On This Day

Sunday, September 23, 1906

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Highlanders 85 54 .612 --
White Sox 84 55 .604 1.0
Naps 80 59 .576 5.0
Athletics 75 62 .547 9.0
Browns 70 68 .507 14.5
Tigers 65 73 .471 19.5
Senators 52 89 .369 34.0
Americans 46 97 .322 41.0

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 66 75 .468 41.0
Reds 63 81 .438 45.5
Superbas 58 81 .417 48.0
Cardinals 50 92 .352 57.5
Beaneaters 45 95 .321 61.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Hemphill 4
2 Harry Davis 3
2 Tom Jones 3
2 Rube Oldring 3
5 2 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Williams 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Armbruster 1
1 Hal Chase 1
1 Willie Keeler 1
1 Jack O'Connor 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Hogg 1.60
1 Harry Howell 1.60
3 Ed Walsh 0.88
4 Rube Waddell 0.78
5 Jimmy Dygert 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Hogg 1
1 Jack Powell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Hogg 8
1 Harry Howell 8
3 Rube Waddell 7
3 Ed Walsh 7
5 Jimmy Dygert 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Stone .354
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 Harry Davis 72
2 Jimmy Williams 72
4 George Davis 71
5 2 tied 69

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 1.75
2 Mordecai Brown 1.78
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 201
2 Cy Falkenberg 177
3 Chief Bender 165
4 Fred Beebe 162
5 Ed Walsh 157

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 Nig Clarke .459
2 Claude Rossman .444
3 Art Devlin .395
4 Sherry Magee .375
5 Bunk Congalton .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 2
2 John Anderson 1
2 Nig Clarke 1
2 Wid Conroy 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Strang 13
2 George Davis 10
3 Kitty Bransfield 9
3 Cy Seymour 9
5 5 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 9
2 Snake Deal 8
2 Jiggs Donahue 8
4 Miller Huggins 7
4 Sherry Magee 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.50
2 Bob Ewing 0.56
3 Jimmy Dygert 1.00
4 Johnny Lush 1.08
5 Deacon Phillippe 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 4
1 Otto Hess 4
3 Bill Bernhard 3
3 Charley Hall 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 46
2 Rube Waddell 30
3 Jimmy Dygert 21
3 Christy Mathewson 21
5 Nick Altrock 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Cecil Ferguson 1
1 Charley Hall 1
1 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Clarke .424
2 Nap Lajoie .358
3 Art Devlin .357
4 Fred Tenney .356
5 Bunk Congalton .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cy Seymour 3
2 Frank Delahanty 2
2 Charlie Hemphill 2
2 Tim Jordan 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Strang 21
2 Cy Seymour 18
3 George Davis 17
4 Frank Delahanty 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sherry Magee 16
2 Art Devlin 12
3 Dave Altizer 11
3 Topsy Hartsel 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.48
2 Jack Taylor 1.15
3 Barney Pelty 1.25
4 Doc White 1.31
5 Orval Overall 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 9
2 Joe McGinnity 8
3 Al Orth 7
4 Otto Hess 6
4 Ed Reulbach 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 64
2 Red Ames 56
3 Rube Waddell 53
4 Cy Falkenberg 50
5 Christy Mathewson 44

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 Honus Wagner .347
2 Nap Lajoie .347
3 George Stone .341
4 Harry Lumley .333
5 Harry Steinfeldt .331

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 81
2 George Davis 79
3 Hal Chase 75
4 Joe Nealon 74
5 2 tied 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 60
2 Sherry Magee 57
3 Frank Chance 56
4 Honus Wagner 53
5 Johnny Evers 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 1.83
2 Doc White 1.94
3 Mordecai Brown 1.96
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 9 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 207
2 Chief Bender 199
3 Cy Falkenberg 188
4 Ed Walsh 177
5 Cy Young 174

Saves

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