On This Day

Sunday, September 9, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Highlanders	77	48	.616	--
White Sox	76	49	.608	1.0
Naps	69	54	.561	7.0
Athletics	68	56	.548	8.5
Browns	65	61	.516	12.5
Tigers	56	67	.455	20.0
Senators	49	77	.389	28.5
Americans	40	88	.313	38.5

Games

White Sox 4, Tigers 0

Naps 3, Browns 0

Browns 3, Naps 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	100	32	.758	--
Giants	82	45	.646	15.5
Pirates	81	48	.628	17.5
Phillies	58	70	.453	40.0
Reds	56	76	.424	44.0
Superbas	51	75	.405	46.0
Cardinals	48	84	.364	52.0
Beaneaters	42	88	.323	57.0

Games

Cubs 7, Pirates 2

Reds 4, Cardinals 0

Reds 3, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nap Lajoie	4
2	Shad Barry	3
2	Ben Caffyn	3
2	George Davis	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Nealon	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Chance	2
1	George Davis	2
1	Hans Lobert	2
1	Joe Nealon	2
5	8 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Harry Bemis	1
1	George Davis	1
1	Roy Hartzell	1
1	Miller Huggins	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Pfiester	2.50
2	Charlie Rhodes	1.14
3	Nick Altrock	1.00
4	Sam Leever	0.75
5	Jack Powell	0.60

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	Chick Fraser	1
1	Charley Hall	1
1	Barney Pelty	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Rhodes	8
2	Jack Powell	6
3	Nick Altrock	5
3	Fred Beebe	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.360
2	Nap Lajoie	.353
3	Honus Wagner	.345
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	Joe Nealon	68
2	Harry Davis	66
2	Harry Steinfeldt	66
4	Hal Chase	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	1.62
2	Doc White	1.79
3	Ed Reulbach	1.99
4	Jack Pfiester	2.40
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	Fred Beebe	159
4	Cy Falkenberg	158
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	6 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.478
2	Kitty Bransfield	.469
3	Elmer Flick	.429
4	Solly Hofman	.405
5	Fred Tenney	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Delahanty	2
1	John Knight	2
3	Harry Bemis	1
3	Bill Coughlin	1
3	15 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Delahanty	16
2	Del Howard	13
3	Joe Yeager	10
4	Tim Jordan	9
5	5 tied	8

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	Doc White	0.50
3	Ed Reulbach	0.62
4	Barney Pelty	0.84
5	Jack Coombs	0.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	7
2	Joe McGinnity	4
2	Al Orth	4
2	Bob Rhoads	4
2	2 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	42
2	Cy Falkenberg	31
3	Jack Coombs	25
4	Christy Mathewson	21
5	2 tied	20

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	Nap Lajoie	.363
4	Harry Lumley	.359
5	Kitty Bransfield	.353

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
1	Joe Nealon	19
3	George Davis	18
4	Frank Delahanty	17
4	2 others tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Altizer	14
2	Topsy Hartsel	12
3	Sherry Magee	11
3	Honus Wagner	11
5	2 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.38
2	Mordecai Brown	0.69
3	Doc White	1.07
4	Bob Rhoads	1.39
5	2 tied	1.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	54
2	Fred Beebe	47
3	Jack Coombs	42
3	Cy Falkenberg	42
3	Ed Walsh	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	2
1	Hooks Wiltse	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	.353
3	George Stone	.337
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.335
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	76
2	George Davis	76
4	Honus Wagner	74
5	Sam Crawford	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Honus Wagner	59
2	Art Devlin	58
3	Frank Chance	54
4	Sherry Magee	51
5	2 tied	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.84
2	Doc White	2.11
3	Ed Reulbach	2.19
4	Jack Pfiester	2.40
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	Bob Rhoads	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	217
2	Cy Falkenberg	181
3	Rube Waddell	177
4	Cy Young	169
5	Fred Beebe	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