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| name = Chicago Cubs
| name = Chicago Cubs
| image = 1906 Chicago Cubs.jpg
| image = 1906 Chicago Cubs.jpg
| season = 1906
| season = 1906
| misc = 1906 National League Champions
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| ballpark = [[West Side Park]]
| ballpark = [[West Side Park]]
| y4 = 1893
| city = [[Chicago, Illinois]]
| city = [[Chicago, Illinois]]
| record = {{winpct|116|36|record=y}}
| y5 = 1870
| league_place = 1st
| owners = [[Charles Murphy (baseball)|Charles Murphy]]
| owners = [[Charles Murphy (baseball owner)|Charles Murphy]]
| managers = [[Frank Chance]]
| managers = [[Frank Chance]]
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The '''1906 Chicago Cubs season''' was the 35th season of the [[Chicago Cubs]] franchise, the 31st in the [[National League]] and the 14th at [[West Side Park]]. The team won the [[National League]] [[pennant (sports)|pennant]] with a record of 116–36, a full 20 games ahead of the second-place [[1906 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]. The team's .763 winning percentage is the highest ever in modern MLB history to date. The [[2001 Seattle Mariners season|2001 Seattle Mariners]] also won 116 games, but they did that in a 162-game season, hence their winning percentage of .716 was nowhere near as high as was the 1906 Cubs' .763. In fact, the [[1954 Cleveland Indians]] still hold the record for the highest winning percentage ever by an American League team when they went 111-43 in 1954, for a .721 winning percentage. Strangely enough, all 3 of these teams did not win the World Series in their record-breaking regular seasons. The 1906 Cubs lost to the Chicago White Sox in the World Series, the 1954 Indians lost to the New York Giants in the World Series, and the 2001 Mariners lost to the New York Yankees in that season's American League Championship Series.
The '''1906 Chicago Cubs season''' was the 35th season of the [[Chicago Cubs]] franchise, the 31st in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] and the 14th at [[West Side Park]]. Skippered by [[Player-coach|player-manager]] [[Frank Chance]], the Cubs won the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] [[pennant (sports)|pennant]] with a record of 116–36, a full 20 games ahead of the second-place [[1906 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]. The team's .763 winning percentage, with two ties in their 154-game season,<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1906-schedule-scores.shtml 1906 Chicago Cubs Schedule]</ref><ref>[http://research.sabr.org/journals/schedule-changes-since-1876 SABR: Schedule Changes Since 1876]</ref> is the highest in modern MLB history. The [[2001 Seattle Mariners season|2001 Seattle Mariners]] also won 116 games, but they did that in 162 games, resulting in a .716 winning percentage.


In a major upset, the Cubs were beaten by the [[1906 Chicago White Sox season|Chicago White Sox]] in the [[1906 World Series]].
The 1906 Cubs are often considered the greatest MLB team to not win the World Series.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Best MLB Teams Of All-Time, According To Elo |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-best-mlb-teams-of-all-time-according-to-elo/ |website=FiveThirtyEight.com |access-date=13 Jan 2022 |date=9 May 2016}}</ref> In a major upset, the Cubs were beaten by their crosstown counterparts [[1906 Chicago White Sox season|Chicago White Sox]] in that year's [[1906 World Series|World Series]].


== Regular season ==
== Regular season ==
[[File:Chicago Cubs team picture, 1906.jpg|thumb|right|300px|right|The 1906 Cubs won a record 116 of 154 games.]]
[[File:Chicago Cubs team picture, 1906.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The 1906 Cubs won a record 116 of 154 games.]]
Led by new manager [[Frank Chance]], the Cubs dominated the NL. They led the league in both runs scored and fewest runs allowed by large margins. Their record of 116 wins has never been beaten, although it was tied by the [[2001 Seattle Mariners season|2001 Seattle Mariners]] (who played a longer 162-game season).
Led by new manager [[Frank Chance]], the Cubs dominated the NL. They led the league in both runs scored and fewest runs allowed by large margins. Their record of 116 wins has never been beaten, although it was tied by the [[2001 Seattle Mariners season|2001 Seattle Mariners]] (who played a longer 162-game season).


The team included four future [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Famers]]: manager and first baseman Chance, second baseman [[Johnny Evers]], shortstop [[Joe Tinker]], and pitcher [[Mordecai Brown]]. Brown finished second in the NL in wins to [[Joe McGinnity]], but his 1.04 [[earned run average|ERA]] set a major league record. Although the record was broken by [[Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher)|Dutch Leonard]] in 1914, Brown's mark still stands as the National League record.
The team included four future [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Famers]]: manager and first baseman Chance, second baseman [[Johnny Evers]], shortstop [[Joe Tinker]], and pitcher [[Mordecai Brown]]. Brown finished second in the NL in wins to [[Joe McGinnity]], but his 1.04 [[earned run average|ERA]] set a major league record. Although the record was broken by [[Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher)|Dutch Leonard]] in 1914, Brown's mark still stands as the National League record.


The pitching staff led the majors with a team [[earned run average]] of 1.76. Six members of the pitching staff had double digit victories – Mordecai Brown (26), [[Jack Pfiester]] (20), [[Ed Reulbach]] (19), [[Carl Lundgren]] (17), [[Orval Overall]] (12), and [[Jack Taylor (1900s pitcher)|Jack Taylor]] (12). In addition, Mordecai Brown set a major league record with the lowest earned run average attained with at least 250 innings pitched (1.04).<ref name="Baseball Top 100">Baseball’s Top 100: The Game’s Greatest Records, p. 28, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7</ref> The offensive star was third baseman [[Harry Steinfeldt]], who led the NL in both hits and RBI.
The pitching staff led the majors with a team [[earned run average]] of 1.76. Six members of the pitching staff had double digit victories – Mordecai Brown (26), [[Jack Pfiester]] (20), [[Ed Reulbach]] (19), [[Carl Lundgren]] (17), [[Orval Overall]] (12), and [[Jack Taylor (1900s pitcher)|Jack Taylor]] (12). In addition, Mordecai Brown set a major league record with the lowest earned run average attained with at least 250 innings pitched (1.04).<ref name="Baseball Top 100">Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 28, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, {{ISBN|978-1-55365-507-7}}</ref> The offensive star was third baseman [[Harry Steinfeldt]], who led the NL in both hits and RBI.


The team's .763 winning percentage also set a modern-era record, and was the best overall since 1885. However, it set neither a National League record nor even a franchise record, as the 19th-century White Stockings finished with better records on three occasions ([[1876 Chicago White Stockings season|1876]], [[1880 Chicago White Stockings season|1880]], and [[1885 Chicago White Stockings season|1885]]). The all-time major league record belongs to the [[1884 St. Louis Maroons season|1884 St. Louis Maroons]] of the [[Union Association]] at .832.
The team's .763 winning percentage also set a modern-era record, and was the best overall since 1885. However, it set neither a National League record nor even a franchise record, as the 19th-century White Stockings finished with better records on three occasions ([[1876 Chicago White Stockings season|1876]], [[1880 Chicago White Stockings season|1880]], and [[1885 Chicago White Stockings season|1885]]). The all-time major league record belongs to the [[1884 St. Louis Maroons season|1884 St. Louis Maroons]] of the [[Union Association]] at .832.


On August 9, Jack Taylor threw the last of a major league record 187 consecutive complete games that he pitched<ref>Baseball’s Top 100: The Game’s Greatest Records, p.62, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7</ref> (not counting appearances as a [[relief pitcher]]), a streak that began in 1901 when Taylor was pitching for the [[Chicago Cubs|Chicago Orphans]]. Taylor had been re-acquired from the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] on July 1, having been traded to the Cards after the [[1903 in baseball|1903 season]].<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tayloja02.shtml Jack Taylor page at Baseball Reference]</ref>
On August 9, Jack Taylor threw the last of a major league record 187 consecutive complete games that he pitched<ref>Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.62, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, {{ISBN|978-1-55365-507-7}}</ref> (not counting appearances as a [[relief pitcher]]), a streak that began in 1901 when Taylor was pitching for the [[Chicago Cubs|Chicago Orphans]]. Taylor had been re-acquired from the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] on July 1, having been traded to the Cards after the [[1903 in baseball|1903 season]].<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tayloja02.shtml Jack Taylor page at Baseball Reference]</ref>


=== Season standings ===
=== Season standings ===
{{1906 National League standings|highlight=Chicago Cubs}}
{{1906 National League standings|highlight=Chicago Cubs}}

=== Record vs. opponents ===
=== Record vs. opponents ===
{{1906 NL Record vs. opponents|team=CHC}}
{{1906 NL Record vs. opponents|team=CHC}}
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|-
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| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
*{{MLBplayer||[[Fred Beebe]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Fred Beebe]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Mordecai Brown]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Mordecai Brown]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Jack Harper (1900s pitcher)|Jack Harper]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Jack Harper (1900s pitcher)|Jack Harper]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Carl Lundgren]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Carl Lundgren]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Orval Overall]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Orval Overall]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Jack Pfiester]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Jack Pfiester]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Ed Reulbach]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Ed Reulbach]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Jack Taylor (1900s pitcher)|Jack Taylor]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Jack Taylor (1900s pitcher)|Jack Taylor]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Bob Wicker]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Bob Wicker]]}}
| width="25px" |
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
*{{MLBplayer||[[Johnny Kling]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Johnny Kling]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Pat Moran]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Pat Moran]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Tom Walsh (baseball)|Tom Walsh]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Tom Walsh (baseball)|Tom Walsh]]}}
'''Infielders'''
'''Infielders'''
*{{MLBplayer||[[Frank Chance]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Frank Chance]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Johnny Evers]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Johnny Evers]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Pete Noonan]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Pete Noonan]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Harry Steinfeldt]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Harry Steinfeldt]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Joe Tinker]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Joe Tinker]]}}
| width="25px" |
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Outfielders'''
| valign="top" | '''Outfielders'''
*{{MLBplayer||[[Doc Gessler]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Doc Gessler]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Solly Hofman]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Solly Hofman]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Wildfire Schulte]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Wildfire Schulte]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Jimmy Sheckard]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Jimmy Sheckard]]}}
*{{MLBplayer||[[Jimmy Slagle]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Jimmy Slagle]]}}
'''Other batters'''
'''Other batters'''
*{{MLBplayer||[[Bull Smith]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Bull Smith]]}}
| width="25px" |
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
*{{MLBplayer||[[Frank Chance]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Frank Chance]]}}
|}
|}


== Player stats ==
== Player stats ==
{|
|-
| style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" |
| = Indicates team leader
|}

=== Batting ===
=== Batting ===
==== Starters by position ====
==== Starters by position ====
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
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| 1B || {{sortname|Frank|Chance}} || 136 || 474 || 151 || .319 || 3 || 71
| 1B || {{sortname|Frank|Chance}} || 136 || 474 || 151 || .319 || 3 || 71
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 2B || {{sortname|Johnny|Evers}} || 154 || 533 || 136 || .255 || 1 || 51
| 2B || {{sortname|Johnny|Evers}} || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|154 || 533 || 136 || .255 || 1 || 51
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| SS || {{sortname|Joe|Tinker}} || 148 || 523 || 122 || .233 || 1 || 64
| SS || {{sortname|Joe|Tinker}} || 148 || 523 || 122 || .233 || 1 || 64
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 3B || {{sortname|Harry|Steinfeldt}} || 151 || 539 || 176 || .327 || 3 || 83
| 3B || {{sortname|Harry|Steinfeldt}} || 151 || 539 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|176 || bgcolor="#FFCC00|.327 || 3 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|83
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| OF || {{sortname|Jimmy|Sheckard}} || 149 || 549 || 144 || .262 || 1 || 45
| OF || {{sortname|Jimmy|Sheckard}} || 149 || 549 || 144 || .262 || 1 || 45
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| OF || {{sortname|Frank|Schulte}} || 146 || 563 || 158 || .281 || 7 || 60
| OF || {{sortname|Frank|Schulte}} || 146 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|563 || 158 || .281 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|7 || 60
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| OF || {{sortname|Jimmy|Slagle}} || 127 || 498 || 119 || .239 || 0 || 33
| OF || {{sortname|Jimmy|Slagle}} || 127 || 498 || 119 || .239 || 0 || 33
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==== Other batters ====
==== Other batters ====
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Pat|Moran}} || 70 || 226 || 57 || .252 || 0 || 35
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Solly|Hofman}} || 64 || 195 || 50 || .256 || 2 || 20
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Doc|Gessler}} || 34 || 83 || 21 || .253 || 0 || 10
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Pete|Noonan}} || 5 || 3 || 1 || .333 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Tom|Walsh|Tom Walsh (baseball)}} || 2 || 1 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Bull|Smith}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0
|}
|}


=== Pitching ===
=== Pitching ===
==== Starting pitchers ====
==== Starting pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Mordecai|Brown}} || 36 || 277.1 || 26 || 6 || 1.04 || 144
| {{sortname|Mordecai|Brown}} || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|36 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|277.1 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|26 || 6 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|1.04 || 144
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Jack|Pfiester}} || 31 || 250.2 || 20 || 8 || 1.51 || 153
| {{sortname|Jack|Pfiester}} || 31 || 250.2 || 20 || bgcolor="#FFCC00"|8 || 1.51 || bgcolor="#FFCC00|153
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Ed|Reulbach}} || 33 || 218 || 19 || 4 || 1.65 || 94
| {{sortname|Ed|Reulbach}} || 33 || 218.0 || 19 || 4 || 1.65 || 94
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Carl|Lundgren}} || 27 || 207.2 || 17 || 6 || 2.21 || 103
| {{sortname|Carl|Lundgren}} || 27 || 207.2 || 17 || 6 || 2.21 || 103
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| {{sortname|Jack|Taylor|Jack Taylor (1900s pitcher)}} || 17 || 147.1 || 12 || 3 || 1.83 || 34
| {{sortname|Jack|Taylor|Jack Taylor (1900s pitcher)}} || 17 || 147.1 || 12 || 3 || 1.83 || 34
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Orval|Overall}} || 18 || 144 || 12 || 3 || 1.88 || 94
| {{sortname|Orval|Overall}} || 18 || 144.0 || 12 || 3 || 1.88 || 94
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Bob|Wicker}} || 10 || 72.1 || 3 || 5 || 2.99 || 25
| {{sortname|Bob|Wicker}} || 10 || 72.1 || 3 || 5 || 2.99 || 25
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Jack|Harper|Jack Harper (1900s pitcher)}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 || 0
| {{sortname|Jack|Harper|Jack Harper (1900s pitcher)}} || 1 || 1.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.00 || 0
|}
|}


==== Other pitchers ====
==== Other pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned Run Average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Fred|Beebe}} || 14 || 70 || 6 || 1 || 2.70 || 55
| {{sortname|Fred|Beebe}} || 14 || 70.0 || 6 || 1 || 2.70 || 55
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
|}
|}
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*Highest team [[winning percentage]] in one season in the modern era (.763) <ref name="Baseball Top 100"/>
*Highest team [[winning percentage]] in one season in the modern era (.763) <ref name="Baseball Top 100"/>
*Chicago Cubs pitching staff led the majors with a team [[earned run average]] of 1.76.
*Chicago Cubs pitching staff led the majors with a team [[earned run average]] of 1.76.
*Mordecai Brown, major league record, lowest earned run average with at least 250 innings pitched (1.04)
*Mordecai Brown, major league record, lowest earned run average with at least 250 innings pitched (1.04)


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1906.shtml 1906 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference]
*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1906.shtml 1906 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference]


{{1906 MLB season by team}}
{{1906 MLB season by team}}
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[[Category:National League champion seasons]]
[[Category:National League champion seasons]]
[[Category:1906 in Illinois|Chicago Cubs]]
[[Category:1906 in sports in Illinois|Chicago Cubs]]

Latest revision as of 00:42, 29 March 2024

1906 Chicago Cubs
National League Champions
LeagueNational League
BallparkWest Side Park
CityChicago, Illinois
Record116–36 (.763)
League place1st
OwnersCharles Murphy
ManagersFrank Chance
← 1905 Seasons 1907 →

The 1906 Chicago Cubs season was the 35th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 31st in the National League and the 14th at West Side Park. Skippered by player-manager Frank Chance, the Cubs won the National League pennant with a record of 116–36, a full 20 games ahead of the second-place New York Giants. The team's .763 winning percentage, with two ties in their 154-game season,[1][2] is the highest in modern MLB history. The 2001 Seattle Mariners also won 116 games, but they did that in 162 games, resulting in a .716 winning percentage.

The 1906 Cubs are often considered the greatest MLB team to not win the World Series.[3] In a major upset, the Cubs were beaten by their crosstown counterparts Chicago White Sox in that year's World Series.

Regular season

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The 1906 Cubs won a record 116 of 154 games.

Led by new manager Frank Chance, the Cubs dominated the NL. They led the league in both runs scored and fewest runs allowed by large margins. Their record of 116 wins has never been beaten, although it was tied by the 2001 Seattle Mariners (who played a longer 162-game season).

The team included four future Hall of Famers: manager and first baseman Chance, second baseman Johnny Evers, shortstop Joe Tinker, and pitcher Mordecai Brown. Brown finished second in the NL in wins to Joe McGinnity, but his 1.04 ERA set a major league record. Although the record was broken by Dutch Leonard in 1914, Brown's mark still stands as the National League record.

The pitching staff led the majors with a team earned run average of 1.76. Six members of the pitching staff had double digit victories – Mordecai Brown (26), Jack Pfiester (20), Ed Reulbach (19), Carl Lundgren (17), Orval Overall (12), and Jack Taylor (12). In addition, Mordecai Brown set a major league record with the lowest earned run average attained with at least 250 innings pitched (1.04).[4] The offensive star was third baseman Harry Steinfeldt, who led the NL in both hits and RBI.

The team's .763 winning percentage also set a modern-era record, and was the best overall since 1885. However, it set neither a National League record nor even a franchise record, as the 19th-century White Stockings finished with better records on three occasions (1876, 1880, and 1885). The all-time major league record belongs to the 1884 St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association at .832.

On August 9, Jack Taylor threw the last of a major league record 187 consecutive complete games that he pitched[5] (not counting appearances as a relief pitcher), a streak that began in 1901 when Taylor was pitching for the Chicago Orphans. Taylor had been re-acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals on July 1, having been traded to the Cards after the 1903 season.[6]

Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 116 36 .763 — 56‍–‍21 60‍–‍15
New York Giants 96 56 .632 20 51‍–‍24 45‍–‍32
Pittsburgh Pirates 93 60 .608 23½ 49‍–‍27 44‍–‍33
Philadelphia Phillies 71 82 .464 45½ 37‍–‍40 34‍–‍42
Brooklyn Superbas 66 86 .434 50 31‍–‍44 35‍–‍42
Cincinnati Reds 64 87 .424 51½ 36‍–‍40 28‍–‍47
St. Louis Cardinals 52 98 .347 63 28‍–‍48 24‍–‍50
Boston Beaneaters 49 102 .325 66½ 28‍–‍47 21‍–‍55

Record vs. opponents

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1906 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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 —


Roster

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1906 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Player stats

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= Indicates team leader

Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Johnny Kling 107 343 107 .312 2 46
1B Frank Chance 136 474 151 .319 3 71
2B Johnny Evers 154 533 136 .255 1 51
SS Joe Tinker 148 523 122 .233 1 64
3B Harry Steinfeldt 151 539 176 .327 3 83
OF Jimmy Sheckard 149 549 144 .262 1 45
OF Frank Schulte 146 563 158 .281 7 60
OF Jimmy Slagle 127 498 119 .239 0 33

Other batters

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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
Pat Moran 70 226 57 .252 0 35
Solly Hofman 64 195 50 .256 2 20
Doc Gessler 34 83 21 .253 0 10
Pete Noonan 5 3 1 .333 0 0
Tom Walsh 2 1 0 .000 0 0
Bull Smith 1 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Mordecai Brown 36 277.1 26 6 1.04 144
Jack Pfiester 31 250.2 20 8 1.51 153
Ed Reulbach 33 218.0 19 4 1.65 94
Carl Lundgren 27 207.2 17 6 2.21 103
Jack Taylor 17 147.1 12 3 1.83 34
Orval Overall 18 144.0 12 3 1.88 94
Bob Wicker 10 72.1 3 5 2.99 25
Jack Harper 1 1.0 0 0 0.00 0

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Fred Beebe 14 70.0 6 1 2.70 55

1906 World Series

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Main article: 1906 World Series

AL Chicago White Sox (4) vs NL Chicago Cubs (2)

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 White Sox – 2, Cubs – 1 October 9 West Side Park 12,693
2 Cubs – 7, White Sox – 1 October 10 South Side Park 12,595
3 White Sox – 3, Cubs – 0 October 11 West Side Park 13,667
4 Cubs – 1, White Sox – 0 October 12 South Side Park 18,385
5 White Sox – 8, Cubs – 6 October 13 West Side Park 23,257
6 Cubs – 3, White Sox – 8 October 14 South Side Park 19,249

Awards and honors

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  • Highest team winning percentage in one season in the modern era (.763) [4]
  • Chicago Cubs pitching staff led the majors with a team earned run average of 1.76.
  • Mordecai Brown, major league record, lowest earned run average with at least 250 innings pitched (1.04)

References

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  1. ^ 1906 Chicago Cubs Schedule
  2. ^ SABR: Schedule Changes Since 1876
  3. ^ "The Best MLB Teams Of All-Time, According To Elo". FiveThirtyEight.com. May 9, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 28, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
  5. ^ Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p.62, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7
  6. ^ Jack Taylor page at Baseball Reference
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