On This Day

Friday, August 17, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	64	43	.598	--
Athletics	62	45	.579	2.0
Highlanders	58	43	.574	3.0
Naps	58	45	.563	4.0
Browns	55	51	.519	8.5
Tigers	52	54	.491	11.5
Senators	41	64	.390	22.0
Americans	31	76	.290	33.0

Games

White Sox 4, Americans 3

Tigers 6, Highlanders 0

Naps 6, Athletics 4

Athletics 4, Naps 2

Senators 3, Browns 2

Browns 4, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	78	30	.722	--
Giants	69	35	.663	7.0
Pirates	67	40	.626	10.5
Phillies	50	57	.467	27.5
Reds	47	61	.435	31.0
Superbas	41	63	.394	35.0
Cardinals	39	70	.358	39.5
Beaneaters	37	72	.339	41.5

Games

Cubs 5, Superbas 2

Phillies 4, Reds 2

Reds 2, Phillies 1

Pirates 4, Beaneaters 2

Giants 6, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Moose Grimshaw	4
1	George Stone	4
3	Dave Altizer	3
3	Bunk Congalton	3
3	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Schulte	1
1	Socks Seybold	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Schulte	3
2	Al Burch	2
2	Bunk Congalton	2
2	Sam Crawford	2
2	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Topsy Hartsel	3
2	Dave Altizer	2
2	John Anderson	2
2	Socks Seybold	2
2	2 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Reulbach	3.00
2	Jack Powell	0.88
3	Jack Coombs	0.70
3	Bill Hogg	0.70
5	Cy Young	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Ames	1
1	Andy Coakley	1
1	Red Donahue	1
1	Harry Howell	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	7
1	Jack Coombs	7
1	Bill Hogg	7
1	Jack Powell	7
5	Otto Hess	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Orval Overall	1
1	Hooks Wiltse	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.360
2	Harry Steinfeldt	.347
3	Nap Lajoie	.345
4	Honus Wagner	.339
5	Hal Chase	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	10
2	Tim Jordan	8
3	Charlie Hickman	7
3	Harry Lumley	7
5	Frank Schulte	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	62
2	Harry Steinfeldt	60
3	Jimmy Williams	57
4	Hal Chase	56
5	Joe Nealon	55

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	40
1	Honus Wagner	40
3	Frank Chance	39
4	Sherry Magee	34
5	Johnny Evers	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.78
2	Doc White	1.88
3	Jack Pfiester	2.29
4	Lefty Leifield	2.33
5	Ed Reulbach	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	19
1	Eddie Plank	19
3	Joe McGinnity	17
3	Al Orth	17
5	Vic Willis	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	156
2	Rube Waddell	141
3	Fred Beebe	125
4	Cy Falkenberg	119
5	Mordecai Brown	117

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	5
2	Cecil Ferguson	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	.432
2	Bunk Congalton	.395
3	Honus Wagner	.379
4	Spike Shannon	.378
5	Dave Brain	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Branch Rickey	2
2	Johnny Bates	1
2	Dave Brain	1
2	Bunk Congalton	1
2	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Tinker	10
2	Cy Seymour	9
3	Johnny Evers	8
3	Pat Moran	8
3	Frank Schulte	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Davy Jones	9
2	Dave Altizer	8
2	John Anderson	8
4	Germany Schaefer	7
5	2 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Patterson	0.00
2	Ed Walsh	0.20
3	Mordecai Brown	0.26
4	Ed Reulbach	0.68
5	Jack Pfiester	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Mordecai Brown	4
2	Tully Sparks	4
4	Bob Ewing	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	29
2	Mordecai Brown	22
3	Jack Powell	20
3	Doc White	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Bill Duggleby	1
2	John Eubank	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Steinfeldt	.376
2	Fred Tenney	.371
3	Willie Keeler	.369
4	Frank Chance	.357
5	Bunk Congalton	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	3
1	Branch Rickey	3
3	Ginger Beaumont	2
4	Johnny Bates	1
4	24 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ginger Beaumont	19
2	Frank Chance	17
3	George Davis	16
4	Bris Lord	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Davy Jones	12
2	Dave Altizer	11
2	John Anderson	11
4	Frank Chance	10
4	Frank Isbell	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	1.13
2	Mordecai Brown	1.19
3	Bill Dinneen	1.62
4	Lefty Leifield	1.63
5	Dummy Taylor	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	7
2	Mordecai Brown	5
2	Sam Leever	5
2	Lefty Leifield	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Powell	50
2	Fred Beebe	42
3	Mordecai Brown	39
4	Ed Walsh	35
5	2 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
2	Chief Bender	2
2	Cecil Ferguson	2
4	Mordecai Brown	1
4	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.350
2	Nap Lajoie	.338
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.333
4	Harry Lumley	.322
5	George Stone	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	12
2	Harry Davis	11
3	Cy Seymour	10
4	Charlie Hickman	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	95
2	Honus Wagner	82
3	Sam Crawford	78
4	Sherry Magee	75
5	2 tied	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	64
2	Honus Wagner	61
3	Sam Mertes	50
4	Frank Chance	49
5	Sherry Magee	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	2.05
2	Doc White	2.10
3	Jack Pfiester	2.29
4	Ed Reulbach	2.43
5	Tully Sparks	2.49

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	29
2	Mordecai Brown	28
3	Christy Mathewson	27
4	Joe McGinnity	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	221
2	Rube Waddell	210
3	Eddie Plank	176
4	Cy Young	169
5	Christy Mathewson	168

Saves

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