On This Day

Thursday, September 27, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	88	55	.615	--
Highlanders	85	58	.594	3.0
Naps	84	59	.587	4.0
Athletics	75	66	.532	12.0
Browns	73	69	.514	14.5
Tigers	69	73	.486	18.5
Senators	53	92	.366	36.0
Americans	46	101	.313	44.0

Games

White Sox 4, Senators 2

Naps 10, Highlanders 1

Highlanders 2, Naps 2

Tigers 3, Athletics 0

Browns 9, Americans 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	111	35	.760	--
Giants	91	53	.632	19.0
Pirates	89	56	.614	21.5
Phillies	69	77	.473	42.0
Reds	63	84	.429	48.5
Superbas	60	83	.420	49.5
Cardinals	51	94	.352	59.5
Beaneaters	46	98	.319	64.0

Games

Superbas 4, Cubs 0

Phillies 9, Pirates 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nap Lajoie	5
2	Doc Casey	3
2	Bunk Congalton	3
2	Kid Elberfeld	3
2	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Buck Freeman	1
1	Harry Niles	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Jackson	3
1	Nap Lajoie	3
3	Bill Bernhard	2
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	Sam Crawford	2
1	Claude Rossman	2
4	Bill Abstein	1
4	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Bernhard	0.60
2	Jack Chesbro	0.57
3	Casey Patten	0.50
3	Rube Waddell	0.50
5	2 tied	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Beany Jacobson	1
1	John McCloskey	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Lundgren	5
2	Jack Chesbro	4
2	Casey Patten	4
2	Deacon Phillippe	4
2	Rube Waddell	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.358
2	Nap Lajoie	.354
3	Honus Wagner	.339
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.331
5	Harry Lumley	.328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Nealon	77
2	Harry Davis	74
2	Jimmy Williams	74
4	George Davis	73
4	Harry Steinfeldt	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	53
1	Sherry Magee	53
3	Honus Wagner	52
4	Frank Chance	50
5	Johnny Evers	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.74
2	Mordecai Brown	1.78
3	Ed Reulbach	2.00
4	Jack Pfiester	2.20
5	Vic Willis	2.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	26
1	Joe McGinnity	26
3	Al Orth	25
4	Jack Chesbro	23
5	Vic Willis	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	205
2	Cy Falkenberg	177
3	Fred Beebe	170
4	Chief Bender	165
4	Ed Walsh	165

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.486
1	Nig Clarke	.486
3	Bunk Congalton	.449
4	Johnny Kling	.441
5	Claude Rossman	.412

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	2
1	Cy Seymour	2
3	John Anderson	1
3	Nig Clarke	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Patsy Dougherty	11
2	Red Kleinow	9
2	Nap Lajoie	9
2	Cy Seymour	9
2	2 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	10
2	Jiggs Donahue	9
3	Sam Crawford	7
3	Snake Deal	7
3	Terry Turner	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	0.50
2	Jack Pfiester	0.67
3	Otto Hess	1.00
3	Elmer Stricklett	1.00
5	Bill Hogg	1.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Otto Hess	5
2	Nick Altrock	4
2	Bill Bernhard	4
2	Addie Joss	4
2	George Mullin	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	45
2	Rube Waddell	30
3	Jimmy Dygert	23
3	Otto Hess	23
5	Lefty Leifield	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Cecil Ferguson	1
1	Joe Harris	1
1	Ed Karger	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.411
2	Claude Rossman	.408
3	Nap Lajoie	.391
4	Bunk Congalton	.377
5	George Stone	.364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sammy Strang	22
2	Cy Seymour	18
3	Del Howard	17
3	Tim Jordan	17
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherry Magee	16
2	Art Devlin	13
3	Dave Altizer	11
3	Jiggs Donahue	11
3	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	0.62
2	Ed Reulbach	1.31
3	Barney Pelty	1.34
4	Jack Taylor	1.42
5	Otto Hess	1.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	8
2	Otto Hess	7
2	Joe McGinnity	7
2	Al Orth	7
5	3 tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	63
2	Red Ames	54
3	Rube Waddell	50
4	Christy Mathewson	45
5	2 tied	41

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	2
2	Red Ames	1
2	Cy Barger	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.354
2	George Stone	.347
3	Honus Wagner	.346
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.334
5	Harry Lumley	.333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	80
2	George Davis	78
3	Joe Nealon	77
4	Hal Chase	74
4	2 others tied	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	60
2	Sherry Magee	57
3	Honus Wagner	55
4	Frank Chance	54
5	Johnny Evers	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.92
2	Ed Reulbach	1.96
3	Mordecai Brown	1.96
4	Jack Pfiester	2.20
5	Bob Rhoads	2.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	29
2	Joe McGinnity	28
3	Al Orth	26
4	Jack Chesbro	24
5	Vic Willis	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	211
2	Chief Bender	191
3	Cy Falkenberg	179
4	Ed Walsh	175
5	Fred Beebe	170

Saves

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