On This Day

Monday, August 13, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	61	43	.587	--
Athletics	60	43	.583	0.5
Highlanders	57	41	.582	1.0
Naps	55	43	.561	3.0
Browns	53	49	.520	7.0
Tigers	50	53	.485	10.5
Senators	39	61	.390	20.0
Americans	31	73	.298	30.0

Games

Highlanders 0, White Sox 0

Naps 3, Senators 1

Americans 5, Tigers 4

Athletics 8, Browns 0

Browns 5, Athletics 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	75	30	.714	--
Giants	66	35	.653	7.0
Pirates	63	39	.618	10.5
Phillies	49	55	.471	25.5
Reds	45	60	.429	30.0
Superbas	41	60	.406	32.0
Cardinals	39	67	.368	36.5
Beaneaters	36	68	.346	38.5

Games

Cubs 11, Superbas 3

Giants 6, Pirates 1

Giants 2, Pirates 1

Phillies 4, Reds 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Spike Shannon	5
2	Roger Bresnahan	4
2	Danny Murphy	4
4	George Browne	3
4	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Bemis	2
1	Roger Bresnahan	2
1	Frank Chance	2
1	Bill Dahlen	2
1	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Germany Schaefer	3
2	Harry Davis	2
2	Johnny Evers	2
4	Dave Altizer	1
4	15 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tully Sparks	5.00
2	Hooks Wiltse	1.75
3	Doc White	1.33
4	Christy Mathewson	1.00
5	Earl Moore	0.78

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Harry Howell	1
1	Christy Mathewson	1
1	Earl Moore	1
1	Orval Overall	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Earl Moore	7
1	Hooks Wiltse	7
3	Christy Mathewson	6
4	Tully Sparks	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.362
2	Harry Steinfeldt	.349
3	Nap Lajoie	.346
4	Hal Chase	.338
5	Socks Seybold	.330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Steinfeldt	60
2	Harry Davis	59
3	Jimmy Williams	57
4	Hal Chase	55
5	Joe Nealon	50

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	40
2	Frank Chance	38
3	Honus Wagner	37
4	Sherry Magee	34
5	Johnny Evers	33

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.84
2	Doc White	1.91
3	Lefty Leifield	2.36
4	Jack Pfiester	2.36
5	Bill Duggleby	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	19
2	Mordecai Brown	18
3	Al Orth	17
4	Vic Willis	16
5	6 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	152
2	Rube Waddell	138
3	Fred Beebe	122
4	Cy Falkenberg	118
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	3 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Steinfeldt	.410
2	Cy Seymour	.405
3	Whitey Alpermann	.400
3	Fred Tenney	.400
5	Spike Shannon	.395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Spike Shannon	9
2	George Davis	8
2	Johnny Evers	8
2	Del Howard	8
2	Pat Moran	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Germany Schaefer	8
2	Davy Jones	6
2	Danny Murphy	6
4	John Anderson	5
4	8 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	0.24
2	Mordecai Brown	0.32
3	Dummy Taylor	0.50
4	Hooks Wiltse	0.78
5	Roy Patterson	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	4
1	Tully Sparks	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
4	Mordecai Brown	3
4	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	23
2	Irv Young	21
3	Fred Beebe	19
3	Mordecai Brown	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	2
1	Hooks Wiltse	2
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	John Eubank	1
3	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Tenney	.400
2	Harry Steinfeldt	.356
3	Cy Seymour	.354
4	George Stone	.350
5	Willie Keeler	.347

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Branch Rickey	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Tim Jordan	2
4	Johnny Bates	1
4	27 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Davis	18
2	Ginger Beaumont	17
3	Bris Lord	16
4	Danny Murphy	14
4	Harry Steinfeldt	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	13
2	Johnny Evers	10
3	Dave Altizer	9
3	John Anderson	9
3	3 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Lefty Leifield	1.39
2	Mordecai Brown	1.47
3	Dummy Taylor	1.54
4	Bill Dinneen	1.62
5	Doc White	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Christy Mathewson	6
1	Ed Walsh	6
3	Mordecai Brown	5
3	Lefty Leifield	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Beebe	45
2	Jack Powell	43
3	Mordecai Brown	41
4	Irv Young	33
5	6 tied	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
2	Chief Bender	2
2	Cecil Ferguson	2
4	Mordecai Brown	1
4	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.347
2	Nap Lajoie	.339
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.331
4	Elmer Flick	.322
5	Harry Lumley	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	12
2	Harry Davis	11
3	Cy Seymour	10
4	Charlie Hickman	9
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	92
2	Honus Wagner	81
3	Sam Crawford	77
4	Jimmy Williams	76
5	2 tied	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	65
2	Honus Wagner	60
3	Sam Mertes	52
4	Sherry Magee	49
5	Frank Chance	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	2.10
2	Doc White	2.13
3	Jack Pfiester	2.36
4	Carl Lundgren	2.43
5	Ed Reulbach	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Plank	29
2	Mordecai Brown	27
2	Christy Mathewson	27
4	Nick Altrock	23
4	2 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	221
2	Rube Waddell	216
3	Eddie Plank	176
4	Christy Mathewson	168
5	Cy Young	164

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	4
1	Ed Reulbach	4
1	Elmer Stricklett	4
1	Hooks Wiltse	4
5	6 tied	3