1906 Cincinnati Reds season

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1906 Cincinnati Reds
LeagueNational League
BallparkPalace of the Fans
CityCincinnati, Ohio
OwnersGarry Herrmann
ManagersNed Hanlon
← 1905 Seasons 1907 →

The 1906 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished sixth in the National League with a record of 64–87, 51½ games behind the Chicago Cubs.

Regular season

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The Reds were coming off their fourth consecutive winning season in 1905, as they had a 79–74 record, however, the team finished in fifth place, twenty-six games behind the pennant winning New York Giants.

Cincinnati made a number of moves in the off-season, including replacing Joe Kelley as manager with Ned Hanlon. Kelley would remain with the Reds as an outfielder. Hanlon had previously managed the Brooklyn Superbas from 1899 to 1905, leading them to the National League pennant in 1899 and 1900. Hanlon also managed the Baltimore Orioles from 1892 to 1898, leading them to three straight NL pennants from 1894 to 1896.

The Reds traded away third baseman Harry Steinfeldt to the Chicago Cubs for pitcher Jake Weimer. Weimer had a record of 18–12 with a 2.26 ERA in 33 games with the Cubs in 1905 after recording two straight twenty win seasons in 1903 and 1904. The team also traded away infielder Al Bridwell to the Boston Beaneaters for third baseman Jim Delahanty and pitcher Chick Fraser. Delahanty hit .255 with five homers and 55 RBI with Boston in 1905, while Fraser had a 14–21 record with a 3.28 ERA in his only season with the Beaneaters.

The team had a poor start to the season, as Cincinnati had a 10–20 record after thirty games, sitting in seventh place, 11.5 games behind the Chicago Cubs. A six-game winning streak brought the Reds up to fifth place, however, a 2–11 skid in their next thirteen games dropped Cincinnati back to seventh place, 15.5 games behind the Cubs. As Cincinnati was dropping out of the pennant race, the team made some trades, dealing pitcher Orval Overall to the Cubs for pitcher Bob Wicker and $2,000, trading outfielder Cy Seymour to the Giants for $12,000, and trading away infielder Shad Barry and pitcher Carl Druhot for outfielder Homer Smoot. Cincinnati finished the season with a 64–87 record, their first losing season since 1901, finishing 51.5 games behind first place Chicago.

Miller Huggins had another solid season at second base, leading the team with a .292 batting average, 159 hits and 81 runs. Catcher Admiral Schlei had a break out season, hitting .245 with a team high four homers and 54 RBI.

On the mound, Jake Weimer anchored the staff, going 20–14 with a 2.22 ERA in 41 games, starting 39 of them. Bob Ewing went 13–14 with a 2.38 ERA in 33 games, striking out a team high 145 batters.

Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 116 36 .763 — 56‍–‍21 60‍–‍15
New York Giants 96 56 .632 20 51‍–‍24 45‍–‍32
Pittsburgh Pirates 93 60 .608 23½ 49‍–‍27 44‍–‍33
Philadelphia Phillies 71 82 .464 45½ 37‍–‍40 34‍–‍42
Brooklyn Superbas 66 86 .434 50 31‍–‍44 35‍–‍42
Cincinnati Reds 64 87 .424 51½ 36‍–‍40 28‍–‍47
St. Louis Cardinals 52 98 .347 63 28‍–‍48 24‍–‍50
Boston Beaneaters 49 102 .325 66½ 28‍–‍47 21‍–‍55

Record vs. opponents

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1906 National League record

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Team BOS BR CHC CIN NYG PHI PIT STL
Boston — 9–13 5–17 11–10–1 6–15 6–16 3–19 9–12
Brooklyn 13–9 — 6–16 8–14 9–13 8–13 9–13 13–8–1
Chicago 17–5 16–6 — 18–4 15–7–1 19–3–1 16–5 15–6–1
Cincinnati 10–11–1 14–8 4–18 — 5–16 11–11 8–14–1 12–9–2
New York 15–6 13–9 7–15–1 16–5 — 15–7 11–11 19–3
Philadelphia 16–6 13–8 3–19–1 11–11 7–15 — 8–14 13–9
Pittsburgh 19–3 13–9 5–16 14–8–1 11–11 14–8 — 17–5
St. Louis 12–9 8–13–1 6–15–1 9–12–2 3–19 9–13 5–17 —


Roster

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1906 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Admiral Schlei 116 388 95 .245 4 54
1B Snake Deal 65 231 48 .208 0 21
2B Miller Huggins 146 545 159 .292 0 26
SS Tommy Corcoran 117 430 89 .207 1 33
3B Jim Delahanty 115 379 106 .280 1 39
OF Cy Seymour 79 307 79 .257 4 38
OF Frank Jude 80 308 64 .208 1 31
OF Joe Kelley 129 465 106 .228 1 53

Other batters

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Shad Barry 73 279 80 .287 1 33
Hans Lobert 79 268 83 .310 0 19
Homer Smoot 60 220 57 .259 1 17
Fred Odwell 58 202 45 .223 0 21
Paddy Livingston 50 139 22 .158 0 8
Charlie Carr 22 94 18 .191 0 10
Johnny Siegle 21 68 8 .118 0 7
Bill Hinchman 18 54 11 .204 0 1
Mike Mowrey 21 53 17 .321 0 6
Ed Phelps 12 40 11 .275 1 5
Larry McLean 12 35 7 .200 0 2
Jimmy Barrett 5 12 0 .000 0 0
Eddie Tiemeyer 5 11 2 .182 0 0
Oscar Stanage 1 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Jake Weimer 41 304.2 20 14 2.22 141
Bob Ewing 33 287.2 13 14 2.38 145
Chick Fraser 31 236.0 10 20 2.67 58
Bob Wicker 20 150.0 6 11 2.70 69
Orval Overall 13 82.1 4 5 4.26 33
Jack Harper 5 36.2 1 4 4.17 10
Carl Druhot 4 25.0 2 2 4.32 14

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Charley Hall 14 95.0 4 8 3.32 49
Charlie Chech 11 66.0 1 4 2.32 17
Bill Essick 6 39.1 2 2 2.97 16
Leo Hafford 3 19.0 1 1 0.95 5
Gus Dorner 2 15.0 0 1 1.20 5
Del Mason 2 12.0 0 1 4.50 4

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Eddie Tiemeyer 1 0 0 0 0.00 1

References

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