On This Day

Thursday, September 20, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	83	52	.615	--
Highlanders	82	53	.607	1.0
Naps	78	58	.574	5.5
Athletics	75	59	.560	7.5
Browns	67	68	.496	16.0
Tigers	62	73	.459	21.0
Senators	52	86	.377	32.5
Americans	45	95	.321	40.5

Games

Naps 7, Americans 2

Naps 4, Americans 3

Tigers 7, Senators 0

Highlanders 5, Browns 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	106	34	.757	--
Giants	89	50	.640	16.5
Pirates	85	53	.616	20.0
Phillies	65	74	.468	40.5
Reds	62	80	.437	45.0
Superbas	57	81	.413	48.0
Cardinals	50	91	.355	56.5
Beaneaters	44	95	.317	61.5

Games

Reds 6, Superbas 3

Beaneaters 1, Cubs 0

Giants 10, Pirates 4

Pirates 3, Giants 2

Cardinals 9, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	George Stovall	6
2	Fred Clarke	5
2	Nig Clarke	5
2	Jack Hoey	5
5	3 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Hallman	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roger Bresnahan	3
1	Nap Lajoie	3
1	Phil Lewis	3
1	Cy Seymour	3
1	Jimmy Williams	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherry Magee	3
2	Art Devlin	2
2	Terry Turner	2
4	Kitty Bransfield	1
4	24 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Big Jeff Pfeffer	1.33
2	Harry Howell	0.60
3	Jack Pfiester	0.56
4	Stoney McGlynn	0.45
5	Joe McGinnity	0.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Red Donahue	1
1	Bill Essick	1
1	Addie Joss	1
1	Joe McGinnity	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Harry Howell	6
1	Jesse Tannehill	6
3	Stoney McGlynn	5
3	Jack Pfiester	5
5	3 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.356
2	Nap Lajoie	.350
3	Honus Wagner	.342
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
4	Cy Seymour	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Nealon	74
2	Jimmy Williams	71
3	George Davis	69
3	Harry Davis	69
3	Harry Steinfeldt	69

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	52
2	Sherry Magee	51
3	Frank Chance	50
4	Honus Wagner	48
5	Johnny Evers	42

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.78
2	Doc White	1.79
3	Ed Reulbach	1.85
4	Jack Pfiester	2.29
5	Vic Willis	2.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	194
2	Cy Falkenberg	171
3	Chief Bender	165
4	Fred Beebe	162
5	Johnny Lush	148

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	Fred Clarke	.474
2	Claude Rossman	.465
3	Nig Clarke	.447
4	Frank LaPorte	.419
5	Art Devlin	.418

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Seymour	2
2	John Anderson	1
2	Nig Clarke	1
2	Wid Conroy	1
2	14 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sammy Strang	16
2	George Davis	10
3	Kitty Bransfield	9
3	Art Devlin	9
3	2 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	9
2	Snake Deal	7
2	Jiggs Donahue	7
2	Frank Isbell	7
2	Billy Maloney	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.67
2	Jack Taylor	0.82
3	Otto Hess	1.00
4	Johnny Lush	1.08
5	Bob Ewing	1.10

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	4
1	Jack Chesbro	4
1	Otto Hess	4
4	Bill Bernhard	3
4	8 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Christy Mathewson	36
2	Ed Walsh	32
3	Rube Waddell	27
4	Bob Ewing	23
4	Cy Falkenberg	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ames	1
1	Mordecai Brown	1
1	Cecil Ferguson	1
1	Clark Griffith	1
1	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.400
2	Nap Lajoie	.371
3	Honus Wagner	.359
4	Fred Tenney	.351
5	Art Devlin	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Cy Seymour	3
2	Wid Conroy	2
2	Frank Delahanty	2
2	Charlie Hemphill	2
2	4 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sammy Strang	21
2	George Davis	20
2	Harry Lumley	20
4	Cy Seymour	18
5	5 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sherry Magee	15
2	Art Devlin	12
2	Topsy Hartsel	12
4	Dave Altizer	11
4	Frank Chance	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	0.48
2	Doc White	1.42
3	Jack Taylor	1.45
4	Orval Overall	1.47
5	Mordecai Brown	1.74

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Chesbro	9
2	Joe McGinnity	8
3	Al Orth	7
4	Ed Reulbach	6
4	2 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Red Ames	58
2	Ed Walsh	52
3	Cy Falkenberg	49
4	Rube Waddell	48
5	2 tied	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Mordecai Brown	2
1	Cecil Ferguson	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	Cy Barger	1
3	9 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.350
2	Honus Wagner	.348
3	George Stone	.337
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.333
5	Harry Lumley	.333

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	12
2	Cy Seymour	11
3	Charlie Hickman	10
3	Tim Jordan	10
5	Harry Lumley	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Davis	79
1	Harry Davis	79
3	Hal Chase	74
3	Joe Nealon	74
5	4 tied	72

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	60
2	Frank Chance	56
2	Sherry Magee	56
4	Honus Wagner	52
5	Johnny Evers	45

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ed Reulbach	1.91
2	Mordecai Brown	1.97
3	Doc White	1.98
4	Jack Pfiester	2.29
5	Carl Lundgren	2.58

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	29
2	Joe McGinnity	27
3	Al Orth	26
4	Jack Chesbro	24
5	2 tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Chief Bender	205
2	Rube Waddell	200
3	Cy Falkenberg	182
4	Ed Walsh	167
4	Cy Young	167

Saves

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