On This Day

Friday, June 15, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Naps	29	18	.617	--
Highlanders	31	20	.608	0.0
Athletics	30	20	.600	0.5
Tigers	26	22	.542	3.5
Browns	26	25	.510	5.0
White Sox	23	25	.479	6.5
Senators	18	32	.360	12.5
Americans	15	36	.294	16.0

Games

Senators 10, White Sox 2

Naps 5, Highlanders 2

Athletics 4, Tigers 0

Americans 3, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	39	17	.696	--
Pirates	34	17	.667	2.5
Giants	35	19	.648	3.0
Phillies	29	28	.509	10.5
Cardinals	23	33	.411	16.0
Superbas	21	33	.389	17.0
Reds	21	36	.368	18.5
Beaneaters	17	36	.321	20.5

Games

Pirates 4, Superbas 1

Beaneaters 3, Reds 1

Giants 2, Cardinals 1

Cubs 1, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Hickman	4
2	John Anderson	3
2	Roger Bresnahan	3
2	Nap Lajoie	3
2	Jimmy Slagle	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Hickman	4
2	John Anderson	2
2	Cy Falkenberg	2
2	Freddy Parent	2
2	Claude Ritchey	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	2
1	Danny Murphy	2
1	Jimmy Slagle	2
4	Tommy Corcoran	1
4	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Sam Leever	1.00
1	Cy Young	1.00
3	Jimmy Dygert	0.80
4	Bill Donovan	0.73
5	Carl Lundgren	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jimmy Dygert	1
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Donovan	8
1	Cy Young	8
3	Vive Lindaman	5
3	Carl Lundgren	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kid Elberfeld	.371
2	George Stone	.360
3	Honus Wagner	.351
4	Harry Davis	.347
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	8
2	Charlie Hickman	6
2	Harry Lumley	6
4	Sherry Magee	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	37
2	Jimmy Williams	35
3	Harry Steinfeldt	34
4	Hal Chase	30
4	Tim Jordan	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	23
2	Honus Wagner	21
3	Sherry Magee	20
4	Frank Chance	19
5	2 tied	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Leever	1.99
2	Jack Pfiester	2.10
3	Rube Waddell	2.16
4	Bill Duggleby	2.30
5	Tully Sparks	2.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Lundgren	10
1	Joe McGinnity	10
3	Addie Joss	9
3	Eddie Plank	9
3	Vic Willis	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	93
2	Rube Waddell	81
3	Johnny Lush	69
4	Big Jeff Pfeffer	66
5	2 tied	59

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	2
1	Harry McIntire	2
3	Bill Bartley	1
3	Charlie Chech	1
3	22 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.462
2	Honus Wagner	.457
3	Frank Schulte	.404
4	Ty Cobb	.400
5	Bob Ganley	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	3
2	Harry Davis	2
2	Frank Schulte	2
4	Dave Altizer	1
4	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Steinfeldt	14
2	Jimmy Williams	11
3	Wid Conroy	10
4	John Anderson	9
4	4 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	11
2	Wid Conroy	8
3	Sherry Magee	7
3	Harry Niles	7
5	3 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jack Pfiester	0.75
2	Fred Glade	1.04
3	Bob Rhoads	1.29
4	Frank Owen	1.38
4	Ed Walsh	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	4
1	Frank Owen	4
3	Jack Chesbro	3
3	Ed Killian	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Addie Joss	22
2	Jake Weimer	19
2	Hooks Wiltse	19
4	Chief Bender	18
4	2 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Joe Harris	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Ed Reulbach	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.426
2	Hal Chase	.393
3	Ty Cobb	.383
4	Harry Davis	.375
5	Harry Arndt	.373

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	5
2	Charlie Hickman	4
3	Frank Schulte	3
4	Tim Jordan	2
4	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	25
2	Jimmy Williams	22
3	Wid Conroy	20
3	Frank LaPorte	20
5	2 tied	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	14
2	Wid Conroy	13
3	Elmer Flick	12
3	Charlie Hemphill	12
3	Honus Wagner	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vic Willis	1.47
2	Frank Owen	1.54
3	Jack Pfiester	1.56
4	Sam Leever	1.59
5	Ed Walsh	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	7
2	Frank Owen	6
2	Vic Willis	6
4	Mordecai Brown	5
4	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	51
2	Jake Weimer	39
3	Jack Pfiester	38
4	Eddie Plank	37
5	Addie Joss	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	2
2	Charlie Chech	1
2	Joe Harris	1
2	Otto Hess	1
2	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.375
2	Honus Wagner	.363
3	Cy Seymour	.345
4	Jimmy Sheckard	.319
5	Frank Chance	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	14
2	Harry Lumley	11
3	Charlie Hickman	10
3	Socks Seybold	10
3	Cy Seymour	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	95
2	Sam Mertes	93
3	Honus Wagner	91
4	Sherry Magee	90
5	Sam Crawford	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	60
2	Honus Wagner	59
3	Sam Mertes	57
4	Sherry Magee	51
5	Frank Chance	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	2.41
2	Ed Reulbach	2.42
3	Doc White	2.45
4	Mordecai Brown	2.53
5	Tully Sparks	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	27
1	Eddie Plank	27
3	Joe McGinnity	24
3	Frank Owen	24
5	3 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	289
2	Eddie Plank	195
3	Cy Young	192
4	Harry Howell	189
5	Chief Bender	188

Saves

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