1906 Boston Americans season

1906 Boston Americans
1906 Boston Americans
League	American League
Ballpark	Huntington Avenue Grounds
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Record	49–105 (.318)
League place	8th
Owners	John I. Taylor
Managers	Jimmy Collins (35–79); Chick Stahl (14–26);
Stats	ESPN.com; Baseball Reference
	← 1905 1907 →

The 1906 Boston Americans season was the sixth season for the professional baseball franchise that later became known as the Boston Red Sox. The Americans finished last in the eight-team American League (AL) with a record of 49 wins and 105 losses, 45+1⁄2 games behind the Chicago White Sox. The team played its home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds.

Offseason

Transactions

November 27, 1905: It is reported that Dartmouth pitcher Ralph Glaze will play for the Boston Americans.^[1]
February 24, 1906: Catcher Frank "Yip" Owens is released by the Americans.^[2]

Regular season

Prior to the regular season, the team held spring training in Macon, Georgia.^[3]

April 14: The regular season opens with a 2–1 loss in 12 innings to the New York Highlanders at Hilltop Park in New York City.^[4]
April 17: In the home opener, the Americans lose to the visiting Highlanders, 4–3.^[4]
May 25: After losing their first 20 games of the month, during which their record went from 6–7 to 6–27, the Americans break their losing streak with a 3–0 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox.^[4]
August 25: Jimmy Collins manages his final game.^[5] Although Boston defeat the St. Louis Browns, 3–1, the Americans are in last place in the AL, with a record of 35–79 (with one tie).^[6] Collins remains with the team as a player.
August 27: Outfielder Chick Stahl manages his first game,^[7] a 6–5 loss to the Cleveland Naps.
September 1: In their longest game of the season, the Americans lose to the visiting Philadelphia Athletics, 4–1 in 24 innings.^[4]
September 26: The team loses its 100th game of the season, falling to 46–100 with a 2–0 loss to the White Sox at South Side Park in Chicago.^[4]
October 6: The regular season ends with a home loss to the Highlanders, 5–4.^[4]

Statistical leaders

The offense was led by Chick Stahl with 51 RBIs and four home runs, and Myron "Moose" Grimshaw with a .290 batting average. The pitching staff was led by Cy Young, who made 39 appearances (34 starts) and pitched 28 complete games with a 13–21 record and 3.19 ERA, while striking out 140 in 287+2⁄3 innings. Jesse Tannehill was the only member of the starting rotation with winning record, at 13–11, while Bill Dinneen had the rotation's lowest ERA, at 2.92.

Season standings

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American League
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago White Sox	93	58	.616	—	54‍–‍23	39‍–‍35
New York Highlanders	90	61	.596	3	53‍–‍23	37‍–‍38
Cleveland Naps	89	64	.582	5	47‍–‍30	42‍–‍34
Philadelphia Athletics	78	67	.538	12	48‍–‍23	30‍–‍44
St. Louis Browns	76	73	.510	16	40‍–‍34	36‍–‍39
Detroit Tigers	71	78	.477	21	42‍–‍34	29‍–‍44
Washington Senators	55	95	.367	37½	33‍–‍41	22‍–‍54
Boston Americans	49	105	.318	45½	22‍–‍54	27‍–‍51

The team had one game end in a tie; April 18 vs. New York Highlanders.^[4] Tie games are not counted in league standings, but player statistics during tie games are counted.^[8]

Record vs. opponents

1906 American League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYH	PHA	SLB	WSH
Boston	—	4–18	8–14	10–12	5–17–1	8–14	5–17	9–13
Chicago	18–4	—	12–10–1	11–11	12–10–1	12–9	13–7–1	15–7
Cleveland	8–14	10–12–1	—	14–8–1	10–11–1	12–10–1	14–8	15–7
Detroit	12–10	11–11	8–14–1	—	11–11	6–13	9–13–1	14–6
New York	17–5–1	10–12–1	11–10–1	11–11	—	13–8	13–8–1	15–7
Philadelphia	14–8	9–12	10–12–1	13–6	8–13	—	9–11–2	15–5–1
St. Louis	17–5	7–13–1	8–14	13–9–1	8–13–1	11–9–2	—	12–10
Washington	13–9	7–15	7–15	6–14	7–15	5–15–1	10–12	—

Opening Day lineup

Kip Selbach	LF
Jimmy Collins	3B
Chick Stahl	CF
Freddy Parent	SS
Buck Freeman	RF
Myron Grimshaw	1B
John Godwin	2B
Charlie Graham	C
Cy Young	P

Source: ^[9]^[10]

Roster

1906 Boston Americans

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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	Charlie Armbruster	72	201	29	.144	0	6
1B	Moose Grimshaw	110	428	124	.290	0	48
2B	Hobe Ferris	130	495	121	.244	2	44
SS	Freddy Parent	149	600	141	.235	1	49
3B	Red Morgan	88	307	66	.215	1	21
OF	Jack Hayden	85	322	80	.248	1	14
OF	Chick Stahl	155	595	170	.286	4	51
OF	Jack Hoey	94	361	88	.244	0	24

Other batters

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
Buck Freeman	121	392	98	.250	1	30
Kip Selbach	60	228	48	.211	0	23
John Godwin	66	193	36	.187	0	15
Jimmy Collins	37	142	39	.275	1	16
Bob Peterson	39	118	24	.203	1	9
Bill Carrigan	37	109	23	.211	0	10
Charlie Graham	30	90	21	.233	1	12
Chet Chadbourne	11	43	13	.302	0	3
Heinie Wagner	9	32	9	.281	0	4
Lou Criger	7	17	3	.176	0	1
Tom Doran	2	3	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

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

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Cy Young	39	287+2⁄3	13	21	3.19	140
Joe Harris	30	235	2	21	3.52	99
Bill Dinneen	28	218+2⁄3	8	19	2.92	60
George Winter	29	207+2⁄3	6	18	4.12	72
Jesse Tannehill	27	196+1⁄3	13	11	3.16	82
Frank Oberlin	4	34	1	3	3.18	13
Ed Barry	3	21	0	3	6.00	10
Rube Kroh	1	9	1	0	0.00	5

Other pitchers