On This Day

Monday, July 16, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	47	29	.618	--
Highlanders	46	30	.605	1.0
Naps	46	31	.597	1.5
White Sox	44	34	.564	4.0
Tigers	40	37	.519	7.5
Browns	40	38	.513	8.0
Senators	27	50	.351	20.5
Americans	19	60	.241	29.5

Games

Browns 2, Americans 0

White Sox 7, Highlanders 4

Athletics 2, Tigers 1

Naps 5, Senators 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	58	24	.707	--
Giants	51	27	.654	5.0
Pirates	50	28	.641	6.0
Phillies	40	41	.494	17.5
Reds	35	47	.427	23.0
Cardinals	31	52	.373	27.5
Superbas	29	49	.372	27.0
Beaneaters	27	53	.338	30.0

Games

Cubs 3, Phillies 1

Reds 7, Superbas 6

Giants 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roger Bresnahan	3
1	George Davis	3
1	Snake Deal	3
1	Otto Hess	3
1	George Rohe	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wid Conroy	1
1	Terry Turner	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Wid Conroy	3
2	Frank Isbell	2
2	George Rohe	2
2	Elmer Stricklett	2
2	Billy Sullivan	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Altizer	1
1	Al Burch	1
1	Monte Cross	1
1	Roy Hartzell	1
1	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Pfiester	1.33
2	Fred Glade	1.00
2	Otto Hess	1.00
4	Jimmy Dygert	0.80
5	Charley Hall	0.69

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jimmy Dygert	1
1	Fred Glade	1
1	Charley Hall	1
1	Otto Hess	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charley Hall	9
2	Jack Pfiester	8
3	Ralph Glaze	6
4	Red Donahue	5
4	Wish Egan	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.369
2	Nap Lajoie	.358
3	Hal Chase	.350
4	Honus Wagner	.346
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.340

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	49
2	Jimmy Williams	48
3	Harry Steinfeldt	47
4	Hal Chase	45
5	Joe Nealon	43

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	35
2	Honus Wagner	32
3	Frank Chance	26
3	Sherry Magee	26
5	Johnny Evers	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.88
2	Mordecai Brown	1.98
3	Ed Reulbach	2.15
4	Bill Duggleby	2.22
5	Rube Waddell	2.24

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	15
2	Carl Lundgren	14
2	Vic Willis	14
4	Mordecai Brown	13
4	3 others tied	13

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	129
2	Chief Bender	125
3	Big Jeff Pfeffer	98
4	Johnny Lush	96
5	Cy Falkenberg	90

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Chech	3
2	Fred Beebe	2
2	Cecil Ferguson	2
2	Otto Hess	2
2	6 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Hickman	.472
2	Charlie Jones	.425
3	Sammy Strang	.404
4	Hal Chase	.400
4	Harry Lumley	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Whitey Alpermann	1
1	Johnny Bates	1
1	Frank Bowerman	1
1	Dave Brain	1
1	19 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Admiral Schlei	15
2	Wid Conroy	11
3	Hal Chase	10
3	Mickey Doolin	10
3	Joe Nealon	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	9
2	John O'Neill	7
3	Frank Chance	6
3	Lave Cross	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	0.00
2	Mordecai Brown	0.33
3	Tully Sparks	0.72
4	Vic Willis	1.00
5	Big Jeff Pfeffer	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chick Fraser	4
1	Al Orth	4
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	Fred Glade	3
3	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Falkenberg	24
1	Rube Waddell	24
3	Fred Beebe	22
3	Charlie Smith	22
5	Otto Hess	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Chech	2
2	Ed Killian	1
2	Ed Reulbach	1
2	Elmer Stricklett	1
2	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.408
2	Charlie Hickman	.395
3	George Stone	.388
4	Nap Lajoie	.383
5	Socks Seybold	.338

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Armbruster	2
1	Johnny Bates	2
1	Bill Bradley	2
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Tim Jordan	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Davis	19
1	Joe Nealon	19
1	Admiral Schlei	19
4	Frank Isbell	18
5	Hal Chase	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	12
2	Danny Hoffman	11
2	Honus Wagner	11
4	Billy Gilbert	10
4	John O'Neill	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.73
2	Doc White	0.99
3	Eddie Plank	1.33
4	Vic Willis	1.50
5	Carl Lundgren	1.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	7
1	Doc White	7
3	Eddie Plank	6
3	Dummy Taylor	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	48
2	Jack Chesbro	38
2	Charlie Smith	38
4	Cy Falkenberg	37
5	3 tied	32

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Chech	2
1	Cecil Ferguson	2
1	Elmer Stricklett	2
4	Chief Bender	1
4	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.361
2	George Stone	.333
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.324
4	Cy Seymour	.323
5	Jimmy Sheckard	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	13
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	92
2	Honus Wagner	86
3	Sam Crawford	84
4	Sam Mertes	78
5	Sherry Magee	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	67
2	Honus Wagner	60
3	Sam Mertes	54
4	Sherry Magee	46
5	Frank Chance	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	2.16
2	Mordecai Brown	2.25
3	Doc White	2.25
4	Carl Lundgren	2.28
5	Eddie Plank	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	30
2	Christy Mathewson	27
3	Nick Altrock	25
4	Joe McGinnity	24
4	Al Orth	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	266
2	Chief Bender	205
3	Eddie Plank	193
4	Christy Mathewson	178
5	Harry Howell	177

Saves

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