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*[[January 28]] - [[Lyn Lary]] |
*[[January 28]] - [[Lyn Lary]] |
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*[[March 2]] - [[Woody English]] |
*[[March 2]] - [[Woody English]] |
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− | *[[March 16]] - [[Lloyd Waner]] |
+ | *[[March 16]] - [[Lloyd Waner]] (d. 1982) |
*[[March 24]] - [[Pat Veltman]] |
*[[March 24]] - [[Pat Veltman]] |
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*[[May 23]] - [[Willis Hudlin]] |
*[[May 23]] - [[Willis Hudlin]] |
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− | *[[May 25]] - [[Martín Dihigo]] |
+ | *[[May 25]] - [[Martín Dihigo]] (d. 1971) |
*[[June 25]] - [[Joe Kuhel]] |
*[[June 25]] - [[Joe Kuhel]] |
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− | *[[July 7]] - [[Satchel Paige]] |
+ | *[[July 7]] - [[Satchel Paige]] (d. 1982) |
− | *[[October 12]] - [[Joe Cronin]] |
+ | *[[October 12]] - [[Joe Cronin]] (d. 1984) |
*[[October 17]] - [[Paul Derringer]] |
*[[October 17]] - [[Paul Derringer]] |
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*[[December 28]] - [[Tommy Bridges]] |
*[[December 28]] - [[Tommy Bridges]] |
Revision as of 23:27, 3 September 2009
The following are the baseball events of the year 1906 throughout the world.
Champions
- World Series: Chicago White Sox over Chicago Cubs (4-2)
Awards and honors
Statistical Leaders
American League | National League | |||
AVG | George Stone SLB | .358 | Honus Wagner PIT | .339 |
HR | Harry Davis PHA | 12 | Tim Jordan BRO | 12 |
RBI | Harry Davis PHA | 96 | Jim Nealon PIT & Harry Steinfeldt CHC |
83 |
Wins | Al Orth NYY | 27 | Joe McGinnity NYG | 27 |
ERA | Doc White CWS | 1.52 | Mordecai Brown CHC | 1.04 |
Ks | Rube Waddell PHA | 196 | Fred Beebe STL | 171 |
Major League Baseball final standings
American League final standings
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National League final standings
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Events
- May 1 - John Lush of the Phillies pitched a 1-0 no-hitter against Brooklyn, striking out 11 batters.
- May 8 - Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack needed a substitute outfielder in the sixth inning of a game against the Boston Pilgrims and called on pitcher Chief Bender to fill in. Bender hit two home runs, both inside the park.
- June 17 - Personnel from the Brooklyn and Cincinnati teams were arrested fro trying to stage a Sunday game.
- July 20 - Mal Eason of Brooklyn threw a no-hitter against St. Louis.
- August 3 - At Sportsman's Park, Long Tom Hughes of the Washington Senators and Fred Glade of the St. Louis Browns entered the 10th inning with a scoreless tie, until Hughes decided the game with a solo home run to a 1–0 victory, becoming the first pitcher in major league history to pitch a shutout and hit a home run which accounted for the only run in the game.
- Oct. 9 - The all-Chicago World Series opened with snow falling.
- December 11 - The National League elected Harry Pulliam to another term as league president.
Births
- January 3 - Gus Suhr
- January 28 - Lyn Lary
- March 2 - Woody English
- March 16 - Lloyd Waner (d. 1982)
- March 24 - Pat Veltman
- May 23 - Willis Hudlin
- May 25 - Martín Dihigo (d. 1971)
- June 25 - Joe Kuhel
- July 7 - Satchel Paige (d. 1982)
- October 12 - Joe Cronin (d. 1984)
- October 17 - Paul Derringer
- December 28 - Tommy Bridges
Deaths
- March 25 - Joe Cassidy, 23, shortstop for the Senators since 1904 who led AL with 19 triples as a rookie, led league in assists in 1905
- March 27 - Toad Ramsey, 41, pitcher for Louisville who topped 35 wins in both 1886 and 1887, with strikeout totals of 499 and 355
- October 20 - Buck Ewing, 47, catcher, most notably for the New York Giants, who batted .303 lifetime and led NL in home runs and triples once each; captain of 1888-89 NL champions batted .346 in 1888 championship series; in 1883 was one of first two players to hit 10 home runs in a season; led NL in assists three times and double plays twice, was later Cincinnati manager