On This Day

Tuesday, August 28, 1906

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 70 45 .609 --
Athletics 64 49 .566 5.0
Highlanders 62 48 .564 5.5
Naps 62 50 .554 6.5
Browns 60 54 .526 9.5
Tigers 54 59 .478 15.0
Senators 46 67 .407 23.0
Americans 35 81 .302 35.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 89 31 .742 --
Giants 73 41 .640 13.0
Pirates 74 42 .638 13.0
Phillies 53 64 .453 34.5
Reds 51 68 .429 37.5
Superbas 44 69 .389 41.5
Cardinals 45 73 .381 43.0
Beaneaters 39 80 .328 49.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kitty Bransfield 5
1 Red Dooin 5
3 Dutch Meier 4
4 Hobe Ferris 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Bemis 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jap Barbeau 3
1 Sherry Magee 3
1 Pat Moran 3
1 Jimmy Sheckard 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Sentell 2
1 Tommy Sheehan 2
3 Frank Chance 1
3 Fred Clarke 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Barney Pelty 0.86
2 Mike Lynch 0.50
2 Bob Rhoads 0.50
4 Lew Richie 0.40
5 Johnny Lush 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Barney Pelty 1
1 Bob Rhoads 1
1 Lew Richie 1
1 Vic Willis 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Barney Pelty 6
2 Mike Lynch 4
2 Bob Rhoads 4
4 Bob Ewing 3
4 Johnny Lush 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Stone .355
2 Nap Lajoie .345
3 Honus Wagner .344
4 Harry Steinfeldt .336
5 Hal Chase .327

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 Harry Steinfeldt 63
3 Joe Nealon 62
4 Jimmy Williams 60
5 Honus Wagner 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 45
2 Frank Chance 43
3 Art Devlin 40
4 Johnny Evers 38
4 Sherry Magee 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.71
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 22
2 Joe McGinnity 19
2 Eddie Plank 19
4 Al Orth 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 162
2 Rube Waddell 155
3 Fred Beebe 139
4 Cy Falkenberg 136
5 2 tied 125

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 .463
2 Dutch Meier .408
3 Charlie Hickman .391
4 Sam Crawford .385
5 Charlie Hemphill .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Lumley 2
2 Harry Bemis 1
2 Kitty Bransfield 1
2 Bunk Congalton 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Lumley 12
1 Joe Nealon 12
3 Honus Wagner 11
4 George Davis 10
4 2 others tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 8
2 Dave Altizer 6
3 Frank Chance 5
3 Johnny Evers 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.00
1 Walter Clarkson 0.00
3 Jake Weimer 0.57
4 Mordecai Brown 1.00
5 Ed Walsh 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 4
1 Joe McGinnity 4
1 Ed Walsh 4
1 Jake Weimer 4
5 6 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Powell 22
2 Bob Rhoads 21
3 Ed Walsh 20
4 Bob Ewing 18
4 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Bill Duggleby 1
1 Carl Lundgren 1
1 Orval Overall 1
1 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .368
2 Spike Shannon .368
3 Dave Brain .360
4 Bunk Congalton .341
5 Fred Tenney .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Branch Rickey 3
2 Charlie Hemphill 2
2 Harry Lumley 2
2 George Stone 2
5 30 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Davis 20
2 Johnny Evers 17
3 Joe Nealon 14
3 Honus Wagner 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davy Jones 11
2 Dave Altizer 10
2 Johnny Evers 10
4 John Anderson 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 0.70
2 Ed Reulbach 0.74
3 Ed Walsh 0.89
4 Roy Patterson 1.16
5 Jake Weimer 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Walsh 9
2 Mordecai Brown 7
3 Christy Mathewson 5
3 Joe McGinnity 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 45
2 Jack Powell 39
3 Fred Beebe 36
4 Irv Young 32
5 2 tied 31

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 .340
3 Harry Steinfeldt .333
4 George Stone .322
5 Harry Lumley .322

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 88
2 Honus Wagner 81
3 Sam Crawford 80
4 George Davis 75
4 Sherry Magee 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 61
2 Art Devlin 60
3 Frank Chance 51
4 Sherry Magee 47
5 Sam Mertes 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.95
2 Jack Pfiester 2.24
3 Doc White 2.28
4 Ed Reulbach 2.53
5 Carl Lundgren 2.56

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 221
2 Rube Waddell 200
3 Cy Young 164
4 Cy Falkenberg 161
4 Eddie Plank 161

Saves

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