On This Day

Tuesday, October 2, 1906

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	91	56	.619	--
Highlanders	87	60	.592	4.0
Naps	86	62	.581	5.5
Athletics	77	66	.538	12.0
Browns	74	72	.507	16.5
Tigers	70	75	.483	20.0
Senators	54	94	.365	37.5
Americans	48	102	.320	44.5

Games

Naps 7, Tigers 1

Athletics 4, Highlanders 3

White Sox 4, Browns 0

Americans 6, Senators 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cubs	115	36	.762	--
Giants	95	54	.638	19.0
Pirates	92	59	.609	23.0
Phillies	70	81	.464	45.0
Reds	64	86	.427	50.5
Superbas	63	86	.423	51.0
Cardinals	52	98	.347	62.5
Beaneaters	48	99	.327	65.0

Games

Superbas 2, Pirates 0

Reds 2, Beaneaters 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bunk Congalton	4
2	John Anderson	3
2	Frank Connaughton	3
2	Larry Schlafly	3
5	15 tied	2

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bunk Congalton	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Claude Berry	2
1	Freddy Parent	2
1	Frank Roth	2
1	Chick Stahl	2
5	16 tied	1

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dave Altizer	2
2	John Anderson	1
2	Chief Bender	1
2	Ed Hahn	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Big Jeff Pfeffer	1.14
2	Bob Ewing	1.00
3	Jack Coombs	0.83
3	Frank Owen	0.83
5	Glenn Liebhardt	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Coombs	1
1	Glenn Liebhardt	1
1	Frank Oberlin	1
1	Frank Owen	1
1	Jesse Whiting	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Ewing	9
2	Big Jeff Pfeffer	8
3	Jack Coombs	5
3	Frank Owen	5
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	George Stone	.355
2	Nap Lajoie	.353
3	Honus Wagner	.340
4	Harry Steinfeldt	.326
5	Harry Lumley	.323

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Harry Davis	11
1	Tim Jordan	11
3	Charlie Hickman	9
3	Harry Lumley	9
5	Cy Seymour	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Nealon	79
2	Harry Davis	75
2	Jimmy Williams	75
4	Harry Steinfeldt	74
5	George Davis	73

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	54
1	Sherry Magee	54
3	Frank Chance	53
3	Honus Wagner	53
5	Johnny Evers	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	1.74
2	Mordecai Brown	1.78
3	Ed Reulbach	2.11
4	Jack Pfiester	2.35
5	Vic Willis	2.52

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Joe McGinnity	27
2	Mordecai Brown	26
2	Al Orth	26
4	Jack Chesbro	23
4	Vic Willis	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	205
2	Cy Falkenberg	177
3	Fred Beebe	172
3	Ed Walsh	172
5	Otto Hess	167

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	6
1	Hooks Wiltse	6
3	Elmer Stricklett	4
4	Chief Bender	3
4	6 others tied	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.485
2	Sam Crawford	.463
3	Johnny Kling	.429
4	Nig Clarke	.424
5	Bunk Congalton	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Brain	2
1	Cy Seymour	2
3	John Anderson	1
3	Nig Clarke	1
3	17 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Cy Seymour	10
2	Dave Brain	9
2	Ty Cobb	9
2	Patsy Dougherty	9
2	3 others tied	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Evers	8
1	Billy Maloney	8
3	Bill Coughlin	7
4	Sam Crawford	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Otto Hess	1.22
2	Barney Pelty	1.24
3	Gus Dorner	1.29
4	Jack Powell	1.33
4	Elmer Stricklett	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Addie Joss	4
1	George Mullin	4
1	Frank Owen	4
1	Ed Reulbach	4
5	8 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	29
2	Bob Ewing	27
3	Otto Hess	23
3	Casey Patten	23
5	2 tied	20

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Walsh	2
2	Bill Duggleby	1
2	Joe Harris	1
2	Ed Karger	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Fred Clarke	.397
2	Bunk Congalton	.395
3	Nap Lajoie	.385
4	Elmer Flick	.368
5	George Stone	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tim Jordan	3
1	Cy Seymour	3
3	Dave Brain	2
3	Charlie Hickman	2
3	Sammy Strang	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sammy Strang	21
2	Cy Seymour	19
3	Art Devlin	18
4	Joe Nealon	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Billy Maloney	15
2	Art Devlin	12
2	Jiggs Donahue	12
2	Sherry Magee	12
5	2 tied	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doc White	0.62
2	Otto Hess	1.00
3	Jack Taylor	1.24
4	Barney Pelty	1.27
5	Bill Hogg	1.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Nick Altrock	7
1	Otto Hess	7
1	Ed Reulbach	7
4	Jack Chesbro	6
4	3 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Ed Walsh	61
2	Red Ames	57
3	Christy Mathewson	46
4	Bob Ewing	44
4	2 others tied	44

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Cecil Ferguson	2
1	Ed Walsh	2
3	Red Ames	1
3	Mordecai Brown	1
3	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Nap Lajoie	.353
2	George Stone	.347
3	Honus Wagner	.343
4	Bunk Congalton	.329
5	Harry Steinfeldt	.326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Nealon	79
2	Harry Davis	78
3	George Davis	76
4	Jimmy Williams	75
5	Harry Steinfeldt	74

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Art Devlin	57
1	Sherry Magee	57
3	Honus Wagner	56
4	Frank Chance	53
5	Johnny Evers	51

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mordecai Brown	1.90
2	Doc White	1.92
3	Ed Reulbach	2.07
4	Jack Pfiester	2.35
5	Vic Willis	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mordecai Brown	28
1	Joe McGinnity	28
3	Al Orth	27
4	Jack Chesbro	23
4	2 others tied	23

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Waddell	211
2	Chief Bender	185
3	Ed Walsh	179
4	Cy Falkenberg	177
5	Fred Beebe	172

Saves

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