On This Day

Sunday, June 17, 1906

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Naps 30 18 .625 --
Highlanders 32 20 .615 0.0
Athletics 30 21 .588 1.5
Tigers 26 23 .531 4.5
Browns 27 26 .509 5.5
White Sox 25 25 .500 6.0
Senators 19 33 .365 13.0
Americans 15 38 .283 17.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 39 17 .696 --
Pirates 34 17 .667 2.5
Giants 36 19 .655 2.5
Phillies 29 28 .509 10.5
Cardinals 23 34 .404 16.5
Reds 23 36 .390 17.5
Superbas 21 34 .382 17.5
Beaneaters 17 37 .315 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Schlafly 3
1 Bobby Wallace 3
3 Lave Cross 2
3 Bob Ewing 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Niles 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Niles 2
2 John Anderson 1
2 George Davis 1
2 Bob Ewing 1
2 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Altizer 1
1 Miller Huggins 1
1 Fielder Jones 1
1 Hans Lobert 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Ewing 1.00
2 Harry Howell 0.70
3 Doc Scanlan 0.30
3 Doc White 0.30
5 Tom Hughes 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Harry Howell 1
1 Doc White 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Harry Howell 7
2 Bob Ewing 4
3 Tom Hughes 3
3 Doc Scanlan 3
3 Doc White 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kid Elberfeld .371
2 George Stone .360
3 Honus Wagner .351
4 Harry Davis .347
5 Harry Steinfeldt .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 8
2 Charlie Hickman 7
3 Harry Lumley 6
4 Sherry Magee 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 37
2 Jimmy Williams 36
3 Harry Steinfeldt 34
4 Hal Chase 33
5 Tim Jordan 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 23
2 Honus Wagner 21
3 Sherry Magee 20
4 Frank Chance 19
5 3 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Leever 1.99
2 Jack Pfiester 2.10
3 Rube Waddell 2.16
4 Bill Duggleby 2.30
5 Tully Sparks 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Lundgren 10
1 Joe McGinnity 10
3 Addie Joss 9
3 Eddie Plank 9
3 Vic Willis 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 98
2 Rube Waddell 81
3 Johnny Lush 69
4 Big Jeff Pfeffer 66
5 Jake Weimer 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Beebe 2
1 Harry McIntire 2
3 Bill Bartley 1
3 Charlie Chech 1
3 23 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .438
2 Honus Wagner .436
3 Ty Cobb .432
4 Frank Schulte .408
5 Harry Arndt .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 3
2 Harry Davis 2
2 Frank Schulte 2
4 John Anderson 1
4 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Steinfeldt 14
2 Joe Kelley 9
2 Matty McIntyre 9
2 Frank Schulte 9
2 Cy Seymour 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 9
2 Charlie Hemphill 7
2 Miller Huggins 7
2 Jim Jackson 7
2 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lew Richie 0.00
2 Jimmy Dygert 0.50
3 Jack Pfiester 0.75
4 Lefty Leifield 0.96
5 Nick Altrock 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 4
1 Jake Weimer 4
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 Ed Killian 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jake Weimer 25
2 Bob Ewing 22
2 Addie Joss 22
4 Doc Scanlan 20
5 George Mullin 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 Cecil Ferguson 1
1 Joe Harris 1
1 Addie Joss 1
1 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .425
2 Hal Chase .412
3 Ty Cobb .393
4 Nap Lajoie .373
5 Harry Steinfeldt .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 5
2 Harry Davis 4
3 Frank Schulte 3
4 Tim Jordan 2
4 Harry Lumley 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 28
2 Jimmy Williams 23
3 Wid Conroy 21
4 Frank LaPorte 20
5 Harry Steinfeldt 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 14
2 Charlie Hemphill 13
2 Harry Niles 13
4 Wid Conroy 12
4 Billy Gilbert 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Owen 1.54
2 Jack Pfiester 1.56
3 Vic Willis 1.76
4 Ed Walsh 1.81
5 Bob Ewing 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 7
2 Frank Owen 6
3 Mordecai Brown 5
3 Jack Chesbro 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 48
2 Jake Weimer 40
3 Jack Pfiester 38
4 Eddie Plank 37
5 Addie Joss 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Beebe 2
2 Charlie Chech 1
2 Cecil Ferguson 1
2 Joe Harris 1
2 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .371
2 Honus Wagner .362
3 Cy Seymour .347
4 Jimmy Sheckard .321
5 Frank Chance .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 14
2 Charlie Hickman 11
2 Harry Lumley 11
4 Socks Seybold 10
4 Cy Seymour 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 95
2 Sam Mertes 90
2 Honus Wagner 90
4 Sherry Magee 89
5 2 tied 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 60
2 Honus Wagner 59
3 Sam Mertes 57
4 Sherry Magee 50
5 Frank Chance 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 2.41
2 Ed Reulbach 2.42
3 Doc White 2.45
4 Mordecai Brown 2.53
5 Tully Sparks 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 27
1 Eddie Plank 27
3 Jack Chesbro 24
3 Joe McGinnity 24
3 Frank Owen 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 278
2 Eddie Plank 195
3 Chief Bender 192
4 Harry Howell 187
4 Cy Young 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
3 Joe McGinnity 3
3 Harry McIntire 3
5 7 tied 2