On This Day

Friday, May 25, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	22	10	.688	--
Naps	19	10	.655	1.5
Highlanders	18	13	.581	3.5
Tigers	16	15	.516	5.5
Browns	17	16	.515	5.5
White Sox	14	16	.467	7.0
Senators	13	19	.406	9.0
Americans	7	27	.206	16.0

Games

Americans 3, White Sox 0

Highlanders 15, Tigers 5

Athletics 6, Browns 2

Naps 4, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	26	13	.667	--
Giants	23	12	.657	1.0
Pirates	21	13	.618	2.5
Phillies	21	17	.553	4.5
Cardinals	17	19	.472	7.5
Reds	16	22	.421	9.5
Beaneaters	12	24	.333	12.5
Superbas	10	26	.278	14.5

Games

Cubs 2, Beaneaters 1

Phillies 3, Reds 1

Pirates 2, Superbas 0

Cardinals 4, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Chase	4
2	Harry Bay	3
2	Harry Davis	3
2	Jimmy Dygert	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bunk Congalton	1
1	Harry Davis	1
1	Jimmy Dygert	1
1	Allie Strobel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	4
2	Bunk Congalton	3
2	Willie Keeler	3
2	Frank LaPorte	3
2	Bob Peterson	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Evers	1
1	Bob Ganley	1
1	Tim Jordan	1
1	Frank LaPorte	1
1	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jesse Tannehill	2.00
2	Jack Pfiester	1.00
3	Irv Young	0.56
4	Jake Weimer	0.55
5	Tom Hughes	0.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Druhot	1
1	Jimmy Dygert	1
1	Harry Eells	1
1	Bill Hogg	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Tom Hughes	8
2	Jimmy Dygert	7
3	Jack Pfiester	6
3	Jesse Tannehill	6
3	Jake Weimer	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.403
2	Danny Murphy	.375
3	Harry Davis	.367
4	Johnny Kling	.355
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.351

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	27
2	Jimmy Williams	19
3	Frank LaPorte	18
3	Sherry Magee	18
3	5 others tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	13
1	Elmer Flick	13
1	Sam Mertes	13
4	George Browne	12
4	3 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Eells	1.30
2	Rube Waddell	1.65
3	Sam Leever	1.70
4	Tully Sparks	2.00
5	Carl Lundgren	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Lundgren	8
2	Joe McGinnity	7
3	Red Ames	6
3	Chief Bender	6
3	7 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	Harry Davis	.462
2	Johnny Kling	.425
3	Shad Barry	.418
4	Hal Chase	.413
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	3
2	Harry Lumley	2
2	Socks Seybold	2
4	Harry Arndt	1
4	22 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	13
2	Hal Chase	12
3	Frank Bowerman	11
4	Harry Davis	9
4	4 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Leever	0.00
2	Rube Waddell	0.33
3	Harry Eells	0.41
4	Lefty Leifield	0.64
5	Art Hoelskoetter	1.26

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	3
1	Sam Leever	3
1	Carl Lundgren	3
1	Doc Newton	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	30
2	Hooks Wiltse	22
3	Bill Donovan	20
4	Carl Lundgren	19
4	Jake Weimer	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	Kid Elberfeld	.405
2	Harry Davis	.400
3	Danny Murphy	.398
4	George Stone	.385
5	Shad Barry	.377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Nap Lajoie	17
1	Frank LaPorte	17
3	Harry Davis	16
3	Tim Jordan	16
3	Sherry Magee	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	10
1	Sam Mertes	10
1	Honus Wagner	10
4	John Anderson	9
4	Harry Steinfeldt	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Leever	0.82
2	Harry Eells	1.08
3	Rube Waddell	1.33
4	Tully Sparks	1.76
5	Buster Brown	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Lundgren	6
1	Eddie Plank	6
3	Bill Bernhard	5
3	Al Orth	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	58
2	Chief Bender	44
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	.369
2	Honus Wagner	.369
3	Mike Donlin	.362
4	Shad Barry	.322
5	Frank Chance	.321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sherry Magee	95
2	Sam Mertes	92
3	Cy Seymour	90
4	Honus Wagner	89
5	Harry Davis	87

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	2.24
2	Doc White	2.40
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	Jesse Tannehill	23

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