| 1906 MLB season | |
| League: | American League (AL) National League (NL) |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Duration: | Regular season:World Series: |
| No Of Games: | 154 |
| No Of Teams: | 16 (8 per league) |
| Playoffs: | Pennant Winners |
| Conf1: | AL |
| Conf1 Champ: | Chicago White Sox |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | New York Highlanders |
| Conf2: | NL |
| Conf2 Champ: | Chicago Cubs |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | New York Giants |
| Finals: | World Series |
| Finals Link: | 1906 World Series |
| Finals Champ: | Chicago White Sox |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Chicago Cubs |
| Seasonslist: | List of Major League Baseball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | MLB |
| Prevseason Link: | 1905 Major League Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1905 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1907 Major League Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1907 |
The 1906 major league baseball season began on April 12, 1906. The regular season ended on October 7, with the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox as regular season champions of the National League and American League, respectively. The postseason began with Game 1 of the third modern World Series on October 9 and ended with Game 6 on October 14. The White Sox defeated the Cubs, four games to two.
See also: Major League Baseball schedule. The 1906 schedule consisted of 154 games for all teams in the American League and National League, each of which had eight teams. Each team was scheduled to play 22 games against the other seven teams of their respective league. This continued the format put in place for the season. This format would last until .
National League Opening Day took place on April 12 with all teams playing, while American League Opening Day did not take place until April 14 with four teams playing. The final day of the regular season was on October 7. The World Series took place between October 9 and October 14.
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Superbas | Ned Hanlon | Patsy Donovan | |
| Cincinnati Reds | Joe Kelley | Ned Hanlon | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Stanley Robison | John McCloskey |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Stone (SLB) | .358 | ||
| Harry Davis (PHA) | 12 | ||
| Harry Davis (PHA) | 96 | ||
| Elmer Flick (CLE) | 98 | ||
| Nap Lajoie (CLE) | 214 | ||
| John Anderson (WSH) Elmer Flick (CLE) | 39 |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Orth (NYH) | 27 | ||
| Joe Harris (BSA) Cy Young (BSA) | 21 | ||
| Doc White (CWS) | 1.52 | ||
| Rube Waddell (PHA) | 196 | ||
| Al Orth (NYH) | 338.2 | ||
| Charles Bender (PHA) Otto Hess (CLE) | 3 |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honus Wagner (PIT) | .339 | ||
| Tim Jordan (BKN) | 12 | ||
| Joe Nealon (PIT) Harry Steinfeldt (CHC) | 83 | ||
| Frank Chance (CHC) Honus Wagner (PIT) | 103 | ||
| Harry Steinfeldt (CHC) | 176 | ||
| Frank Chance (CHC) | 57 |
| Stat | Player | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe McGinnity (NYG) | 27 | ||
| Gus Dorner (BSB/CIN) | 26 | ||
| Mordecai Brown (CHC) | 1.04 | ||
| Fred Beebe (STL/CHC) | 171 | ||
| Irv Young (BSB) | 358.1 | ||
| Cecil Ferguson (NYG) | 7 |
The Chicago Cubs won a record 116 games while losing only 36. Their .763 winning percentage remains the highest in the modern (two-league) era.[1] They were led offensively by third baseman Harry Steinfeldt whose 176 hits, .327 batting average and 83 RBIs were all a team-best; Steinfeldt also had 29 stolen bases. The Cubs' pitching staff consisted of Ed Reulbach, Carl Lundgren, Mordecai Brown and left-hander Jack Pfiester.
| Team name | Wins | Home attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs[2] | 116 | 26.1% | 654,300 | 28.3% | 8,282 | |
| Chicago White Sox[3] | 93 | 1.1% | 585,202 | −14.9% | 7,408 | |
| Philadelphia Athletics[4] | 78 | −15.2% | 489,129 | −11.8% | 6,700 | |
| New York Highlanders[5] | 90 | 26.8% | 434,700 | 40.6% | 5,720 | |
| Boston Americans[6] | 49 | −37.2% | 410,209 | −12.5% | 5,327 | |
| New York Giants[7] | 96 | −8.6% | 402,850 | −27.1% | 5,371 | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates[8] | 93 | −3.1% | 394,877 | 7.0% | 5,128 | |
| St. Louis Browns[9] | 76 | 40.7% | 389,157 | 14.8% | 5,120 | |
| Cincinnati Reds[10] | 64 | −19.0% | 330,056 | 5.1% | 4,231 | |
| Cleveland Naps[11] | 89 | 17.1% | 325,733 | 3.0% | 4,123 | |
| Philadelphia Phillies[12] | 71 | −14.5% | 294,680 | −7.3% | 3,827 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals[13] | 52 | −10.3% | 283,770 | −3.1% | 3,685 | |
| Brooklyn Superbas[14] | 66 | 37.5% | 277,400 | 21.7% | 3,650 | |
| Detroit Tigers[15] | 71 | −10.1% | 174,043 | −10.0% | 2,231 | |
| Boston Beaneaters[16] | 49 | −3.9% | 143,280 | −4.5% | 1,885 | |
| Washington Senators[17] | 55 | −14.1% | 129,903 | −48.5% | 1,732 |