On This Day

Wednesday, August 15, 1906

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 62 43 .590 --
Highlanders 58 41 .586 1.0
Athletics 60 43 .583 1.0
Naps 56 43 .566 3.0
Browns 53 50 .515 8.0
Tigers 50 54 .481 11.5
Senators 40 62 .392 20.5
Americans 31 74 .295 31.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 76 30 .717 --
Giants 66 35 .653 7.5
Pirates 65 40 .619 10.5
Phillies 49 56 .467 26.5
Reds 46 60 .434 30.0
Superbas 41 61 .402 33.0
Cardinals 39 67 .368 37.0
Beaneaters 37 70 .346 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Bridwell 4
1 Willie Keeler 4
1 Mike Lynch 4
1 Dutch Meier 4
1 Honus Wagner 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sam Brown 3
1 Tim Jordan 3
1 Frank LaPorte 3
4 Dave Brain 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Charlie Jones 2
2 Dave Altizer 1
2 Ginger Beaumont 1
2 Dave Brain 1
2 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mordecai Brown 1.50
2 Bob Ewing 1.17
3 Ed Walsh 1.00
4 Jesse Tannehill 0.80
5 Bob Rhoads 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Lefty Leifield 1
1 Doc Newton 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Leifield 9
1 Bob Rhoads 9
3 Jimmy Dygert 7
3 Bob Ewing 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Carl Lundgren 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Stone .363
2 Harry Steinfeldt .347
3 Nap Lajoie .346
4 Hal Chase .338
5 Honus Wagner .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 10
2 Tim Jordan 8
3 Charlie Hickman 7
3 Harry Lumley 7
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 60
1 Harry Steinfeldt 60
3 Jimmy Williams 57
4 Hal Chase 56
5 Joe Nealon 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 40
2 Frank Chance 39
3 Honus Wagner 38
4 Sherry Magee 34
5 Johnny Evers 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.78
2 Doc White 1.91
3 Lefty Leifield 2.33
4 Jack Pfiester 2.36
5 Sam Leever 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 19
1 Eddie Plank 19
3 Al Orth 17
4 Vic Willis 16
5 7 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 152
2 Rube Waddell 138
3 Fred Beebe 122
4 Cy Falkenberg 119
5 Mordecai Brown 117

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 .455
2 Johnny Evers .400
3 Spike Shannon .389
4 Dave Brain .383
5 Bill Coughlin .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Branch Rickey 3
2 Johnny Bates 1
2 Dave Brain 1
2 Tommy Corcoran 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Evers 10
2 Joe Tinker 9
3 Pat Moran 8
4 George Davis 7
4 2 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davy Jones 7
1 Germany Schaefer 7
3 Dave Altizer 6
3 John Anderson 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roy Patterson 0.00
2 Ed Walsh 0.20
3 Mordecai Brown 0.26
4 Hooks Wiltse 0.78
5 Doc White 0.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 5
2 Mordecai Brown 4
2 Tully Sparks 4
2 Irv Young 4
5 6 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 29
2 Lefty Leifield 23
3 Mordecai Brown 22
4 Irv Young 21
5 Bob Ewing 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Tenney .394
2 Willie Keeler .364
3 Cy Seymour .357
3 Harry Steinfeldt .357
5 George Stone .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 3
1 Branch Rickey 3
3 Ginger Beaumont 2
4 Johnny Bates 1
4 25 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 13
2 Dave Altizer 10
2 Davy Jones 10
4 John Anderson 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 1.13
2 Mordecai Brown 1.31
3 Dummy Taylor 1.54
4 Bill Dinneen 1.62
5 Lefty Leifield 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 7
2 Mordecai Brown 6
3 Sam Leever 5
3 Lefty Leifield 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Beebe 45
2 Mordecai Brown 44
3 Jack Powell 43
4 Ed Walsh 35
5 Irv Young 33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .347
2 Nap Lajoie .339
3 Harry Steinfeldt .332
4 Elmer Flick .322
5 George Stone .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 12
2 Harry Davis 11
3 Cy Seymour 10
4 Charlie Hickman 9
5 Tim Jordan 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 93
2 Honus Wagner 83
3 Sam Crawford 77
4 Jimmy Williams 76
5 Sherry Magee 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 64
2 Honus Wagner 60
3 Frank Chance 49
3 Sam Mertes 49
5 Sherry Magee 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 2.05
2 Doc White 2.13
3 Jack Pfiester 2.36
4 Ed Reulbach 2.48
5 Tully Sparks 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Plank 29
2 Mordecai Brown 28
3 Christy Mathewson 27
4 Al Orth 23
5 3 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 217
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