On This Day

Friday, September 21, 1906

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Highlanders 84 53 .613 --
White Sox 83 54 .606 1.0
Naps 79 59 .572 5.5
Athletics 75 60 .556 8.0
Browns 68 68 .500 15.5
Tigers 63 73 .463 20.5
Senators 52 87 .374 33.0
Americans 46 96 .324 40.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 107 34 .759 --
Giants 89 51 .636 17.5
Pirates 85 54 .612 21.0
Phillies 65 75 .464 41.5
Reds 63 80 .441 45.0
Superbas 58 81 .417 48.0
Cardinals 50 92 .352 57.5
Beaneaters 45 95 .321 61.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chet Chadbourne 4
1 Buck Freeman 4
1 Pete O'Brien 4
1 Larry Schlafly 4
1 Terry Turner 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pete O'Brien 1
1 Larry Schlafly 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Kling 3
1 Larry Schlafly 3
3 Sam Crawford 2
4 Whitey Alpermann 1
4 30 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Whitey Alpermann 1
1 Hal Chase 1
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Wid Conroy 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Otto Hess 1.20
2 Cy Young 1.17
3 Bill Hogg 1.00
4 Ed Walsh 0.88
5 Tully Sparks 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gus Dorner 1
1 Otto Hess 1
1 Bill Hogg 1
1 Al Orth 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 7
1 Cy Young 7
3 Otto Hess 6
3 Bill Hogg 6
5 Tully Sparks 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Stone .359
2 Nap Lajoie .347
3 Honus Wagner .339
4 Harry Lumley .327
5 Harry Steinfeldt .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 11
2 Tim Jordan 10
3 Harry Lumley 9
4 Charlie Hickman 8
4 Cy Seymour 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Nealon 74
2 Jimmy Williams 71
3 George Davis 70
3 Harry Davis 70
5 Harry Steinfeldt 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 52
2 Sherry Magee 51
3 Frank Chance 50
4 Honus Wagner 49
5 Johnny Evers 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.78
2 Doc White 1.79
3 Ed Reulbach 1.85
4 Jack Pfiester 2.29
5 Addie Joss 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 25
1 Joe McGinnity 25
1 Al Orth 25
4 Jack Chesbro 23
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 194
2 Cy Falkenberg 171
3 Chief Bender 165
4 Fred Beebe 162
5 Otto Hess 152

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 Fred Clarke .500
2 Nig Clarke .459
3 Claude Rossman .440
4 Frank LaPorte .417
5 Art Devlin .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 2
2 John Anderson 1
2 Nig Clarke 1
2 Wid Conroy 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Strang 15
2 George Davis 11
3 Cy Seymour 10
4 Kitty Bransfield 9
4 Joe Tinker 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 9
2 Jiggs Donahue 8
3 Snake Deal 7
3 Billy Maloney 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.67
2 Jack Taylor 0.82
3 Otto Hess 1.00
4 Johnny Lush 1.08
5 Bob Ewing 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Otto Hess 5
2 Nick Altrock 4
2 Al Orth 4
4 Jack Chesbro 3
4 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 39
2 Rube Waddell 27
3 Red Ames 25
4 Bob Ewing 23
4 Otto Hess 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Cecil Ferguson 1
1 Clark Griffith 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Clarke .410
2 Nap Lajoie .366
3 George Stone .357
4 Art Devlin .346
5 Frank LaPorte .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 3
2 Wid Conroy 2
2 Frank Delahanty 2
2 Charlie Hemphill 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Davis 21
1 Sammy Strang 21
3 Cy Seymour 18
4 Art Devlin 17
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sherry Magee 15
2 Art Devlin 12
2 Topsy Hartsel 12
4 Frank Chance 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.48
2 Doc White 1.42
3 Jack Taylor 1.45
4 Mordecai Brown 1.69
5 Barney Pelty 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 9
2 Joe McGinnity 8
2 Al Orth 8
4 Otto Hess 6
4 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 59
2 Red Ames 56
3 Cy Falkenberg 49
4 Rube Waddell 48
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
1 Cecil Ferguson 2
3 Red Ames 1
3 Cy Barger 1
3 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .347
2 Honus Wagner .345
3 George Stone .340
4 Harry Steinfeldt .335
5 Harry Lumley .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 80
2 George Davis 78
3 Hal Chase 74
3 Joe Nealon 74
5 Cy Seymour 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 60
2 Frank Chance 56
2 Sherry Magee 56
4 Honus Wagner 53
5 Johnny Evers 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 1.91
2 Mordecai Brown 1.96
3 Doc White 1.98
4 Jack Pfiester 2.29
5 Carl Lundgren 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 28
2 Joe McGinnity 27
2 Al Orth 27
4 Jack Chesbro 24
5 2 tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 205
2 Rube Waddell 200
3 Cy Falkenberg 182
4 Cy Young 174
5 Ed Walsh 170

Saves

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