1906 New York Highlanders season
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| Owner(s) | William Devery and Frank Farrell |
| Manager(s) | Clark Griffith |
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The 1906 New York Highlanders season, its fourth in New York and sixth overall, finished with the team in 2nd place in the American League with a record of 90–61. The team was managed by Clark Griffith and played its home games at Hilltop Park.
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago White Sox | 93 | 58 | 0.616 | — | 54–23 | 39–35 |
| New York Highlanders | 90 | 61 | 0.596 | 3 | 53–23 | 37–38 |
| Cleveland Naps | 89 | 64 | 0.582 | 5 | 47–30 | 42–34 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 78 | 67 | 0.538 | 12 | 48–23 | 30–44 |
| St. Louis Browns | 76 | 73 | 0.510 | 16 | 40–34 | 36–39 |
| Detroit Tigers | 71 | 78 | 0.477 | 21 | 42–34 | 29–44 |
| Washington Senators | 55 | 95 | 0.367 | 37½ | 33–41 | 22–54 |
| Boston Americans | 49 | 105 | 0.318 | 45½ | 22–54 | 27–51 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 4–18 | 8–14 | 10–12 | 5–17–1 | 8–14 | 5–17 | 9–13 | |||||
| Chicago | 18–4 | — | 12–10–1 | 11–11 | 12–10–1 | 12–9 | 13–7–1 | 15–7 | |||||
| Cleveland | 8–14 | 10–12–1 | — | 14–8–1 | 10–11–1 | 12–10–1 | 14–8 | 15–7 | |||||
| Detroit | 12–10 | 11–11 | 8–14–1 | — | 11–11 | 6–13 | 9–13–1 | 14–6 | |||||
| New York | 17–5–1 | 10–12–1 | 11–10–1 | 11–11 | — | 13–8 | 13–8–1 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 14–8 | 9–12 | 10–12–1 | 13–6 | 8–13 | — | 9–11–2 | 15–5–1 | |||||
| St. Louis | 17–5 | 7–13–1 | 8–14 | 13–9–1 | 8–13–1 | 11–9–2 | — | 12–10 | |||||
| Washington | 13–9 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 6–14 | 7–15 | 5–15–1 | 10–12 | — | |||||
Roster
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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 |
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| 2B | Williams, JimmyJimmy Williams | 139 | 501 | 139 | .277 | 3 | 77 |
| OF | Keeler, WillieWillie Keeler | 152 | 592 | 180 | .304 | 2 | 33 |
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 |
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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 |
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| Chesbro, JackJack Chesbro | 49 | 325 | 23 | 17 | 2.96 | 152 |
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 |
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| Hughes, TomTom Hughes | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4.20 | 5 |
| Barger, CyCy Barger | 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 10.12 | 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 | SO |
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| Griffith, ClarkClark Griffith | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.02 | 16 |
References
- 1906 New York Highlanders at Baseball Reference
- 1906 New York Highlanders team page at www.baseball-almanac.com