On This Day

Wednesday, July 4, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Naps	42	26	.618	--
Highlanders	39	26	.600	1.5
Athletics	40	27	.597	1.5
White Sox	37	31	.544	5.0
Tigers	36	33	.522	6.5
Browns	33	36	.478	9.5
Senators	25	42	.373	16.5
Americans	18	49	.269	23.5

Games

Browns 3, White Sox 0

White Sox 5, Browns 1

Naps 3, Tigers 2

Naps 2, Tigers 1

Athletics 3, Highlanders 1

Highlanders 2, Athletics 1

Senators 8, Americans 1

Americans 9, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	49	21	.700	--
Giants	43	24	.642	4.5
Pirates	43	24	.642	4.5
Phillies	36	36	.500	14.0
Reds	28	43	.394	21.5
Superbas	26	40	.394	21.0
Cardinals	28	45	.384	22.5
Beaneaters	25	45	.357	24.0

Games

Beaneaters 3, Phillies 2

Phillies 5, Beaneaters 0

Giants 3, Superbas 2

Cubs 1, Pirates 0

Cubs 1, Pirates 0

Reds 12, Cardinals 0

Cardinals 2, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jack Hoey	5
1	Charlie Jones	5
3	Kitty Bransfield	4
3	Al Bridwell	4
3	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Bowerman	1
1	Joe Kelley	1
1	Sherry Magee	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Bowerman	3
1	Joe Kelley	3
1	Bris Lord	3
1	Admiral Schlei	3
5	3 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lave Cross	2
1	John O'Neill	2
3	Kitty Bransfield	1
3	Sam Brown	1
3	22 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Lefty Leifield	5.00
2	Fred Beebe	2.25
3	Mordecai Brown	1.00
3	Joe McGinnity	1.00
5	Chief Bender	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Beebe	9
2	Rube Waddell	7
3	Chief Bender	6
3	Carl Lundgren	6
5	4 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Chech	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.367
2	Nap Lajoie	.365
3	Hal Chase	.343
4	Harry Davis	.338
5	Socks Seybold	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	10
2	Charlie Hickman	7
3	Harry Lumley	6
4	Sherry Magee	5
5	4 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	45
1	Jimmy Williams	45
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	Frank Chance	21
3	Johnny Evers	21
3	Billy Gilbert	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	2.03
2	Rube Waddell	2.13
3	Bill Duggleby	2.14
4	Mordecai Brown	2.19
5	Carl Lundgren	2.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	13
1	Carl Lundgren	13
1	Eddie Plank	13
4	Vic Willis	12
5	4 tied	11

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	125
2	Rube Waddell	112
3	Johnny Lush	89
4	Big Jeff Pfeffer	85
5	2 tied	75

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Fred Beebe	2
1	Charlie Chech	2
1	Cecil Ferguson	2
1	Otto Hess	2
1	2 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.467
2	Nap Lajoie	.443
3	Charlie Hickman	.429
4	Tim Jordan	.425
5	George Stone	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Armbruster	2
1	Harry Davis	2
3	Johnny Bates	1
3	Frank Bowerman	1
3	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Nealon	11
2	Frank Bowerman	10
3	Billy Sullivan	9
3	Jimmy Williams	9
5	5 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	7
2	Billy Gilbert	6
2	George Stone	6
2	Honus Wagner	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.50
2	Carl Lundgren	0.64
3	Mordecai Brown	0.86
4	Doc White	1.31
5	Eddie Plank	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	4
1	Addie Joss	4
1	Doc White	4
4	Mordecai Brown	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	27
2	Rube Waddell	26
3	Mordecai Brown	22
3	Carl Lundgren	22
5	Jack Chesbro	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Charlie Chech	1
1	John Eubank	1
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.443
2	George Stone	.355
3	Honus Wagner	.340
4	Charlie Hickman	.340
5	4 tied	.333

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	17
3	Bill Coughlin	16
4	Claude Ritchey	15
5	5 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	16
2	Billy Gilbert	12
3	Jim Jackson	10
4	Harry Niles	9
4	3 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	0.49
2	Ed Reulbach	0.72
3	Vic Willis	1.56
4	Doc White	1.63
5	Mordecai Brown	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	7
2	Nick Altrock	6
2	Eddie Plank	6
2	Dummy Taylor	6
2	Doc White	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	42
2	Addie Joss	38
3	Cy Falkenberg	36
4	Eddie Plank	34
5	Bob Ewing	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	2
2	Fred Beebe	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Charlie Chech	1
2	9 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.369
2	Honus Wagner	.346
3	Cy Seymour	.342
4	George Stone	.326
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	88
2	Honus Wagner	88
4	Sherry Magee	80
5	Sam Crawford	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	63
2	Honus Wagner	58
3	Sam Mertes	54
4	Sherry Magee	42
5	Jake Stahl	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	2.20
2	Mordecai Brown	2.28
3	Doc White	2.29
4	Ed Reulbach	2.37
5	Rube Waddell	2.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	270
2	Chief Bender	217
3	Eddie Plank	198
4	Cy Young	185
5	Christy Mathewson	179

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	4
2	Claude Elliott	3
2	Joe McGinnity	3
2	Harry McIntire	3
5	11 tied	2