On This Day

Saturday, September 15, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	80	51	.611	--
Highlanders	80	52	.606	0.5
Athletics	74	57	.565	6.0
Naps	72	57	.558	7.0
Browns	66	65	.504	14.0
Tigers	60	70	.462	19.5
Senators	51	82	.383	30.0
Americans	43	92	.319	39.0

Games

White Sox 6, Browns 4

Naps 7, Tigers 2

Athletics 3, Americans 1

Athletics 2, Americans 0

Senators 3, Highlanders 1

Highlanders 6, Senators 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	104	32	.765	--
Giants	86	48	.642	17.0
Pirates	83	50	.624	19.5
Phillies	63	71	.470	40.0
Reds	58	78	.426	46.0
Superbas	55	78	.414	47.5
Cardinals	48	88	.353	56.0
Beaneaters	42	94	.309	62.0

Games

Phillies 7, Beaneaters 1

Superbas 6, Giants 2

Giants 9, Superbas 5

Reds 4, Pirates 1

Cubs 6, Cardinals 2

Cubs 4, Cardinals 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Sammy Strang	6
2	Harry Lumley	5
3	John Anderson	4
3	Art Devlin	4
3	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	1
1	Charlie Hickman	1
1	Sammy Strang	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sammy Strang	4
2	Harry Lumley	3
3	Whitey Alpermann	2
3	Kitty Bransfield	2
3	8 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	3
2	Monte Cross	2
2	Jiggs Donahue	2
2	Fielder Jones	2
2	3 others tied	2

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jimmy Dygert	3.00
2	Irv Higginbotham	1.00
2	Orval Overall	1.00
4	Ed Barry	0.80
5	Jack Taylor	0.64

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Jimmy Dygert	1
1	Charley Hall	1
1	Otto Hess	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Taylor	7
2	Jimmy Dygert	6
3	Otto Hess	5
3	Orval Overall	5
3	3 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.360
2	Nap Lajoie	.356
3	Honus Wagner	.341
4	Harry Lumley	.332
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.327

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	11
2	Tim Jordan	10
3	Harry Lumley	9
4	Charlie Hickman	8
5	2 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Nealon	71
2	George Davis	69
2	Harry Davis	69
4	Harry Steinfeldt	68
5	3 tied	66

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	49
2	Sherry Magee	48
2	Honus Wagner	48
4	Art Devlin	47
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	Addie Joss	2.53

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	25
2	Joe McGinnity	24
3	Al Orth	23
4	Jack Chesbro	22
5	Vic Willis	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	183
2	Cy Falkenberg	167
3	Chief Bender	165
4	Fred Beebe	162
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	Frank LaPorte	.452
2	Nap Lajoie	.448
3	Elmer Flick	.426
4	George Stone	.403
5	Art Devlin	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	2
1	Sammy Strang	2
3	Bill Coughlin	1
3	Harry Davis	1
3	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sammy Strang	18
2	George Davis	11
2	Art Devlin	11
4	Tim Jordan	9
4	Cy Seymour	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Topsy Hartsel	8
2	George Davis	7
2	Billy Maloney	7
2	Cy Seymour	7
5	4 tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.31
2	Doc White	0.50
3	Barney Pelty	0.55
4	Orval Overall	0.56
5	2 tied	0.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	5
2	Jack Coombs	4
2	Otto Hess	4
2	Joe McGinnity	4
2	Al Orth	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	41
2	Christy Mathewson	35
3	Jack Coombs	29
4	Al Orth	26
5	Cy Falkenberg	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Cecil Ferguson	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.393
2	Harry Lumley	.364
3	Art Devlin	.351
4	George Stone	.350
5	George Davis	.347

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	George Davis	21
1	Sammy Strang	21
3	Harry Lumley	20
4	Joe Nealon	19
5	Art Devlin	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Topsy Hartsel	14
1	Sherry Magee	14
3	Dave Altizer	13
4	Frank Chance	10
4	3 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.34
2	Addie Joss	1.04
3	Mordecai Brown	1.09
4	Doc White	1.31
5	Bob Rhoads	1.32

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	9
2	Jack Chesbro	8
3	Mordecai Brown	6
3	Al Orth	6
3	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	63
2	Cy Falkenberg	48
3	Jack Coombs	46
4	Rube Waddell	45
5	Ed Walsh	43

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	2
2	Red Ames	1
2	Cy Barger	1
2	Bill Duggleby	1
2	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.356
2	Honus Wagner	.347
3	George Stone	.343
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.338
5	Harry Lumley	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	12
2	Charlie Hickman	10
2	Tim Jordan	10
2	Harry Lumley	10
5	Cy Seymour	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	84
2	George Davis	80
3	Hal Chase	73
3	Honus Wagner	73
5	Harry Steinfeldt	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	57
1	Art Devlin	57
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
2	Al Orth	26
4	Eddie Plank	24
5	5 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	209
2	Cy Falkenberg	189
2	Rube Waddell	189
4	Cy Young	178
5	Fred Beebe	162

Saves

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