1906 Brooklyn Superbas season explained

Brooklyn Superbas
Season:	1906
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Washington Park
City:	Brooklyn, New York
Owners:	Charles Ebbets, Ferdinand Abell, Ned Hanlon, Henry Medicus
President:	Charles Ebbets
Managers:	Patsy Donovan

The 1906 Brooklyn Superbas saw Patsy Donovan take over as the team's manager. However, another poor season led to a fifth-place finish.

Offseason

December 1905: Mike O'Neill was purchased by the Superbas from the St. Louis Cardinals.^[1]
December 15, 1905: Jimmy Sheckard was traded by the Superbas to the Chicago Cubs for Billy Maloney, Jack McCarthy, Doc Casey, Buttons Briggs and cash.^[2]

April 28: Doc Gessler was traded by the Superbas to the Chicago Cubs for Hub Knolls.^[3]

1906 Brooklyn Superbas
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		Manager

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

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	103	353	56	.159	0	19
1B	129	450	118	.262	12	78
2B	128	441	111	.252	3	46
3B	149	571	133	.233	0	34
SS	136	452	110	.243	0	37
OF	91	322	98	.304	0	35
OF	133	484	157	.324	9	61
OF	151	566	125	.221	0	32

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

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
97	286	57	.199	1	21
73	226	47	.208	0	15
59	203	52	.256	0	11
9	33	8	.242	0	4
7	21	5	.238	0	0
5	14	1	.071	0	0
1	0	0	----	0	0

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

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
41	291.2	14	18	2.72	88
38	288.0	18	13	3.19	120
39	276.0	13	21	2.97	121
34	227.0	10	17	3.25	64
29	211.2	10	14	3.61	58
1	9.0	0	1	8.00	5

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	3	24.2	1	1	2.92	7
	2	14.0	0	1	1.29	10

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