1906 Philadelphia Athletics
[edit] Summary
The 1906 Philadelphia Athletics finished with a record of 78-67. They scored 555 runs and belted 32 home runs to go along with a .247 batting average. The offense was powered by Harry Davis, who led the team with 12 home runs, 96 RBI, and 161 hits. Topsy Hartsel had a great year on the basepaths with 31 stolen bases.
The team allowed 536 runs and had a team ERA of 2.60. Eddie Plank led the team with 19 wins. Rube Waddell struck out 196 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Art Brouthers | 3B | 37 | 144 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 4 | .240 | .257 | .497 | .208 |
| Eddie Collins | SS | 6 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Monte Cross | SS | 134 | 445 | 32 | 89 | 1 | 40 | 22 | .291 | .272 | .563 | .200 |
| Harry Davis | 1B | 145 | 551 | 94 | 161 | 12 | 96 | 23 | .355 | .459 | .814 | .292 |
| John Knight | 3B | 74 | 253 | 29 | 49 | 3 | 20 | 6 | .250 | .273 | .523 | .194 |
| Ed Lennox | 3B | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .118 | .229 | .059 |
| Danny Murphy | 2B | 119 | 448 | 48 | 135 | 2 | 60 | 17 | .341 | .404 | .745 | .301 |
| Simon Nicholls | SS | 12 | 44 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .234 | .205 | .439 | .182 |
| Rube Oldring | 3B | 59 | 174 | 15 | 42 | 0 | 19 | 7 | .263 | .310 | .573 | .241 |
| Dave Shean | 2B | 22 | 75 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .280 | .307 | .587 | .213 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Harry Armbruster | OF | 91 | 265 | 40 | 63 | 2 | 24 | 13 | .353 | .306 | .659 | .238 |
| Topsy Hartsel | OF | 144 | 533 | 96 | 136 | 1 | 30 | 31 | .363 | .334 | .697 | .255 |
| Danny Hoffman | OF | 7 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .320 | .227 | .547 | .227 |
| Bris Lord | OF | 118 | 434 | 50 | 101 | 1 | 44 | 12 | .281 | .302 | .583 | .233 |
| Socks Seybold | OF | 116 | 411 | 41 | 130 | 5 | 59 | 9 | .367 | .418 | .785 | .316 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Claude Berry | C | 10 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .281 | .233 | .514 | .233 |
| Jim Byrnes | C | 10 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .261 | .435 | .174 |
| Doc Powers | C | 58 | 185 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .170 | .162 | .332 | .157 |
| Ossee Schreckengost | C | 98 | 338 | 29 | 96 | 1 | 41 | 5 | .305 | .358 | .663 | .284 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Willy Fetzer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Jack Hannifin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4883 | 555 | 1206 | 32 | 489 | 165 | .298 | .330 | .629 | .247 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Bartley | 3 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9.35 | 1.839 | |||
| Chief Bender | 36 | 27 | 238.3 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3 | 159 | 48 | 2.53 | 1.074 | |||
| Andy Coakley | 22 | 16 | 149 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 59 | 44 | 3.14 | 1.262 | |||
| Jack Coombs | 23 | 18 | 173 | 10 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 90 | 68 | 2.50 | 1.225 | |||
| Mike Cunningham | 5 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 3.21 | 1.357 | |||
| Jimmy Dygert | 35 | 25 | 213.7 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 0 | 106 | 91 | 2.70 | 1.245 | |||
| Jim Holmes | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Eddie Plank | 26 | 25 | 211.7 | 19 | 6 | .760 | 0 | 108 | 51 | 2.25 | 1.058 | |||
| Hack Schumann | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4.00 | 1.611 | |||
| Rube Waddell | 43 | 34 | 272.7 | 15 | 17 | .469 | 0 | 196 | 92 | 2.21 | 1.148 | |||
| Team Totals | 200 | 149 | 1322.1 | 78 | 67 | .538 | 4 | 749 | 425 | 2.60 | 1.180 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Harry Davis | 145 |
| At Bats | Harry Davis | 551 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Topsy Hartsel | 632 |
| Batting Average | Danny Murphy | .301 |
| On-Base % | Topsy Hartsel | .363 |
| Slugging % | Harry Davis | .459 |
| OPS | Harry Davis | .814 |
| Runs | Topsy Hartsel | 96 |
| Hits | Harry Davis | 161 |
| Total Bases | Harry Davis | 253 |
| Doubles | Harry Davis | 42 |
| Triples | Topsy Hartsel | 9 |
| Home Runs | Harry Davis | 12 |
| RBI | Harry Davis | 96 |
| Walks | Topsy Hartsel | 88 |
| Stolen Bases | Topsy Hartsel | 31 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bris Lord | 29 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Eddie Plank | 19 |
| Losses | Rube Waddell | 17 |
| Saves | Chief Bender | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Eddie Plank | .760 |
| ERA | Rube Waddell | 2.21 |
| WHIP | Eddie Plank | 1.058 |
| Innings Pitched | Rube Waddell | 272.7 |
| Games | Rube Waddell | 43 |
| Games Started | Rube Waddell | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Rube Waddell | 196 |
| Complete Games | Chief Bender | 24 |
| Shutouts | Rube Waddell | 8 |
| Batters Faced | Rube Waddell | 1126 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Chief Bender and Rube Waddell | 67 |
| Hits Allowed | Rube Waddell | 221 |
| Walks Allowed | Rube Waddell | 92 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Chief Bender | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Rube Waddell | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Eddie Plank | 15 |
