On This Day

Friday, August 10, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	59	40	.596	--
Highlanders	57	39	.594	0.5
White Sox	59	43	.578	1.5
Naps	53	43	.552	4.5
Browns	50	48	.510	8.5
Tigers	49	51	.490	10.5
Senators	39	59	.398	19.5
Americans	29	72	.287	31.0

Games

White Sox 2, Highlanders 1

Americans 4, Tigers 3

Browns 1, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	73	30	.709	--
Giants	63	35	.643	7.5
Pirates	63	36	.636	8.0
Phillies	47	55	.461	25.5
Reds	45	58	.437	28.0
Superbas	41	58	.414	30.0
Cardinals	39	65	.375	34.5
Beaneaters	34	68	.333	38.5

Games

Cubs 2, Superbas 0

Cardinals 2, Beaneaters 0

Giants 1, Pirates 0

Reds 4, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chris Lindsay	3
2	Shad Barry	2
2	Sam Brown	2
2	Jack Hayden	2
2	11 others tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Hobe Ferris	2
1	Jack Hoey	2
1	Chris Lindsay	2
4	Frank Delahanty	1
4	10 others tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Al Burch	1
1	Bill Coughlin	1
1	Johnny Evers	1
1	Topsy Hartsel	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Chesbro	1.50
1	Dummy Taylor	1.50
3	Mordecai Brown	1.25
4	Fred Beebe	1.11
5	2 tied	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Beebe	10
2	Jack Chesbro	9
3	Bob Ewing	7
4	Jack Powell	6
4	Ed Walsh	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	1
1	George Winter	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.374
2	Nap Lajoie	.351
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.346
4	Hal Chase	.339
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 Steinfeldt	59
2	Harry Davis	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	Johnny Evers	31

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.84
2	Doc White	2.02
3	Lefty Leifield	2.37
4	Vic Willis	2.38
5	Rube Waddell	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	19
2	Mordecai Brown	18
3	Al Orth	17
4	Vic Willis	16
5	3 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	147
2	Rube Waddell	134
3	Fred Beebe	122
4	Cy Falkenberg	116
5	Big Jeff Pfeffer	115

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	4
1	Hooks Wiltse	4
3	Chief Bender	3
3	Charlie Chech	3
3	2 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Steinfeldt	.432
2	George Stone	.404
3	Elmer Flick	.390
4	Cy Seymour	.382
5	2 tied	.349

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	George Davis	8
2	Johnny Evers	8
2	Frank Isbell	8
2	3 others tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	John Anderson	6
1	Al Burch	6
1	Tom Jones	6
1	Danny Murphy	6
1	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.24
2	Hooks Wiltse	0.39
3	Doc Scanlan	0.43
4	Dummy Taylor	0.50
5	2 tied	0.97

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
1	Roy Patterson	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
4	Lefty Leifield	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mordecai Brown	27
2	Fred Beebe	26
3	Jack Powell	23
4	Red Ames	18
4	3 others tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	2
1	Hooks Wiltse	2
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	John Eubank	1
3	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.394
2	Harry Steinfeldt	.360
3	Fred Tenney	.358
4	Whitey Alpermann	.346
5	Socks Seybold	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Branch Rickey	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Tim Jordan	2
2	George Stone	2
5	29 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Davis	18
2	Harry Steinfeldt	17
3	Ginger Beaumont	16
3	Frank Isbell	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	15
2	Sherry Magee	12
3	Harry Lumley	11
4	John Anderson	10
4	Danny Hoffman	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Barney Pelty	1.22
2	Jack Powell	1.36
3	Mordecai Brown	1.41
4	Lefty Leifield	1.53
5	Casey Patten	1.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	6
1	Jack Taylor	6
3	Sam Leever	5
3	Lefty Leifield	5
3	8 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Beebe	52
2	Mordecai Brown	48
3	Jack Powell	43
4	Cy Falkenberg	34
5	Jack Chesbro	33

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
2	Chief Bender	2
2	Cecil Ferguson	2
4	Mordecai Brown	1
4	9 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.348
2	Harry Steinfeldt	.327
3	Elmer Flick	.322
4	George Stone	.322
5	Harry Lumley	.321

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	92
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	52
4	Frank Chance	49
4	Sherry Magee	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	2.10
2	Doc White	2.21
3	Jack Pfiester	2.40
4	Ed Reulbach	2.45
5	Tully Sparks	2.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	30
2	Mordecai Brown	27
2	Christy Mathewson	27
4	Al Orth	24
5	Nick Altrock	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	218
2	Chief Bender	216
3	Eddie Plank	186
4	Christy Mathewson	168
5	Harry Howell	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	4
1	Elmer Stricklett	4
1	Hooks Wiltse	4
4	Chief Bender	3
4	6 others tied	3