On This Day

Saturday, June 16, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Naps	30	18	.625	--
Highlanders	32	20	.615	0.0
Athletics	30	21	.588	1.5
Tigers	26	23	.531	4.5
Browns	26	26	.500	6.0
White Sox	24	25	.490	6.5
Senators	19	32	.373	12.5
Americans	15	37	.288	17.0

Games

White Sox 6, Americans 0

Naps 9, Athletics 4

Highlanders 6, Tigers 2

Senators 5, Browns 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	39	17	.696	--
Pirates	34	17	.667	2.5
Giants	36	19	.655	2.5
Phillies	29	28	.509	10.5
Cardinals	23	34	.404	16.5
Superbas	21	33	.389	17.0
Reds	22	36	.379	18.0
Beaneaters	17	37	.315	21.0

Games

Reds 8, Beaneaters 4

Giants 11, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Bradley	4
1	Bris Lord	4
3	Roger Bresnahan	3
3	Jack Chesbro	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Bradley	1
1	Buster Brown	1
1	Charlie Hickman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Jones	4
2	Hal Chase	3
2	George Davis	3
2	Fred Odwell	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Gilbert	3
2	Roger Bresnahan	2
2	Nap Lajoie	2
2	Branch Rickey	2
2	Sammy Strang	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jake Weimer	0.60
2	Ed Smith	0.50
3	Jack Chesbro	0.43
3	Dummy Taylor	0.43
5	Chief Bender	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Bob Rhoads	1
1	Charlie Smith	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Smith	6
1	Jake Weimer	6
3	Chief Bender	5
4	Buster Brown	4
4	Ed Smith	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kid Elberfeld	.371
2	George Stone	.358
3	Honus Wagner	.351
4	Harry Davis	.347
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	8
2	Charlie Hickman	7
3	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	36
3	Harry Steinfeldt	34
4	Hal Chase	33
5	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	3 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	98
2	Rube Waddell	81
3	Johnny Lush	69
4	Big Jeff Pfeffer	66
5	Jake Weimer	65

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	2
1	Harry McIntire	2
3	Bill Bartley	1
3	Charlie Chech	1
3	23 others tied	1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.465
2	Nap Lajoie	.423
3	Ty Cobb	.422
4	Frank Schulte	.404
5	Harry Arndt	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Charlie Hickman	3
2	Harry Davis	2
2	Frank Schulte	2
4	Dave Altizer	1
4	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Steinfeldt	14
2	Joe Kelley	10
2	Jimmy Williams	10
4	Hal Chase	9
4	3 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	10
2	Billy Gilbert	8
2	Harry Niles	8
4	Wid Conroy	7
4	3 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lew Richie	0.00
2	Jack Pfiester	0.75
3	Lefty Leifield	0.96
4	Nick Altrock	1.00
5	2 tied	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	4
1	Frank Owen	4
1	Dummy Taylor	4
1	Jake Weimer	4
5	4 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jake Weimer	25
2	Chief Bender	23
3	Addie Joss	22
4	Bob Ewing	18
4	George Mullin	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Cecil Ferguson	1
1	Joe Harris	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.429
2	Hal Chase	.402
3	Ty Cobb	.387
4	Harry Lumley	.365
5	Harry Bay	.363

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hal Chase	28
2	Jimmy Williams	23
3	Wid Conroy	21
4	Frank LaPorte	20
5	Harry Davis	19

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	14
2	Wid Conroy	13
2	Charlie Hemphill	13
4	Billy Gilbert	12
4	2 others tied	12

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Owen	1.54
2	Jack Pfiester	1.56
3	Sam Leever	1.59
4	Vic Willis	1.76
5	Ed Walsh	1.81

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	7
2	Jack Chesbro	6
2	Frank Owen	6
2	Jake Weimer	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	48
2	Jake Weimer	45
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	Cecil Ferguson	1
2	Joe Harris	1
2	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.375
2	Honus Wagner	.365
3	Cy Seymour	.347
4	Jimmy Sheckard	.319
5	Frank Chance	.316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	95
2	Sam Mertes	93
3	Honus Wagner	91
4	Sherry Magee	89
5	Sam Crawford	82

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	60
2	Honus Wagner	59
3	Sam Mertes	57
4	Sherry Magee	50
5	Frank Chance	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	2.41
2	Ed Reulbach	2.42
3	Doc White	2.51
4	Mordecai Brown	2.53
5	Tully Sparks	2.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	27
1	Eddie Plank	27
3	Jack Chesbro	24
3	Joe McGinnity	24
3	Frank Owen	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	289
2	Eddie Plank	195
3	Chief Bender	192
4	Cy Young	187
5	Christy Mathewson	181

Saves

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