On This Day

Tuesday, May 22, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	20	9	.690	--
Naps	17	9	.654	1.5
Tigers	15	13	.536	4.5
Highlanders	15	13	.536	4.5
Browns	15	15	.500	5.5
White Sox	13	14	.481	6.0
Senators	13	16	.448	7.0
Americans	6	25	.194	15.0

Games

Tigers 6, Americans 3

Highlanders 8, White Sox 2

Naps 8, Athletics 5

Browns 6, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	25	12	.676	--
Giants	22	11	.667	1.0
Pirates	18	13	.581	4.0
Phillies	20	15	.571	4.0
Reds	16	20	.444	8.5
Cardinals	14	19	.424	9.0
Beaneaters	12	21	.364	11.0
Superbas	9	25	.265	14.5

Games

Giants 8, Cubs 2

Reds 6, Superbas 4

Pirates 1, Beaneaters 0

Phillies 7, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ernie Courtney	3
1	Tim Jordan	3
1	Johnny Kling	3
1	Nap Lajoie	3
1	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	1
1	Admiral Schlei	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	5
2	Harry Davis	3
3	Shad Barry	2
3	Ty Cobb	2
3	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Shad Barry	2
1	Bill Dahlen	2
1	Germany Schaefer	2
4	Hal Chase	1
4	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chief Bender	0.50
2	Ed Siever	0.40
3	Al Orth	0.38
4	Ed Smith	0.33
5	Addie Joss	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Charlie Chech	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	5
1	Al Orth	5
3	Addie Joss	4
3	Jack Pfiester	4
3	Ed Siever	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.403
2	Danny Murphy	.367
3	Socks Seybold	.360
4	John Anderson	.360
5	Johnny Kling	.355

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	6
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	23
2	Sherry Magee	18
2	Joe Nealon	18
4	Jimmy Williams	17
5	6 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Elmer Flick	13
2	George Browne	12
2	Frank Chance	12
2	Sherry Magee	12
2	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.65
2	Sam Leever	1.70
3	Carl Lundgren	1.78
4	Bill Donovan	1.87
5	Bill Duggleby	2.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Lundgren	8
2	Joe McGinnity	7
3	Red Ames	6
3	Chief Bender	6
3	4 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	80
2	Chief Bender	60
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	Shad Barry	.435
2	Johnny Kling	.419
3	Danny Murphy	.410
4	Bobby Wallace	.405
5	Terry Turner	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chief Bender	2
1	Harry Lumley	2
1	Socks Seybold	2
4	Harry Bemis	1
4	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Bowerman	11
1	Nap Lajoie	11
3	Jimmy Williams	9
4	Billy Maloney	8
4	Billy Sullivan	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Elmer Flick	7
2	Frank Chance	6
3	Shad Barry	5
3	Pug Bennett	5
3	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	0.33
2	Bill Duggleby	0.49
3	Cy Falkenberg	0.50
4	Sam Leever	0.62
5	Harry Eells	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Leever	4
2	Addie Joss	3
2	Carl Lundgren	3
2	Joe McGinnity	3
2	Eddie Plank	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	30
2	Chief Bender	24
3	Fred Beebe	19
4	Hooks Wiltse	16
5	3 tied	15

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	.407
2	Kid Elberfeld	.397
3	George Stone	.375
4	John Anderson	.373
5	Harry Davis	.372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	17
2	Tim Jordan	15
2	Cy Seymour	15
4	Frank Bowerman	14
4	Joe Nealon	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	11
2	George Browne	10
2	Harry Steinfeldt	10
4	John Anderson	9
4	4 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Leever	0.82
2	Rube Waddell	1.33
3	Carl Lundgren	1.47
4	Harry Eells	1.75
5	Buster Brown	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Lundgren	6
2	Johnny Lush	5
2	Joe McGinnity	5
2	Al Orth	5
2	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	58
2	Chief Bender	48
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	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.371
2	Honus Wagner	.363
3	Mike Donlin	.357
4	Shad Barry	.322
5	Frank Chance	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	12
2	Harry Davis	11
2	Cy Seymour	11
4	Socks Seybold	10
5	Fred Odwell	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	99
2	Sam Mertes	93
3	Cy Seymour	89
4	Honus Wagner	88
5	Harry Davis	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	59
2	Sam Mertes	57
3	Billy Maloney	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	2.41
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