On This Day

Friday, September 28, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	88	55	.615	--
Highlanders	86	59	.593	3.0
Naps	85	60	.586	4.0
Athletics	76	66	.535	11.5
Browns	73	69	.514	14.5
Tigers	69	74	.483	19.0
Senators	53	92	.366	36.0
Americans	46	101	.313	44.0

Games

Highlanders 2, Naps 0

Naps 2, Highlanders 1

Athletics 7, Tigers 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	112	35	.762	--
Giants	92	53	.634	19.0
Pirates	90	57	.612	22.0
Phillies	69	78	.469	43.0
Reds	64	84	.432	48.5
Superbas	61	84	.421	50.0
Cardinals	51	95	.349	60.5
Beaneaters	46	99	.317	65.0

Games

Superbas 5, Pirates 4

Pirates 1, Superbas 0

Reds 2, Beaneaters 1

Giants 8, Cardinals 2

Cubs 7, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Chance	4
1	Simon Nicholls	4
3	Whitey Alpermann	3
3	Doc Casey	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Admiral Schlei	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Chance	4
2	George Browne	3
3	Harry Armbruster	2
3	Emil Batch	2
3	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Solly Hofman	2
1	Tommy Leach	2
3	Shad Barry	1
3	Pug Bennett	1
3	22 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Addie Joss	1.00
2	Howie Camnitz	0.83
3	Otto Hess	0.70
4	Christy Mathewson	0.67
4	Ed Reulbach	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Howie Camnitz	1
1	Walter Clarkson	1
1	Jimmy Dygert	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Ewing	7
1	Otto Hess	7
3	King Brady	6
3	Red Donahue	6
3	Ed Reulbach	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Henry Mathewson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.358
2	Nap Lajoie	.355
3	Honus Wagner	.339
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.329
5	Harry Lumley	.325

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	54
2	Sherry Magee	53
2	Honus Wagner	53
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	2.04
4	Jack Pfiester	2.20
5	Addie Joss	2.56

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	172
4	Otto Hess	167
5	2 tied	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	.500
2	Nig Clarke	.462
3	Johnny Kling	.457
4	Bunk Congalton	.423
5	Sam Crawford	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	2
1	Cy Seymour	2
3	John Anderson	1
3	Nig Clarke	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Patsy Dougherty	11
2	Art Devlin	10
2	Cy Seymour	10
4	Sam Crawford	9
4	2 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	11
2	Jiggs Donahue	8
3	Ty Cobb	7
3	Bill Coughlin	7
3	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Bernhard	0.50
2	Jack Pfiester	0.67
3	Elmer Stricklett	1.00
4	Gus Dorner	1.29
5	Jack Powell	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	5
2	Nick Altrock	4
2	Bill Bernhard	4
2	Otto Hess	4
2	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	45
2	Rube Waddell	30
3	Otto Hess	28
4	Jimmy Dygert	23
5	Bob Ewing	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Cecil Ferguson	1
1	Joe Harris	1
1	Ed Karger	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.435
2	Nap Lajoie	.388
3	Claude Rossman	.383
4	Bunk Congalton	.379
5	George Stone	.368

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	19
3	Art Devlin	18
4	Del Howard	17
4	Tim Jordan	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherry Magee	15
2	Art Devlin	14
3	Dave Altizer	11
3	Jiggs Donahue	11
3	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	0.62
2	Barney Pelty	1.40
3	Jack Taylor	1.42
4	Ed Reulbach	1.55
5	Otto Hess	1.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	63
2	Red Ames	54
3	Rube Waddell	50
4	Christy Mathewson	49
5	Otto Hess	47

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	2
2	Red Ames	1
2	Cy Barger	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.355
2	George Stone	.347
3	Honus Wagner	.343
4	Harry Lumley	.331
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.330

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	79
2	George Davis	77
2	Joe Nealon	77
4	Hal Chase	74
4	2 others tied	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	61
2	Sherry Magee	57
3	Honus Wagner	56
4	Frank Chance	54
5	Johnny Evers	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.92
2	Mordecai Brown	1.96
3	Ed Reulbach	2.00
4	Jack Pfiester	2.20
5	Addie Joss	2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	211
2	Chief Bender	190
3	Cy Falkenberg	179
4	Ed Walsh	175
5	Fred Beebe	172

Saves

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