On This Day

Saturday, September 1, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	71	47	.602	--
Highlanders	69	48	.590	1.5
Athletics	66	51	.564	4.5
Naps	63	52	.548	6.5
Browns	60	57	.513	10.5
Tigers	56	59	.487	13.5
Senators	46	73	.387	25.5
Americans	38	82	.317	34.0

Games

Athletics 4, Americans 1

Naps 7, White Sox 0

Tigers 3, Browns 0

Highlanders 5, Senators 4

Highlanders 5, Senators 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	93	31	.750	--
Pirates	78	42	.650	13.0
Giants	75	43	.636	15.0
Phillies	55	66	.455	36.5
Reds	51	72	.415	41.5
Superbas	47	70	.402	42.5
Cardinals	45	77	.369	47.0
Beaneaters	40	83	.325	52.5

Games

Cubs 8, Cardinals 1

Pirates 9, Reds 7

Giants 7, Beaneaters 2

Superbas 6, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Delahanty	5
1	John Knight	5
3	John Anderson	4
3	Fred Clarke	4
3	Freddy Parent	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Willie Keeler	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Elmer Flick	3
1	Harry Lumley	3
3	Harry Bemis	2
3	Wid Conroy	2
3	Joe McGinnity	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Coombs	2
1	Kid Elberfeld	2
1	Del Howard	2
4	John Anderson	1
4	27 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Rhoads	1.25
2	Mordecai Brown	1.17
3	Jack Coombs	0.86
4	Joe Harris	0.78
5	2 tied	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Mal Eason	1
1	Bill Hogg	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Coombs	18
2	Joe Harris	14
3	Mordecai Brown	7
4	Johnny Lush	6
5	3 tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Harry McIntire	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.353
2	Honus Wagner	.344
3	Nap Lajoie	.344
4	Hal Chase	.333
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.333

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	65
2	Harry Steinfeldt	64
3	Joe Nealon	63
4	Hal Chase	60
4	Jimmy Williams	60

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	48
2	Frank Chance	44
3	Art Devlin	42
3	Sherry Magee	42
5	Johnny Evers	38

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.69
2	Doc White	1.91
3	Ed Reulbach	2.19
4	Jack Pfiester	2.24
5	Sam Leever	2.51

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	23
2	Joe McGinnity	21
3	Al Orth	20
3	Vic Willis	20
5	2 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	162
2	Rube Waddell	161
3	Cy Falkenberg	142
4	Fred Beebe	141
5	Mordecai Brown	132

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sam Crawford	.417
2	Matty McIntyre	.400
3	Honus Wagner	.391
4	Topsy Hartsel	.378
5	Charlie Hickman	.372

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Delahanty	2
1	John Knight	2
1	Harry Lumley	2
4	Harry Bemis	1
4	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Lumley	14
2	George Davis	10
2	Frank Delahanty	10
2	Del Howard	10
2	Chick Stahl	10

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherry Magee	8
1	Honus Wagner	8
3	Dave Altizer	6
4	Frank Chance	5
4	2 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Slow Joe Doyle	0.00
2	Ed Reulbach	0.50
3	Mordecai Brown	1.18
3	Jack Coombs	1.18
5	Bob Rhoads	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	4
1	Sam Leever	4
1	Joe McGinnity	4
1	Vic Willis	4
5	9 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Coombs	28
2	Cy Falkenberg	23
2	Ed Walsh	23
4	Rube Waddell	20
5	2 tied	19

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cy Barger	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Mal Eason	1
1	Harry McIntire	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.384
2	Dave Brain	.369
3	Jim Delahanty	.361
4	Mike Grady	.344
5	Bill Coughlin	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Branch Rickey	3
2	Frank Delahanty	2
2	Charlie Jones	2
2	John Knight	2
2	2 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Davis	17
1	Del Howard	17
3	Harry Lumley	16
4	Johnny Evers	15
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Altizer	14
2	Honus Wagner	12
3	Davy Jones	11
3	Sherry Magee	11
5	2 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Roy Patterson	0.61
2	Ed Reulbach	0.61
3	Mordecai Brown	0.74
4	Jack Pfiester	1.29
5	Doc White	1.34

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	8
1	Ed Walsh	8
3	Joe McGinnity	7
4	Sam Leever	6
5	7 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	52
2	Jack Coombs	44
3	Mordecai Brown	37
4	Jack Powell	36
5	2 tied	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Hooks Wiltse	3
2	Mordecai Brown	2
3	Cy Barger	1
3	Bill Duggleby	1
3	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.353
2	Nap Lajoie	.344
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.332
4	George Stone	.323
5	Elmer Flick	.317

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Lumley	12
2	Harry Davis	11
3	Charlie Hickman	9
3	Cy Seymour	9
5	Tim Jordan	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	89
2	Sam Crawford	80
3	Honus Wagner	78
4	George Davis	74
5	2 tied	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	61
2	Honus Wagner	60
3	Frank Chance	52
4	Sherry Magee	49
5	2 tied	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.92
2	Jack Pfiester	2.24
3	Doc White	2.28
4	Ed Reulbach	2.47
5	Eddie Plank	2.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	30
2	Eddie Plank	27
3	Joe McGinnity	25
3	Al Orth	25
5	Christy Mathewson	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	221
2	Rube Waddell	188
3	Cy Falkenberg	166
4	Cy Young	164
5	Mordecai Brown	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