| 1906 St. Louis Cardinals | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | League Park | |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Record | 52–98 (.347) | |
| League place | 7th | |
| Owners | Frank Robison and Stanley Robison | |
| Managers | John McCloskey | |
| ||
The 1906 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 25th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the 15th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 52–98 during the season and finished seventh in the National League.
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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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
- July 13, 1906: Spike Shannon was traded by the Cardinals to the New York Giants for Doc Marshall and Sam Mertes.[1]
Roster
| 1906 St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
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| 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 | Mike Grady | 97 | 280 | 70 | .250 | 2 | 27 |
| 1B | Jake Beckley | 87 | 320 | 79 | .247 | 0 | 44 |
| 2B | Pug Bennett | 153 | 595 | 156 | .262 | 1 | 34 |
| SS | George McBride | 90 | 313 | 53 | .169 | 0 | 13 |
| 3B | Harry Arndt | 69 | 256 | 69 | .270 | 2 | 26 |
| OF | Al Burch | 91 | 335 | 89 | .266 | 0 | 11 |
| OF | Homer Smoot | 86 | 343 | 85 | .248 | 0 | 31 |
| OF | Spike Shannon | 80 | 302 | 78 | .258 | 0 | 25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Hoelskoetter | 94 | 317 | 71 | .224 | 0 | 14 |
| Shad Barry | 62 | 237 | 59 | .249 | 0 | 12 |
| Sam Mertes | 53 | 191 | 47 | .246 | 0 | 19 |
| Jack Himes | 40 | 155 | 42 | .271 | 0 | 14 |
| Forrest Crawford | 45 | 145 | 30 | .207 | 0 | 11 |
| Red Murray | 46 | 144 | 37 | .257 | 1 | 16 |
| Pete Noonan | 44 | 125 | 21 | .168 | 1 | 9 |
| Doc Marshall | 39 | 123 | 34 | .276 | 0 | 10 |
| Joe Marshall | 33 | 95 | 15 | .158 | 0 | 7 |
| Tommy Raub | 24 | 78 | 22 | .282 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Phyle | 22 | 73 | 13 | .178 | 0 | 4 |
| Tom O'Hara | 14 | 53 | 16 | .302 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe McCarthy | 15 | 37 | 9 | .243 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Holly | 10 | 34 | 2 | .059 | 0 | 7 |
| Ducky Holmes | 9 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 0 | 2 |
| Eddie Zimmerman | 5 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Slattery | 3 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
| Rube DeGroff | 1 | 4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buster Brown | 32 | 238.1 | 8 | 16 | 2.64 | 109 |
| Ed Karger | 25 | 191.2 | 5 | 16 | 2.72 | 73 |
| Fred Beebe | 20 | 160.2 | 9 | 9 | 3.02 | 116 |
| Jack Taylor | 17 | 155.0 | 8 | 9 | 2.15 | 27 |
| Carl Druhot | 15 | 130.1 | 6 | 7 | 2.42 | 45 |
| Gus Thompson | 17 | 103.0 | 2 | 11 | 4.28 | 36 |
| Wish Egan | 16 | 86.1 | 2 | 9 | 4.59 | 23 |
| Stoney McGlynn | 6 | 48.0 | 2 | 2 | 2.44 | 25 |
| Irv Higginbotham | 7 | 47.1 | 1 | 4 | 3.23 | 14 |
| Art Fromme | 3 | 25.0 | 1 | 2 | 1.44 | 11 |
| Ambrose Puttmann | 4 | 18.2 | 2 | 2 | 5.30 | 12 |
| Jake Thielman | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.60 | 0 |
| Babe Adams | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Hoelskoetter | 12 | 58.1 | 1 | 4 | 4.63 | 20 |
| Charlie Rhodes | 9 | 45.0 | 3 | 4 | 3.40 | 32 |
| Chappie McFarland | 6 | 37.1 | 2 | 1 | 1.93 | 16 |
References
External links
- 1906 St. Louis Cardinals at Baseball Reference
- 1906 St. Louis Cardinals team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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