1906 Brooklyn Superbas | |
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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.
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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]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Chicago Cubs | 116 | 36 | 0.763 | — | 56–21 | 60–15 |
New York Giants | 96 | 56 | 0.632 | 20 | 51–24 | 45–32 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 93 | 60 | 0.608 | 23½ | 49–27 | 44–33 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 82 | 0.464 | 45½ | 37–40 | 34–42 |
Brooklyn Superbas | 66 | 86 | 0.434 | 50 | 31–44 | 35–42 |
Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 87 | 0.424 | 51½ | 36–40 | 28–47 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 52 | 98 | 0.347 | 63 | 28–48 | 24–50 |
Boston Beaneaters | 49 | 102 | 0.325 | 66½ | 28–47 | 21–55 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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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 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 28: Doc Gessler was traded by the Superbas to the Chicago Cubs for Hub Knolls.[3]
Roster
1906 Brooklyn Superbas | |||||||||
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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 |
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C | Bill Bergen | 103 | 353 | 56 | .159 | 0 | 19 |
1B | Tim Jordan | 129 | 450 | 118 | .262 | 12 | 78 |
2B | Whitey Alperman | 128 | 441 | 111 | .252 | 3 | 46 |
3B | Doc Casey | 149 | 571 | 133 | .233 | 0 | 34 |
SS | Phil Lewis | 136 | 452 | 110 | .243 | 0 | 37 |
OF | Jack McCarthy | 91 | 322 | 98 | .304 | 0 | 35 |
OF | Harry Lumley | 133 | 484 | 157 | .324 | 9 | 61 |
OF | Billy Maloney | 151 | 566 | 125 | .221 | 0 | 32 |
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 |
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John Hummel | 97 | 286 | 57 | .199 | 1 | 21 |
Lew Ritter | 73 | 226 | 47 | .208 | 0 | 15 |
Emil Batch | 59 | 203 | 52 | .256 | 0 | 11 |
Doc Gessler | 9 | 33 | 8 | .242 | 0 | 4 |
Patsy Donovan | 7 | 21 | 5 | .238 | 0 | 0 |
Phil Reardon | 5 | 14 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 0 |
John Butler | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Elmer Stricklett | 41 | 291.2 | 14 | 18 | 2.72 | 88 |
Doc Scanlan | 38 | 288.0 | 18 | 13 | 3.19 | 120 |
Harry McIntire | 39 | 276.0 | 13 | 21 | 2.97 | 121 |
Mal Eason | 34 | 227.0 | 10 | 17 | 3.25 | 64 |
Jim Pastorius | 29 | 211.2 | 10 | 14 | 3.61 | 58 |
Chappie McFarland | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 8.00 | 5 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jesse Whiting | 3 | 24.2 | 1 | 1 | 2.92 | 7 |
Jack Doscher | 2 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.29 | 10 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Hub Knolls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 3 |
Notes
References
External links
- 1906 Brooklyn Superbas uniform
- Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
- Acme Dodgers page Archived September 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Retrosheet