On This Day

Thursday, August 30, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	70	46	.603	--
Highlanders	65	48	.575	3.5
Athletics	65	50	.565	4.5
Naps	62	51	.549	6.5
Browns	60	55	.522	9.5
Tigers	54	59	.478	14.5
Senators	46	69	.400	23.5
Americans	37	81	.314	34.0

Games

Americans 3, Athletics 2

Highlanders 5, Senators 0

Highlanders 9, Senators 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	91	31	.746	--
Pirates	76	42	.644	13.0
Giants	74	42	.638	14.0
Phillies	54	65	.454	35.5
Reds	51	70	.421	39.5
Superbas	45	70	.391	42.5
Cardinals	45	75	.375	45.0
Beaneaters	40	81	.331	50.5

Games

Beaneaters 8, Superbas 5

Cubs 3, Reds 2

Phillies 2, Giants 0

Giants 1, Phillies 0

Pirates 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Chase	7
2	Kitty Bransfield	4
2	George Moriarty	4
4	Dave Altizer	3
4	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Jones	1
1	John Knight	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Jones	4
2	Del Howard	3
2	George Moriarty	3
2	Joe Yeager	3
5	4 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Altizer	2
2	Whitey Alpermann	1
2	Kitty Bransfield	1
2	Wid Conroy	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Slow Joe Doyle	3.00
2	Tully Sparks	1.40
3	Doc Scanlan	0.83
4	Joe McGinnity	0.71
5	Bill Duggleby	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Slow Joe Doyle	1
1	Bill Hogg	1
1	Vive Lindaman	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vive Lindaman	7
1	Tully Sparks	7
3	Slow Joe Doyle	6
4	Joe McGinnity	5
4	Doc Scanlan	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.352
2	Nap Lajoie	.344
3	Honus Wagner	.340
4	Hal Chase	.336
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.332

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	Harry Steinfeldt	64
3	Joe Nealon	63
4	Jimmy Williams	60
5	2 tied	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	20
3	Eddie Plank	19
3	Vic Willis	19
5	3 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	Sam Crawford	.429
1	Honus Wagner	.429
3	Jim Delahanty	.389
4	Jimmy Slagle	.373
5	Matty McIntyre	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	2
2	Harry Bemis	1
2	Kitty Bransfield	1
2	Bunk Congalton	1
2	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Lumley	11
1	Joe Nealon	11
3	George Davis	10
3	Chick Stahl	10
5	2 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	8
2	Dave Altizer	6
3	Frank Chance	5
3	Johnny Evers	5
3	Topsy Hartsel	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slow Joe Doyle	0.00
2	Ed Reulbach	0.39
3	Jake Weimer	0.57
4	Chief Bender	1.13
5	Mordecai Brown	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	5
2	Jake Weimer	4
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Sam Leever	3
3	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Powell	22
1	Cy Young	22
3	Ed Walsh	20
4	Fred Beebe	19
4	3 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Orval Overall	1
1	Tully Sparks	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dave Brain	.375
2	Honus Wagner	.351
3	Bill Coughlin	.349
4	Jim Delahanty	.346
5	Spike Shannon	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Branch Rickey	3
2	Charlie Jones	2
2	Harry Lumley	2
2	George Stone	2
5	30 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Davis	18
2	Johnny Evers	17
3	Del Howard	16
4	Joe Nealon	15
5	3 tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

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	Joe McGinnity	6
3	Tully Sparks	6
5	9 tied	5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
2	Mordecai Brown	2
3	Bill Duggleby	1
3	John Eubank	1
3	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.351
2	Nap Lajoie	.341
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.331
4	George Stone	.320
5	Hal Chase	.316

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	12
2	Harry Davis	11
3	Charlie Hickman	9
3	Cy Seymour	9
5	Tim Jordan	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	89
2	Sam Crawford	79
3	Honus Wagner	78
4	George Davis	74
4	Sherry Magee	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	59
1	Honus Wagner	59
3	Frank Chance	52
4	Johnny Evers	45
4	2 others 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
3	Joe McGinnity	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	221
2	Rube Waddell	192
3	Cy Young	164
4	Cy Falkenberg	160
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