On This Day

Wednesday, August 8, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	59	38	.608	--
Highlanders	57	38	.600	1.0
White Sox	57	43	.570	3.5
Naps	53	43	.552	5.5
Browns	49	48	.505	10.0
Tigers	48	50	.490	11.5
Senators	39	58	.402	20.0
Americans	28	72	.280	32.5

Games

White Sox 1, Athletics 0

Americans 3, Naps 1

Americans 1, Naps 0

Senators 6, Tigers 0

Senators 7, Tigers 4

Browns 2, Highlanders 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	71	30	.703	--
Pirates	63	34	.649	6.0
Giants	61	35	.635	7.5
Phillies	46	54	.460	24.5
Reds	44	57	.436	27.0
Superbas	41	56	.423	28.0
Cardinals	37	65	.363	34.5
Beaneaters	34	66	.340	36.5

Games

Pirates 2, Beaneaters 0

Cubs 3, Giants 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	John Anderson	5
2	Dave Altizer	4
2	Elmer Flick	4
4	Sam Crawford	3
4	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Hoey	2
1	Fred Payne	2
3	Ginger Beaumont	1
3	Wid Conroy	1
3	11 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	John Anderson	4
2	Dave Altizer	2
3	Jap Barbeau	1
3	Jack Hoey	1
3	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Eddie Plank	0.80
2	Cy Young	0.67
3	Ed Reulbach	0.55
4	Bob Rhoads	0.50
4	Vic Willis	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Glade	1
1	Joe Harris	1
1	Casey Patten	1
1	Roy Patterson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Al Orth	6
1	Ed Reulbach	6
3	Bill Donovan	5
4	George Mullin	4
4	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.375
2	Nap Lajoie	.351
3	Hal Chase	.342
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.342
5	Socks Seybold	.334

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
1	Harry Steinfeldt	58
3	Jimmy Williams	57
4	Hal Chase	55
5	Joe Nealon	49

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.93
2	Doc White	2.04
3	Lefty Leifield	2.16
4	Vic Willis	2.38
5	Jack Pfiester	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	19
2	Mordecai Brown	17
2	Al Orth	17
4	Vic Willis	16
5	2 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	145
2	Rube Waddell	132
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	Cy Seymour	.429
2	George Stone	.426
3	Frank Chance	.421
4	Elmer Flick	.404
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Branch Rickey	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
3	Johnny Bates	1
3	Dave Brain	1
3	11 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ginger Beaumont	11
2	Frank Chance	8
2	George Davis	8
2	Johnny Evers	8
2	2 others tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	John Anderson	7
2	Frank Chance	6
2	Bobby Wallace	6
4	Dave Altizer	5
4	9 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.32
2	Hooks Wiltse	0.41
3	Doc Scanlan	0.43
4	Lefty Leifield	0.58
5	Dummy Taylor	0.95

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mordecai Brown	22
2	Red Ames	18
3	Jack Powell	17
4	Fred Beebe	16
4	2 others tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	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	.402
2	Harry Steinfeldt	.366
3	Roy Thomas	.358
4	Willie Keeler	.350
5	Fred Tenney	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Branch Rickey	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Tim Jordan	2
2	George Stone	2
5	30 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ginger Beaumont	18
1	George Davis	18
3	Frank Chance	17
3	Harry Steinfeldt	17
5	Frank Isbell	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	16
2	Harry Lumley	12
2	Sherry Magee	12
4	John Anderson	11
5	Danny Hoffman	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Leifield	0.93
2	Barney Pelty	1.50
3	Jack Powell	1.57
4	Jimmy Dygert	1.58
5	Mordecai Brown	1.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Leever	6
1	Al Orth	6
1	Doc Scanlan	6
4	Mordecai Brown	5
4	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mordecai Brown	43
2	Fred Beebe	42
3	Jack Powell	37
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	Mordecai Brown	1
4	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.352
2	Elmer Flick	.325
3	George Stone	.324
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.324
5	Harry Lumley	.316

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	93
2	Honus Wagner	82
3	Sam Crawford	80
4	Jimmy Williams	76
5	Sherry Magee	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	66
2	Honus Wagner	62
3	Sam Mertes	53
4	Frank Chance	51
5	Sherry Magee	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	2.17
2	Doc White	2.23
3	Jack Pfiester	2.40
4	Ed Reulbach	2.45
5	Tully Sparks	2.52

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	Rube Waddell	216
2	Chief Bender	214
3	Eddie Plank	189
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