On This Day

Sunday, August 19, 1906

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 65 43 .602 --
Athletics 62 46 .574 3.0
Highlanders 58 44 .569 4.0
Naps 59 45 .567 4.0
Browns 56 51 .523 8.5
Tigers 52 55 .486 12.5
Senators 41 65 .387 23.0
Americans 32 76 .296 33.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 79 31 .718 --
Giants 70 36 .660 7.0
Pirates 68 40 .630 10.0
Phillies 52 58 .473 27.0
Reds 48 63 .432 31.5
Superbas 41 64 .390 35.5
Cardinals 40 72 .357 40.0
Beaneaters 39 73 .348 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Shad Barry 4
1 Cozy Dolan 4
1 Johnny Lush 4
1 Homer Smoot 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Howard 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shad Barry 1
1 Miller Huggins 1
1 Sherry Magee 1
1 John Titus 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hooks Wiltse 1.33
2 Fred Beebe 0.71
3 Charley Hall 0.50
4 Bob Ewing 0.40
5 Big Jeff Pfeffer 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 Bob Ewing 1
1 Big Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 Lew Richie 1
1 Hooks Wiltse 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Beebe 5
2 Bob Ewing 4
2 Hooks Wiltse 4
4 Gus Dorner 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Stone .361
2 Harry Steinfeldt .346
3 Nap Lajoie .344
4 Honus Wagner .337
5 Socks Seybold .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 10
2 Tim Jordan 8
3 Charlie Hickman 7
3 Harry Lumley 7
5 Frank Schulte 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 62
2 Harry Steinfeldt 61
3 Joe Nealon 57
3 Jimmy Williams 57
5 Hal Chase 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 40
1 Honus Wagner 40
3 Frank Chance 39
4 Sherry Magee 36
5 Johnny Evers 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.79
2 Doc White 1.88
3 Jack Pfiester 2.29
4 Lefty Leifield 2.33
5 Sam Leever 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 20
2 Eddie Plank 19
3 Joe McGinnity 17
3 Al Orth 17
5 2 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 156
2 Rube Waddell 141
3 Fred Beebe 130
4 Cy Falkenberg 122
5 Mordecai Brown 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Wiltse 5
2 Cecil Ferguson 4
3 Chief Bender 3
3 Charlie Chech 3
3 4 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Steinfeldt .441
2 Bunk Congalton .425
3 Honus Wagner .410
4 Dave Brain .396
5 Sammy Strang .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Branch Rickey 2
2 Dave Brain 1
2 Kitty Bransfield 1
2 Bunk Congalton 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Coughlin 9
1 Joe Tinker 9
3 Ginger Beaumont 8
3 Del Howard 8
3 4 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Altizer 8
1 Davy Jones 8
3 John Anderson 7
4 George Davis 6
4 Terry Turner 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 0.20
2 Jack Pfiester 0.75
3 Mordecai Brown 0.77
4 Hooks Wiltse 0.83
5 Ed Reulbach 1.04

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 27
2 Fred Beebe 21
3 Mordecai Brown 20
3 Doc White 20
5 Jack Powell 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Wiltse 2
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 Bill Duggleby 1
2 John Eubank 1
2 6 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Steinfeldt .400
2 Frank Chance .366
3 Willie Keeler .361
4 Bunk Congalton .360
5 Fred Tenney .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 3
1 Branch Rickey 3
3 Ginger Beaumont 2
4 Johnny Bates 1
4 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ginger Beaumont 18
2 Frank Chance 16
3 Johnny Evers 13
3 Del Howard 13
3 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Altizer 12
2 John Anderson 11
2 Davy Jones 11
4 Sherry Magee 9
5 9 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Walsh 0.56
2 Mordecai Brown 1.31
3 Casey Patten 1.42
4 Bill Dinneen 1.54
5 Lefty Leifield 1.63

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Beebe 47
2 Jack Powell 46
3 Mordecai Brown 42
4 Irv Young 35
5 Ed Walsh 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Wiltse 3
2 Cecil Ferguson 2
2 Tully Sparks 2
4 Chief Bender 1
4 10 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .348
2 Nap Lajoie .337
3 Harry Steinfeldt .333
4 George Stone .320
5 Harry Lumley .317

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 95
2 Honus Wagner 81
3 Sam Crawford 79
4 Sherry Magee 75
5 Jimmy Williams 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Art Devlin 63
2 Honus Wagner 61
3 Frank Chance 49
3 Sam Mertes 49
5 Sherry Magee 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 2.05
2 Doc White 2.12
3 Jack Pfiester 2.29
4 Tully Sparks 2.41
5 Ed Reulbach 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 29
2 Eddie Plank 28
3 Christy Mathewson 26
4 Nick Altrock 23
4 2 others tied 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 221
2 Rube Waddell 198
3 Eddie Plank 168
4 Cy Young 167
5 Christy Mathewson 163

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Wiltse 5
2 Cecil Ferguson 4
2 Ed Reulbach 4
2 Tully Sparks 4
2 Elmer Stricklett 4