On This Day

Tuesday, August 21, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	66	43	.606	--
Athletics	62	47	.569	4.0
Naps	60	46	.566	4.5
Highlanders	58	45	.563	5.0
Browns	57	51	.528	8.5
Tigers	53	56	.486	13.0
Senators	42	66	.389	23.5
Americans	33	77	.300	33.5

Games

Americans 5, Tigers 2

Browns 1, Athletics 1

Naps 2, Senators 0

Senators 2, Naps 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	81	31	.723	--
Giants	70	38	.648	9.0
Pirates	70	40	.636	10.0
Phillies	52	58	.473	28.0
Reds	49	63	.438	32.0
Superbas	41	66	.383	37.5
Cardinals	40	72	.357	41.0
Beaneaters	39	74	.345	42.5

Games

Cubs 4, Giants 2

Pirates 8, Superbas 7

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Lumley	3
1	Claude Rossman	3
1	Tommy Sheehan	3
1	Jimmy Slagle	3
5	22 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	1
1	Claude Rossman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Lumley	4
2	Moose Grimshaw	2
2	Jack McCarthy	2
2	Joe Nealon	2
2	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Jackson	2
2	Dave Altizer	1
2	Harry Bemis	1
2	Johnny Evers	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Chief Bender	2.00
2	Harry Howell	1.75
3	Bob Rhoads	0.80
4	Mordecai Brown	0.50
5	Red Ames	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Bill Dinneen	1
1	Casey Patten	1
1	Deacon Phillippe	1
1	Bob Rhoads	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Howell	7
2	Chief Bender	6
3	Red Ames	5
4	Mordecai Brown	4
4	Bob Rhoads	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.360
2	Harry Steinfeldt	.345
3	Nap Lajoie	.342
4	Honus Wagner	.338
5	Socks Seybold	.330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	62
2	Harry Steinfeldt	61
3	Joe Nealon	60
4	Jimmy Williams	57
5	Hal Chase	56

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	42
2	Art Devlin	40
3	Frank Chance	39
4	Sherry Magee	36
5	Johnny Evers	34

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.80
2	Doc White	1.84
3	Jack Pfiester	2.18
4	Sam Leever	2.39
5	Ed Reulbach	2.41

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	21
2	Eddie Plank	19
3	Joe McGinnity	17
3	Al Orth	17
5	3 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	162
2	Rube Waddell	146
3	Fred Beebe	130
4	Mordecai Brown	124
5	Cy Falkenberg	122

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	Dutch Meier	.400
2	Honus Wagner	.400
4	Bunk Congalton	.381
5	Moose Grimshaw	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kitty Bransfield	1
1	Bunk Congalton	1
1	Tommy Corcoran	1
1	Bill Coughlin	1
1	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Nealon	11
1	Joe Tinker	11
3	Ginger Beaumont	9
3	Bill Coughlin	9
3	2 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Altizer	9
2	John Anderson	7
3	Davy Jones	6
3	Honus Wagner	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	0.20
2	Jack Pfiester	0.43
3	Hooks Wiltse	0.83
4	Lew Richie	0.95
5	Bob Rhoads	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	5
2	Mordecai Brown	4
2	Fred Glade	4
4	Bob Ewing	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	27
2	Jack Powell	19
2	Doc White	19
4	Fred Beebe	18
4	2 others tied	18

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	.386
2	Harry Lumley	.373
3	Willie Keeler	.366
4	Frank Chance	.353
5	Jack McCarthy	.349

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	3
1	Branch Rickey	3
3	Ginger Beaumont	2
3	Harry Lumley	2
3	George Stone	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ginger Beaumont	18
2	Frank Chance	15
2	Joe Nealon	15
2	Socks Seybold	15
5	Joe Tinker	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Altizer	13
2	John Anderson	11
2	Davy Jones	11
4	Frank Chance	8
4	7 others tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	0.56
2	Dummy Taylor	0.67
3	Mordecai Brown	0.73
4	Casey Patten	1.54
5	Doc Newton	1.55

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Beebe	47
2	Jack Powell	46
3	Mordecai Brown	37
4	Irv Young	35
5	Ed Walsh	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
2	Cecil Ferguson	2
3	Chief Bender	1
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.351
2	Nap Lajoie	.336
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.335
4	Harry Lumley	.323
5	George Stone	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	13
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	93
2	Honus Wagner	82
3	Sam Crawford	80
4	Sherry Magee	75
5	2 tied	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	63
2	Honus Wagner	62
3	Frank Chance	49
3	Sam Mertes	49
5	Sherry Magee	48

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	2.05
2	Doc White	2.14
3	Jack Pfiester	2.18
4	Tully Sparks	2.42
5	Ed Reulbach	2.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	30
2	Eddie Plank	28
3	Christy Mathewson	26
4	Nick Altrock	23
4	2 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	227
2	Rube Waddell	199
3	Cy Young	167
4	Mordecai Brown	163
4	3 others tied	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