On This Day

Saturday, June 2, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Highlanders	25	14	.641	--
Athletics	25	15	.625	0.5
Naps	22	14	.611	1.5
Browns	22	18	.550	3.5
Tigers	18	19	.486	6.0
White Sox	16	20	.444	7.5
Senators	15	25	.375	10.5
Americans	12	30	.286	14.5

Games

Americans 6, Senators 2

White Sox 6, Naps 1

Highlanders 14, Athletics 4

Athletics 7, Highlanders 1

Browns 2, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	30	15	.667	--
Giants	28	15	.651	1.0
Pirates	26	15	.634	2.0
Phillies	26	20	.565	4.5
Cardinals	20	24	.455	9.5
Reds	17	28	.378	13.0
Superbas	16	27	.372	13.0
Beaneaters	12	31	.279	17.0

Games

Superbas 2, Beaneaters 1

Cubs 8, Reds 5

Giants 2, Phillies 0

Pirates 10, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Chase	5
1	Harry Davis	5
1	Willie Keeler	5
1	Socks Seybold	5
5	4 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Altizer	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Danny Murphy	6
2	Shad Barry	3
2	Hal Chase	3
2	Bob Ganley	3
2	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	2
1	Billy Gilbert	2
1	Harry Niles	2
1	Harry Steinfeldt	2
5	10 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Powell	1.40
2	Chief Bender	0.89
3	Al Orth	0.58
4	Tully Sparks	0.56
5	2 tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	Al Orth	1
1	Frank Owen	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	8
2	Al Orth	7
2	Jack Powell	7
4	Harry Eells	5
4	Tully Sparks	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.377
2	Kid Elberfeld	.374
3	Harry Davis	.354
4	Socks Seybold	.351
5	Hal Chase	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	6
1	Harry Lumley	6
3	Charlie Hickman	4
3	Sherry Magee	4
3	Socks Seybold	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	31
2	Frank LaPorte	28
2	Jimmy Williams	28
4	Hal Chase	27
5	Tim Jordan	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	17
1	Honus Wagner	17
3	George Browne	16
4	Elmer Flick	15
4	Harry Steinfeldt	15

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.65
2	Sam Leever	1.80
3	Tully Sparks	2.00
4	Bill Duggleby	2.32
5	Jack Pfiester	2.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Lundgren	9
2	Chief Bender	8
2	Joe McGinnity	8
2	Al Orth	8
5	3 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	83
2	Rube Waddell	80
3	Johnny Lush	61
4	Big Jeff Pfeffer	50
5	2 tied	48

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry McIntire	2
2	Bill Bartley	1
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	Charlie Chech	1
2	17 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.564
2	Kid Elberfeld	.489
3	Tim Jordan	.426
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.400
5	Shad Barry	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Charlie Hickman	2
1	Harry Lumley	2
4	Dave Altizer	1
4	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	20
2	Frank LaPorte	19
3	Wid Conroy	13
3	Jimmy Williams	13
5	2 tied	11

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Browne	7
1	Honus Wagner	7
3	Wid Conroy	6
3	Harry Niles	6
3	Harry Steinfeldt	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Togie Pittinger	0.35
2	Tully Sparks	1.22
3	Sam Leever	1.33
4	Otto Hess	1.59
5	Dummy Taylor	1.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Druhot	3
1	Christy Mathewson	3
1	Al Orth	3
1	Togie Pittinger	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	33
2	Jack Pfiester	27
3	Hooks Wiltse	20
4	Cy Falkenberg	18
5	2 tied	17

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Otto Hess	1
1	Louis LeRoy	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.448
2	Kid Elberfeld	.412
3	Charlie Hemphill	.398
4	Shad Barry	.382
5	Harry Davis	.379

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chief Bender	3
1	Harry Davis	3
1	Harry Lumley	3
4	Charlie Hickman	2
4	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	24
2	Hal Chase	23
3	Tim Jordan	22
4	Jimmy Williams	21
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	12
1	Honus Wagner	12
3	George Browne	11
3	Harry Steinfeldt	11
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	0.25
2	Sam Leever	1.29
3	Tully Sparks	1.57
4	Buster Brown	1.91
5	Jack Pfiester	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Al Orth	7
2	Chief Bender	5
2	Sam Leever	5
2	Carl Lundgren	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	59
2	Jack Pfiester	42
3	Rube Waddell	38
4	Al Orth	37
5	Hooks Wiltse	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Charlie Chech	1
1	Otto Hess	1
1	Harry Howell	1
1	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.368
2	Cy Seymour	.365
3	Honus Wagner	.364
4	Shad Barry	.326
5	Jimmy Sheckard	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	12
1	Harry Lumley	12
3	Cy Seymour	11
4	Socks Seybold	10
5	Fred Odwell	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	93
2	Sherry Magee	92
2	Sam Mertes	92
4	Harry Davis	90
4	Cy Seymour	90

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	59
2	Sam Mertes	58
3	Honus Wagner	57
4	Billy Maloney	53
5	Frank Chance	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	2.34
2	Ed Reulbach	2.35
3	Rube Waddell	2.43
4	Mordecai Brown	2.55
5	Tully Sparks	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	28
2	Eddie Plank	27
3	Rube Waddell	25
4	Nick Altrock	23
4	2 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	316
2	Red Ames	196
2	Eddie Plank	196
4	Christy Mathewson	192
5	Chief Bender	190

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	5
2	Christy Mathewson	4
2	Joe McGinnity	4
4	Harry McIntire	3
5	5 tied	2