On This Day

Saturday, May 26, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	23	10	.697	--
Naps	20	10	.667	1.5
Highlanders	19	13	.594	3.5
Tigers	16	16	.500	6.5
Browns	17	17	.500	6.5
White Sox	14	17	.452	8.0
Senators	13	20	.394	10.0
Americans	8	27	.229	16.0

Games

Americans 4, White Sox 2

Highlanders 10, Tigers 2

Athletics 3, Browns 2

Naps 6, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	27	13	.675	--
Giants	24	12	.667	1.0
Pirates	21	14	.600	3.5
Phillies	22	17	.564	4.5
Cardinals	17	20	.459	8.5
Reds	16	23	.410	10.5
Beaneaters	12	25	.324	13.5
Superbas	11	26	.297	14.5

Games

Cubs 9, Beaneaters 4

Phillies 5, Reds 0

Superbas 4, Pirates 2

Giants 5, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Johnny Bates	3
1	Bill Bradley	3
1	Hal Chase	3
1	Johnny Evers	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sam Crawford	1
1	Lave Cross	1
1	Joe Nealon	1
1	Chick Stahl	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Browne	3
1	Lave Cross	3
1	Frank LaPorte	3
4	Johnny Bates	2
4	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Isbell	2
2	Harry Armbruster	1
2	Roger Bresnahan	1
2	George Browne	1
2	14 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chief Bender	1.20
2	Fred Beebe	0.62
3	Addie Joss	0.50
4	Gus Dorner	0.47
5	Ed Smith	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Beebe	8
2	Gus Dorner	7
3	Chief Bender	6
4	Addie Joss	5
5	Cy Falkenberg	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Otto Hess	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.398
2	Harry Davis	.371
3	Danny Murphy	.363
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.356
5	Johnny Kling	.355

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	Frank LaPorte	21
3	George Browne	20
3	Jimmy Williams	20
5	4 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Browne	13
1	Frank Chance	13
1	Elmer Flick	13
1	Sam Mertes	13
5	3 tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Eells	1.30
2	Rube Waddell	1.65
3	Tully Sparks	2.00
4	Sam Leever	2.15
5	Carl Lundgren	2.20

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	80
2	Chief Bender	66
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	16 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.468
2	Harry Davis	.465
3	Johnny Kling	.444
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.419
5	Kid Elberfeld	.413

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	3
2	Harry Lumley	2
2	Socks Seybold	2
4	Harry Arndt	1
4	26 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	14
2	Frank LaPorte	12
3	Frank Bowerman	11
3	Nap Lajoie	11
5	5 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kid Elberfeld	7
1	Elmer Flick	7
3	Bill Dahlen	6
3	Johnny Evers	6
3	Sam Mertes	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	0.33
2	Harry Eells	0.41
3	Lefty Leifield	0.64
4	Togie Pittinger	1.08
5	Sam Leever	1.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	4
2	Sam Leever	3
2	Carl Lundgren	3
2	Christy Mathewson	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	30
2	Chief Bender	24
3	Hooks Wiltse	22
4	Fred Beebe	20
4	Bill Donovan	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Charlie Chech	1
1	Otto Hess	1
1	Louis LeRoy	1
1	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kid Elberfeld	.403
2	Harry Davis	.400
3	Danny Murphy	.386
4	George Stone	.385
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank LaPorte	18
2	Hal Chase	16
2	Harry Davis	16
2	Tim Jordan	16
2	Nap Lajoie	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	10
1	Sam Mertes	10
1	Harry Steinfeldt	10
1	Honus Wagner	10
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Harry Eells	1.08
2	Tully Sparks	1.40
3	Sam Leever	1.50
4	Rube Waddell	1.59
5	Buster Brown	1.79

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Lundgren	6
1	Eddie Plank	6
3	Fred Beebe	5
3	Chief Bender	5
3	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	50
2	Rube Waddell	45
3	Fred Beebe	35
3	Johnny Lush	35
3	George Winter	35

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.370
2	Cy Seymour	.369
3	Mike Donlin	.363
4	Shad Barry	.323
5	George Stone	.320

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	59
2	Sam Mertes	58
3	Billy Maloney	56
4	Honus Wagner	54
5	Sherry Magee	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	2.30
2	Rube Waddell	2.40
3	Doc White	2.40
4	Carl Lundgren	2.40
5	Christy Mathewson	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	29
2	Eddie Plank	26
2	Rube Waddell	26
4	Nick Altrock	24
5	Jesse Tannehill	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	319
2	Red Ames	204
3	Cy Young	200
4	Eddie Plank	199
5	Harry Howell	192

Saves

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