On This Day

Wednesday, October 3, 1906

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 91 56 .619 --
Highlanders 88 61 .591 4.0
Naps 87 62 .584 5.0
Athletics 78 67 .538 12.0
Browns 74 72 .507 16.5
Tigers 70 76 .479 20.5
Senators 55 95 .367 37.5
Americans 49 103 .322 44.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 115 36 .762 --
Giants 95 55 .633 19.5
Pirates 92 59 .609 23.0
Phillies 71 81 .467 44.5
Reds 64 86 .427 50.5
Superbas 64 86 .427 50.5
Cardinals 52 98 .347 62.5
Beaneaters 48 100 .324 65.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Whitey Alpermann 4
1 Doc Casey 4
1 Tim Jordan 4
4 Hal Chase 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Whitey Alpermann 1
1 Johnny Bates 1
1 Harry Davis 1
1 Tim Jordan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 5
2 Johnny Bates 4
3 Tim Jordan 3
4 Whitey Alpermann 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Danny Hoffman 3
1 Billy Maloney 3
3 Elmer Flick 2
3 Charlie Jones 2
3 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Otto Hess 1.20
2 Jimmy Dygert 1.00
3 Bill Hogg 0.83
4 Doc Scanlan 0.78
5 Len Swormstedt 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Clarkson 1
1 Jimmy Dygert 1
1 Cy Falkenberg 1
1 Otto Hess 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doc Scanlan 7
2 Otto Hess 6
3 Bill Hogg 5
4 Walter Clarkson 4
4 Jimmy Dygert 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Stone .355
2 Nap Lajoie .354
3 Honus Wagner .340
4 Harry Steinfeldt .326
5 Harry Lumley .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Harry Davis 12
1 Tim Jordan 12
3 Charlie Hickman 9
3 Harry Lumley 9
5 Cy Seymour 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 80
2 Joe Nealon 79
3 Jimmy Williams 76
4 Tim Jordan 74
4 Harry Steinfeldt 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sherry Magee 55
2 Art Devlin 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 178
3 Otto Hess 173
4 Fred Beebe 172
4 Ed Walsh 172

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 Sam Crawford .415
2 Bunk Congalton .410
3 Nig Clarke .400
4 Ty Cobb .375
5 George Stovall .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Brain 2
1 Tim Jordan 2
1 Cy Seymour 2
4 Whitey Alpermann 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Davis 11
2 Cy Seymour 10
2 Jimmy Williams 10
4 Dave Brain 9
4 3 others tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 10
2 Johnny Evers 8
3 Bill Coughlin 7
3 Charlie Jones 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Len Swormstedt 0.75
2 Barney Pelty 1.24
3 Jack Powell 1.33
3 Elmer Stricklett 1.33
5 2 tied 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 4
1 Ed Reulbach 4
3 Nick Altrock 3
3 Bill Bernhard 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 29
2 Bob Ewing 27
2 Otto Hess 27
4 Bill Hogg 23
4 Casey Patten 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 2
2 Bill Duggleby 1
2 Ed Karger 1
2 Carl Lundgren 1
2 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Clarke .425
2 Bunk Congalton .395
3 Nap Lajoie .391
4 Elmer Flick .388
5 George Stone .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 4
2 Cy Seymour 3
3 Dave Brain 2
3 Harry Davis 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Strang 21
2 Art Devlin 19
2 Cy Seymour 19
4 Tim Jordan 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 18
2 Sherry Magee 13
3 Art Devlin 12
4 Jiggs Donahue 11
4 3 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Otto Hess 1.22
2 Jack Taylor 1.24
3 Barney Pelty 1.38
4 Bill Bernhard 1.85
5 Jack Powell 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Otto Hess 8
2 Nick Altrock 7
2 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 Otto Hess 50
4 Christy Mathewson 46
5 2 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