On This Day

Monday, July 9, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Highlanders	43	27	.614	--
Athletics	43	28	.606	0.5
Naps	43	28	.606	0.5
White Sox	39	32	.549	4.5
Tigers	38	34	.528	6.0
Browns	35	37	.486	9.0
Senators	25	46	.352	18.5
Americans	19	53	.264	25.0

Games

Americans 5, White Sox 2

Highlanders 2, Browns 0

Naps 6, Athletics 0

Tigers 7, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	52	23	.693	--
Giants	46	25	.648	4.0
Pirates	46	26	.639	4.5
Phillies	39	36	.520	13.0
Reds	30	45	.400	22.0
Cardinals	29	47	.382	23.5
Superbas	26	44	.371	23.5
Beaneaters	26	48	.351	25.5

Games

Cubs 8, Beaneaters 4

Giants 5, Reds 3

Pirates 9, Superbas 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Brain	3
1	Al Bridwell	3
1	Jiggs Donahue	3
1	Elmer Flick	3
1	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sammy Strang	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Bresnahan	2
1	Frank Chance	2
1	Pat Moran	2
1	Sammy Strang	2
5	26 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dan McGann	2
2	John Anderson	1
2	Harry Bay	1
2	Sam Crawford	1
2	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Rhoads	2.00
2	Vive Lindaman	0.62
3	Sam Leever	0.60
4	George Mullin	0.30
5	2 tied	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	George Mullin	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Vive Lindaman	10
2	Bob Rhoads	6
3	Sam Leever	3
3	George Mullin	3
3	Casey Patten	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Reulbach	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.366
2	Nap Lajoie	.365
3	Hal Chase	.354
4	Honus Wagner	.343
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.338

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	47
2	Jimmy Williams	46
3	Harry Steinfeldt	42
4	Hal Chase	41
5	Tim Jordan	39

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	33
2	Honus Wagner	30
3	Johnny Evers	23
4	Billy Gilbert	22
4	Sherry Magee	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Duggleby	2.01
2	Doc White	2.01
3	Mordecai Brown	2.05
4	Rube Waddell	2.11
5	Ed Reulbach	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	14
2	Addie Joss	13
2	Carl Lundgren	13
2	Vic Willis	13
5	3 tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	125
2	Rube Waddell	123
3	Johnny Lush	91
4	Big Jeff Pfeffer	90
5	Cy Falkenberg	82

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Chech	3
2	Fred Beebe	2
2	Cecil Ferguson	2
2	Otto Hess	2
2	3 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.491
2	Charlie Hickman	.429
3	Nap Lajoie	.426
4	George Stone	.389
5	Sam Crawford	.386

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	2
2	Whitey Alpermann	1
2	Harry Armbruster	1
2	Johnny Bates	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Admiral Schlei	13
2	Mickey Doolin	12
3	Jiggs Donahue	10
4	Frank Bowerman	9
4	3 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	8
2	Lave Cross	6
2	Billy Gilbert	6
2	Danny Hoffman	6
2	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jake Weimer	0.35
2	Orval Overall	0.53
3	Mordecai Brown	0.67
4	Doc White	0.92
5	Fred Beebe	0.95

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	4
1	Al Orth	4
1	Doc White	4
4	Jack Chesbro	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	34
2	Cy Falkenberg	26
3	Vive Lindaman	24
4	Chief Bender	21
4	Jack Chesbro	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Chech	2
2	Chief Bender	1
2	John Eubank	1
2	Cy Falkenberg	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.435
2	Hal Chase	.393
3	Charlie Hickman	.374
4	George Stone	.367
5	Roger Bresnahan	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	4
2	John Anderson	2
2	Harry Armbruster	2
2	Johnny Bates	2
2	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Williams	17
2	Harry Davis	16
2	Admiral Schlei	16
4	Bill Coughlin	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	12
1	Billy Gilbert	12
1	Honus Wagner	12
4	John O'Neill	11
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.73
2	Carl Lundgren	0.98
3	Doc White	1.09
4	Bill Duggleby	1.35
5	Vic Willis	1.48

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	7
2	Nick Altrock	6
2	Addie Joss	6
2	Dummy Taylor	6
2	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	42
2	Cy Falkenberg	39
3	Chief Bender	38
4	Vive Lindaman	36
5	Addie Joss	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Chech	2
1	Cecil Ferguson	2
3	Chief Bender	1
3	John Eubank	1
3	7 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Mike Donlin	.372
2	Honus Wagner	.355
3	Cy Seymour	.334
4	George Stone	.331
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.321

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	14
2	Harry Lumley	11
3	Cy Seymour	10
4	Charlie Hickman	9
4	Socks Seybold	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	93
2	Honus Wagner	85
3	Sam Crawford	81
4	Sam Mertes	80
5	Sherry Magee	79

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	65
2	Honus Wagner	60
3	Sam Mertes	53
4	Sherry Magee	42
5	Jake Stahl	39

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Carl Lundgren	2.23
2	Mordecai Brown	2.25
3	Doc White	2.25
4	Ed Reulbach	2.33
5	Christy Mathewson	2.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	29
2	Christy Mathewson	27
3	Nick Altrock	24
3	Jack Chesbro	24
5	3 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	266
2	Chief Bender	210
3	Eddie Plank	196
4	Christy Mathewson	181
5	2 tied	172

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	4
2	Charlie Chech	3
2	Claude Elliott	3
2	Joe McGinnity	3
2	2 others tied	3