On This Day

Tuesday, September 18, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	83	51	.619	--
Highlanders	81	53	.604	2.0
Naps	75	58	.564	7.5
Athletics	74	59	.556	8.5
Browns	67	67	.500	16.0
Tigers	60	73	.451	22.5
Senators	52	84	.382	32.0
Americans	45	92	.328	39.5

Games

White Sox 7, Athletics 0

Naps 8, Senators 5

Naps 7, Senators 2

Americans 7, Tigers 5

Browns 7, Highlanders 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	105	33	.761	--
Giants	88	48	.647	16.0
Pirates	83	52	.615	20.5
Phillies	64	72	.471	40.0
Reds	60	79	.432	45.5
Superbas	56	79	.415	47.5
Cardinals	48	90	.348	57.0
Beaneaters	43	94	.314	61.5

Games

Reds 4, Superbas 2

Superbas 2, Reds 0

Beaneaters 6, Cubs 4

Giants 3, Pirates 2

Phillies 3, Cardinals 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Claude Rossman	5
2	Jack McCarthy	4
2	Homer Smoot	4
2	Chick Stahl	4
5	7 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	John Anderson	1
1	Nig Clarke	1
1	Wid Conroy	1
1	Freddy Parent	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Cameron	3
1	Patsy Dougherty	3
3	Pug Bennett	2
3	Moose Grimshaw	2
3	4 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Del Howard	2
1	Miller Huggins	2
1	George Stovall	2
4	Whitey Alpermann	1
4	21 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jake Weimer	0.73
2	Harry McIntire	0.67
2	Frank Owen	0.67
4	Walter Clarkson	0.60
5	Art Fromme	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Fred Glade	1
1	Ralph Glaze	1
1	Otto Hess	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jake Weimer	8
2	Jack Coombs	5
2	Art Fromme	5
2	Hooks Wiltse	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joe Harris	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.356
2	Nap Lajoie	.355
3	Honus Wagner	.343
4	Harry Lumley	.327
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	3 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	Hal Chase	67

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Chance	50
1	Art Devlin	50
3	Sherry Magee	48
3	Honus Wagner	48
5	Johnny Evers	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.78
2	Doc White	1.79
3	Ed Reulbach	1.89
4	Jack Pfiester	2.34
5	Vic Willis	2.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	194
2	Cy Falkenberg	171
3	Chief Bender	165
4	Fred Beebe	162
5	Otto Hess	146

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	6
2	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	.444
2	Nig Clarke	.438
3	Art Devlin	.429
4	Sherry Magee	.388
5	Frank Chance	.378

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Sammy Strang	2
2	John Anderson	1
2	Nig Clarke	1
2	Wid Conroy	1
2	13 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sammy Strang	19
2	Art Devlin	11
3	George Davis	10
4	Sherry Magee	9
5	4 tied	8

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	7
1	Jiggs Donahue	7
1	Topsy Hartsel	7
4	Frank Chance	6
4	4 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.50
2	Orval Overall	0.56
3	Jack Taylor	0.82
4	Charley Hall	0.93
5	Otto Hess	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	4
1	Jack Chesbro	4
1	Otto Hess	4
4	Jack Coombs	3
4	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	34
2	Red Ames	32
2	Ed Walsh	32
4	Rube Waddell	27
5	Cy Falkenberg	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	2
2	Red Ames	1
2	Mordecai Brown	1
2	Clark Griffith	1
2	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.396
2	Art Devlin	.369
3	Fred Tenney	.352
4	Cozy Dolan	.346
5	Fred Clarke	.344

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Wid Conroy	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	Sammy Strang	21
2	George Davis	20
2	Harry Lumley	20
4	Del Howard	17
5	3 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherry Magee	13
2	Topsy Hartsel	12
3	Frank Chance	11
4	Dave Altizer	10
4	2 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.38
2	Doc White	1.31
3	Orval Overall	1.47
4	Christy Mathewson	1.62
5	Jesse Tannehill	1.70

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	9
2	Joe McGinnity	7
3	Al Orth	6
3	Jack Taylor	6
5	11 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	56
2	Rube Waddell	53
3	Ed Walsh	52
4	Cy Falkenberg	49
5	Jack Coombs	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	2
1	Cecil Ferguson	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	Cy Barger	1
3	8 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.355
2	Honus Wagner	.348
3	George Stone	.339
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.334
5	Harry Lumley	.330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Davis	81
2	George Davis	79
3	Hal Chase	73
4	Honus Wagner	72
5	3 tied	71

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	58
2	Frank Chance	57
3	Sherry Magee	53
4	Honus Wagner	52
5	Johnny Evers	46

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	1.95
2	Mordecai Brown	1.97
3	Doc White	2.04
4	Jack Pfiester	2.34
5	Carl Lundgren	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	29
2	Joe McGinnity	26
3	Al Orth	25
4	Jack Chesbro	24
5	5 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	209
2	Rube Waddell	200
3	Cy Falkenberg	189
4	Cy Young	178
5	Ed Walsh	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	6
2	Hooks Wiltse	5
3	Ed Reulbach	4
3	Tully Sparks	4
3	Elmer Stricklett	4