On This Day

Friday, August 24, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	69	43	.616	--
Athletics	63	48	.568	5.5
Highlanders	59	47	.557	7.0
Naps	60	48	.556	7.0
Browns	59	52	.532	9.5
Tigers	54	57	.486	14.5
Senators	43	67	.391	25.0
Americans	34	79	.301	35.5

Games

Browns 7, Americans 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	85	31	.733	--
Giants	71	40	.640	11.5
Pirates	72	41	.637	11.5
Phillies	52	62	.456	32.0
Reds	50	65	.435	34.5
Superbas	43	67	.391	39.0
Cardinals	43	72	.374	41.5
Beaneaters	39	77	.336	46.0

Games

Cubs 5, Phillies 0

Cubs 7, Phillies 3

Superbas 6, Reds 4

Reds 1, Superbas 0

Giants 3, Pirates 0

Cardinals 6, Beaneaters 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Delahanty	3
1	Kid Gleason	3
1	Fred Tenney	3
1	Bobby Wallace	3
5	24 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hemphill	1
1	Harry Lumley	1
1	Bobby Wallace	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Johnny Evers	3
1	Joe Harris	3
1	Harry Lumley	3
4	Frank Schulte	2
4	Homer Smoot	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	2
1	Johnny Evers	2
1	Bill Phyle	2
4	Al Burch	1
4	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jake Weimer	4.00
2	Ed Reulbach	1.20
3	Harry McIntire	1.00
4	Johnny Lush	0.31
4	Big Jeff Pfeffer	0.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Irv Higginbotham	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	Jim Pastorius	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Reulbach	6
2	Harry McIntire	5
3	Bob Ewing	4
3	Irv Higginbotham	4
3	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Elmer Stricklett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.359
2	Nap Lajoie	.343
3	Honus Wagner	.339
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.338
5	Hal Chase	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	10
2	Harry Lumley	9
3	Tim Jordan	8
4	Charlie Hickman	7
5	Frank Schulte	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	63
2	Joe Nealon	61
2	Harry Steinfeldt	61
4	Jimmy Williams	60
5	Hal Chase	57

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	44
2	Frank Chance	42
3	Art Devlin	40
4	Johnny Evers	37
4	Sherry Magee	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.80
2	Doc White	1.84
3	Jack Pfiester	2.18
4	Ed Reulbach	2.26
5	Sam Leever	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	21
2	Eddie Plank	19
3	Joe McGinnity	18
3	Al Orth	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	162
2	Rube Waddell	148
3	Fred Beebe	130
4	Cy Falkenberg	127
5	Mordecai Brown	124

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dutch Meier	.383
2	Honus Wagner	.379
3	Sammy Strang	.375
4	Moose Grimshaw	.370
5	Bunk Congalton	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	2
2	Kitty Bransfield	1
2	Bunk Congalton	1
2	Wid Conroy	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Nealon	12
2	Harry Lumley	11
3	Johnny Kling	10
3	Frank Schulte	10
3	2 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Altizer	7
1	Johnny Evers	7
1	Honus Wagner	7
4	Davy Jones	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.00
2	Ed Walsh	0.40
3	Jack Pfiester	0.43
4	Doc White	0.72
5	Jake Weimer	0.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Mordecai Brown	4
2	Joe McGinnity	4
2	George Mullin	4
5	7 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Powell	25
2	Ed Walsh	24
3	Bob Ewing	22
4	Irv Young	20
5	Jack Chesbro	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	2
2	Bill Duggleby	1
2	Carl Lundgren	1
2	Orval Overall	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bunk Congalton	.349
1	Harry Steinfeldt	.349
3	Honus Wagner	.342
4	Willie Keeler	.340
5	2 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Branch Rickey	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Charlie Hemphill	2
2	Tim Jordan	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Davis	17
2	Ginger Beaumont	16
2	Johnny Evers	16
2	Harry Lumley	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Altizer	12
1	Davy Jones	12
3	Frank Chance	11
3	Johnny Evers	11
5	John Anderson	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	0.62
2	Dummy Taylor	0.67
3	Mordecai Brown	0.73
4	Ed Reulbach	0.74
5	Roy Patterson	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Mordecai Brown	7
3	Sam Leever	5
3	Christy Mathewson	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Powell	42
2	Mordecai Brown	37
3	Ed Walsh	36
4	Fred Beebe	34
4	Jack Chesbro	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
2	Cecil Ferguson	2
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	Bill Duggleby	1
3	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.355
2	Nap Lajoie	.338
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.327
4	Harry Lumley	.327
5	George Stone	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	14
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	92
2	Honus Wagner	82
3	Sam Crawford	79
4	Jimmy Williams	75
5	Sherry Magee	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	63
2	Art Devlin	61
3	Frank Chance	50
4	Sam Mertes	48
5	Sherry Magee	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.96
2	Jack Pfiester	2.18
3	Doc White	2.18
4	Ed Reulbach	2.35
5	Tully Sparks	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	29
2	Eddie Plank	28
3	Christy Mathewson	25
4	Joe McGinnity	23
4	3 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	227
2	Rube Waddell	193
3	Cy Young	173
4	Eddie Plank	161
5	Mordecai Brown	158

Saves

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