On This Day

Thursday, August 9, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	59	39	.602	--
Highlanders	57	38	.600	0.5
White Sox	58	43	.574	2.5
Naps	53	43	.552	5.0
Browns	49	48	.505	9.5
Tigers	49	50	.495	10.5
Senators	39	59	.398	20.0
Americans	28	72	.280	32.0

Games

White Sox 3, Athletics 2

Tigers 8, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	72	30	.706	--
Pirates	63	35	.643	7.0
Giants	62	35	.639	7.5
Phillies	47	54	.465	24.5
Reds	44	58	.431	28.0
Superbas	41	57	.418	29.0
Cardinals	38	65	.369	34.5
Beaneaters	34	67	.337	37.5

Games

Cubs 5, Superbas 3

Cardinals 2, Beaneaters 1

Giants 6, Pirates 0

Phillies 4, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Whitey Alpermann	3
1	Bill Coughlin	3
1	Jiggs Donahue	3
1	Ossee Schrecongost	3
5	17 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ed Karger	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pat Moran	3
1	Howard Wakefield	3
3	Whitey Alpermann	2
3	Bill Coughlin	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Snake Deal	2
2	Monte Cross	1
2	George Davis	1
2	Jiggs Donahue	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	0.80
1	Doc White	0.80
3	Ed Karger	0.62
4	Gus Dorner	0.30
5	Tully Sparks	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Karger	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Ed Siever	1
1	Tully Sparks	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Deacon Phillippe	8
1	Doc White	8
3	Ed Karger	5
3	Harry McIntire	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	John Eubank	1
1	Cecil Ferguson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.375
2	Nap Lajoie	.351
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.344
4	Hal Chase	.342
5	Socks Seybold	.334

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 Steinfeldt	59
2	Harry Davis	58
3	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	Johnny Evers	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.93
2	Doc White	2.02
3	Lefty Leifield	2.37
4	Vic Willis	2.38
5	Jack Pfiester	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	19
2	Mordecai Brown	17
2	Al Orth	17
4	Vic Willis	16
5	2 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	Cecil Ferguson	4
2	Chief Bender	3
2	Charlie Chech	3
2	Otto Hess	3
2	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.429
2	George Stone	.419
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.409
4	Frank Chance	.390
5	Elmer Flick	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Branch Rickey	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
3	Johnny Bates	1
3	Dave Brain	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ginger Beaumont	11
2	Harry Steinfeldt	9
3	Frank Chance	8
3	George Davis	8
3	3 others tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	John Anderson	6
1	Frank Chance	6
1	Spike Shannon	6
1	Bobby Wallace	6
5	9 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.32
2	Hooks Wiltse	0.41
3	Doc Scanlan	0.43
4	Dummy Taylor	0.95
5	Ed Walsh	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Roy Patterson	4
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Lefty Leifield	3
2	Christy Mathewson	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mordecai Brown	22
2	Red Ames	18
3	Harry McIntire	17
3	Jack Powell	17
5	3 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	2
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	John Eubank	1
2	Clark Griffith	1
2	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.400
2	Harry Steinfeldt	.360
3	Roy Thomas	.353
4	Fred Tenney	.351
5	2 tied	.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	Ginger Beaumont	18
1	George Davis	18
3	Harry Steinfeldt	17
4	Frank Isbell	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	16
2	Harry Lumley	12
2	Sherry Magee	12
4	John Anderson	10
4	Danny Hoffman	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Barney Pelty	1.22
2	Lefty Leifield	1.53
3	Jack Powell	1.57
4	Mordecai Brown	1.64
5	Casey Patten	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Scanlan	6
1	Jack Taylor	6
3	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Sam Leever	5
3	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mordecai Brown	43
2	Fred Beebe	42
3	Jack Powell	37
4	Cy Falkenberg	34
5	Red Ames	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	2
1	Cecil Ferguson	2
1	Elmer Stricklett	2
1	Hooks Wiltse	2
5	8 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.351
2	Harry Steinfeldt	.326
3	George Stone	.324
4	Elmer Flick	.322
5	Harry Lumley	.321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	92
2	Honus Wagner	82
3	Sam Crawford	80
4	Jimmy Williams	76
5	Sherry Magee	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	66
2	Honus Wagner	62
3	Sam Mertes	52
4	Frank Chance	51
5	Sherry Magee	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	2.17
2	Doc White	2.21
3	Jack Pfiester	2.40
4	Ed Reulbach	2.45
5	Tully Sparks	2.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	30
2	Christy Mathewson	27
3	Mordecai Brown	26
4	Al Orth	24
5	Nick Altrock	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	216
2	Chief Bender	214
3	Eddie Plank	186
4	Christy Mathewson	168
5	Harry Howell	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	4
1	Elmer Stricklett	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Charlie Chech	3
3	6 others tied	3