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 1906 Chicago Cubs
Team Record: 116-36 (60-15 on the road), Finished 1st in National League
Won NL Pennant by 20 games over the New York Giants
Scored 705 runs, Allowed 381 runs.
Managed by Frank Chance
Ballpark: West Side Park II
Attendance: 654,300 (1st out of 8)
Postseason: Lost World Series (4-2) to the Chicago White Sox
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LINEUP |
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CF |
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.256, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 13 SB |
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LF |
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.262, 1 HR, 45 RBI, 30 SB |
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RF |
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.281, 7 HR, 60 RBI, 29 SB |
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1B |
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.319, 3 HR, 71 RBI, 57 SB |
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3B |
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.327, 3 HR, 83 RBI, 29 SB |
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SS |
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.233, 1 HR, 64 RBI, 33 SB |
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2B |
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.255, 1 HR, 51 RBI, 49 SB |
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C |
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.312, 2 HR, 46 RBI, 14 SB |
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ROTATION |
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P |
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26-6, 1.95 ERA, 144 K |
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P |
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20-8, 1.56 ERA, 153 K |
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P |
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19-4, 1.65 ERA, 3 SV |
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P |
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17-6, 2.21 ERA, 103 K |
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P |
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12-3, 1.84 ERA |
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P |
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12-3, 1.88 ERA |
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KEY RESERVES |
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OF |
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.239, 0 HR, 33 RBI, 25 SB |
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C |
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.252, 0 HR, 35 RBI, 6 SB |
Mangager/1B: Frank Chance lead the league in Runs (103), was 5th in the NL in Batting Average (.319).
3B: Harry Steinfeldt was tied for 1st in the NL for RBI (83), and was 2nd in the NL in BA.(.327).
LF: Jimmy Sheckard was ranked 3rd in the NL in Runs (90)
RF: Wildfire Schulte was 4th in the NL in HR (7).
Pitchers:
Three Finger Brown was ranked 1st in the NL in ERA (1.04) and 2nd in the NL in the wins category with 26.
Jack Pfeister was ranked 2nd in the NL in ERA (1.56) and was 4th in the NL in strikeouts with 153.
Ed Reulbach was ranked 3rd in the NL in ERA (1.65)
The team had a 1.76 ERA, while the leagues average was 2.63.
The 1906 Chicago Cubs won 116 games, tied for the most wins in a single season in baseball history. The Cubs scored 80 more runs than any other team in the league. Their pitching was also very outstanding though, with a team staff ERA of 1.76, no team could touch there pitchers. Only one pitcher in the whole league, Pittsburgh's Vic Willis with a 1.73 ERA, had a lower ERA than Chicago's staff! Remarkable I'd say.
Their offense wasn't too bad either. This team mostly known for the famous double play team of shortstop Joe Tinker, second baseman Johnny Evers, and first baseman Frank Chance (also the manager). Chance, catcher Johnny Kling, and third baseman Harry Steinfeldt all topped the .300 mark. Steinfeldt also led the NL in hits, ranked second in average, and tied for the lead in RBIs.
Although outscoring their opponents 705-381 en route to a 20 game lead over the National League's second best team. They were a confident team, maybe too confident. As they met the other Chicago team in baseballs third World Series. The White Sox, also known as "The Hitless Wonders" because of their team batting average of just .230, the second lowest mark in baseball. They brought probably the biggest upset in post-season history, the Cubs lost the World Series four games to two.
The Cubs although, went on to win pennants in 1907 and 1908, and were victorious in both World Series vs. the Detroit Tigers.
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