On This Day

Sunday, September 16, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	81	51	.614	--
Highlanders	80	52	.606	1.0
Athletics	74	57	.565	6.5
Naps	73	57	.562	7.0
Browns	66	66	.500	15.0
Tigers	60	71	.458	20.5
Senators	51	82	.383	30.5
Americans	43	92	.319	39.5

Games

White Sox 2, Tigers 0

Naps 2, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	105	32	.766	--
Giants	86	48	.642	17.5
Pirates	83	51	.619	20.5
Phillies	63	71	.470	40.5
Reds	59	78	.431	46.0
Superbas	55	78	.414	48.0
Cardinals	48	89	.350	57.0
Beaneaters	42	94	.309	62.5

Games

Cubs 5, Pirates 1

Reds 2, Cardinals 1

Cardinals 2, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Pug Bennett	3
1	Al Burch	3
1	Bunk Congalton	3
1	Tommy Corcoran	3
5	11 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ed Hahn	2
1	Red Murray	2
3	Frank Chance	1
3	Miller Huggins	1
3	Joe Tinker	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Tommy Corcoran	2
1	Snake Deal	2
1	Miller Huggins	2
4	Shad Barry	1
4	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bill Bernhard	2.00
2	Gus Thompson	1.00
3	Ed Siever	0.83
4	Charlie Rhodes	0.70
5	Harry Howell	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	1
1	Bill Bernhard	1
1	Bob Ewing	1
1	Jack Pfiester	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Charlie Rhodes	7
2	Bill Bernhard	6
3	Harry Howell	5
3	Ed Siever	5
3	Gus Thompson	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.357
2	Nap Lajoie	.356
3	Honus Wagner	.340
4	Harry Lumley	.332
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.325

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	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.63
2	Doc White	1.79
3	Ed Reulbach	1.89
4	Jack Pfiester	2.34
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	.467
2	Nap Lajoie	.448
3	George Davis	.397
4	Elmer Flick	.396
5	Bunk Congalton	.393

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	2
1	Sammy Strang	2
3	Bill Coughlin	1
3	Harry Davis	1
3	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sammy Strang	17
2	George Davis	11
2	Art Devlin	11
4	Tim Jordan	9
5	2 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Davis	7
1	Topsy Hartsel	7
1	Billy Maloney	7
4	Jiggs Donahue	6
4	3 others 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	Nick Altrock	4
2	Otto Hess	4
4	Jack Coombs	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	41
2	Christy Mathewson	35
3	Cy Falkenberg	25
4	Rube Waddell	22
5	4 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Cecil Ferguson	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	2 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.394
2	Fred Tenney	.361
3	George Stone	.353
4	Art Devlin	.352
5	Harry Lumley	.351

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
2	Harry Lumley	20
3	Sammy Strang	19
4	Joe Nealon	18
5	Del Howard	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Topsy Hartsel	14
1	Sherry Magee	14
3	Dave Altizer	13
4	Frank Chance	10
4	Honus Wagner	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	Jack Chesbro	8
2	Joe McGinnity	7
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	Ed Walsh	43
5	Rube Waddell	42

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	.345
3	George Stone	.340
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.335
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	83
2	George Davis	80
3	Hal Chase	73
4	Sherry Magee	71
4	4 others tied	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	57
1	Art Devlin	57
3	Sherry Magee	53
4	Honus Wagner	52
5	Johnny Evers	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.88
2	Ed Reulbach	1.99
3	Doc White	2.04
4	Jack Pfiester	2.34
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	4 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	209
2	Rube Waddell	189
3	Cy Falkenberg	185
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