On This Day

Monday, July 2, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Highlanders	38	25	.603	--
Athletics	39	26	.600	0.0
Naps	39	26	.600	0.0
Tigers	36	30	.545	3.5
White Sox	34	30	.531	4.5
Browns	32	33	.492	7.0
Senators	23	41	.359	15.5
Americans	17	47	.266	21.5

Games

Naps 4, Tigers 3

Athletics 5, Highlanders 4

Highlanders 5, Athletics 1

Americans 4, Senators 3

Senators 17, Americans 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	47	21	.691	--
Pirates	43	22	.662	2.5
Giants	42	24	.636	4.0
Phillies	34	35	.493	13.5
Superbas	26	39	.400	19.5
Reds	27	42	.391	20.5
Cardinals	27	44	.380	21.5
Beaneaters	24	43	.358	22.5

Games

Beaneaters 1, Phillies 0

Reds 1, Cubs 0

Superbas 7, Giants 1

Cardinals 8, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Chase	5
1	Jack Hayden	5
3	Charlie Hickman	4
3	Jake Stahl	4
3	Jimmy Williams	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Johnny Bates	1
1	Charlie Jones	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pug Bennett	3
2	Doc Casey	2
2	Wid Conroy	2
2	Harry Davis	2
2	3 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Evers	2
2	Whitey Alpermann	1
2	Dave Altizer	1
2	John Anderson	1
2	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Cy Young	0.88
2	Otto Hess	0.78
3	Togie Pittinger	0.71
4	Cy Falkenberg	0.67
5	Big Jeff Pfeffer	0.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Buster Brown	1
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Otto Hess	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Otto Hess	7
1	Cy Young	7
3	Cy Falkenberg	6
4	Walter Clarkson	5
4	4 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.371
2	Nap Lajoie	.362
3	Hal Chase	.344
4	Socks Seybold	.342
5	Honus Wagner	.342

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	10
2	Charlie Hickman	7
3	Harry Lumley	6
4	Johnny Bates	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	45
2	Jimmy Williams	44
3	Harry Steinfeldt	39
4	Hal Chase	36
4	Tim Jordan	36

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	30
2	Honus Wagner	27
3	Johnny Evers	21
3	Billy Gilbert	21
5	4 tied	20

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	2.03
2	Bill Duggleby	2.11
3	Rube Waddell	2.22
4	Carl Lundgren	2.35
5	Mordecai Brown	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	13
2	Addie Joss	12
2	Carl Lundgren	12
2	Vic Willis	12
5	6 tied	10

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	119
2	Rube Waddell	105
3	Johnny Lush	85
3	Big Jeff Pfeffer	85
5	Eddie Plank	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	2
1	Cecil Ferguson	2
1	Otto Hess	2
1	Harry McIntire	2
1	Barney Pelty	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.455
2	Tim Jordan	.444
3	Nap Lajoie	.424
4	George Stone	.417
5	Tommy Leach	.391

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Armbruster	2
1	Johnny Bates	2
1	Harry Davis	2
4	John Anderson	1
4	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Nealon	11
2	Bill Coughlin	9
3	Harry Davis	8
3	Art Devlin	8
3	4 others tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	7
2	Billy Gilbert	6
2	George Stone	6
2	Honus Wagner	6
5	5 tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	0.95
2	Bill Duggleby	0.96
3	Ed Reulbach	1.03
4	Mordecai Brown	1.21
5	2 tied	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	4
1	Eddie Plank	4
3	Addie Joss	3
3	Christy Mathewson	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	24
2	Addie Joss	22
3	Chief Bender	21
4	Cy Falkenberg	19
4	3 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	1
1	John Eubank	1
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	Cecil Ferguson	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.424
2	Honus Wagner	.378
3	Tommy Leach	.371
4	Ty Cobb	.369
5	George Stone	.353

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	4
2	Johnny Bates	3
2	Charlie Hickman	3
4	John Anderson	2
4	5 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Steinfeldt	19
2	Jimmy Williams	18
3	Bill Coughlin	16
3	Harry Davis	16
5	Claude Ritchey	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	17
2	Billy Gilbert	14
3	Johnny Evers	10
3	Miller Huggins	10
3	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.72
2	Bill Duggleby	1.63
3	Carl Lundgren	1.70
4	Vic Willis	1.73
5	Doc White	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	7
1	Dummy Taylor	7
3	Eddie Plank	6
3	Vic Willis	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	44
1	Addie Joss	44
3	Big Jeff Pfeffer	35
3	Eddie Plank	35
5	2 tied	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	2
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	John Eubank	1
2	9 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.369
2	Honus Wagner	.348
3	Cy Seymour	.340
4	George Stone	.325
5	Jimmy Sheckard	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	16
2	Harry Lumley	11
3	Socks Seybold	10
4	Charlie Hickman	9
4	Cy Seymour	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	97
2	Sam Mertes	89
2	Honus Wagner	89
4	Sherry Magee	79
5	Sam Crawford	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	64
2	Honus Wagner	59
3	Sam Mertes	56
4	Sherry Magee	42
5	Frank Chance	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	2.28
2	Doc White	2.29
3	Mordecai Brown	2.38
4	Ed Reulbach	2.42
5	Christy Mathewson	2.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	28
2	Christy Mathewson	26
3	Nick Altrock	25
4	Jack Chesbro	24
5	Al Orth	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	263
2	Chief Bender	211
3	Eddie Plank	198
4	Harry Howell	183
4	Cy Young	183

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	4
2	Claude Elliott	3
2	Joe McGinnity	3
2	Harry McIntire	3
5	10 tied	2