On This Day

Saturday, September 8, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Highlanders	77	48	.616	--
White Sox	75	49	.605	1.5
Naps	68	53	.562	7.0
Athletics	68	56	.548	8.5
Browns	64	60	.516	12.5
Tigers	56	66	.459	19.5
Senators	49	77	.389	28.5
Americans	40	88	.313	38.5

Games

Senators 5, Americans 2

Naps 4, Browns 0

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

Highlanders 11, Athletics 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	99	32	.756	--
Giants	82	45	.646	15.0
Pirates	81	47	.633	16.5
Phillies	58	70	.453	39.5
Reds	54	76	.415	44.5
Superbas	51	75	.405	45.5
Cardinals	48	82	.369	50.5
Beaneaters	42	88	.323	56.5

Games

Superbas 6, Giants 0

Superbas 1, Giants 0

Cubs 3, Pirates 0

Beaneaters 4, Phillies 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Harry Bemis	3
1	Doc Casey	3
1	Harry Davis	3
1	Art Devlin	3
1	5 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Howard Wakefield	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Howard Wakefield	4
2	Johnny Bates	3
2	Monte Cross	3
4	Whitey Alpermann	2
4	2 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Whitey Alpermann	1
1	Dave Altizer	1
1	Bill Bergen	1
1	Dave Brain	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Ames	2.20
2	Otto Hess	1.60
3	Irv Young	1.00
4	Joe McGinnity	0.33
4	Jack Taylor	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	1
1	Mal Eason	1
1	Otto Hess	1
1	Tom Hughes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	11
2	Otto Hess	8
2	Tom Hughes	8
4	Joe McGinnity	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Clark Griffith	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.358
2	Nap Lajoie	.351
3	Honus Wagner	.346
4	Hal Chase	.331
5	Harry Lumley	.329

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
3	Harry Steinfeldt	65
5	Jimmy Williams	64

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	48
2	Frank Chance	46
3	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	1.99
4	Jack Pfiester	2.39
5	Vic Willis	2.58

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	171
2	Chief Bender	165
3	Cy Falkenberg	158
4	Fred Beebe	154
5	Otto Hess	137

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	Kitty Bransfield	.442
2	Nap Lajoie	.422
3	Frank Isbell	.413
4	Fred Tenney	.412
5	Jimmy Slagle	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Delahanty	2
1	John Knight	2
3	Harry Bemis	1
3	Bill Coughlin	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Delahanty	16
2	Del Howard	13
3	Tim Jordan	10
3	Joe Yeager	10
5	Cy Seymour	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherry Magee	8
2	Dave Altizer	7
2	Topsy Hartsel	7
2	Cy Seymour	7
5	Fred Tenney	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	0.31
2	Ed Reulbach	0.62
3	Barney Pelty	0.78
4	Jack Coombs	0.92
5	Jesse Tannehill	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	7
2	Joe McGinnity	4
2	Al Orth	4
2	Jack Taylor	4
2	Vic Willis	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	42
2	Cy Falkenberg	31
3	Jack Coombs	25
4	Fred Beebe	24
5	2 tied	23

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	.398
2	Fred Tenney	.364
3	Harry Lumley	.359
4	Nap Lajoie	.351
5	Kitty Bransfield	.349

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	19
2	Frank Delahanty	17
2	Harry Lumley	17
2	Joe Nealon	17
2	Cy Seymour	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Altizer	14
2	Topsy Hartsel	12
3	Johnny Evers	11
3	Sherry Magee	11
3	Honus Wagner	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.38
2	Mordecai Brown	0.71
3	Doc White	1.19
4	Bob Rhoads	1.60
5	2 tied	1.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	54
2	Fred Beebe	42
2	Jack Coombs	42
2	Cy Falkenberg	42
2	Ed Walsh	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	2
1	Hooks Wiltse	2
3	Cy Barger	1
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Honus Wagner	.357
2	Nap Lajoie	.351
3	Harry Steinfeldt	.333
4	George Stone	.332
5	Harry Lumley	.330

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	85
2	Hal Chase	77
3	George Davis	74
3	Honus Wagner	74
5	Sam Crawford	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	59
1	Honus Wagner	59
3	Frank Chance	54
4	Sherry Magee	51
5	2 tied	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.85
2	Doc White	2.11
3	Ed Reulbach	2.19
4	Jack Pfiester	2.39
5	Carl Lundgren	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	30
2	Al Orth	26
2	Eddie Plank	26
4	Joe McGinnity	25
5	6 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	217
2	Cy Falkenberg	181
3	Rube Waddell	179
4	Cy Young	172
5	Mordecai Brown	158

Saves

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