The 1906 season was the seventh season overall for the Chicago White Sox, and their sixth season in the major leagues. The Sox won their second American League pennant and their first World Series championship.
The Sox won 93 games in the regular season–– a plateau they would not reach again until the 1915 season–– to claim the pennant, propelled by a historic 19-game winning streak in August. They won the league pennant largely on the strength of their pitching staff, as their team batting average of .230 was the worst in the AL. The White Sox would go on to upset their crosstown neighbors, the Chicago Cubs (who had finished 116–36 that year for the best winning percentage in modern baseball history), in the World Series, earning them the moniker of the "Hitless Wonders."
Regular season
The 1906 White Sox team became known as the Hitless Wonders, having won the American League pennant despite posting the lowest team batting average (.230) in the league. The team had been in fourth place by the end of July, 7½ games behind the defending champion Philadelphia Athletics, when they went on a 19-game winning streak that drove them into first place. No American League team would beat the 19-game winning streak for almost 100 years. The team made up for their lack of hitting prowess by leading the league in walks, hit batsmen and sacrifice hits. The White Sox pitching staff had a league-leading 32 shutouts and the second lowest earned run average in the league. The White Sox then defeated their cross-town rivals, the heavily favored Chicago Cubs in the 1906 World Series.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1906 Chicago White Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Player stats = Indicates team leader
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 118 387 83 .214 2 33 1B 154 556 143 .257 1 57 2B 143 549 153 .279 0 57 SS 133 484 134 .277 0 80 3B 116 378 69 .183 0 33 OF 130 484 110 .227 0 27 OF 144 496 114 .230 2 34 OF 94 330 82 .248 1 21
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 75 253 59 .233 1 27 77 225 58 .258 0 25 33 96 13 .135 0 4 16 51 10 .196 0 7 13 40 3 .075 0 2 17 37 6 .162 0 0 14 36 10 .278 0 6 10 24 6 .250 0 3 12 23 4 .174 0 3 4 9 3 .333 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 42 293.0 22 13 2.33 66 38 287.2 20 13 2.06 99 41 278.1 17 13 1.88 171 28 219.1 18 6 1.52 95 21 142.0 10 7 2.09 45
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 20 122.0 5 5 3.39 53 6 31.0 1 1 2.90 12
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 0.00 2
1906 World Series
AL Chicago White Sox (4) vs NL Chicago Cubs (2) GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1White Sox – 2, Cubs – 1October 9West Side Park12,6932Cubs – 7, White Sox – 1October 10South Side Park12,5953White Sox – 3, Cubs – 0October 11West Side Park13,6674Cubs – 1, White Sox – 0October 12South Side Park18,3855White Sox – 8, Cubs – 6October 13West Side Park23,2576Cubs – 3, White Sox – 8October 14South Side Park19,249
References
External links 1906 Chicago White Sox at Baseball Reference