On This Day

Saturday, August 4, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	59	34	.634	--
Highlanders	56	36	.609	2.5
Naps	52	41	.559	7.0
White Sox	53	43	.552	7.5
Tigers	48	46	.511	11.5
Browns	47	47	.500	12.5
Senators	35	58	.376	24.0
Americans	26	71	.268	35.0

Games

White Sox 1, Americans 0

Athletics 8, Naps 1

Highlanders 2, Tigers 1

Senators 2, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	68	30	.694	--
Giants	61	32	.656	4.5
Pirates	59	34	.634	6.5
Phillies	44	53	.454	23.5
Reds	43	56	.434	25.5
Superbas	40	55	.421	26.5
Cardinals	36	63	.364	32.5
Beaneaters	34	62	.354	33.0

Games

Superbas 4, Reds 0

Reds 2, Superbas 1

Beaneaters 1, Pirates 0

Giants 7, Cubs 4

Phillies 7, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Whitey Alpermann	4
2	Jim Delahanty	3
2	Mickey Doolin	3
2	Phil Lewis	3
5	25 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ossee Schrecongost	3
2	John Anderson	2
2	Ernie Courtney	2
2	Jim Delahanty	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Germany Schaefer	2
2	Dave Altizer	1
2	Al Burch	1
2	Doc Casey	1
2	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Elmer Stricklett	1.00
2	Jack Powell	0.71
2	Irv Young	0.71
4	Casey Patten	0.55
5	Otto Hess	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jimmy Dygert	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Bill Hogg	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Otto Hess	6
1	Casey Patten	6
1	Elmer Stricklett	6
4	Jack Powell	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.369
2	Nap Lajoie	.351
3	Hal Chase	.346
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.337
5	Socks Seybold	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	10
2	Charlie Hickman	7
2	Tim Jordan	7
2	Harry Lumley	7
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	57
1	Jimmy Williams	57
3	Harry Steinfeldt	56
4	Hal Chase	55
5	Joe Nealon	49

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	39
2	Frank Chance	37
3	Honus Wagner	36
4	Sherry Magee	31
5	2 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.99
2	Doc White	2.04
3	Lefty Leifield	2.29
4	Rube Waddell	2.34
5	Jack Pfiester	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	19
2	Mordecai Brown	16
2	Al Orth	16
4	Carl Lundgren	15
4	Vic Willis	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	141
2	Rube Waddell	129
3	Big Jeff Pfeffer	115
4	Cy Falkenberg	110
5	Fred Beebe	109

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	3
1	Charlie Chech	3
1	Cecil Ferguson	3
1	Otto Hess	3
1	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tommy Leach	.412
2	Frank Chance	.400
3	Jack Hoey	.392
4	Willie Keeler	.380
5	2 tied	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ginger Beaumont	2
1	Tim Jordan	2
3	Johnny Bates	1
3	Pug Bennett	1
3	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ginger Beaumont	10
2	Frank Chance	9
2	Hal Chase	9
4	Johnny Bates	8
4	3 others tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Lumley	7
1	Sam Mertes	7
3	Frank Chance	6
4	Doc Casey	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Leifield	0.87
2	Bill Dinneen	1.06
2	Doc Newton	1.06
4	Casey Patten	1.38
5	2 tied	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	4
2	Jack Chesbro	3
2	Lefty Leifield	3
2	Christy Mathewson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Powell	27
2	Fred Beebe	26
3	Mordecai Brown	22
4	Red Ames	21
5	Harry McIntire	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Cecil Ferguson	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	Otto Hess	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.374
2	Miller Huggins	.362
3	Willie Keeler	.360
4	Hal Chase	.354
5	Kitty Bransfield	.352

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Frank Chance	2
2	Chick Stahl	2
5	29 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Chance	19
1	Hal Chase	19
3	George Davis	17
3	Harry Steinfeldt	17
5	4 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	16
2	Danny Hoffman	14
3	Harry Lumley	12
4	Sherry Magee	11
5	5 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.50
2	Jimmy Dygert	1.58
3	Barney Pelty	1.64
4	Doc White	1.67
5	Lefty Leifield	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	6
2	Mordecai Brown	5
2	Jack Chesbro	5
2	Chick Fraser	5
2	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Beebe	45
2	Jack Powell	42
3	Mordecai Brown	37
4	Cy Falkenberg	35
5	Vive Lindaman	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	2
1	Elmer Stricklett	2
1	Hooks Wiltse	2
4	Charlie Chech	1
4	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.345
2	George Stone	.324
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.324
4	Cy Seymour	.321
5	Elmer Flick	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	12
2	Harry Davis	11
3	Charlie Hickman	9
3	Cy Seymour	9
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	92
2	Honus Wagner	82
3	Sam Crawford	81
4	Jimmy Williams	79
5	Sherry Magee	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	66
2	Honus Wagner	61
3	Sam Mertes	54
4	Frank Chance	52
5	Sherry Magee	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	2.22
2	Doc White	2.24
3	Ed Reulbach	2.37
4	Jack Pfiester	2.40
5	Carl Lundgren	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	31
2	Christy Mathewson	26
3	Mordecai Brown	25
4	Al Orth	24
5	Nick Altrock	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	222
2	Chief Bender	213
3	Eddie Plank	187
4	Cy Young	172
5	Christy Mathewson	170

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Elmer Stricklett	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Charlie Chech	3
3	6 others tied	3