The 1906 Brooklyn Superbas saw

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take over as the team's manager. However, another poor season led to a fifth-place finish.

Offseason

* December 1905: Mike O'Neill was purchased by the Superbas from the

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. * December 15, 1905: Jimmy Sheckard was traded by the Superbas to the Chicago Cubs for

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, Jack McCarthy,

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, Buttons Briggs and cash.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

*April 28:

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was traded by the Superbas to the Chicago Cubs for

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Roster

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''

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

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''

Notes

References

Baseball-Reference season pageBaseball Almanac season page

External links

1906 Brooklyn Superbas uniformAcme Dodgers page

Retrosheet
Brooklyn Dodgers seasons

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