The 1906 Boston Americans season was the sixth season for the professional baseball franchise that later became known as the Boston Red Sox. The Americans finished last in the eight-team American League (AL) with a record of 49 wins and 105 losses, games behind the Chicago White Sox. The team played its home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds.

Offseason

Transactions November 27, 1905: It is reported that Dartmouth pitcher Ralph Glaze will play for the Boston Americans. February 24, 1906: Catcher Frank "Yip" Owens is released by the Americans.

Regular season Prior to the regular season, the team held spring training in Macon, Georgia. April 14: The regular season opens with a 2–1 loss in 12 innings to the New York Highlanders at Hilltop Park in New York City. April 17: In the home opener, the Americans lose to the visiting Highlanders, 4–3. May 25: After losing their first 20 games of the month, during which their record went from 6–7 to 6–27, the Americans break their losing streak with a 3–0 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox. August 25: Jimmy Collins manages his final game. Although Boston defeat the St. Louis Browns, 3–1, the Americans are in last place in the AL, with a record of 35–79 (with one tie). Collins remains with the team as a player. August 27: Outfielder Chick Stahl manages his first game, a 6–5 loss to the Cleveland Naps. September 1: In their longest game of the season, the Americans lose to the visiting Philadelphia Athletics, 4–1 in 24 innings. September 26: The team loses its 100th game of the season, falling to 46–100 with a 2–0 loss to the White Sox at South Side Park in Chicago. October 6: The regular season ends with a home loss to the Highlanders, 5–4.

Statistical leaders The offense was led by Chick Stahl with 51 RBIs and four home runs, and Myron "Moose" Grimshaw with a .290 batting average. The pitching staff was led by Cy Young, who made 39 appearances (34 starts) and pitched 28 complete games with a 13–21 record and 3.19 ERA, while striking out 140 in innings. Jesse Tannehill was the only member of the starting rotation with winning record, at 13–11, while Bill Dinneen had the rotation's lowest ERA, at 2.92.

Season standings

The team had one game end in a tie; April 18 vs. New York Highlanders. Tie games are not counted in league standings, but player statistics during tie games are counted.

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup Kip Selbach LFJimmy Collins 3BChick Stahl CFFreddy Parent SSBuck Freeman RFMyron Grimshaw 1BJohn Godwin 2BCharlie Graham CCy Young P Source:

Roster 1906 Boston Americans 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 C 72 201 29 .144 0 6 1B 110 428 124 .290 0 48 2B 130 495 121 .244 2 44 SS 149 600 141 .235 1 49 3B 88 307 66 .215 1 21 OF 85 322 80 .248 1 14 OF 155 595 170 .286 4 51 OF 94 361 88 .244 0 24

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 121 392 98 .250 1 30 60 228 48 .211 0 23 John Godwin 66 193 36 .187 0 15 37 142 39 .275 1 16 Bob Peterson 39 118 24 .203 1 9 Bill Carrigan 37 109 23 .211 0 10 Charlie Graham 30 90 21 .233 1 12 Chet Chadbourne 11 43 13 .302 0 3 Heinie Wagner 9 32 9 .281 0 4 Lou Criger 7 17 3 .176 0 1 Tom Doran 2 3 0 .000 0 0

Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Starting pitchers Player G IP W L ERA SO 39 13 21 3.19 140 30 235 2 21 3.52 99 28 8 19 2.92 60 29 6 18 4.12 72 27 13 11 3.16 82 Frank Oberlin 4 34 1 3 3.18 13 Ed Barry 3 21 0 3 6.00 10 Rube Kroh 1 9 1 0 0.00 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 Ralph Glaze 19 123 4 6 3.59 56 3 21 1 1 1.29 6 5 0 2 5.30 3

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SOEd Hughes 2 0 0 0 5.40 3

References

External links 1906 Boston Americans at Baseball Reference 1906 Boston Americans season at Baseball Almanac