On This Day

Saturday, August 25, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	69	45	.605	--
Athletics	64	48	.571	4.0
Highlanders	61	47	.565	5.0
Naps	60	50	.545	7.0
Browns	59	53	.527	9.0
Tigers	54	58	.482	14.0
Senators	45	67	.402	23.0
Americans	35	79	.307	34.0

Games

Americans 3, Browns 1

Highlanders 2, Naps 0

Highlanders 2, Naps 0

Athletics 4, Tigers 3

Senators 5, White Sox 4

Senators 4, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	86	31	.735	--
Giants	72	40	.643	11.5
Pirates	73	41	.640	11.5
Phillies	52	63	.452	33.0
Reds	50	66	.431	35.5
Superbas	43	68	.387	40.0
Cardinals	44	72	.379	41.5
Beaneaters	39	78	.333	47.0

Games

Cubs 4, Beaneaters 3

Giants 8, Reds 3

Pirates 8, Phillies 3

Cardinals 3, Superbas 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Charlie Hickman	4
1	Frank Isbell	4
1	Ossee Schrecongost	4
4	John Anderson	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Honus Wagner	4
2	Johnny Bates	2
2	George Davis	2
2	Art Devlin	2
2	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Pug Bennett	1
1	Kitty Bransfield	1
1	Doc Casey	1
1	Wid Conroy	1
1	11 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Clarkson	1.67
2	Fred Beebe	0.90
3	Harry Howell	0.83
4	Slow Joe Doyle	0.75
5	Frank Smith	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Walter Clarkson	1
1	Slow Joe Doyle	1
1	Jimmy Dygert	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Beebe	9
1	Bill Donovan	9
3	Rube Waddell	7
4	Slow Joe Doyle	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.356
2	Honus Wagner	.343
3	Nap Lajoie	.340
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.340
5	Hal Chase	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	10
2	Harry Lumley	9
3	Tim Jordan	8
4	Charlie Hickman	7
5	Frank Schulte	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	64
2	Joe Nealon	62
3	Harry Steinfeldt	61
4	Jimmy Williams	60
5	Honus Wagner	58

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	45
2	Frank Chance	42
3	Art Devlin	40
4	Johnny Evers	37
4	Sherry Magee	37

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.78
2	Doc White	1.91
3	Jack Pfiester	2.24
4	Ed Reulbach	2.26
5	Sam Leever	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	21
2	Eddie Plank	19
3	Joe McGinnity	18
3	Al Orth	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	162
2	Rube Waddell	155
3	Fred Beebe	139
4	Cy Falkenberg	127
5	Mordecai Brown	124

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.431
2	Sammy Strang	.372
3	Charlie Hemphill	.370
4	Al Bridwell	.364
5	Bunk Congalton	.354

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	2
2	Kitty Bransfield	1
2	Bunk Congalton	1
2	Wid Conroy	1
2	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Nealon	13
2	George Davis	11
2	Harry Lumley	11
4	Johnny Kling	10
4	5 others tied	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	8
2	Dave Altizer	7
3	Johnny Evers	6
3	Davy Jones	6
5	2 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.00
2	Jake Weimer	0.84
3	Ed Walsh	0.95
4	Bob Rhoads	1.29
4	Jack Pfiester	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	4
1	George Mullin	4
1	Jack Pfiester	4
1	Ed Walsh	4
5	6 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	21
2	Harry Howell	20
2	Irv Young	20
4	Lefty Leifield	19
4	Jack Powell	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Bill Duggleby	1
1	Carl Lundgren	1
1	Orval Overall	1
1	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.360
2	Harry Steinfeldt	.356
3	Bunk Congalton	.337
4	Frank Chance	.337
5	2 tied	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Branch Rickey	3
2	Ginger Beaumont	2
2	Charlie Hemphill	2
2	Tim Jordan	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Davis	19
2	Johnny Evers	17
3	Ginger Beaumont	16
3	Harry Lumley	16
3	Joe Nealon	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	11
1	Johnny Evers	11
1	Davy Jones	11
4	Dave Altizer	10
4	Honus Wagner	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dummy Taylor	0.67
2	Mordecai Brown	0.70
3	Ed Reulbach	0.74
4	Ed Walsh	0.96
5	Roy Patterson	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Walsh	8
2	Mordecai Brown	7
3	Sam Leever	5
3	Lefty Leifield	5
3	9 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Fred Beebe	43
2	Jack Powell	42
3	Mordecai Brown	37
4	Ed Walsh	36
5	Lefty Leifield	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
2	Mordecai Brown	2
2	Cecil Ferguson	2
4	Bill Duggleby	1
4	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.357
2	Nap Lajoie	.335
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.331
4	Harry Lumley	.327
5	George Stone	.319

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	14
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	84
3	Sam Crawford	80
4	Jimmy Williams	75
5	3 tied	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	63
2	Art Devlin	60
3	Frank Chance	50
4	Sherry Magee	46
4	Sam Mertes	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.95
2	Doc White	2.23
3	Jack Pfiester	2.24
4	Sam Leever	2.49
5	Ed Reulbach	2.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	29
2	Eddie Plank	28
3	Christy Mathewson	25
4	Joe McGinnity	23
4	3 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	227
2	Rube Waddell	200
3	Cy Young	167
4	Eddie Plank	161
5	Harry Howell	159

Saves

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