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    • Source: 1906 Boston Americans season

      • The 1906 Boston Americans season was the sixth season for the professional baseball franchise that later became known as the Boston Red Sox. The Americans finished last in the eight-team American League (AL) with a record of 49 wins and 105 losses, 45+1⁄2 games behind the Chicago White Sox. The team played its home games at Huntington Avenue Grounds.


      Offseason




      = Transactions

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      November 27, 1905: It is reported that Dartmouth pitcher Ralph Glaze will play for the Boston Americans.
      February 24, 1906: Catcher Frank "Yip" Owens is released by the Americans.


      Regular season


      Prior to the regular season, the team held spring training in Macon, Georgia.

      April 14: The regular season opens with a 2–1 loss in 12 innings to the New York Highlanders at Hilltop Park in New York City.
      April 17: In the home opener, the Americans lose to the visiting Highlanders, 4–3.
      May 25: After losing their first 20 games of the month, during which their record went from 6–7 to 6–27, the Americans break their losing streak with a 3–0 win over the visiting Chicago White Sox.
      August 25: Jimmy Collins manages his final game. Although Boston defeat the St. Louis Browns, 3–1, the Americans are in last place in the AL, with a record of 35–79 (with one tie). Collins remains with the team as a player.
      August 27: Outfielder Chick Stahl manages his first game, a 6–5 loss to the Cleveland Naps.
      September 1: In their longest game of the season, the Americans lose to the visiting Philadelphia Athletics, 4–1 in 24 innings.
      September 26: The team loses its 100th game of the season, falling to 46–100 with a 2–0 loss to the White Sox at South Side Park in Chicago.
      October 6: The regular season ends with a home loss to the Highlanders, 5–4.


      = Statistical leaders

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      The offense was led by Chick Stahl with 51 RBIs and four home runs, and Myron "Moose" Grimshaw with a .290 batting average. The pitching staff was led by Cy Young, who made 39 appearances (34 starts) and pitched 28 complete games with a 13–21 record and 3.19 ERA, while striking out 140 in 287+2⁄3 innings. Jesse Tannehill was the only member of the starting rotation with winning record, at 13–11, while Bill Dinneen had the rotation's lowest ERA, at 2.92.


      = Season standings

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      The team had one game end in a tie; April 18 vs. New York Highlanders. Tie games are not counted in league standings, but player statistics during tie games are counted.


      = Record vs. opponents

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      = Opening Day lineup

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      Source:


      = Roster

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      Player stats




      = Batting

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      Starters by position


      Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


      Other batters


      Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


      = Pitching

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      Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


      Starting pitchers




      Other pitchers


      Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


      Relief pitchers


      Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


      References




      External links


      1906 Boston Americans at Baseball Reference
      1906 Boston Americans season at Baseball Almanac

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