The 1906 Washington Senators won 55 games, lost 95, and finished in seventh place in the American League. They were managed by Jake Stahl and played home games at National Park.
Regular season Shortstop Joe Cassidy died in March 1906 due to complications from typhoid and malaria. The Senators opened their 1906 season against the Philadelphia Athletics at Columbia Park in Philadelphia. The Senators, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer "wore on [their] sleeve a badge of mourning as a tribute to the memory of Shortstop Joe Cassidy."
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1906 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters 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 C Howard Wakefield 77 211 59 .280 1 21 1B 137 482 107 .222 0 51 2B Larry Schlafly 123 426 105 .246 2 30 SS Dave Altizer 115 433 111 .256 1 27 3B Lave Cross 130 494 130 .263 1 46 OF 131 497 120 .241 3 42 OF 151 583 158 .271 3 70 OF Charlie Hickman 120 451 128 .284 9 57
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 Rabbit Nill 89 315 74 .235 0 15 73 221 36 .163 0 9 Mike Heydon 49 145 23 .159 0 10 32 103 21 .204 1 9 Malachi Kittridge 22 68 13 .191 0 3 Otto Williams 20 51 7 .137 0 2 Warren Shanabrook 1 2 0 .000 0 0 1 1 0 .000 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 40 298.2 14 20 2.86 178 38 282.2 19 16 2.17 96 30 204.0 7 17 3.62 90 30 197.0 6 14 3.65 59 4 22.1 0 2 4.43 9 Barney Wolfe 4 20.0 0 3 4.05 8 1 7.0 0 1 2.57 1
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 33 235.1 9 16 2.91 105 5 20.0 0 3 9.00 4 Willie Sudhoff 9 19.2 0 2 9.15 7 2 10.0 0 1 4.50 0
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 1 0 0 0 18.00 1 1 0 0 0 12.00 0
References
1906 Washington Senators at Baseball-Reference 1906 Washington Senators team page at www.baseball-almanac.com