On This Day

Thursday, August 16, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	63	43	.594	--
Athletics	61	44	.581	1.5
Highlanders	58	42	.580	2.0
Naps	57	44	.564	3.5
Browns	54	50	.519	8.0
Tigers	51	54	.486	11.5
Senators	40	63	.388	21.5
Americans	31	75	.292	32.0

Games

White Sox 9, Americans 4

Tigers 2, Highlanders 1

Naps 4, Athletics 1

Athletics 2, Naps 1

Browns 6, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	77	30	.720	--
Giants	68	35	.660	7.0
Pirates	66	40	.623	10.5
Phillies	49	56	.467	27.0
Reds	46	60	.434	30.5
Superbas	41	62	.398	34.0
Cardinals	39	69	.361	38.5
Beaneaters	37	71	.343	40.5

Games

Cubs 8, Superbas 1

Pirates 8, Beaneaters 0

Giants 10, Cardinals 5

Giants 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Bowerman	4
1	George Browne	4
1	Bill Dahlen	4
1	Sammy Strang	4
1	Honus Wagner	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bunk Congalton	1
1	Billy Sullivan	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Chance	3
1	Ed Hahn	3
1	Cy Seymour	3
1	Billy Sullivan	3
5	5 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Davy Jones	2
2	Frank Bowerman	1
2	Dave Brain	1
2	Al Bridwell	1
2	17 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Pfiester	2.00
2	Otto Hess	1.25
3	Homer Hillebrand	1.14
4	George Mullin	0.80
5	Chief Bender	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	2
2	Nick Altrock	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Fred Glade	1
2	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Homer Hillebrand	8
1	George Mullin	8
1	Jack Pfiester	8
4	Otto Hess	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.359
2	Harry Steinfeldt	.346
3	Nap Lajoie	.346
4	Honus Wagner	.335
5	Hal Chase	.334

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	53

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	Jack Pfiester	2.29
4	Lefty Leifield	2.33
5	Sam Leever	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	19
1	Eddie Plank	19
3	Joe McGinnity	17
3	Al Orth	17
5	Vic Willis	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	156
2	Rube Waddell	141
3	Fred Beebe	125
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	.424
2	Johnny Evers	.412
3	Spike Shannon	.381
4	Dave Brain	.375
5	Elmer Flick	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Branch Rickey	3
2	Johnny Bates	1
2	Dave Brain	1
2	Bunk Congalton	1
2	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Tinker	10
2	Johnny Evers	8
2	Pat Moran	8
2	Cy Seymour	8
5	5 tied	7

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Davy Jones	9
2	Germany Schaefer	7
3	Dave Altizer	6
3	John Anderson	6
3	George Davis	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Patterson	0.00
2	Ed Walsh	0.20
3	Mordecai Brown	0.26
4	Hooks Wiltse	0.64
5	Jack Pfiester	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Mordecai Brown	4
3	Bob Ewing	3
3	Fred Glade	3
3	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	29
2	Mordecai Brown	22
3	Jack Chesbro	18
3	Lefty Leifield	18
3	Doc White	18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Tenney	.378
2	Willie Keeler	.370
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.365
4	Johnny Evers	.361
5	Frank Chance	.354

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	19
2	Frank Chance	16
2	George Davis	16
4	Bris Lord	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	13
2	Davy Jones	12
3	Frank Isbell	10
4	Dave Altizer	9
4	3 others tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	1.13
2	Mordecai Brown	1.31
3	Bill Dinneen	1.62
4	Lefty Leifield	1.63
5	Dummy Taylor	1.69

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	48
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	.350
2	Nap Lajoie	.339
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.331
4	Harry Lumley	.322
5	Elmer Flick	.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	84
3	Sam Crawford	76
4	Sherry Magee	75
5	2 tied	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	64
2	Honus Wagner	59
3	Sam Mertes	50
4	Frank Chance	49
5	Sherry Magee	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	2.05
2	Doc White	2.13
3	Jack Pfiester	2.29
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	Joe McGinnity	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	221
2	Rube Waddell	210
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