On This Day

Monday, September 17, 1906

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 82 51 .617 --
Highlanders 81 52 .609 1.0
Athletics 74 58 .561 7.5
Naps 73 58 .557 8.0
Browns 66 67 .496 16.0
Tigers 60 72 .455 21.5
Senators 52 82 .388 30.5
Americans 44 92 .324 39.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 105 32 .766 --
Giants 87 48 .644 17.0
Pirates 83 51 .619 20.5
Phillies 63 72 .467 41.0
Reds 59 78 .431 46.0
Superbas 55 78 .414 48.0
Cardinals 48 89 .350 57.0
Beaneaters 42 94 .309 62.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Red Dooin 3
1 Fred Payne 3
1 Ike Rockenfield 3
4 John Anderson 2
4 24 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sherry Magee 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Moose Grimshaw 3
2 Matty Fitzgerald 2
2 John Godwin 2
2 Jack Hannifin 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Art Devlin 2
1 Dave Shean 2
4 George Browne 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rube Waddell 1.10
2 Ed Walsh 0.92
3 Jesse Tannehill 0.78
4 Jack Chesbro 0.46
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 Christy Mathewson 1
1 Jesse Tannehill 1
1 Ed Walsh 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 12
2 Rube Waddell 11
3 Jesse Tannehill 7
4 Jack Chesbro 6
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Ferguson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Stone .355
2 Nap Lajoie .354
3 Honus Wagner .340
4 Harry Lumley .332
5 Hal Chase .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 11
2 Tim Jordan 10
3 Harry Lumley 9
4 Charlie Hickman 8
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Nealon 71
2 George Davis 69
2 Harry Davis 69
4 Harry Steinfeldt 68
5 Hal Chase 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 49
1 Art Devlin 49
3 Sherry Magee 48
3 Honus Wagner 48
5 Johnny Evers 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.63
2 Doc White 1.79
3 Ed Reulbach 1.89
4 Jack Pfiester 2.34
5 Addie Joss 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 25
2 Joe McGinnity 24
3 Jack Chesbro 23
3 Al Orth 23
5 Vic Willis 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 194
2 Cy Falkenberg 171
3 Chief Bender 165
4 Fred Beebe 162
5 Johnny Lush 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Ferguson 6
2 Hooks Wiltse 5
3 Elmer Stricklett 4
4 Chief Bender 3
4 6 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank LaPorte .471
2 Nap Lajoie .435
3 Elmer Flick .431
4 Art Devlin .403
5 Bunk Congalton .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 2
1 Sammy Strang 2
3 Bill Coughlin 1
3 Harry Davis 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Strang 19
2 Art Devlin 12
3 George Davis 10
4 Tim Jordan 9
4 Cy Seymour 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Topsy Hartsel 8
2 Art Devlin 7
2 Billy Maloney 7
4 George Davis 6
4 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.33
2 Orval Overall 0.56
3 Otto Hess 0.77
4 Mordecai Brown 0.90
5 Addie Joss 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Nick Altrock 4
2 Otto Hess 4
2 Christy Mathewson 4
5 9 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 41
2 Christy Mathewson 37
3 Rube Waddell 33
4 Ed Walsh 32
5 Cy Falkenberg 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Ferguson 2
2 Red Ames 1
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 Clark Griffith 1
2 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .393
2 Art Devlin .356
3 Fred Tenney .355
4 Harry Lumley .345
5 Cozy Dolan .339

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 George Davis 21
2 Sammy Strang 20
3 Harry Lumley 19
4 Del Howard 17
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sherry Magee 14
2 Topsy Hartsel 12
3 Dave Altizer 11
4 Frank Chance 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.38
2 Addie Joss 1.04
3 Mordecai Brown 1.09
4 Jack Coombs 1.23
5 Doc White 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 9
2 Joe McGinnity 7
3 Mordecai Brown 6
3 Al Orth 6
3 Jack Taylor 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 56
2 Ed Walsh 55
3 Rube Waddell 53
4 Cy Falkenberg 52
5 Christy Mathewson 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Cecil Ferguson 2
3 Red Ames 1
3 Cy Barger 1
3 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .354
2 Honus Wagner .346
3 George Stone .337
4 Harry Lumley .335
5 Harry Steinfeldt .334

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 81
2 George Davis 80
3 Hal Chase 73
4 Joe Nealon 71
4 3 others tied 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 57
1 Art Devlin 57
3 Sherry Magee 53
4 Honus Wagner 52
5 Johnny Evers 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.88
2 Ed Reulbach 1.99
3 Doc White 2.04
4 Jack Pfiester 2.34
5 Carl Lundgren 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 30
2 Joe McGinnity 26
3 Al Orth 25
4 Jack Chesbro 24
5 3 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 209
2 Rube Waddell 200
3 Cy Falkenberg 189
4 Cy Young 178
5 Ed Walsh 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cecil Ferguson 6
2 Hooks Wiltse 5
3 Ed Reulbach 4
3 Tully Sparks 4
3 Elmer Stricklett 4