On This Day

Sunday, October 7, 1906

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1906 World Series

Upcoming Games

October 9, 1906

Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs

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Final Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 93 58 .616 --
Highlanders 90 61 .596 3.0
Naps 89 64 .582 5.0
Athletics 78 67 .538 12.0
Browns 76 73 .510 16.0
Tigers 71 78 .477 21.0
Senators 55 95 .367 37.5
Americans 49 105 .318 45.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 116 36 .763 --
Giants 96 56 .632 20.0
Pirates 93 60 .608 23.5
Phillies 71 82 .464 45.5
Superbas 66 86 .434 50.0
Reds 64 87 .424 51.5
Cardinals 52 98 .347 63.0
Beaneaters 49 102 .325 66.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Matty McIntyre 4
2 Frank Chance 2
2 Nig Clarke 2
2 Bunk Congalton 2
2 17 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Heinie Peitz 2
2 Bill Coughlin 1
2 Sam Crawford 1
2 Bob Ganley 1
2 7 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Germany Schaefer 4
2 Frank Chance 3
3 Pug Bennett 1
3 Sam Crawford 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Orval Overall 0.80
2 Glenn Liebhardt 0.60
3 Stoney McGlynn 0.50
4 Sam Leever 0.38
5 Lou Fiene 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Killian 1
1 Sam Leever 1
1 Glenn Liebhardt 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Orval Overall 8
2 Stoney McGlynn 7
3 Glenn Liebhardt 6
4 Lou Fiene 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Stone .357
2 Nap Lajoie .355
3 Honus Wagner .340
4 Harry Steinfeldt .328
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
1 Joe Nealon 80
3 Jimmy Williams 77
4 Hal Chase 74
4 2 others tied 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Chance 57
2 Sherry Magee 55
3 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 Nap Lajoie .458
2 Sammy Strang .448
3 Cozy Dolan .435
4 Charlie Hickman .421
5 Bunk Congalton .418

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
2 Ty Cobb 9
3 Whitey Alpermann 8
3 Harry Davis 8
3 2 others tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 9
2 Frank Chance 7
2 Johnny Evers 7
2 Charlie Jones 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Harry Howell 0.50
2 Nick Altrock 0.56
3 Vic Willis 0.69
4 George Mullin 1.00
5 Barney Pelty 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 3
1 Frank Owen 3
1 Jack Powell 3
1 Ed Reulbach 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 22
2 Otto Hess 21
2 Stoney McGlynn 21
2 Orval Overall 21
2 Casey Patten 21

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 .406
2 Bunk Congalton .394
3 Nap Lajoie .370
4 Cozy Dolan .370
5 Sammy Strang .366

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 20
2 Whitey Alpermann 15
3 George Davis 14
3 Harry Davis 14
3 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Billy Maloney 16
2 Frank Chance 12
3 Art Devlin 11
3 Jiggs Donahue 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Otto Hess 1.23
2 Barney Pelty 1.42
3 Nick Altrock 1.64
4 Jack Pfiester 1.76
5 Jack Powell 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nick Altrock 7
1 Otto Hess 7
3 Al Orth 6
3 Ed Reulbach 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Walsh 61
2 Otto Hess 44
3 Bob Ewing 42
4 Rube Waddell 38
5 Red Ames 36

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