On This Day

Saturday, August 18, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	65	43	.602	--
Athletics	62	46	.574	3.0
Highlanders	58	44	.569	4.0
Naps	59	45	.567	4.0
Browns	56	51	.523	8.5
Tigers	52	55	.486	12.5
Senators	41	65	.387	23.0
Americans	32	76	.296	33.0

Games

Americans 8, Tigers 4

White Sox 10, Highlanders 0

Browns 9, Athletics 4

Naps 4, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	79	30	.725	--
Giants	69	36	.657	8.0
Pirates	68	40	.630	10.5
Phillies	51	57	.472	27.5
Reds	47	62	.431	32.0
Superbas	41	64	.390	36.0
Cardinals	39	71	.355	40.5
Beaneaters	38	72	.345	41.5

Games

Cubs 6, Giants 2

Beaneaters 6, Reds 2

Pirates 7, Superbas 2

Phillies 11, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Kitty Bransfield	3
1	Al Bridwell	3
1	Topsy Hartsel	3
1	Del Howard	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kitty Bransfield	1
1	Bill Coughlin	1
1	Hobe Ferris	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Coughlin	3
1	Branch Rickey	3
1	Chick Stahl	3
4	Monte Cross	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Patsy Dougherty	2
2	Dave Altizer	1
2	Shad Barry	1
2	George Browne	1
2	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Irv Young	0.70
2	Johnny Lush	0.60
2	Ed Walsh	0.60
4	Barney Pelty	0.50
4	Charlie Rhodes	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	Johnny Lush	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Irv Young	7
2	Johnny Lush	6
3	Jack Chesbro	5
3	Bill Donovan	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tully Sparks	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.361
2	Harry Steinfeldt	.346
3	Nap Lajoie	.344
4	Honus Wagner	.337
5	Socks Seybold	.330

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	61
3	Joe Nealon	57
3	Jimmy Williams	57
5	Hal Chase	56

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	40
1	Honus Wagner	40
3	Frank Chance	39
4	Sherry Magee	35
5	Johnny Evers	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.79
2	Doc White	1.88
3	Jack Pfiester	2.29
4	Lefty Leifield	2.33
5	Sam Leever	2.39

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	20
2	Eddie Plank	19
3	Joe McGinnity	17
3	Al Orth	17
5	2 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	156
2	Rube Waddell	141
3	Fred Beebe	125
4	Cy Falkenberg	122
5	Mordecai Brown	120

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	5
2	Cecil Ferguson	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Charlie Chech	3
3	4 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Steinfeldt	.429
2	Bunk Congalton	.419
3	Honus Wagner	.385
4	Frank Chance	.375
5	Dave Brain	.367

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Branch Rickey	2
2	Dave Brain	1
2	Kitty Bransfield	1
2	Bunk Congalton	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Coughlin	10
2	Cy Seymour	9
2	Joe Tinker	9
4	Ginger Beaumont	8
4	3 others tied	8

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Patterson	0.00
2	Ed Walsh	0.20
3	Jack Pfiester	0.75
4	Mordecai Brown	0.77
5	Bob Ewing	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Mordecai Brown	4
2	Tully Sparks	4
2	Irv Young	4
5	7 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	27
2	Jack Powell	24
3	Irv Young	22
4	Mordecai Brown	20
4	Doc White	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Bill Duggleby	1
2	John Eubank	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Frank Chance	.386
2	Harry Steinfeldt	.384
3	Willie Keeler	.371
4	Fred Tenney	.361
5	Jack McCarthy	.360

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	Bill Coughlin	14
3	George Davis	14
3	Cy Seymour	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Altizer	12
2	John Anderson	11
2	Davy Jones	11
4	Frank Chance	10
5	4 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	0.99
2	Mordecai Brown	1.31
3	Bill Dinneen	1.54
4	Lefty Leifield	1.63
5	Dummy Taylor	1.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Sam Leever	5
3	Lefty Leifield	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Powell	46
2	Fred Beebe	42
2	Mordecai Brown	42
4	Ed Walsh	38
5	Irv Young	35

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.347
2	Nap Lajoie	.337
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.331
4	George Stone	.318
5	Harry Lumley	.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	81
3	Sam Crawford	79
4	Sherry Magee	75
5	Jimmy Williams	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	64
2	Honus Wagner	61
3	Frank Chance	49
3	Sam Mertes	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	2.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	29
2	Eddie Plank	28
3	Christy Mathewson	26
4	Joe McGinnity	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	221
2	Rube Waddell	210
3	Cy Young	169
4	Eddie Plank	168
5	Christy Mathewson	163

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	5
2	Cecil Ferguson	4
2	Ed Reulbach	4
2	Tully Sparks	4
2	Elmer Stricklett	4