On This Day

Thursday, September 6, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Highlanders	75	48	.610	--
White Sox	74	49	.602	1.0
Naps	67	53	.558	6.5
Athletics	68	54	.557	6.5
Browns	64	59	.520	11.0
Tigers	56	65	.463	18.0
Senators	48	76	.387	27.5
Americans	39	87	.310	37.5

Games

Naps 9, Browns 3

White Sox 13, Tigers 5

Highlanders 6, Americans 5

Senators 4, Athletics 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	97	32	.752	--
Giants	81	43	.653	13.5
Pirates	81	45	.643	14.5
Phillies	57	69	.452	38.5
Reds	53	76	.411	44.0
Superbas	49	74	.398	45.0
Cardinals	48	81	.372	49.0
Beaneaters	41	87	.320	55.5

Games

Giants 6, Superbas 2

Cubs 2, Pirates 0

Cardinals 7, Reds 2

Reds 2, Cardinals 0

Beaneaters 2, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Mike Mowrey	4
1	George Stovall	4
3	Jack Hoey	3
3	Frank Isbell	3
3	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Coughlin	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jake Stahl	3
2	Bill Coughlin	2
2	Art Devlin	2
2	Jack Hoey	2
2	Ira Thomas	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Davis	2
1	Red Morgan	2
3	Dave Altizer	1
3	Charlie Armbruster	1
3	16 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Christy Mathewson	1.56
2	Jake Weimer	1.33
3	Fred Beebe	1.14
4	Cy Falkenberg	1.11
5	Lefty Leifield	0.80

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Beebe	1
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	14
2	Cy Falkenberg	10
3	Fred Beebe	8
3	Lefty Leifield	8
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.359
2	Nap Lajoie	.352
3	Honus Wagner	.346
4	Hal Chase	.333
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	10
2	Tim Jordan	9
2	Harry Lumley	9
4	Charlie Hickman	7
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	66
1	Joe Nealon	66
3	Hal Chase	65
4	Harry Steinfeldt	64
4	Jimmy Williams	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	48
2	Frank Chance	45
2	Sherry Magee	45
4	Art Devlin	43
5	Johnny Evers	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.63
2	Doc White	1.79
3	Ed Reulbach	2.04
4	Jack Pfiester	2.39
5	Vic Willis	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	24
2	Joe McGinnity	22
3	Al Orth	21
3	Vic Willis	21
5	Jack Chesbro	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	167
2	Chief Bender	165
3	Cy Falkenberg	158
4	Fred Beebe	154
5	Johnny Lush	136

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.444
2	Honus Wagner	.441
3	Frank Isbell	.435
4	Charlie Hickman	.395
5	Fred Tenney	.392

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Delahanty	2
1	Charlie Hemphill	2
1	John Knight	2
4	Harry Bemis	1
4	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Delahanty	13
1	Del Howard	13
3	Tim Jordan	9
3	Harry Lumley	9
3	Joe Yeager	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherry Magee	9
2	Topsy Hartsel	7
2	Cy Seymour	7
4	Dave Altizer	6
4	Honus Wagner	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.31
1	Ed Reulbach	0.31
3	Barney Pelty	0.90
4	Jack Coombs	0.92
5	Doc White	1.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	6
2	Joe McGinnity	5
3	Al Orth	4
3	Orval Overall	4
3	Vic Willis	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Cy Falkenberg	36
2	Red Ames	31
3	Jack Coombs	25
4	Fred Beebe	24
5	Christy Mathewson	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cy Barger	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Mal Eason	1
1	Cecil Ferguson	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.412
2	Kitty Bransfield	.365
3	Fred Tenney	.347
4	Harry Lumley	.337
5	Nap Lajoie	.337

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Coughlin	2
1	Frank Delahanty	2
1	Charlie Hemphill	2
1	Tim Jordan	2
1	3 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Del Howard	21
2	Harry Lumley	17
2	Joe Nealon	17
2	Cy Seymour	17
5	3 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Altizer	15
2	Topsy Hartsel	12
2	Honus Wagner	12
4	Johnny Evers	11
4	2 others tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.58
2	Mordecai Brown	0.70
3	Doc White	1.19
4	Bob Rhoads	1.52
5	2 tied	1.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	8
2	Mordecai Brown	7
2	Ed Walsh	7
4	Jack Chesbro	6
4	Vic Willis	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	47
2	Red Ames	44
3	Fred Beebe	42
3	Jack Coombs	42
3	Cy Falkenberg	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	2
1	Cecil Ferguson	2
1	Hooks Wiltse	2
4	Cy Barger	1
4	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.359
2	Nap Lajoie	.352
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.337
4	George Stone	.330
5	Elmer Flick	.325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	86
2	Hal Chase	78
3	Honus Wagner	74
4	Sam Crawford	73
5	3 tied	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	60
2	Honus Wagner	59
3	Frank Chance	53
4	Sherry Magee	51
5	2 tied	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.85
2	Doc White	2.03
3	Ed Reulbach	2.24
4	Jack Pfiester	2.39
5	Carl Lundgren	2.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	217
2	Cy Falkenberg	181
3	Rube Waddell	175
4	Cy Young	172
5	Christy Mathewson	159

Saves

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