On This Day

Monday, August 6, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	59	36	.621	--
Highlanders	57	37	.606	1.5
Naps	53	41	.564	5.5
White Sox	55	43	.561	5.5
Tigers	48	47	.505	11.0
Browns	48	48	.500	11.5
Senators	36	58	.383	22.5
Americans	26	72	.265	34.5

Games

White Sox 7, Athletics 2

Naps 4, Americans 0

Senators 5, Tigers 4

Highlanders 8, Browns 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	69	30	.697	--
Giants	61	33	.649	5.5
Pirates	61	34	.642	6.0
Phillies	45	54	.455	24.0
Reds	43	57	.430	26.5
Superbas	41	55	.427	26.5
Cardinals	37	64	.366	33.0
Beaneaters	34	64	.347	34.5

Games

Superbas 2, Reds 0

Pirates 3, Beaneaters 0

Pirates 7, Beaneaters 3

Cubs 3, Giants 1

Cardinals 4, Phillies 2

Phillies 4, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Brain	4
1	Claude Ritchey	4
1	Honus Wagner	4
4	Hal Chase	3
4	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Branch Rickey	2
2	Dave Brain	1
2	Charlie Jones	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Charlie Jones	3
1	Branch Rickey	3
3	George Davis	2
3	Lew Ritter	2
3	Bobby Wallace	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherry Magee	3
2	Davy Jones	2
3	Jap Barbeau	1
3	Al Burch	1
3	13 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Doc Scanlan	0.86
2	Lefty Leifield	0.83
3	Mordecai Brown	0.80
3	Johnny Lush	0.80
5	Jake Weimer	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Sam Leever	1
1	Lefty Leifield	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mordecai Brown	8
2	Cy Falkenberg	6
2	Doc Scanlan	6
2	Jake Weimer	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.375
2	Nap Lajoie	.355
3	Hal Chase	.346
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.336
5	Socks Seybold	.332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	58
2	Harry Steinfeldt	57
2	Jimmy Williams	57
4	Hal Chase	55
5	Joe Nealon	49

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	40
2	Frank Chance	37
3	Honus Wagner	36
4	Sherry Magee	34
5	2 tied	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.94
2	Doc White	2.04
3	Lefty Leifield	2.16
4	Rube Waddell	2.34
5	Jack Pfiester	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	19
2	Mordecai Brown	17
2	Al Orth	17
4	Addie Joss	15
4	2 others tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	145
2	Rube Waddell	129
3	Cy Falkenberg	116
4	Big Jeff Pfeffer	115
5	Fred Beebe	112

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	3
1	Charlie Chech	3
1	Cecil Ferguson	3
1	Otto Hess	3
1	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.412
2	Frank Chance	.395
3	Jack Hoey	.389
3	Willie Keeler	.389
5	Cy Seymour	.385

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Branch Rickey	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Tim Jordan	2
4	Johnny Bates	1
4	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ginger Beaumont	9
1	Frank Chance	9
1	Hal Chase	9
1	Frank Isbell	9
1	Bris Lord	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	6
1	Harry Lumley	6
1	Sam Mertes	6
1	Bobby Wallace	6
5	9 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.33
2	Doc Scanlan	0.43
3	Irv Young	0.50
4	Lefty Leifield	0.68
5	Red Ames	0.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Lefty Leifield	4
2	Mordecai Brown	3
2	Jack Chesbro	3
2	Sam Leever	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Powell	27
2	Cy Falkenberg	22
3	Mordecai Brown	21
4	Red Ames	19
4	Harry McIntire	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	1
1	Cecil Ferguson	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	Otto Hess	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.406
2	Willie Keeler	.365
3	Miller Huggins	.362
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.358
5	Roy Thomas	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Branch Rickey	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Tim Jordan	2
2	George Stone	2
5	28 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Davis	18
1	Harry Steinfeldt	18
3	Frank Chance	17
3	Frank Isbell	17
5	Bris Lord	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	16
2	Sherry Magee	14
3	Harry Lumley	12
4	Danny Hoffman	11
5	4 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.43
2	Lefty Leifield	1.48
3	Barney Pelty	1.50
4	Jimmy Dygert	1.58
5	Doc White	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	6
1	Sam Leever	6
1	Al Orth	6
1	Doc Scanlan	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Beebe	48
2	Mordecai Brown	45
3	Jack Powell	42
4	Vive Lindaman	35
5	Cy Falkenberg	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	2
1	Elmer Stricklett	2
1	Hooks Wiltse	2
4	Charlie Chech	1
4	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.348
2	George Stone	.326
3	Elmer Flick	.322
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.321
5	Cy Seymour	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	12
2	Harry Davis	11
3	Charlie Hickman	9
3	Cy Seymour	9
5	3 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	93
2	Sam Crawford	81
3	Honus Wagner	80
4	Jimmy Williams	78
5	Sherry Magee	77

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	66
2	Honus Wagner	61
3	Sam Mertes	53
4	Frank Chance	51
5	Sherry Magee	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	2.18
2	Doc White	2.23
3	Ed Reulbach	2.37
4	Jack Pfiester	2.40
5	Carl Lundgren	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	30
2	Mordecai Brown	26
2	Christy Mathewson	26
4	Al Orth	24
5	Nick Altrock	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	217
2	Rube Waddell	213
3	Eddie Plank	185
4	Harry Howell	167
4	Christy Mathewson	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Elmer Stricklett	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Charlie Chech	3
3	6 others tied	3