On This Day

Wednesday, September 12, 1906

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Highlanders 78 50 .609 --
White Sox 77 51 .602 1.0
Athletics 71 56 .559 6.5
Naps 69 56 .552 7.5
Browns 66 62 .516 12.0
Tigers 59 67 .468 18.0
Senators 49 80 .380 29.5
Americans 42 89 .321 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 100 32 .758 --
Giants 85 45 .654 14.0
Pirates 81 49 .623 18.0
Phillies 60 71 .458 39.5
Reds 57 76 .429 43.5
Superbas 52 77 .403 46.5
Cardinals 48 84 .364 52.0
Beaneaters 42 91 .316 58.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Davis 4
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 Ernie Courtney 3
2 Snake Deal 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Elmer Flick 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Strang 5
2 Tommy Corcoran 3
2 Art Devlin 3
2 Buck Freeman 3
2 Fred Payne 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Roger Bresnahan 2
1 Snake Deal 2
3 Whitey Alpermann 1
3 Dave Altizer 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Orth 0.86
2 Ralph Glaze 0.83
3 Mike Cunningham 0.50
4 Casey Patten 0.40
5 2 tied 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 1
1 Mike Cunningham 1
1 Mal Eason 1
1 Bill Essick 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Orth 6
2 Ralph Glaze 5
3 Nick Altrock 4
3 Bill Essick 4
3 Casey Patten 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1
1 Charley Hall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Stone .364
2 Nap Lajoie .356
3 Honus Wagner .343
4 Harry Steinfeldt .328
5 Harry Lumley .327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Nealon 69
2 Harry Davis 67
3 George Davis 66
3 Harry Steinfeldt 66
5 2 tied 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 48
2 Sherry Magee 47
3 Frank Chance 46
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 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 24
2 Joe McGinnity 23
3 Al Orth 22
4 Jack Chesbro 21
4 Vic Willis 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rube Waddell 175
2 Chief Bender 165
3 Cy Falkenberg 160
4 Fred Beebe 159
5 Johnny Lush 139

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 Elmer Flick .469
2 Nap Lajoie .458
3 George Stone .434
4 Fred Tenney .407
5 Fred Payne .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Delahanty 2
1 Tim Jordan 2
1 John Knight 2
4 Bill Coughlin 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Delahanty 16
2 Del Howard 14
2 Sammy Strang 14
4 Tim Jordan 10
4 Joe Yeager 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Altizer 9
1 Sherry Magee 9
3 Topsy Hartsel 8
4 Harry Lumley 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 0.45
2 Doc White 0.50
3 Ed Reulbach 0.62
4 Barney Pelty 0.78
5 Jack Coombs 0.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Chesbro 6
2 Joe McGinnity 4
2 Al Orth 4
4 Jack Coombs 3
4 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 40
2 Christy Mathewson 30
3 Jack Coombs 26
4 Cy Falkenberg 24
4 Al Orth 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Red Ames 1
1 Cy Barger 1
1 Mordecai Brown 1
1 Mal Eason 1
1 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Honus Wagner .422
2 Nap Lajoie .380
3 Fred Tenney .350
4 Art Devlin .349
5 Kitty Bransfield .349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Davis 19
1 Joe Nealon 19
3 Del Howard 17
3 Tim Jordan 17
3 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Altizer 16
2 Topsy Hartsel 13
2 Sherry Magee 13
4 Honus Wagner 11
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Reulbach 0.42
2 Mordecai Brown 0.80
3 Doc White 1.07
4 Bob Rhoads 1.39
5 Jack Coombs 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 8
2 Jack Chesbro 7
3 Mordecai Brown 6
3 Bob Rhoads 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ames 54
2 Jack Coombs 47
3 Cy Falkenberg 44
4 Rube Waddell 41
5 Christy Mathewson 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mordecai Brown 2
2 Red Ames 1
2 Cy Barger 1
2 Bill Duggleby 1
2 12 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .356
2 Honus Wagner .352
3 George Stone .346
4 Harry Steinfeldt .339
5 Harry Lumley .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 11
1 Harry Lumley 11
3 Tim Jordan 10
4 Charlie Hickman 9
4 Cy Seymour 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 83
2 George Davis 77
3 Hal Chase 75
4 Honus Wagner 73
5 3 tied 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Honus Wagner 57
2 Art Devlin 55
3 Frank Chance 54
4 Sherry Magee 53
5 Johnny Evers 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.88
2 Ed Reulbach 2.07
3 Doc White 2.10
4 Jack Pfiester 2.40
5 Carl Lundgren 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mordecai Brown 29
2 Joe McGinnity 26
2 Al Orth 26
4 Eddie Plank 25
5 Christy Mathewson 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chief Bender 217
2 Cy Falkenberg 182
3 Rube Waddell 181
4 Cy Young 169
5 Christy Mathewson 160

Saves

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