On This Day

Thursday, July 5, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Naps	42	27	.609	--
Highlanders	40	26	.606	0.5
Athletics	41	27	.603	0.5
White Sox	38	31	.551	4.0
Tigers	36	34	.514	6.5
Browns	34	36	.486	8.5
Senators	25	43	.368	16.5
Americans	18	50	.265	23.5

Games

Highlanders 8, Americans 3

White Sox 4, Naps 3

Browns 5, Tigers 4

Athletics 3, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	50	21	.704	--
Giants	44	24	.647	4.5
Pirates	43	25	.632	5.5
Phillies	37	36	.507	14.0
Cardinals	29	45	.392	22.5
Reds	28	44	.389	22.5
Superbas	26	41	.388	22.0
Beaneaters	25	46	.352	25.0

Games

Phillies 6, Superbas 5

Giants 1, Beaneaters 0

Cubs 6, Pirates 3

Cardinals 4, Reds 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Chase	4
2	Whitey Alpermann	3
2	Roy Hartzell	3
2	Willie Keeler	3
2	Sherry Magee	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Whitey Alpermann	1
1	Mike Grady	1
1	Tim Jordan	1
1	Cy Seymour	1
1	Chick Stahl	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tim Jordan	3
2	Kitty Bransfield	2
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Nig Clarke	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	3
2	Hal Chase	2
2	Art Devlin	2
4	Billy Gilbert	1
4	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Hogg	1.12
2	Christy Mathewson	0.86
3	Ed Reulbach	0.67
4	Charlie Smith	0.64
5	Jack Coombs	0.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Carl Druhot	1
1	Fred Glade	1
1	Bill Hogg	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bill Hogg	9
1	Charlie Smith	9
3	Doc Scanlan	7
4	Jack Coombs	6
4	Christy Mathewson	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.363
2	Nap Lajoie	.361
3	Hal Chase	.352
4	Socks Seybold	.341
5	Honus Wagner	.339

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	45
1	Jimmy Williams	45
3	Tim Jordan	39
3	Harry Steinfeldt	39
5	Hal Chase	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	32
2	Honus Wagner	28
3	Billy Gilbert	22
4	Frank Chance	21
4	Johnny Evers	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Waddell	2.13
2	Ed Reulbach	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	Big Jeff Pfeffer	90
4	Johnny Lush	89
5	3 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	.532
2	Charlie Hickman	.434
3	Nap Lajoie	.420
4	Socks Seybold	.405
5	Tim Jordan	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Armbruster	2
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Tim Jordan	2
4	Whitey Alpermann	1
4	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Bowerman	10
2	George Davis	9
2	Tim Jordan	9
2	Billy Sullivan	9
5	5 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	9
2	Billy Gilbert	7
3	George Stone	6
3	Honus Wagner	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	0.64
2	Mordecai Brown	0.81
3	Doc White	1.31
4	Eddie Plank	1.33
4	Ed Reulbach	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	4
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Doc White	4
4	Nick Altrock	3
4	9 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	27
2	Rube Waddell	26
3	Charlie Smith	23
4	Carl Lundgren	22
5	Bill Hogg	20

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	.425
2	Charlie Hickman	.362
3	Hal Chase	.351
4	Honus Wagner	.347
5	Jimmy Sheckard	.341

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	4
2	Johnny Bates	3
2	Charlie Hickman	3
2	Tim Jordan	3
5	5 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Steinfeldt	19
2	Jimmy Williams	17
3	Bill Coughlin	15
3	George Davis	15
3	Claude Ritchey	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	16
2	Billy Gilbert	12
3	Jim Jackson	10
3	Honus Wagner	10
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	0.49
2	Ed Reulbach	1.17
3	Vic Willis	1.56
4	Doc White	1.63
5	Bill Duggleby	1.66

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	Big Jeff Pfeffer	34
4	Bob Ewing	33
4	Bob Wicker	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	.374
2	Honus Wagner	.350
3	Cy Seymour	.341
4	George Stone	.326
5	Jimmy Sheckard	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	15
2	Harry Lumley	11
3	Socks Seybold	10
3	Cy Seymour	10
5	Charlie Hickman	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	95
2	Sam Mertes	87
2	Honus Wagner	87
4	Sherry Magee	81
5	Sam Crawford	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	65
2	Honus Wagner	58
3	Sam Mertes	53
4	Sherry Magee	42
5	Jake Stahl	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	2.20
2	Mordecai Brown	2.28
3	Doc White	2.29
4	Ed Reulbach	2.39
5	Christy Mathewson	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	28
2	Christy Mathewson	27
3	Nick Altrock	25
4	Mordecai Brown	23
4	2 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	259
2	Chief Bender	217
3	Eddie Plank	195
4	Christy Mathewson	181
5	Harry Howell	177

Saves

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