylor 8 4 Carl Druhot 6 5 Ed Karger 5

Strikeouts

1 Fred Beebe 116 2 Buster Brown 109 3 Ed Karger 73 4 Carl Druhot 45 5 Gus Thompson 36
1906 St. Louis Cardinals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Buster Brown 8 16 2.64 32 27 0 238.1 208 70 112 109
Ed Karger 5 16 2.72 25 20 1 191.2 193 58 43 73
Fred Beebe 9 9 3.02 20 19 0 160.2 115 54 68 116
Jack Taylor 8 9 2.15 17 17 0 155.0 133 37 47 27
Carl Druhot 6 7 2.62 15 13 0 130.1 117 38 46 45
Gus Thompson 2 11 4.28 17 12 0 103.0 111 49 25 36
Wish Egan 2 9 4.59 16 12 0 86.1 97 44 27 23
Art Hoelskoetter 1 4 4.63 12 3 0 58.1 53 30 34 20
Stoney McGlynn 2 2 2.44 6 6 0 48.0 43 13 15 25
Irv Higginbotham 1 4 3.23 7 6 0 47.1 50 17 11 14
Charlie Rhodes 3 4 3.40 9 6 0 45.0 37 17 20 32
Chappie McFarland 2 1 1.93 6 4 1 37.1 33 8 8 16
Art Fromme 1 2 1.44 3 3 0 25.0 19 4 10 11
Ambrose Puttmann 2 2 5.30 4 4 0 18.2 23 11 9 12
Jake Thielman 0 1 3.60 1 1 0 5.0 5 2 2 0
Babe Adams 0 1 13.50 1 1 0 4.0 9 6 2 0

👥 Roster (41)

Babe Adams Harry Arndt John Barry Jake Beckley Fred Beebe Pug Bennett Buster Brown Al Burch Forrest Crawford Rube DeGroff Carl Druhot Wish Egan +29 more

41 players

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The 1906 St. Louis Cardinals in brief

In 1906 the St. Louis Cardinals posted a 52-98 mark (.347) and finished 7th in the NL. Runs came in at 470 scored against 607 allowed (-137). At the plate the St. Louis Cardinals hit .235, 4% worse than the league's .244. The staff ERA of 3.04 was 16% worse than the league average of 2.63. Measured against the 548-run league average, the offense was 14% behind.

The home park, Robison Field, recorded 263,155 in attendance, about 3,417 a game. For power, Mike Grady led the way with 2 homers. Jake Beckley led in RBI with 44. Pug Bennett collected the most hits, 156. Fred Beebe led the pitchers with 9 wins. The roster section lists 41 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1906 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the 1906 St. Louis Cardinals record?
The 1906 St. Louis Cardinals finished 52-98 (.347 win pct).
Who led the 1906 St. Louis Cardinals in home runs?
Harry Arndt led the 1906 St. Louis Cardinals with 2 home runs.
What was the 1906 St. Louis Cardinals team ERA?
The 1906 St. Louis Cardinals posted a team ERA of 3.04.
Did the 1906 St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series?
No. The 1906 St. Louis Cardinals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1906 St. Louis Cardinals play?
The 1906 St. Louis Cardinals played home games at Robison Field.
Who led the 1906 St. Louis Cardinals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mike Grady (2 HR, 27 RBI) and Fred Beebe (9-9, 3.02 ERA).
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