On This Day

Saturday, August 11, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	59	41	.590	--
Highlanders	57	40	.588	0.5
White Sox	60	43	.583	0.5
Naps	54	43	.557	3.5
Browns	51	48	.515	7.5
Tigers	50	52	.490	10.0
Senators	39	60	.394	19.5
Americans	30	73	.291	30.5

Games

White Sox 8, Highlanders 1

Naps 3, Senators 1

Americans 3, Tigers 2

Tigers 7, Americans 3

Browns 5, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	74	30	.712	--
Giants	64	35	.646	7.5
Pirates	63	37	.630	9.0
Phillies	48	55	.466	25.5
Reds	45	59	.433	29.0
Superbas	41	59	.410	31.0
Cardinals	39	67	.368	36.0
Beaneaters	36	68	.346	38.0

Games

Cubs 6, Superbas 0

Beaneaters 3, Cardinals 2

Beaneaters 5, Cardinals 4

Giants 2, Pirates 1

Phillies 1, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Burch	4
1	Bill Coughlin	4
1	Hobe Ferris	4
1	Del Howard	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Del Howard	1
1	Cy Seymour	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Howard	3
1	Bobby Lowe	3
3	Jiggs Donahue	2
3	Frank Owen	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Niles	2
2	Pug Bennett	1
2	Dave Brain	1
2	Bill Coughlin	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jake Weimer	1.00
2	Jack Pfiester	0.80
3	Mike Lynch	0.71
4	Irv Young	0.64
5	Joe McGinnity	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Gus Dorner	1
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Otto Hess	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Irv Young	9
2	Jake Weimer	6
3	Mike Lynch	5
3	Doc Newton	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Reulbach	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.371
2	Nap Lajoie	.350
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.349
4	Hal Chase	.341
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	4 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Steinfeldt	60
2	Harry Davis	58
3	Jimmy Williams	57
4	Hal Chase	55
5	Joe Nealon	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	40
2	Frank Chance	37
2	Honus Wagner	37
4	Sherry Magee	34
5	Johnny Evers	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.84
2	Doc White	2.02
3	Jack Pfiester	2.36
4	Lefty Leifield	2.37
5	Vic Willis	2.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	19
2	Mordecai Brown	18
3	Al Orth	17
4	Vic Willis	16
5	5 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	147
2	Rube Waddell	134
3	Fred Beebe	122
4	Cy Falkenberg	116
5	Big Jeff Pfeffer	115

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	4
1	Hooks Wiltse	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Charlie Chech	3
3	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Steinfeldt	.465
2	Elmer Flick	.400
2	Cy Seymour	.400
4	George Stone	.396
5	Fred Tenney	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Branch Rickey	3
2	Johnny Bates	1
2	Ginger Beaumont	1
2	Dave Brain	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Davis	9
1	Harry Steinfeldt	9
3	Del Howard	8
3	Spike Shannon	8
5	3 tied	7

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	John Anderson	6
1	Tom Jones	6
1	Danny Murphy	6
1	Bobby Wallace	6
5	8 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.24
2	Dummy Taylor	0.50
3	Hooks Wiltse	0.64
4	Roy Patterson	0.96
5	Ed Walsh	0.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
1	Barney Pelty	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
4	Christy Mathewson	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mordecai Brown	27
2	Fred Beebe	26
3	Irv Young	21
4	Red Ames	18
4	3 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	2
1	Hooks Wiltse	2
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	John Eubank	1
3	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Tenney	.371
2	George Stone	.368
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.360
4	Cy Seymour	.347
5	Willie Keeler	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Branch Rickey	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Tim Jordan	2
4	Johnny Bates	1
4	30 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Davis	17
1	Harry Steinfeldt	17
3	Ginger Beaumont	16
3	Bris Lord	16
5	Frank Chance	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	15
2	Sherry Magee	12
3	John Anderson	10
3	Harry Lumley	10
5	4 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Leifield	1.26
2	Jack Powell	1.36
3	Mordecai Brown	1.41
4	Barney Pelty	1.76
5	Jimmy Dygert	1.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	6
2	Sam Leever	5
2	Lefty Leifield	5
2	Christy Mathewson	5
2	10 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Beebe	52
2	Mordecai Brown	48
3	Jack Powell	43
4	Cy Falkenberg	34
4	Irv Young	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
2	Chief Bender	2
2	Cecil Ferguson	2
4	Mordecai Brown	1
4	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.346
2	Harry Steinfeldt	.332
3	Elmer Flick	.323
4	George Stone	.321
5	Harry Lumley	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	12
2	Harry Davis	11
3	Cy Seymour	10
4	Charlie Hickman	9
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	92
2	Honus Wagner	82
3	Sam Crawford	78
4	Jimmy Williams	76
5	2 tied	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	66
2	Honus Wagner	61
3	Sam Mertes	52
4	Frank Chance	49
4	Sherry Magee	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	2.10
2	Doc White	2.21
3	Jack Pfiester	2.36
4	Ed Reulbach	2.47
5	Tully Sparks	2.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	218
2	Chief Bender	216
3	Eddie Plank	186
4	Harry Howell	167
5	2 tied	162

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	4
1	Ed Reulbach	4
1	Elmer Stricklett	4
1	Hooks Wiltse	4
5	6 tied	3