Mordecai Brown by Edward Drobinski - HTML preview

Mordecai Brown

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In a season full of dominance, that small, private moment felt just as real as any victory.

The 1906 Cubs are often considered the greatest MLB team to not win the World Series. In a major upset, the Cubs were beaten by their crosstown counterparts, the Chicago White Sox that year.

Season standings – National League

Team W L Pct. GB Home Road

Chicago Cubs 116 36 .763 — 56–21 60–15

New York Giants 96 56 .632 20 51–24 45–32

Pittsburgh Pirates 93 60 .608 23½ 49–27 44–33

Philadelphia Phillies 71 82 .464 45½ 37–40 34–42

Brooklyn Superbas 66 86 .434 50 31–44 35–42

Cincinnati Reds 64 87 .424 51½ 36–40 28–47

St. Louis Cardinals 52 98 .347 63 28–48 24–50

Boston Beaneaters 49 102 .325 66½ 28–47 21–55

Player Stats - Batting

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

C Johnny Kling 107 343 107 .312 2 46

1B Frank Chance 136 474 151 .319 3 71

2B Johnny Evers 154 533 136 .255 1 51

SS Joe Tinker 148 523 122 .233 1 64

3B Harry Steinfeldt 151 539 176 .327 3 83

OF Jimmy Sheckard 149 549 144 .262 1 45