On This Day

Wednesday, May 23, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	21	9	.700	--
Naps	17	10	.630	2.5
Tigers	16	13	.552	4.5
Highlanders	16	13	.552	4.5
Browns	16	15	.516	5.5
White Sox	13	15	.464	7.0
Senators	13	17	.433	8.0
Americans	6	26	.188	16.0

Games

Tigers 3, Americans 2

Highlanders 4, White Sox 1

Athletics 4, Naps 3

Browns 10, Senators 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	25	12	.676	--
Giants	22	11	.667	1.0
Pirates	19	13	.594	3.5
Phillies	20	16	.556	4.5
Cardinals	15	19	.441	8.5
Reds	16	21	.432	9.0
Beaneaters	12	22	.353	11.5
Superbas	10	25	.286	14.0

Games

Superbas 4, Reds 1

Pirates 5, Beaneaters 0

Cardinals 3, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pug Bennett	3
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Charlie Hemphill	3
1	Charlie Jones	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Arndt	1
1	Harry Davis	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Phelps	3
2	Harry Arndt	2
2	Harry Bemis	2
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Tim Jordan	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kid Elberfeld	2
1	Charlie Jones	2
3	Sam Crawford	1
3	Gus Dundon	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Taylor	1.00
2	Eddie Plank	0.73
3	Jim Pastorius	0.50
4	Chick Fraser	0.40
4	Ed Killian	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Glade	1
1	Ed Killian	1
1	Lefty Leifield	1
1	Doc Newton	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Eddie Plank	8
2	Chick Fraser	4
2	Otto Hess	4
2	Ed Killian	4
2	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Louis LeRoy	1
1	Barney Pelty	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.411
2	Danny Murphy	.372
3	John Anderson	.364
4	Johnny Kling	.355
5	Socks Seybold	.351

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	6
2	Harry Davis	5
3	Sherry Magee	4
3	Socks Seybold	4
5	2 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	24
2	Sherry Magee	18
2	Joe Nealon	18
4	Tim Jordan	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Elmer Flick	13
2	George Browne	12
2	Frank Chance	12
2	Sherry Magee	12
2	3 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	Tully Sparks	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Lundgren	8
2	Joe McGinnity	7
3	Red Ames	6
3	Chief Bender	6
3	5 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	13 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Kling	.425
2	Shad Barry	.420
3	Terry Turner	.417
4	Kid Elberfeld	.400
4	2 others tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Harry Lumley	2
1	Socks Seybold	2
4	Harry Arndt	1
4	18 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Bowerman	11
1	Nap Lajoie	11
3	Hal Chase	8
3	Harry Davis	8
3	3 others tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Elmer Flick	7
2	Frank Chance	6
2	Kid Elberfeld	6
4	Shad Barry	5
4	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Leever	0.00
2	Rube Waddell	0.33
3	Lefty Leifield	0.64
4	Harry Eells	0.69
5	Carl Lundgren	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	4
2	Addie Joss	3
2	Sam Leever	3
2	Carl Lundgren	3
2	Doc Newton	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	30
2	Chief Bender	24
3	Eddie Plank	22
4	Fred Beebe	19
5	Hooks Wiltse	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Charlie Chech	1
1	Louis LeRoy	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Danny Murphy	.412
2	Kid Elberfeld	.403
3	George Stone	.385
4	John Anderson	.379
5	Harry Davis	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	5
2	Sherry Magee	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Socks Seybold	3
5	6 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tim Jordan	17
1	Sherry Magee	17
3	Cy Seymour	16
4	Frank Bowerman	14
4	Joe Nealon	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	12
2	George Browne	10
3	John Anderson	9
3	Frank Chance	9
3	3 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Leever	0.82
2	Rube Waddell	1.33
3	Carl Lundgren	1.47
4	Buster Brown	1.96
5	Tully Sparks	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Lundgren	6
1	Eddie Plank	6
3	Johnny Lush	5
3	Joe McGinnity	5
3	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	9 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.369
2	Honus Wagner	.367
3	Mike Donlin	.359
4	Shad Barry	.322
5	George Stone	.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	92
3	Cy Seymour	89
4	Honus Wagner	88
5	Harry Davis	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	59
2	Billy Maloney	57
2	Sam Mertes	57
4	Honus Wagner	54
5	Sherry Magee	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	2.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	322
2	Red Ames	204
3	Eddie Plank	203
4	Cy Young	197
5	Christy Mathewson	196

Saves

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