On This Day

Friday, June 8, 1906

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Highlanders 28 16 .636 --
Naps 25 16 .610 1.5
Athletics 25 18 .581 2.5
Tigers 23 19 .548 4.0
Browns 24 21 .533 4.5
White Sox 19 22 .463 7.5
Senators 16 28 .364 12.0
Americans 13 33 .283 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 34 16 .680 --
Pirates 29 16 .644 2.5
Giants 30 18 .625 3.0
Phillies 28 23 .549 6.5
Cardinals 22 28 .440 12.0
Superbas 20 28 .417 13.0
Reds 20 31 .392 14.5
Beaneaters 12 35 .255 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Keeler 4
1 Claude Ritchey 4
3 Ginger Beaumont 3
3 Lave Cross 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bates 1
1 Charlie Hickman 1
1 Harry Steinfeldt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Whitey Alpermann 2
1 Johnny Bates 2
1 Hal Chase 2
1 Sam Crawford 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Jackson 2
1 Charlie Jones 2
1 Lew Ritter 2
1 Larry Schlafly 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Ewing 1.80
2 Hooks Wiltse 0.78
3 Carl Druhot 0.42
4 Bill Duggleby 0.38
5 Tom Hughes 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Mal Eason 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Tom Hughes 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Ewing 9
2 Hooks Wiltse 7
3 Carl Druhot 5
3 Ed Walsh 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kid Elberfeld .371
2 George Stone .366
3 Honus Wagner .352
4 Harry Davis .351
5 Harry Steinfeldt .350

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 31
2 Tim Jordan 30
3 Hal Chase 29
3 Harry Steinfeldt 29
3 Jimmy Williams 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 21
2 George Browne 18
2 Honus Wagner 18
4 Frank Chance 17
4 Sherry Magee 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Leever 1.97
2 Rube Waddell 2.16
3 Jack Pfiester 2.18
4 Tully Sparks 2.23
5 Bill Duggleby 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Carl Lundgren 9
2 Chief Bender 8
2 Joe McGinnity 8
2 Al Orth 8
2 Hooks Wiltse 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 87
2 Rube Waddell 81
3 Johnny Lush 65
4 Big Jeff Pfeffer 56
5 3 tied 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Beebe 2
1 Harry McIntire 2
3 Bill Bartley 1
3 Charlie Chech 1
3 20 others tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .488
2 Kid Elberfeld .483
3 Hal Chase .448
4 Ty Cobb .421
5 2 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hickman 2
1 Tim Jordan 2
1 Frank Schulte 2
4 Dave Altizer 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 16
2 Tim Jordan 13
2 Frank LaPorte 13
2 Harry Steinfeldt 13
5 2 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 11
2 Wid Conroy 9
3 Harry Niles 7
4 George Browne 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry McIntire 0.67
2 Elmer Stricklett 1.33
3 Jack Pfiester 1.35
4 Roy Patterson 1.46
5 Mal Eason 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 3
1 Jack Chesbro 3
1 Carl Druhot 3
1 Addie Joss 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Pfiester 30
2 Chief Bender 27
3 Jake Weimer 23
4 Hooks Wiltse 20
5 Jack Powell 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 Otto Hess 1
1 Joe McGinnity 1
1 Ed Reulbach 1
1 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .430
2 Kid Elberfeld .425
3 Hal Chase .414
4 Ty Cobb .398
5 Harry Lumley .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 3
1 Charlie Hickman 3
3 Tim Jordan 2
3 Harry Lumley 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal Chase 24
2 Tim Jordan 20
3 Nap Lajoie 19
3 Frank LaPorte 19
3 Jimmy Williams 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wid Conroy 13
2 Art Devlin 12
3 Frank Chance 11
4 George Browne 10
4 5 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Leever 1.34
2 Rube Waddell 1.80
3 Jack Pfiester 1.91
4 Addie Joss 2.01
5 Bill Duggleby 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Addie Joss 6
2 Sam Leever 5
2 Eddie Plank 5
2 Hooks Wiltse 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 51
2 Jack Pfiester 45
3 Hooks Wiltse 42
4 Jake Weimer 36
5 Eddie Plank 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Beebe 2
2 Charlie Chech 1
2 Otto Hess 1
2 Louis LeRoy 1
2 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Donlin .376
2 Honus Wagner .366
3 Cy Seymour .355
4 Jimmy Sheckard .321
5 Shad Barry .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 12
1 Harry Lumley 12
3 Socks Seybold 10
3 Cy Seymour 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sherry Magee 95
2 Honus Wagner 94
3 Harry Davis 90
4 Sam Mertes 89
5 Cy Seymour 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 61
2 Sam Mertes 57
2 Honus Wagner 57
4 Billy Maloney 50
5 Sherry Magee 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doc White 2.40
2 Ed Reulbach 2.42
3 Mordecai Brown 2.50
4 Carl Lundgren 2.52
5 Rube Waddell 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Christy Mathewson 27
1 Eddie Plank 27
3 Al Orth 23
3 Frank Owen 23
3 Rube Waddell 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 307
2 Eddie Plank 200
3 Harry Howell 192
4 Chief Bender 187
5 Cy Young 185

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Claude Elliott 4
1 Christy Mathewson 4
3 Joe McGinnity 3
3 Harry McIntire 3
5 7 tied 2