On This Day

Wednesday, August 22, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	68	43	.613	--
Athletics	63	47	.573	4.5
Naps	60	47	.561	6.0
Highlanders	58	47	.552	7.0
Browns	57	52	.523	10.0
Tigers	53	57	.482	14.5
Senators	43	66	.394	24.0
Americans	34	77	.306	34.0

Games

Americans 3, Tigers 2

White Sox 6, Highlanders 1

White Sox 11, Highlanders 6

Athletics 5, Browns 3

Senators 4, Naps 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	82	31	.726	--
Giants	70	39	.642	10.0
Pirates	71	40	.640	10.0
Phillies	52	59	.468	29.0
Reds	49	64	.434	33.0
Superbas	42	66	.389	37.5
Cardinals	41	72	.363	41.0
Beaneaters	39	75	.342	43.5

Games

Cubs 4, Phillies 3

Superbas 7, Reds 4

Pirates 2, Giants 1

Cardinals 3, Beaneaters 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Hal Chase	5
2	Wid Conroy	4
2	George Davis	4
2	Ed Hahn	4
5	5 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wid Conroy	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Davis	4
2	Frank Isbell	3
2	Tim Jordan	3
2	Johnny Kling	3
2	Billy Sullivan	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Davy Jones	2
2	Pug Bennett	1
2	Frank Chance	1
2	Johnny Evers	1
2	12 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Karger	0.80
1	Charlie Smith	0.80
3	Cy Young	0.73
4	Bill Bernhard	0.50
4	Irv Young	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Ed Karger	1
1	Frank Owen	1
1	Doc Scanlan	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Young	8
2	Jack Coombs	6
3	Bill Bernhard	4
3	Ed Karger	4
3	2 others tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Waddell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.363
2	Nap Lajoie	.342
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.342
4	Honus Wagner	.338
5	Hal Chase	.333

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	58
5	Hal Chase	57

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	42
2	Frank Chance	40
2	Art Devlin	40
4	Sherry Magee	36
5	Johnny Evers	35

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
3	Vic Willis	17

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	.395
2	Dave Brain	.386
3	Dave Altizer	.375
4	Bunk Congalton	.364
5	Dutch Meier	.359

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kitty Bransfield	1
1	Bunk Congalton	1
1	Wid Conroy	1
1	Bill Coughlin	1
1	12 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Nealon	11
1	Joe Tinker	11
3	Johnny Kling	9
3	Frank Schulte	9
3	2 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Altizer	9
2	John Anderson	7
2	Davy Jones	7
4	Johnny Evers	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	0.40
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	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	24
2	Irv Young	21
3	Jack Chesbro	19
3	Jack Powell	19
3	2 others tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	2
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Bill Duggleby	1
2	John Eubank	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Steinfeldt	.361
2	Harry Lumley	.358
3	Willie Keeler	.350
4	Jack McCarthy	.349
5	George Stone	.345

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	3
1	Branch Rickey	3
3	Ginger Beaumont	2
3	George Stone	2
5	26 tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ginger Beaumont	18
2	George Davis	16
2	Socks Seybold	16
4	Frank Chance	15
4	Joe Nealon	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Altizer	13
1	Davy Jones	13
3	John Anderson	11
4	Frank Chance	9
4	Johnny Evers	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Walsh	0.62
2	Dummy Taylor	0.67
3	Mordecai Brown	0.73
4	Jack Pfiester	1.46
5	Casey Patten	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Mordecai Brown	7
3	Sam Leever	5
3	Lefty Leifield	5
3	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Powell	46
2	Mordecai Brown	37
3	Ed Walsh	36
4	Cy Young	35
5	2 tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
2	Cecil Ferguson	2
3	Chief Bender	1
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.352
2	Nap Lajoie	.336
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.330
4	Harry Lumley	.325
5	George Stone	.321

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	Sam Crawford	81
2	Honus Wagner	81
4	Sherry Magee	76
5	Jimmy Williams	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	62
1	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	Ed Reulbach	2.44
5	Tully Sparks	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	30
2	Eddie Plank	28
3	Christy Mathewson	25
4	Nick Altrock	23
4	3 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	227
2	Rube Waddell	199
3	Cy Young	175
4	Mordecai Brown	163
4	2 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