On This Day

Tuesday, August 7, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	59	37	.615	--
Highlanders	57	37	.606	1.0
White Sox	56	43	.566	4.5
Naps	53	41	.564	5.0
Tigers	48	48	.500	11.0
Browns	48	48	.500	11.0
Senators	37	58	.389	21.5
Americans	26	72	.265	34.0

Games

White Sox 4, Athletics 0

Senators 6, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	70	30	.700	--
Pirates	62	34	.646	6.0
Giants	61	34	.642	6.5
Phillies	46	54	.460	24.0
Reds	44	57	.436	26.5
Superbas	41	56	.423	27.5
Cardinals	37	65	.363	34.0
Beaneaters	34	65	.343	35.5

Games

Reds 8, Superbas 1

Cubs 0, Giants 0

Pirates 7, Beaneaters 5

Phillies 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Honus Wagner	5
2	Kitty Bransfield	3
2	Mike Grady	3
2	Bobby Lowe	3
2	Fred Tenney	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Corcoran	1
1	Honus Wagner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ginger Beaumont	3
1	Johnny Siegle	3
3	John Anderson	2
3	Tommy Corcoran	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	John Hummel	3
2	Jake Stahl	2
3	Kitty Bransfield	1
3	Fred Clarke	1
3	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Walsh	1.25
2	Buster Brown	0.50
3	Bill Duggleby	0.38
4	Chappie McFarland	0.33
4	Rube Waddell	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	Mike Lynch	1
1	Ed Walsh	1
1	Bob Wicker	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chappie McFarland	5
1	Ed Walsh	5
3	Buster Brown	3
3	Bill Duggleby	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.375
2	Nap Lajoie	.355
3	Hal Chase	.346
4	Honus Wagner	.337
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.336

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	58
2	Harry Steinfeldt	57
2	Jimmy Williams	57
4	Hal Chase	55
5	Joe Nealon	49

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	40
2	Frank Chance	37
2	Honus Wagner	37
4	Sherry Magee	34
5	2 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.94
2	Doc White	2.04
3	Lefty Leifield	2.16
4	Jack Pfiester	2.40
5	Rube Waddell	2.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	19
2	Mordecai Brown	17
2	Al Orth	17
4	Addie Joss	15
4	2 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	145
2	Rube Waddell	132
3	Cy Falkenberg	116
4	Big Jeff Pfeffer	115
5	Fred Beebe	112

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	Frank Chance	.436
2	George Stone	.435
3	Cy Seymour	.429
4	Elmer Flick	.392
5	Jack Hoey	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Branch Rickey	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Tim Jordan	2
4	Johnny Bates	1
4	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ginger Beaumont	10
2	Frank Chance	8
2	George Davis	8
2	Frank Isbell	8
2	Danny Murphy	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	6
1	Bobby Wallace	6
3	Al Burch	5
3	Doc Casey	5
3	8 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.33
2	Doc Scanlan	0.43
2	Hooks Wiltse	0.43
4	Irv Young	0.50
5	Lefty Leifield	0.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	3
1	Jack Chesbro	3
1	Sam Leever	3
1	Lefty Leifield	3
1	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mordecai Brown	21
2	Red Ames	19
3	Vive Lindaman	17
3	Jack Powell	17
5	4 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	Otto Hess	1
1	Hooks Wiltse	1
1	Cy Young	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.402
2	Fred Tenney	.361
3	Roy Thomas	.358
4	Willie Keeler	.354
5	Honus Wagner	.350

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Branch Rickey	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Tim Jordan	2
2	George Stone	2
5	30 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Davis	18
2	Ginger Beaumont	17
2	Frank Chance	17
4	Frank Isbell	16
4	Harry Steinfeldt	16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Leifield	0.93
2	Barney Pelty	1.50
3	Jack Powell	1.57
4	Jimmy Dygert	1.58
5	Mordecai Brown	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Leever	6
1	Al Orth	6
1	Doc Scanlan	6
4	Mordecai Brown	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Beebe	48
2	Mordecai Brown	42
3	Jack Powell	37
4	Vive Lindaman	35
5	Cy Falkenberg	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	2
1	Elmer Stricklett	2
1	Hooks Wiltse	2
4	Cecil Ferguson	1
4	7 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.354
2	George Stone	.326
3	Elmer Flick	.322
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.321
5	Cy Seymour	.319

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	93
2	Sam Crawford	82
2	Honus Wagner	82
4	Jimmy Williams	78
5	Sherry Magee	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	66
2	Honus Wagner	62
3	Sam Mertes	53
4	Frank Chance	51
5	Sherry Magee	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	2.18
2	Doc White	2.23
3	Ed Reulbach	2.37
4	Jack Pfiester	2.40
5	Tully Sparks	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	30
2	Mordecai Brown	26
2	Christy Mathewson	26
4	Al Orth	24
5	Nick Altrock	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	217
2	Rube Waddell	216
3	Eddie Plank	185
4	Harry Howell	167
4	Christy Mathewson	167

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