On This Day

Sunday, September 2, 1906

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 72 47 .605 --
Highlanders 69 48 .590 2.0
Athletics 66 51 .564 5.0
Naps 63 53 .543 7.5
Browns 61 57 .517 10.5
Tigers 56 60 .483 14.5
Senators 46 73 .387 26.0
Americans 38 82 .317 34.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 93 32 .744 --
Pirates 78 43 .645 13.0
Giants 75 43 .636 14.5
Phillies 55 66 .455 36.0
Reds 52 72 .419 40.5
Superbas 47 70 .402 42.0
Cardinals 46 77 .374 46.0
Beaneaters 40 83 .325 52.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Davis 3
1 Frank Isbell 3
3 Art Hoelskoetter 2
3 Joe Kelley 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Hemphill 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Davis 1
1 Jiggs Donahue 1
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Charlie Hemphill 1
1 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 George Davis 1
1 Jiggs Donahue 1
1 Patsy Dougherty 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc White 1.00
2 Barney Pelty 0.75
3 Bill Bernhard 0.64
4 Fred Beebe 0.50
5 Jack Pfiester 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fred Beebe 1
1 Chick Fraser 1
1 Barney Pelty 1
1 Doc White 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bernhard 7
2 Doc White 6
3 Fred Beebe 5
4 Jack Pfiester 4
4 Ed Reulbach 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Stone .355
2 Honus Wagner .346
3 Nap Lajoie .343
4 Hal Chase .333
5 Harry Steinfeldt .332

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 1.87
3 Ed Reulbach 2.16
4 Jack Pfiester 2.39
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 Fred Beebe 146
4 Cy Falkenberg 142
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 Honus Wagner .432
2 Sam Crawford .429
3 Charlie Hickman .385
4 Cozy Dolan .373
5 John Knight .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Delahanty 2
1 Charlie Hemphill 2
1 John Knight 2
1 Harry Lumley 2
5 12 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Lumley 14
2 George Davis 10
2 Frank Delahanty 10
4 Del Howard 8
4 2 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 8
2 Sherry Magee 7
3 Dave Altizer 5
3 Frank Chance 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slow Joe Doyle 0.00
2 Ed Reulbach 0.45
3 Mordecai Brown 0.93
4 Jack Coombs 1.18
5 Bob Rhoads 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 4
1 Vic Willis 4
3 Fred Beebe 3
3 Mordecai Brown 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Coombs 28
2 Fred Beebe 21
3 Cy Falkenberg 20
3 Rube Waddell 20
3 Ed Walsh 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Cy Barger 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Mal Eason 1
1 Harry McIntire 1
1 2 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .389
2 Dave Brain .367
3 Bill Coughlin .333
3 Jim Delahanty .333
3 2 others tied .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Davis 17
2 Harry Lumley 16
3 Johnny Evers 15
3 Del Howard 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 Ed Reulbach 0.58
2 Roy Patterson 0.61
3 Mordecai Brown 0.74
4 Doc White 1.49
5 Ed Walsh 1.65

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 39
3 Fred Beebe 37
3 Mordecai Brown 37
5 Jack Powell 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hooks Wiltse 3
2 Mordecai Brown 2
3 Cy Barger 1
3 Bill Duggleby 1
3 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .356
2 Nap Lajoie .343
3 Harry Steinfeldt .333
4 George Stone .324
5 Harry Lumley .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 Hal Chase 73
4 2 others 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 1.98
2 Doc White 2.23
3 Jack Pfiester 2.39
4 Ed Reulbach 2.44
5 Eddie Plank 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 29
2 Eddie Plank 27
3 Joe McGinnity 25
3 Al Orth 25
5 5 tied 23

Strikeouts

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