On This Day

Wednesday, August 29, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	70	46	.603	--
Athletics	65	49	.570	4.0
Highlanders	63	48	.568	4.5
Naps	62	51	.549	6.5
Browns	60	55	.522	9.5
Tigers	54	59	.478	14.5
Senators	46	67	.407	22.5
Americans	36	81	.308	34.5

Games

Americans 6, Naps 2

Highlanders 5, Browns 4

Athletics 4, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	90	31	.744	--
Pirates	75	42	.641	13.0
Giants	73	41	.640	13.5
Phillies	53	64	.453	35.0
Reds	51	69	.425	38.5
Superbas	45	69	.395	41.5
Cardinals	45	74	.378	44.0
Beaneaters	39	81	.325	50.5

Games

Superbas 4, Beaneaters 3

Cubs 3, Reds 1

Pirates 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pug Bennett	2
1	Frank Chance	2
1	Frank Delahanty	2
1	Moose Grimshaw	2
1	7 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Chance	2
1	Del Howard	2
1	Terry Turner	2
4	Doc Casey	1
4	20 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Whitey Alpermann	2
1	Harry Lumley	2
1	Jack McCarthy	2
1	Fred Tenney	2
5	9 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Young	1.80
2	Ed Reulbach	1.50
3	Ed Walsh	1.00
4	Sam Leever	0.67
5	Big Jeff Pfeffer	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	Harry McIntire	1
1	Ed Reulbach	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Young	9
2	Ed Reulbach	6
2	Ed Walsh	6
4	Charley Hall	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.352
2	Nap Lajoie	.344
3	Honus Wagner	.342
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.333
5	Hal Chase	.327

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	65
2	Joe Nealon	63
2	Harry Steinfeldt	63
4	Jimmy Williams	60
5	Honus Wagner	59

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	46
2	Frank Chance	44
3	Art Devlin	40
4	Johnny Evers	38
4	Sherry Magee	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.71
2	Doc White	1.91
3	Ed Reulbach	2.19
4	Jack Pfiester	2.24
5	Sam Leever	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	22
2	Joe McGinnity	19
2	Eddie Plank	19
4	Sam Leever	18
4	3 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	162
2	Rube Waddell	157
3	Fred Beebe	141
4	Cy Falkenberg	136
5	Big Jeff Pfeffer	128

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	.444
2	Charlie Hickman	.390
3	Sam Crawford	.385
4	Charlie Hemphill	.380
5	Dutch Meier	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	2
2	Harry Bemis	1
2	Kitty Bransfield	1
2	Bunk Congalton	1
2	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Nealon	13
2	Harry Lumley	12
3	George Davis	11
3	Honus Wagner	11
5	2 tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	9
2	Frank Chance	6
3	Dave Altizer	5
3	Fred Clarke	5
3	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.39
2	Jake Weimer	0.57
3	Mordecai Brown	1.00
4	Chief Bender	1.13
5	Walter Clarkson	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
1	Joe McGinnity	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
1	Jake Weimer	4
5	6 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	26
2	Jack Powell	22
2	Cy Young	22
4	Bob Rhoads	21
5	2 tied	19

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	Spike Shannon	.368
2	Dave Brain	.360
3	Honus Wagner	.358
4	Fred Tenney	.347
5	Moose Grimshaw	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Branch Rickey	3
2	Harry Lumley	2
2	George Stone	2
4	Johnny Bates	1
4	30 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Davis	19
2	Johnny Evers	17
3	Joe Nealon	15
4	Joe Tinker	14
4	Honus Wagner	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Davy Jones	11
2	Dave Altizer	10
2	Frank Chance	10
2	Johnny Evers	10
2	Honus Wagner	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.70
2	Ed Reulbach	0.79
3	Ed Walsh	1.05
4	Roy Patterson	1.16
5	Jake Weimer	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Mordecai Brown	7
3	Sam Leever	5
3	Christy Mathewson	5
3	9 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	49
2	Jack Powell	39
3	Fred Beebe	38
4	Cy Young	34
5	2 tied	32

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	.354
2	Nap Lajoie	.342
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.330
4	George Stone	.320
5	Harry Lumley	.317

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	89
2	Honus Wagner	80
3	Sam Crawford	79
4	George Davis	76
5	Sherry Magee	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	60
1	Honus Wagner	60
3	Frank Chance	52
4	Sherry Magee	46
5	2 tied	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.95
2	Jack Pfiester	2.24
3	Doc White	2.28
4	Ed Reulbach	2.47
5	Sam Leever	2.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	221
2	Rube Waddell	200
3	Cy Young	173
4	Cy Falkenberg	161
5	Eddie Plank	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