On This Day

Friday, September 7, 1906

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Highlanders 76 48 .613 --
White Sox 74 49 .602 1.5
Naps 67 53 .558 7.0
Athletics 68 55 .553 7.5
Browns 64 59 .520 11.5
Tigers 56 65 .463 18.5
Senators 48 77 .384 28.5
Americans 40 87 .315 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 98 32 .754 --
Giants 82 43 .656 13.5
Pirates 81 46 .638 15.5
Phillies 58 69 .457 38.5
Reds 54 76 .415 44.0
Superbas 49 75 .395 46.0
Cardinals 48 82 .369 50.0
Beaneaters 41 88 .318 56.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Carrigan 3
1 Admiral Schlei 3
1 Socks Seybold 3
4 Kitty Bransfield 2
4 21 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Warner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hobe Ferris 2
1 Frank Schulte 2
1 Jimmy Slagle 2
1 Sammy Strang 2
1 Joe Tinker 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Whitey Alpermann 1
1 Kitty Bransfield 1
1 Roger Bresnahan 1
1 Doc Casey 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 0.67
2 Bob Ewing 0.64
3 Dummy Taylor 0.56
4 Tully Sparks 0.40
5 Elmer Stricklett 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Al Orth 1
1 Ed Reulbach 1
1 Tully Sparks 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Ewing 7
2 Dummy Taylor 5
3 Rube Waddell 4
4 Lou Manske 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Stone .359
2 Nap Lajoie .352
3 Honus Wagner .346
4 Hal Chase .330
5 Harry Steinfeldt .330

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
1 Joe Nealon 66
3 Hal Chase 65
4 Harry Steinfeldt 64
4 Jimmy Williams 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 48
2 Frank Chance 46
3 Sherry Magee 45
4 Art Devlin 43
5 Johnny Evers 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.63
2 Doc White 1.79
3 Ed Reulbach 1.99
4 Jack Pfiester 2.39
5 Vic Willis 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 24
2 Joe McGinnity 22
2 Al Orth 22
4 Vic Willis 21
5 Jack Chesbro 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 171
2 Chief Bender 165
3 Cy Falkenberg 158
4 Fred Beebe 154
5 Johnny Lush 136

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .439
2 Kitty Bransfield .429
3 Fred Tenney .412
4 Frank Isbell .405
5 Elmer Flick .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Delahanty 2
1 Charlie Hemphill 2
1 John Knight 2
4 Harry Bemis 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Delahanty 14
2 Del Howard 13
3 Tim Jordan 9
3 Harry Lumley 9
3 2 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sherry Magee 9
2 Topsy Hartsel 7
2 Cy Seymour 7
4 Dave Altizer 6
4 Frank Chance 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 0.31
2 Ed Reulbach 0.47
3 Barney Pelty 0.90
4 Jack Coombs 0.92
5 Jesse Tannehill 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Joe McGinnity 5
3 Al Orth 4
3 Ed Reulbach 4
3 Vic Willis 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 31
1 Cy Falkenberg 31
3 Jack Coombs 25
4 Fred Beebe 24
5 Rube Waddell 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Barger 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Mal Eason 1
1 Cecil Ferguson 1
1 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .380
2 Kitty Bransfield .356
3 Harry Lumley .349
4 Nap Lajoie .337
4 Fred Tenney .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Coughlin 2
1 Frank Delahanty 2
1 Charlie Hemphill 2
1 Tim Jordan 2
1 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Howard 19
2 Cy Seymour 18
3 Harry Lumley 17
3 Joe Nealon 17
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Altizer 15
2 Topsy Hartsel 12
3 Johnny Evers 11
3 Sherry Magee 11
3 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.65
2 Mordecai Brown 0.70
3 Doc White 1.19
4 Bob Rhoads 1.52
5 2 tied 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 8
2 Mordecai Brown 7
3 Jack Chesbro 6
3 Ed Reulbach 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 44
2 Fred Beebe 42
2 Jack Coombs 42
2 Cy Falkenberg 42
2 Ed Walsh 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Cecil Ferguson 2
1 Hooks Wiltse 2
4 Cy Barger 1
4 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .359
2 Nap Lajoie .352
3 Harry Steinfeldt .337
4 George Stone .331
5 Harry Lumley .325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 85
2 Hal Chase 77
3 Honus Wagner 74
4 Sam Crawford 73
5 3 tied 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 60
2 Honus Wagner 59
3 Frank Chance 54
4 Sherry Magee 51
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.85
2 Doc White 2.11
3 Ed Reulbach 2.19
4 Jack Pfiester 2.39
5 Carl Lundgren 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 30
2 Al Orth 26
2 Eddie Plank 26
4 Joe McGinnity 25
5 Christy Mathewson 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 217
2 Cy Falkenberg 181
3 Rube Waddell 179
4 Cy Young 172
5 Christy Mathewson 159

Saves

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