On This Day

Monday, September 3, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Highlanders	71	48	.597	--
White Sox	72	49	.595	0.0
Athletics	66	53	.555	5.0
Naps	65	53	.551	5.5
Browns	63	57	.525	8.5
Tigers	56	62	.475	14.5
Senators	47	74	.388	25.0
Americans	39	83	.320	33.5

Games

Americans 3, Senators 1

Senators 6, Americans 3

Naps 10, White Sox 3

Naps 4, White Sox 3

Browns 5, Tigers 2

Browns 5, Tigers 0

Highlanders 4, Athletics 3

Athletics 3, Highlanders 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	95	32	.748	--
Pirates	80	43	.650	13.0
Giants	77	43	.642	14.5
Phillies	55	68	.447	38.0
Reds	52	74	.413	42.5
Superbas	49	70	.412	42.0
Cardinals	46	79	.368	48.0
Beaneaters	40	85	.320	54.0

Games

Cubs 7, Reds 0

Cubs 5, Reds 2

Giants 4, Beaneaters 0

Giants 3, Beaneaters 2

Superbas 8, Phillies 0

Superbas 10, Phillies 0

Pirates 2, Cardinals 1

Pirates 7, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nap Lajoie	7
2	Hobe Ferris	6
2	Elmer Flick	6
4	Johnny Evers	5
4	2 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	1
1	Tommy Leach	1
1	Casey Patten	1
1	Cy Seymour	1
1	Homer Smoot	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tim Jordan	4
2	Bill Bergen	3
2	Jimmy Williams	3
4	Dave Altizer	2
4	18 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Lumley	3
2	Billy Maloney	2
2	Dan McGann	2
4	Pug Bennett	1
4	32 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Young	1.67
2	Red Ames	1.29
3	Slow Joe Doyle	0.88
4	Cy Falkenberg	0.86
5	Charley Hall	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	2
2	Fred Glade	1
2	Otto Hess	1
2	Christy Mathewson	1
2	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	9
2	Slow Joe Doyle	7
3	Cy Falkenberg	6
3	Otto Hess	6
3	2 others tied	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.357
2	Nap Lajoie	.353
3	Honus Wagner	.346
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.333
5	Hal Chase	.331

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	10
2	Tim Jordan	9
2	Harry Lumley	9
4	Charlie Hickman	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	66
2	Joe Nealon	64
2	Harry Steinfeldt	64
4	Jimmy Williams	63
5	Tim Jordan	61

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	48
2	Frank Chance	44
3	Art Devlin	43
3	Sherry Magee	43
5	Johnny Evers	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.69
2	Doc White	1.87
3	Ed Reulbach	2.04
4	Jack Pfiester	2.39
5	Sam Leever	2.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	23
2	Joe McGinnity	21
2	Vic Willis	21
4	Al Orth	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	167
2	Chief Bender	162
3	Cy Falkenberg	148
4	Fred Beebe	146
5	Mordecai Brown	132

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.432
2	Nap Lajoie	.429
3	Sam Crawford	.419
4	Solly Hofman	.394
5	Charlie Hickman	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Delahanty	2
1	Charlie Hemphill	2
1	John Knight	2
1	Harry Lumley	2
5	17 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Lumley	14
2	Frank Delahanty	11
2	Tim Jordan	11
4	George Davis	10
5	3 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	8
2	Sherry Magee	7
3	Johnny Evers	6
4	Dave Altizer	5
4	6 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.31
2	Mordecai Brown	0.93
3	Slow Joe Doyle	1.03
4	Jack Coombs	1.18
5	Deacon Phillippe	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	5
1	Vic Willis	5
3	Joe McGinnity	4
3	Bob Rhoads	4
3	Jack Taylor	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Coombs	28
2	Cy Falkenberg	26
2	Rube Waddell	26
4	Red Ames	24
5	Cy Young	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cy Barger	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Mal Eason	1
1	Harry McIntire	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.404
2	Nap Lajoie	.347
3	Bunk Congalton	.344
4	Fred Tenney	.343
5	Sam Crawford	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Delahanty	2
1	Charlie Hemphill	2
1	Charlie Jones	2
1	Tim Jordan	2
1	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Davis	17
1	Del Howard	17
3	Harry Lumley	16
4	Joe Nealon	15
5	5 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Altizer	14
2	Sherry Magee	12
2	Honus Wagner	12
4	Johnny Evers	10
4	Davy Jones	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.58
2	Mordecai Brown	0.84
3	Slow Joe Doyle	1.03
4	Doc White	1.49
5	Bob Rhoads	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	7
1	Joe McGinnity	7
1	Ed Walsh	7
4	Sam Leever	6
4	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	47
2	Jack Coombs	39
3	Cy Falkenberg	38
3	Rube Waddell	38
5	Fred Beebe	37

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
2	Mordecai Brown	2
3	Cy Barger	1
3	Bill Duggleby	1
3	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.356
2	Nap Lajoie	.353
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.335
4	George Stone	.329
5	Harry Lumley	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	12
2	Harry Davis	11
3	Cy Seymour	10
4	Charlie Hickman	9
4	Tim Jordan	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	90
2	Honus Wagner	78
3	Sam Crawford	76
4	Hal Chase	73
4	3 others tied	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	62
2	Honus Wagner	60
3	Frank Chance	52
4	Sherry Magee	50
5	Johnny Evers	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.98
2	Doc White	2.23
3	Ed Reulbach	2.36
4	Jack Pfiester	2.39
5	Eddie Plank	2.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	29
2	Eddie Plank	27
3	Joe McGinnity	25
4	Christy Mathewson	24
4	2 others tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	221
2	Rube Waddell	194
3	Cy Falkenberg	172
4	Cy Young	169
5	Mordecai Brown	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