On This Day

Monday, May 21, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	20	8	.714	--
Naps	16	9	.640	2.5
Tigers	14	13	.519	5.5
Highlanders	14	13	.519	5.5
White Sox	13	13	.500	6.0
Browns	14	15	.483	6.5
Senators	13	15	.464	7.0
Americans	6	24	.200	15.0

Games

Tigers 2, Americans 1

White Sox 7, Highlanders 6

Naps 2, Athletics 1

Senators 9, Browns 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	25	11	.694	--
Giants	21	11	.656	2.0
Pirates	17	13	.567	5.0
Phillies	19	15	.559	5.0
Cardinals	14	18	.438	9.0
Reds	15	20	.429	9.5
Beaneaters	12	20	.375	11.0
Superbas	9	24	.273	14.5

Games

Giants 6, Cubs 4

Reds 6, Superbas 4

Pirates 8, Beaneaters 0

Phillies 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	John Anderson	3
1	Harry Bemis	3
1	Billy Maloney	3
1	Joe Nealon	3
1	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Bemis	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Dahlen	3
1	Dutch Meier	3
3	Fielder Jones	2
3	Joe Kelley	2
3	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Fielder Jones	2
2	Shad Barry	1
2	Art Brouthers	1
2	George Browne	1
2	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Waddell	1.44
2	Cy Falkenberg	0.89
3	George Mullin	0.83
4	Vic Willis	0.62
5	Harry Eells	0.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Eells	1
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	Orval Overall	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	13
2	Cy Falkenberg	8
3	Harry Eells	7
4	Fred Beebe	5
4	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.404
2	Danny Murphy	.381
3	Socks Seybold	.374
4	John Anderson	.373
5	Frank Schulte	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	5
2	Harry Davis	4
2	Sherry Magee	4
2	Socks Seybold	4
5	2 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	20
2	Joe Nealon	18
3	Sherry Magee	17
4	John Anderson	16
4	6 others tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Browne	12
1	Frank Chance	12
1	Elmer Flick	12
1	Sherry Magee	12
1	Joe Tinker	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.65
2	Carl Lundgren	1.78
3	Bill Donovan	1.87
4	Bill Duggleby	2.04
5	Addie Joss	2.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Lundgren	8
2	Red Ames	6
2	Chief Bender	6
2	Johnny Lush	6
2	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	80
2	Chief Bender	55
3	Johnny Lush	51
4	Big Jeff Pfeffer	46
5	Red Ames	45

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry McIntire	2
2	Bill Bartley	1
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	Charlie Chech	1
2	11 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Danny Murphy	.447
2	Bobby Wallace	.429
3	Charlie Hemphill	.417
4	Shad Barry	.408
5	Terry Turner	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chief Bender	2
1	Socks Seybold	2
3	Harry Bemis	1
3	Jimmy Collins	1
3	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Bowerman	11
2	Tim Jordan	9
2	Jimmy Williams	9
4	Billy Sullivan	8
4	Bobby Wallace	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Browne	6
1	Frank Chance	6
1	Elmer Flick	6
4	Pug Bennett	5
4	6 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	0.25
2	Addie Joss	0.45
3	Sam Leever	0.90
4	Bill Duggleby	0.99
5	Vive Lindaman	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Lundgren	4
2	Sam Leever	3
2	Eddie Plank	3
2	Rube Waddell	3
5	27 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	38
2	Jake Weimer	20
3	Fred Beebe	19
3	Chief Bender	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Charlie Chech	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Harry McIntire	1
1	Roy Patterson	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Danny Murphy	.418
2	John Anderson	.393
3	Kid Elberfeld	.391
4	George Stone	.388
5	Socks Seybold	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	4
1	Sherry Magee	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Socks Seybold	3
5	4 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	16
2	Tim Jordan	15
2	Cy Seymour	15
4	Frank Bowerman	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	11
2	John Anderson	10
2	George Browne	10
2	Frank Chance	10
2	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.28
2	Carl Lundgren	1.55
3	Harry Eells	1.75
4	Tully Sparks	2.00
5	Bill Donovan	2.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Lundgren	7
2	Johnny Lush	5
2	Joe McGinnity	5
2	Eddie Plank	5
2	Rube Waddell	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	65
2	Chief Bender	43
3	Johnny Lush	40
4	Red Ames	34
5	George Winter	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry McIntire	2
2	Bill Bartley	1
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	Charlie Chech	1
2	9 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.371
2	Honus Wagner	.364
3	Mike Donlin	.357
4	Frank Chance	.325
5	Shad Barry	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	11
1	Harry Lumley	11
1	Cy Seymour	11
4	Socks Seybold	10
5	Fred Odwell	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	98
2	Sam Mertes	93
3	Cy Seymour	89
4	Honus Wagner	88
5	Harry Davis	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	59
2	Billy Maloney	56
2	Sam Mertes	56
4	Sherry Magee	53
4	Honus Wagner	53

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	2.24
2	Doc White	2.37
3	Christy Mathewson	2.39
4	Carl Lundgren	2.39
5	Rube Waddell	2.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	28
2	Rube Waddell	27
3	Eddie Plank	26
4	Nick Altrock	23
4	Frank Owen	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	332
2	Red Ames	215
3	Cy Young	197
4	Christy Mathewson	196
5	Eddie Plank	195

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Claude Elliott	5
2	Christy Mathewson	4
3	Joe McGinnity	3
3	Harry McIntire	3
5	4 tied	2