On This Day

Thursday, May 24, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	21	10	.677	--
Naps	18	10	.643	1.5
Highlanders	17	13	.567	3.5
Tigers	16	14	.533	4.5
Browns	17	15	.531	4.5
White Sox	14	15	.483	6.0
Senators	13	18	.419	8.0
Americans	6	27	.182	16.0

Games

White Sox 7, Americans 5

Highlanders 8, Tigers 6

Naps 9, Athletics 7

Browns 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	23	11	.676	--
Cubs	25	13	.658	0.0
Pirates	20	13	.606	2.5
Phillies	20	17	.541	4.5
Cardinals	16	19	.457	7.5
Reds	16	21	.432	8.5
Beaneaters	12	23	.343	11.5
Superbas	10	25	.286	13.5

Games

Giants 6, Cubs 5

Pirates 6, Beaneaters 5

Cardinals 11, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Arndt	4
2	Elmer Flick	3
2	Frank Isbell	3
2	George McBride	3
2	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	1
1	Charlie Hickman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	4
2	Bill Coughlin	3
2	Frank LaPorte	3
2	Ossee Schrecongost	3
5	11 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Isbell	2
2	Roger Bresnahan	1
2	Frank Chance	1
2	Jiggs Donahue	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Art Hoelskoetter	0.50
2	Bill Bernhard	0.45
3	Deacon Phillippe	0.43
4	Harry Howell	0.40
5	Carl Lundgren	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Walter Clarkson	1
1	Art Hoelskoetter	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hooks Wiltse	6
2	Bill Bernhard	5
2	Bill Donovan	5
4	Andy Coakley	4
4	3 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.416
2	Danny Murphy	.379
3	Johnny Kling	.355
4	Harry Davis	.355
5	Socks Seybold	.350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	25
2	Jimmy Williams	19
3	Sherry Magee	18
3	Joe Nealon	18
3	Freddy Parent	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	13
1	Elmer Flick	13
3	George Browne	12
3	Sherry Magee	12
3	3 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	1.65
2	Sam Leever	1.70
3	Carl Lundgren	2.20
4	Tully Sparks	2.21
5	Bill Duggleby	2.21

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	80
2	Chief Bender	60
3	Johnny Lush	54
4	Big Jeff Pfeffer	47
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	14 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Johnny Kling	.425
2	Shad Barry	.420
3	Harry Arndt	.407
4	Terry Turner	.404
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Harry Lumley	2
1	Socks Seybold	2
4	Harry Arndt	1
4	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	15
2	Frank Bowerman	11
3	Tommy Sheehan	9
3	Billy Sullivan	9
3	Jimmy Williams	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Elmer Flick	7
2	Kid Elberfeld	6
3	Shad Barry	5
3	Pug Bennett	5
3	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	Art Hoelskoetter	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Bernhard	3
1	Addie Joss	3
1	Sam Leever	3
1	Carl Lundgren	3
1	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	30
2	Chief Bender	24
3	Hooks Wiltse	22
4	Bill Donovan	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Charlie Chech	1
1	Louis LeRoy	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Danny Murphy	.420
2	Kid Elberfeld	.394
3	George Stone	.388
4	Harry Davis	.383
5	2 tied	.371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tim Jordan	17
1	Nap Lajoie	17
3	Sherry Magee	16
4	Frank LaPorte	15
4	3 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	12
2	George Browne	10
2	Frank Chance	10
4	John Anderson	9
4	2 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Leever	0.82
2	Rube Waddell	1.33
3	Buster Brown	1.96
4	Tully Sparks	2.00
5	Carl Lundgren	2.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Lundgren	6
1	Eddie Plank	6
3	Bill Bernhard	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	35
3	George Winter	35
5	Red Ames	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry McIntire	2
2	Bill Bartley	1
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	Charlie Chech	1
2	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cy Seymour	.370
2	Honus Wagner	.367
3	Mike Donlin	.359
4	Frank Chance	.323
5	George Stone	.322

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	96
2	Sam Mertes	91
3	Cy Seymour	89
4	Honus Wagner	88
5	Harry Davis	85

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	58
2	Sam Mertes	57
3	Billy Maloney	56
4	Honus Wagner	54
5	Sherry Magee	52

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	2.24
2	Doc White	2.37
3	Christy Mathewson	2.50
4	Rube Waddell	2.52
5	Carl Lundgren	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	28
2	Eddie Plank	26
2	Rube Waddell	26
4	Nick Altrock	24
5	4 tied	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	322
2	Red Ames	204
3	Eddie Plank	199
4	Cy Young	197
5	Harry Howell	192

Saves

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