On This Day

Wednesday, July 18, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	48	30	.615	--
Highlanders	47	30	.610	0.5
Naps	46	32	.590	2.0
White Sox	44	35	.557	4.5
Tigers	41	38	.519	7.5
Browns	41	39	.513	8.0
Senators	28	50	.359	20.0
Americans	20	61	.247	29.5

Games

Americans 5, Tigers 2

Highlanders 6, Naps 4

Browns 4, Athletics 2

Athletics 10, Browns 5

Senators 6, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	59	24	.711	--
Giants	51	28	.646	6.0
Pirates	51	29	.638	6.5
Phillies	41	42	.494	18.0
Reds	37	47	.440	22.5
Cardinals	32	53	.376	28.0
Superbas	30	50	.375	27.5
Beaneaters	27	55	.329	31.5

Games

Giants 3, Cubs 3

Reds 5, Beaneaters 4

Pirates 9, Phillies 3

Superbas 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Stone	5
2	Davy Jones	4
3	Whitey Alpermann	3
3	Johnny Bates	3
3	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	Chick Stahl	1
1	Jimmy Williams	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	4
1	Cy Falkenberg	4
3	George Davis	3
3	Art Devlin	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	2
1	Monte Cross	2
1	Jim Delahanty	2
1	Ed Hahn	2
1	Danny Hoffman	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Powell	1.14
2	Eddie Plank	0.67
3	Carl Lundgren	0.50
3	Hooks Wiltse	0.50
5	Bill Dinneen	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Cy Falkenberg	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Powell	8
2	Eddie Plank	6
3	Bill Dinneen	5
3	Bob Ewing	5
5	Cy Falkenberg	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Elmer Stricklett	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.375
2	Hal Chase	.356
2	Nap Lajoie	.356
4	Honus Wagner	.341
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.336

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	53
2	Jimmy Williams	49
3	Harry Steinfeldt	48
4	Hal Chase	46
5	Joe Nealon	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	35
2	Honus Wagner	32
3	Frank Chance	29
4	Sherry Magee	27
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	Mordecai Brown	14
2	Carl Lundgren	14
2	Al Orth	14
2	Vic Willis	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	129
2	Chief Bender	125
3	Big Jeff Pfeffer	98
4	Johnny Lush	97
5	Cy Falkenberg	94

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Chech	3
1	Elmer Stricklett	3
3	Fred Beebe	2
3	Chief Bender	2
3	7 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kitty Bransfield	.426
1	George Stone	.426
3	Hal Chase	.407
4	George Davis	.385
5	Miller Huggins	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Chick Stahl	2
2	Whitey Alpermann	1
2	Frank Bowerman	1
2	Frank Chance	1
2	21 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Admiral Schlei	16
2	Hal Chase	10
2	Wid Conroy	10
2	George Davis	10
2	Mickey Doolin	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	11
2	Frank Chance	9
3	Sherry Magee	7
4	Monte Cross	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	0.00
2	Mordecai Brown	0.75
3	Tully Sparks	0.79
4	Roy Patterson	1.06
5	Barney Pelty	1.17

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
1	Chick Fraser	4
1	Al Orth	4
1	Jake Weimer	4
5	10 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Beebe	28
2	Rube Waddell	24
3	Cy Falkenberg	22
4	Mordecai Brown	20
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Charlie Chech	2
1	Elmer Stricklett	2
3	Chief Bender	1
3	Ed Killian	1
3	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.427
2	Charlie Hickman	.411
3	George Stone	.406
4	Nap Lajoie	.380
5	Sammy Strang	.356

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Armbruster	2
1	Johnny Bates	2
1	Harry Davis	2
1	Tim Jordan	2
1	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Nealon	20
2	Admiral Schlei	19
3	George Davis	18
4	Harry Davis	16
4	Frank Isbell	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	13
2	Art Devlin	12
3	Honus Wagner	11
4	Frank Chance	10
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.93
2	Doc White	0.98
3	Ed Reulbach	1.71
4	Eddie Plank	1.71
5	Big Jeff Pfeffer	1.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	6
1	Mordecai Brown	6
1	Al Orth	6
1	Eddie Plank	6
1	Doc White	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	48
2	Cy Falkenberg	41
3	Mordecai Brown	37
4	Jack Chesbro	35
5	Carl Lundgren	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Elmer Stricklett	3
2	Chief Bender	2
2	Charlie Chech	2
4	John Eubank	1
4	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.357
2	George Stone	.336
3	Cy Seymour	.324
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.321
5	Jimmy Sheckard	.316

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	96
2	Honus Wagner	84
3	Sam Crawford	82
4	Sherry Magee	78
4	Sam Mertes	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	67
2	Honus Wagner	60
3	Sam Mertes	54
4	Sherry Magee	47
5	Frank Chance	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	2.16
2	Mordecai Brown	2.24
3	Doc White	2.25
4	Carl Lundgren	2.34
5	Tully Sparks	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	30
2	Christy Mathewson	27
3	Nick Altrock	25
3	Al Orth	25
5	2 tied	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	262
2	Chief Bender	205
3	Eddie Plank	199
4	Christy Mathewson	182
5	Harry Howell	172

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Elmer Stricklett	4
3	Charlie Chech	3
3	Claude Elliott	3
3	3 others tied	3