On This Day

Sunday, August 26, 1906

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 69 45 .605 --
Athletics 64 48 .571 4.0
Highlanders 61 47 .565 5.0
Naps 60 50 .545 7.0
Browns 59 53 .527 9.0
Tigers 54 58 .482 14.0
Senators 45 67 .402 23.0
Americans 35 79 .307 34.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 87 31 .737 --
Giants 73 41 .640 12.0
Pirates 73 41 .640 12.0
Phillies 52 63 .452 33.5
Reds 51 67 .432 36.0
Superbas 43 68 .387 40.5
Cardinals 44 72 .379 42.0
Beaneaters 39 79 .331 48.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Bowerman 3
1 Solly Hofman 3
1 Cy Seymour 3
4 Johnny Evers 2
4 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Evers 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Evers 2
1 Jack Taylor 2
3 Pat Moran 1
3 Mike Mowrey 1
3 Jimmy Sheckard 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cozy Dolan 1
1 Johnny Evers 1
1 Joe Kelley 1
1 Hans Lobert 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Taylor 1.00
2 Red Ames 0.67
2 Joe McGinnity 0.67
4 Jake Weimer 0.50
5 Charley Hall 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Jack Taylor 1
1 Jake Weimer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Charley Hall 6
1 Joe McGinnity 6
3 Jack Taylor 4
4 Red Ames 2
4 Jake Weimer 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Stone .356
2 Honus Wagner .343
3 Nap Lajoie .340
4 Harry Steinfeldt .337
5 Hal Chase .329

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 64
2 Joe Nealon 62
3 Harry Steinfeldt 61
4 Jimmy Williams 60
5 Honus Wagner 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 45
2 Frank Chance 42
3 Art Devlin 40
4 Johnny Evers 38
5 Sherry Magee 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.78
2 Doc White 1.91
3 Jack Pfiester 2.24
4 Ed Reulbach 2.26
5 Sam Leever 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 21
2 Joe McGinnity 19
2 Eddie Plank 19
4 Al Orth 18
4 Jake Weimer 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 162
2 Rube Waddell 155
3 Fred Beebe 139
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 Honus Wagner .463
2 Charlie Hemphill .380
3 Dave Brain .379
4 Moose Grimshaw .378
5 Spike Shannon .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 2
2 Kitty Bransfield 1
2 Bunk Congalton 1
2 Wid Conroy 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Nealon 12
2 Harry Lumley 11
3 George Davis 10
3 Johnny Evers 10
3 3 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 8
2 Dave Altizer 7
2 Johnny Evers 7
4 Davy Jones 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.00
1 Walter Clarkson 0.00
3 Jake Weimer 0.57
4 Ed Walsh 0.95
5 Bob Rhoads 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 4
1 Ed Walsh 4
1 Jake Weimer 4
4 Mordecai Brown 3
4 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 21
2 Harry Howell 20
3 Lefty Leifield 19
3 Jack Powell 19
5 Ed Walsh 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 Orval Overall 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .364
2 Harry Steinfeldt .344
3 Spike Shannon .340
4 Dave Brain .337
4 Bill Coughlin .337

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 19
1 Johnny Evers 19
3 Ginger Beaumont 16
3 Joe Nealon 16
5 7 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Evers 12
2 Davy Jones 11
3 Dave Altizer 10
3 Honus Wagner 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 0.70
2 Ed Reulbach 0.74
3 Ed Walsh 0.96
4 Roy Patterson 1.13
5 Doc White 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 8
2 Mordecai Brown 7
3 Sam Leever 5
3 Lefty Leifield 5
3 11 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Beebe 43
2 Jack Powell 42
3 Mordecai Brown 37
4 Ed Walsh 36
5 Lefty Leifield 34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .356
2 Nap Lajoie .335
3 Harry Steinfeldt .328
4 Harry Lumley .327
5 George Stone .319

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 90
2 Honus Wagner 82
3 Sam Crawford 80
4 George Davis 74
4 Sherry Magee 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 62
2 Art Devlin 60
3 Frank Chance 50
4 Sherry Magee 46
4 Sam Mertes 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.95
2 Doc White 2.23
3 Jack Pfiester 2.24
4 Sam Leever 2.49
5 Ed Reulbach 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 29
2 Eddie Plank 28
3 Christy Mathewson 25
4 Joe McGinnity 24
5 4 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 227
2 Rube Waddell 200
3 Cy Young 167
4 Eddie Plank 161
5 Harry Howell 159

Saves

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