On This Day

Sunday, July 8, 1906

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 43 27 .614 --
Highlanders 42 27 .609 0.5
Naps 42 28 .600 1.0
White Sox 39 31 .557 4.0
Tigers 37 34 .521 6.5
Browns 35 36 .493 8.5
Senators 25 45 .357 18.0
Americans 18 53 .254 25.5

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 51 23 .689 --
Giants 45 25 .643 4.0
Pirates 45 26 .634 4.5
Phillies 39 36 .520 12.5
Reds 30 44 .405 21.0
Cardinals 29 47 .382 23.0
Superbas 26 43 .377 22.5
Beaneaters 26 47 .356 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Honus Wagner 3
2 Johnny Kling 2
2 Pete Noonan 2
4 Jim Delahanty 1
4 12 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Delahanty 1
1 Johnny Evers 1
1 Joe Nealon 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cy Seymour 2
2 Johnny Evers 1
2 Miller Huggins 1
2 Johnny Kling 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Beebe 1.00
1 Jake Weimer 1.00
3 Carl Lundgren 0.50
4 Vic Willis 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jake Weimer 1
1 Vic Willis 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Beebe 6
1 Jake Weimer 6
3 Carl Lundgren 4
4 Vic Willis 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Stone .365
2 Nap Lajoie .358
3 Hal Chase .358
4 Honus Wagner .338
5 Socks Seybold .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 10
2 Charlie Hickman 7
3 Harry Lumley 6
4 Tim Jordan 5
4 Sherry Magee 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 47
2 Jimmy Williams 45
3 Hal Chase 41
3 Harry Steinfeldt 41
5 Tim Jordan 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 32
2 Honus Wagner 29
3 Johnny Evers 22
3 Billy Gilbert 22
3 Sherry Magee 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Duggleby 2.01
2 Doc White 2.01
3 Mordecai Brown 2.05
4 Rube Waddell 2.11
5 Ed Reulbach 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Plank 14
2 Addie Joss 13
2 Carl Lundgren 13
2 Vic Willis 13
5 Mordecai Brown 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 125
2 Rube Waddell 123
3 Johnny Lush 91
4 Big Jeff Pfeffer 90
5 Cy Falkenberg 82

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Chech 3
2 Fred Beebe 2
2 Cecil Ferguson 2
2 Otto Hess 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal Chase .519
2 Charlie Hickman .423
3 Nap Lajoie .397
4 George Stone .385
5 Jack Hoey .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 2
2 Whitey Alpermann 1
2 Harry Armbruster 1
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Admiral Schlei 14
2 Mickey Doolin 12
3 Kitty Bransfield 9
3 George Davis 9
3 2 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 7
1 John O'Neill 7
3 Billy Gilbert 6
3 Danny Hoffman 6
3 Honus Wagner 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Orval Overall 0.53
2 Mordecai Brown 0.57
3 Fred Beebe 0.95
4 Jake Weimer 1.16
5 Happy Townsend 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 4
1 Doc White 4
3 Mordecai Brown 3
3 Jack Chesbro 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 34
2 Cy Falkenberg 26
3 Chief Bender 21
3 Jack Chesbro 21
5 Charlie Smith 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Chech 2
2 Chief Bender 1
2 John Eubank 1
2 Cy Falkenberg 1
2 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .419
2 Hal Chase .394
3 George Stone .365
4 Charlie Hickman .361
5 2 tied .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 4
2 Johnny Bates 3
2 Charlie Hickman 3
4 John Anderson 2
4 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Admiral Schlei 17
1 Jimmy Williams 17
3 Harry Davis 16
4 Bill Coughlin 15
4 George Davis 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Gilbert 12
2 Art Devlin 11
2 John O'Neill 11
2 Honus Wagner 11
5 Jim Jackson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Carl Lundgren 0.98
2 Ed Reulbach 1.22
3 Bill Duggleby 1.40
4 Vic Willis 1.48
5 Doc White 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Plank 7
2 Nick Altrock 6
2 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Addie Joss 6
2 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 42
2 Cy Falkenberg 39
3 Chief Bender 38
4 Addie Joss 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Chech 2
1 Cecil Ferguson 2
3 Chief Bender 1
3 John Eubank 1
3 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .372
2 Honus Wagner .351
3 Cy Seymour .336
4 George Stone .331
5 Harry Steinfeldt .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 15
2 Harry Lumley 11
3 Cy Seymour 10
4 Charlie Hickman 9
4 Socks Seybold 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 96
2 Honus Wagner 87
3 Sam Crawford 81
4 Sam Mertes 80
5 Sherry Magee 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 64
2 Honus Wagner 59
3 Sam Mertes 53
4 Sherry Magee 43
5 Jake Stahl 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 2.20
2 Carl Lundgren 2.23
3 Doc White 2.25
4 Ed Reulbach 2.30
5 Christy Mathewson 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Plank 29
2 Christy Mathewson 27
3 Nick Altrock 24
3 Mordecai Brown 24
3 Jack Chesbro 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 266
2 Chief Bender 215
3 Eddie Plank 198
4 Christy Mathewson 181
5 Vic Willis 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Christy Mathewson 4
2 Charlie Chech 3
2 Claude Elliott 3
2 Joe McGinnity 3
2 Harry McIntire 3