1906 Cubs
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[edit] 1906 Chicago Cubs / Franchise: Chicago Cubs / BR Team Page
Record: 116-36, Finished 1st in National League (1906 NL)
Won NL Pennant
Managed by Frank Chance
[edit] History, Comments, Contributions
The 1906 Cubs own the best all-time winning percentage in Major League history and are tied for most all-time wins in a season. They were a team with great pitching and solid position players. The team was known as a very savvy team.
The Cubs dominated both league hitting and pitching. Their 705 runs scored were nearly 100 ahead of anyone else. The 381 runs they allowed were also almost 100 better than anyone else.
All four of the starters had winning percentages in the top five in the league. The team ERA, 1.75, was a result of the fact that Mordecai Brown had a 1.04 ERA and all six of the most utilized pitchers had ERA's as good or better than 2.21. Carl Lundgren was at 2.21, while the other five were at 1.88 or better. The league as a whole was at 2.62.
The hitters led the league in batting average and slugging percentage. Although the Pirates' Honus Wagner was the top offensive player in the league, Harry Steinfeldt was second behind him in batting average and tied for the league lead in RBI. Player-manager Frank Chance had an excellent season, leading the league in stolen bases and run scored, and finishing among the leaders in many offensive categories.
Jimmy Sheckard was third in runs scored and fourth in doubles, while Frank Schulte tied for the league lead in triples. Sheckard led the league in sacrifice hits while Johnny Evers was fifth in the league in stolen bases.
The oldest player on the team, Jimmy Slagle at age 32, would continue to play center field for the team through 1908, while the team would finish in the first place each of 1906-08.
Manager Frank Chance, "The Peerless Leader", would manage the Cubs for eight seasons, winning the pennant four times and never finishing worse than third in the league. He would manage a total of 11 seasons in all in the majors, with a winning percentage of .593.
[edit] World Series
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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| 1 | White Sox - 2, Cubs - 1 | October 9 | West Side Park | 12,693 |
| 2 | Cubs - 7, White Sox - 1 | October 10 | South Side Park | 12,595 |
| 3 | White Sox - 3, Cubs - 0 | October 11 | West Side Park | 13,667 |
| 4 | Cubs - 1, White Sox - 0 | October 12 | South Side Park | 18,385 |
| 5 | White Sox - 8, Cubs - 6 | October 13 | West Side Park | 23,257 |
| 6 | Cubs - 3, White Sox - 8 | October 14 | South Side Park | 19,249 |
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White Sox over Cubs (4-2) |
