On This Day

Friday, October 5, 1906

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 93 56 .624 --
Highlanders 89 61 .593 4.5
Naps 87 64 .576 7.0
Athletics 78 67 .538 13.0
Browns 74 72 .507 17.5
Tigers 70 76 .479 21.5
Senators 55 95 .367 38.5
Americans 49 104 .320 46.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 116 36 .763 --
Giants 96 56 .632 20.0
Pirates 92 60 .605 24.0
Phillies 71 82 .464 45.5
Superbas 66 86 .434 50.0
Reds 64 86 .427 51.0
Cardinals 52 98 .347 63.0
Beaneaters 49 102 .325 66.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Hahn 4
1 George Rohe 4
3 George Browne 3
3 Hal Chase 3
3 Nap Lajoie 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Del Howard 3
2 Bill Bernhard 2
2 Kid Elberfeld 2
2 Frank LaPorte 2
2 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Brain 1
1 Sam Brown 1
1 Ben Caffyn 1
1 Ed Hahn 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Oberlin 0.50
2 Big Jeff Pfeffer 0.36
3 Doc White 0.20
4 Al Orth 0.17
5 Bill Bernhard 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Orth 1
1 Big Jeff Pfeffer 1
1 Doc White 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Oberlin 7
2 Big Jeff Pfeffer 4
3 Frank Smith 3
4 Bill Bernhard 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Chesbro 1
1 Frank Smith 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nap Lajoie .355
2 George Stone .355
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 77
4 Tim Jordan 74
4 Harry Steinfeldt 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sherry Magee 55
2 Frank Chance 54
2 Art Devlin 54
4 Honus Wagner 53
5 Johnny Evers 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mordecai Brown 1.78
2 Doc White 1.89
3 Ed Reulbach 2.11
4 Jack Pfiester 2.26
5 Vic Willis 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe McGinnity 27
1 Al Orth 27
3 Mordecai Brown 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 Johnny Kling .429
2 Cozy Dolan .420
3 Nap Lajoie .407
4 Sam Crawford .400
5 Sammy Strang .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Whitey Alpermann 2
1 Dave Brain 2
1 Tim Jordan 2
4 Johnny Bates 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Brain 11
1 Harry Davis 11
3 Whitey Alpermann 9
4 Ty Cobb 8
4 3 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 9
2 Johnny Evers 7
2 Charlie Jones 7
4 Sam Crawford 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Howell 0.50
1 Jack Powell 0.50
3 Nick Altrock 0.64
4 Len Swormstedt 0.75
5 Barney Pelty 1.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 George Mullin 4
2 Nick Altrock 3
2 Otto Hess 3
2 Al Orth 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 29
2 Otto Hess 27
3 Bill Hogg 23
4 Casey Patten 21
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 2
2 Jack Chesbro 1
2 Bill Duggleby 1
2 Carl Lundgren 1
2 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Nig Clarke .415
2 Bunk Congalton .373
3 Nap Lajoie .366
4 Sherry Magee .357
5 Cozy Dolan .350

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Jordan 3
2 Whitey Alpermann 2
2 Dave Brain 2
2 Harry Davis 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sammy Strang 21
2 Whitey Alpermann 17
2 Cy Seymour 17
4 Art Devlin 16
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 16
2 Art Devlin 11
2 Jiggs Donahue 11
2 Charlie Jones 11
2 Sherry Magee 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Otto Hess 1.23
2 Barney Pelty 1.38
3 Nick Altrock 1.73
4 Jack Pfiester 1.76
5 Jack Powell 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 7
1 Otto Hess 7
3 Addie Joss 6
3 Al Orth 6
3 Ed Reulbach 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 61
2 Red Ames 48
3 Otto Hess 44
3 Christy Mathewson 44
5 Bob Ewing 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ed Walsh 2
2 Red Ames 1
2 Mordecai Brown 1
2 Jack Chesbro 1
2 12 others tied 1