On This Day

Tuesday, July 24, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	52	32	.619	--
Highlanders	50	33	.602	1.5
Naps	48	36	.571	4.0
White Sox	46	40	.535	7.0
Tigers	44	40	.524	8.0
Browns	42	42	.500	10.0
Senators	32	51	.386	19.5
Americans	23	63	.267	30.0

Games

Americans 5, Naps 1

Americans 9, Naps 2

Highlanders 1, Tigers 0

Athletics 7, White Sox 1

Senators 3, Browns 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	61	28	.685	--
Pirates	55	30	.647	4.0
Giants	52	32	.619	6.5
Phillies	42	47	.472	19.0
Reds	41	48	.461	20.0
Superbas	35	51	.407	24.5
Cardinals	34	57	.374	28.0
Beaneaters	30	57	.345	30.0

Games

Superbas 10, Cubs 3

Reds 4, Phillies 3

Pirates 4, Giants 3

Beaneaters 1, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Buck Freeman	4
1	Red Morgan	4
1	Chick Stahl	4
4	Elmer Flick	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	1
1	Red Morgan	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Gibson	3
2	Solly Hofman	2
2	John Hummel	2
2	Tim Jordan	2
2	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Hal Chase	2
1	Frank Delahanty	2
3	John Anderson	1
3	Pug Bennett	1
3	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Karger	1.40
2	Vive Lindaman	1.20
3	Cy Young	1.00
4	Jesse Tannehill	0.70
5	Bob Wicker	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Mal Eason	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	Vive Lindaman	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Karger	7
1	Jesse Tannehill	7
3	Vive Lindaman	6
3	Bob Wicker	6
3	Cy Young	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.368
2	Nap Lajoie	.356
3	Hal Chase	.352
4	Honus Wagner	.338
5	Socks Seybold	.336

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	53
2	Harry Steinfeldt	50
2	Jimmy Williams	50
4	Hal Chase	48
5	Joe Nealon	46

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	35
1	Honus Wagner	35
3	Frank Chance	31
3	Sherry Magee	31
5	Johnny Evers	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.95
2	Mordecai Brown	2.20
3	Rube Waddell	2.35
4	Jack Pfiester	2.36
5	Tully Sparks	2.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	16
2	Mordecai Brown	14
2	Addie Joss	14
2	Carl Lundgren	14
2	3 others tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	134
2	Rube Waddell	129
3	Big Jeff Pfeffer	102
4	Cy Falkenberg	100
5	Johnny Lush	99

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hans Lobert	.405
2	Fred Tenney	.391
3	Roy Thomas	.386
4	Tommy Leach	.385
5	Johnny Bates	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Pug Bennett	1
1	Wid Conroy	1
1	Art Devlin	1
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Davis	10
2	Frank Schulte	9
3	John Hummel	8
3	Frank Isbell	8
3	3 others tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	10
2	Harry Lumley	9
2	Sherry Magee	9
4	Danny Hoffman	7
5	Frank Isbell	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jimmy Dygert	1.13
2	Chief Bender	1.17
3	Tully Sparks	1.29
4	Lefty Leifield	1.33
5	Doc White	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chick Fraser	4
2	Fred Beebe	3
2	Sam Leever	3
2	Jack Pfiester	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Beebe	26
2	Mordecai Brown	21
2	Jack Pfiester	21
4	Jack Powell	20
5	Cy Falkenberg	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	2
1	Elmer Stricklett	2
3	Ed Killian	1
3	Tully Sparks	1
3	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Hal Chase	.417
2	George Stone	.382
3	Miller Huggins	.372
4	Nap Lajoie	.371
5	Harry Lumley	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	3
2	Germany Schaefer	2
2	Chick Stahl	2
4	Whitey Alpermann	1
4	32 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Davis	19
2	Admiral Schlei	18
3	Joe Nealon	17
4	Mickey Doolin	16
5	5 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Danny Hoffman	13
2	Honus Wagner	12
3	Frank Chance	11
3	Sherry Magee	11
5	4 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.38
2	Barney Pelty	1.64
3	Jimmy Dygert	1.65
4	Mordecai Brown	1.70
5	Orval Overall	1.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Chick Fraser	6
1	Al Orth	6
1	Jake Weimer	6
4	Mordecai Brown	5
4	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Falkenberg	44
2	Fred Beebe	41
3	Rube Waddell	40
4	Mordecai Brown	38
4	Vive Lindaman	38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.356
2	George Stone	.334
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.323
4	Cy Seymour	.323
5	Hal Chase	.315

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	13
2	Harry Lumley	12
3	Cy Seymour	10
4	Charlie Hickman	9
5	Socks Seybold	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	93
2	Honus Wagner	83
3	Sherry Magee	79
4	Sam Crawford	77
5	Jimmy Williams	75

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	63
2	Honus Wagner	61
3	Sam Mertes	52
4	Sherry Magee	50
5	Frank Chance	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	2.34
2	Mordecai Brown	2.38
3	Carl Lundgren	2.43
4	Ed Reulbach	2.45
5	Tully Sparks	2.55

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	29
2	Christy Mathewson	26
3	Nick Altrock	24
3	Joe McGinnity	24
3	Al Orth	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	251
2	Chief Bender	214
3	Eddie Plank	189
4	Christy Mathewson	179
5	Cy Young	169

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Elmer Stricklett	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Charlie Chech	3
3	4 others tied	3