On This Day

Friday, September 14, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	79	51	.608	--
Highlanders	79	51	.608	0.0
Athletics	72	57	.558	6.5
Naps	71	57	.555	7.0
Browns	66	64	.508	13.0
Tigers	60	69	.465	18.5
Senators	50	81	.382	29.5
Americans	43	90	.323	37.5

Games

White Sox 4, Browns 3

White Sox 3, Browns 0

Tigers 2, Naps 1

Naps 6, Tigers 0

Athletics 4, Americans 0

Senators 5, Highlanders 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	102	32	.761	--
Giants	85	47	.644	16.0
Pirates	83	49	.629	18.0
Phillies	62	71	.466	39.5
Reds	57	78	.422	45.5
Superbas	54	77	.412	46.5
Cardinals	48	86	.358	54.0
Beaneaters	42	93	.311	60.5

Games

Phillies 4, Beaneaters 2

Superbas 5, Giants 3

Superbas 1, Giants 0

Cubs 3, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Nig Clarke	5
2	George Davis	4
3	Whitey Alpermann	3
3	George Browne	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Kitson	3
2	George Davis	2
2	Art Devlin	2
2	Phil Lewis	2
2	Bris Lord	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	2
1	George Davis	2
1	Jiggs Donahue	2
4	Joe Birmingham	1
4	19 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ed Walsh	2.75
2	Addie Joss	2.00
2	Ed Reulbach	2.00
4	Christy Mathewson	1.60
5	Rube Waddell	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Frank Kitson	1
1	Johnny Lush	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	11
2	Red Ames	9
2	Cy Young	9
4	Christy Mathewson	8
4	2 others tied	8

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.363
2	Nap Lajoie	.356
3	Honus Wagner	.343
4	Harry Lumley	.326
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.326

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	70
2	George Davis	68
3	Harry Davis	67
4	Harry Steinfeldt	66
5	3 tied	65

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	49
2	Honus Wagner	48
3	Sherry Magee	47
4	Art Devlin	44
5	Johnny Evers	40

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.63
2	Doc White	1.79
3	Ed Reulbach	1.89
4	Jack Pfiester	2.40
5	Vic Willis	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	25
2	Joe McGinnity	23
3	Jack Chesbro	22
3	Al Orth	22
5	Vic Willis	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	183
2	Cy Falkenberg	167
3	Chief Bender	165
4	Fred Beebe	159
5	Johnny Lush	145

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	.455
2	Nap Lajoie	.446
3	George Stone	.443
4	Frank Delahanty	.409
5	Fred Clarke	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Delahanty	2
1	Tim Jordan	2
3	Bill Coughlin	1
3	Elmer Flick	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Delahanty	15
2	Sammy Strang	14
3	George Davis	10
3	Art Devlin	10
5	3 tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Topsy Hartsel	9
1	Sherry Magee	9
3	Dave Altizer	7
3	George Davis	7
3	Cy Seymour	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.31
2	Otto Hess	0.35
3	Doc White	0.50
4	Barney Pelty	0.55
5	Christy Mathewson	0.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	6
2	Al Orth	4
3	Nick Altrock	3
3	Mordecai Brown	3
3	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	49
2	Christy Mathewson	35
3	Cy Falkenberg	31
4	Jack Coombs	28
5	Rube Waddell	26

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	.425
2	Nap Lajoie	.378
3	George Stone	.368
4	Fred Tenney	.346
5	Harry Lumley	.342

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	21
2	Joe Nealon	20
3	Tim Jordan	18
3	Harry Lumley	18
5	3 tied	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Altizer	14
1	Topsy Hartsel	14
3	Sherry Magee	13
4	Frank Chance	11
4	Honus Wagner	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.34
2	Mordecai Brown	0.97
3	Addie Joss	1.04
4	Doc White	1.31
5	Bob Rhoads	1.46

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	63
2	Ed Walsh	49
3	Cy Falkenberg	48
4	Jack Coombs	45
4	Rube Waddell	45

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	.349
3	George Stone	.346
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.338
5	Harry Lumley	.327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	82
2	George Davis	79
3	Hal Chase	73
3	Honus Wagner	73
5	Sherry Magee	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	57
2	Art Devlin	56
3	Honus Wagner	54
4	Sherry Magee	53
5	Johnny Evers	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.88
2	Ed Reulbach	1.99
3	Doc White	2.10
4	Jack Pfiester	2.40
5	Carl Lundgren	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	30
2	Joe McGinnity	26
3	Al Orth	25
4	Eddie Plank	24
5	3 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	217
2	Cy Falkenberg	189
2	Rube Waddell	189
4	Cy Young	178
5	2 tied	161

Saves

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