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Monday July 23,1906

Collins At His Best In 5-4 Athletics Victory

Columbia Park,Phila,Pa.-In an amazing show of hitting and speed,Athletics colt Eddie Collins terrorizied the Chicago White Sox today going 2 for 4 with a walk,2 runs scored,and 3 stolen bases in the Athletics exhilarating 5-4 victory.Tied at 4 in the bottom of the 9th,Collins lead off the inning with a walk,before quickly stealing second base which forced the Sox to walk Topsy Hartsel giving the A's first and second,then following a Socks Seybold sacrifice bunt and another intentional walk,the bases were loaded with one out for Rube Oldring who smoked a ground ball to shortstop Lee Tannehill who elected to home with the ball,but once again,the speed of Collins was too much as catcher Billy Sullivan dropped the ball with Collins sliding into him giving the A's the 5-4 victory.With the win,the Athletics have now taken a 9 and a half game lead over the struggling White Sox who look nothing like the champions of a year ago.Here's the box score.

Monday, July 23rd, 1906 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 8 2 Philadelphia Athletics 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 12 2
Chicago AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Donahue 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .304 0 31 F. Jones CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .272 1 21 N. Callahan LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .295 0 58 F. Isbell 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .284 0 36 G. Davis SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .280 0 35 b-E. McFarland PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .259 0 14 d-L. Tannehill SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 0 13 G. Rohe RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .244 0 23 R. Patterson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .057 0 1 L. Quillen 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .162 1 6 B. Sullivan C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .193 1 7 F. Smith P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0 a-H. Wolverton PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .248 0 21 c-F. Hemphill RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .153 0 7 Totals 34 4 8 3 2 8 17 a - H. Wolverton pinch hit for F. Smith in the 8th b - E. McFarland pinch hit for G. Davis in the 8th c - F. Hemphill substituted for H. Wolverton in the 8th d - L. Tannehill substituted for E. McFarland in the 8th BATTING Doubles: F. Smith (1, 5th Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: F. Smith 2, J. Donahue 2, G. Davis, N. Callahan 2, F. Jones, G. Rohe 2-out RBI: G. Rohe Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Donahue, G. Davis, F. Jones Sac Bunt: J. Donahue Sac Fly: E. McFarland Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING SB: J. Donahue (20), F. Jones (17) CS: N. Callahan (15) FIELDING Errors: B. Sullivan (13), G. Rohe (19) Double Plays: 2 (Davis-Isbell-Donahue, Quillen-Isbell-Donahue)	Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI E. Collins 2B 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .349 1 24 T. Hartsel LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .250 1 36 S. Seybold RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .304 8 56 H. Davis 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .272 3 40 a-J. Hannifin 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .238 2 3 R. Oldring 3B 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .251 1 40 O. Schreckengost C 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .251 1 33 B. Lord CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .232 1 30 M. Cross SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .213 0 17 R. Waddell P 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .117 0 2 b-J. Dygert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 4 Totals 32 5 12 3 5 1 23 a - J. Hannifin substituted for H. Davis in the 8th b - J. Dygert substituted for R. Waddell in the 9th BATTING Total Bases: R. Waddell, R. Oldring 2, O. Schreckengost 3, S. Seybold 2, E. Collins 2, B. Lord, M. Cross Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Waddell, H. Davis 2, E. Collins GIDP: R. Waddell, H. Davis Sac Bunt: R. Waddell, S. Seybold, B. Lord 2 Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING SB: R. Oldring 2 (11), E. Collins 3 (29), T. Hartsel (24) FIELDING Errors: R. Oldring (25), H. Davis (13)
Chicago IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA F. Smith 7.0 11 4 4 1 1 0 127 76 2.86 R. Patterson L (6-7) 1.1 1 1 0 4 0 0 40 18 2.52 PITCHING Game Score: F. Smith 39 Batters Faced: F. Smith 32, R. Patterson 9 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Smith 11-8, R. Patterson 3-0 Pitches - Strikes: F. Smith 127-76, R. Patterson 40-18 WP: F. Smith	Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA R. Waddell 8.1 8 4 4 2 8 0 128 88 2.62 J. Dygert W (3-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 3.59 PITCHING Game Score: R. Waddell 57 Batters Faced: R. Waddell 36, J. Dygert 2 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Waddell 13-3, J. Dygert 1-1 Pitches - Strikes: R. Waddell 128-88, J. Dygert 6-4 Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Dygert 1-0 WP: R. Waddell

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Tuesday July 24,1906

Athletics Steal Their Way To 4-2 Victory

Columbia Park,Phila,Pa.-Led once again by an inspired Eddie Collins,the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the slumping White Sox 4-2,A's pitcher Gettysburg Eddie Plank(10-11) was strong all day in the box allowing 10 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 5 for his 11th victory of the season while Collins once again moved his average above the .350 mark going 2 for 4 with 2 SB's,an RBI and a run scored.Here's the box score.

Tuesday, July 24th, 1906 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago White Sox 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 3 Philadelphia Athletics 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 4 9 1
Chicago AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Donahue 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .300 0 31 F. Jones CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .274 1 21 N. Callahan LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .294 0 59 F. Isbell 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .286 0 36 G. Davis SS 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .285 0 36 H. Wolverton 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .243 0 21 G. Rohe RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .241 0 23 E. McFarland C 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .263 0 14 E. Walsh P 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .105 0 2 Totals 36 2 10 2 4 5 21 BATTING Total Bases: E. Walsh, F. Isbell 2, E. McFarland, G. Davis 3, N. Callahan, F. Jones 2 2-out RBI: G. Davis, N. Callahan Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Walsh, J. Donahue, H. Wolverton, F. Jones Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING SB: H. Wolverton (7), G. Davis (17), F. Jones (18) CS: F. Isbell (22) FIELDING Errors: E. McFarland (7), G. Davis (14), G. Rohe (20)	Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI E. Collins 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 5 .351 1 25 T. Hartsel LF 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .252 1 36 S. Seybold RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .301 8 56 H. Davis 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .272 3 41 R. Oldring 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 1 40 O. Schreckengost C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 1 33 B. Lord CF 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .236 1 30 M. Cross SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .222 0 17 E. Plank P 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .182 0 5 Totals 30 4 9 2 2 3 19 BATTING Doubles: E. Collins (16, 1st Inning off E. Walsh, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: E. Plank, H. Davis, E. Collins 3, B. Lord 2, T. Hartsel, M. Cross 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Plank, O. Schreckengost, S. Seybold, H. Davis, E. Collins, T. Hartsel Sac Bunt: E. Plank, O. Schreckengost Sac Fly: E. Collins Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING SB: R. Oldring (12), E. Collins 2 (31), B. Lord (12) CS: E. Collins (24) FIELDING Errors: E. Collins (22)
Chicago IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Walsh L (7-10) 8.0 9 4 2 2 3 0 129 78 2.75 PITCHING Game Score: E. Walsh 53 Batters Faced: E. Walsh 37 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Walsh 10-10 Pitches - Strikes: E. Walsh 129-78 HB: E. Walsh 2 Balk: E. Walsh	Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Plank W (10-11) 9.0 10 2 2 4 5 0 140 89 2.34 PITCHING Game Score: E. Plank 60 Batters Faced: E. Plank 41 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plank 12-8 Pitches - Strikes: E. Plank 140-89 HB: E. Plank

St.Louis May Trade Yeager

Tuesday, July 24th, 1906: St. Louis May Trade Yeager It is unknown at this time if there is any truth to the rumor that St. Louis's Joe Yeager has asked his team for a trade. Insiders indicate the shortstop may not be happy with the club management. So far, the team's owners have refused to comment.

Bob Ewing Sidelined For Season

Tuesday, July 24th, 1906: Bob Ewing Sidelined for Season The news is bad in Cincinnati. The Reds have lost the services of starting pitcher Bob Ewing for the rest of the season due to a torn back muscle. Ewing was injured in a recent game with the Philadelphia Phillies while throwing a pitch and is expected to miss 8 months. In 1906 thus far, Ewing has tossed 159.2 innings in 21 starts, fanned 80 batters, walked 46 and put up a 2.99 ERA with 5 wins and 12 losses.

Orth Shackles Detroit

Tuesday, July 24th, 1906: Orth Shackles Detroit Al Orth of the New York Highlanders really zeroed in on Detroit hitters at Hilltop Park, blanking them 1-0 on 1 hit. Orth struck out 3, and gave up 2 walks in defeating the Tigers. In 1906 Orth has logged 10 wins and 12 losses and struck out 69 batters in 194.2 innings while compiling a 2.73 ERA.

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Wednesday July 25,1906

Schreckengost's RBI Single In 6th Gives Athletics Hard Fought 3-2 Victory

Columbia Park,Phila,Pa.-Down 2-1 entering the bottom of the 6th,the Athletics peppered White Sox twirler Nick Altrock(12-9) for 4 hits and 2 runs with Rube Oldring's RBI double and Ossee Schreckengost's RBI single being the run producers in the Athletics 3-2 victory over the invading Pale Hose.With the victory,the Athletics completed the 4 game sweep of Chicago and gave them a comfortable 9 game lead in their quest to bring a pennant to Philadelphia.Starting pitcher Chief Bender(21-1) stood on his head once again allowing just 6 hits and 2 runs(1 earned) for his league leading 21st victory of the season.Here's the box score.

Wednesday, July 25th, 1906 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago White Sox 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 1 Philadelphia Athletics 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 3 8 2
Chicago AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI J. Donahue 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .299 0 31 F. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 1 21 F. Isbell 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .286 0 36 N. Callahan LF 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .294 0 59 G. Davis SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .287 0 37 H. Wolverton 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .246 0 21 a-E. McFarland PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 0 14 G. Rohe RF 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 .237 0 24 H. Hart C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213 0 3 N. Altrock P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 0 5 Totals 33 2 6 2 0 4 9 a - E. McFarland pinch hit for H. Wolverton in the 9th BATTING Doubles: N. Callahan (15, 6th Inning off C. Bender, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: F. Isbell, J. Donahue, H. Wolverton, G. Davis 2, N. Callahan 2 2-out RBI: G. Davis Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Rohe Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING CS: F. Isbell (23), N. Callahan (16) FIELDING Errors: H. Hart (12)	Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI E. Collins 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .350 1 25 T. Hartsel LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252 1 37 S. Seybold RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .300 8 56 H. Davis 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269 3 41 R. Oldring 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .249 1 41 O. Schreckengost C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .249 1 34 B. Lord CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .237 1 30 M. Cross SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .225 0 17 C. Bender P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .312 3 17 Totals 32 3 8 3 0 2 8 BATTING Doubles: R. Oldring (15, 6th Inning off N. Altrock, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Cross (6, 5th Inning off N. Altrock, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: C. Bender, R. Oldring 2, O. Schreckengost, S. Seybold, E. Collins, B. Lord, T. Hartsel, M. Cross 2 2-out RBI: R. Oldring, O. Schreckengost Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Collins, M. Cross Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING SB: E. Collins (32) FIELDING Errors: R. Oldring (26), H. Davis (14)
Chicago IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA N. Altrock L (12-9) 8.0 8 3 3 0 2 0 109 74 2.53 PITCHING Game Score: N. Altrock 56 Batters Faced: N. Altrock 32 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Altrock 16-6 Pitches - Strikes: N. Altrock 109-74	Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA C. Bender W (21-1) 9.0 6 2 1 0 4 0 125 81 1.78 PITCHING Game Score: C. Bender 73 Batters Faced: C. Bender 34 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bender 11-10 Pitches - Strikes: C. Bender 125-81 HB: C. Bender

New Yorks Blanks Pirates,Ames Wins

Wednesday, July 25th, 1906: New York Blanks Pirates, Ames Wins In an impressive outing, Red Ames whitewashed the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0. "I'm getting a lot more downward movement instead of side to side. That side-to-side stuff can get hit a long way," said Ames, who is throwing with more of an overhand motion. "It's not rocket science. It was just a little adjustment, but that's all it took." The New York hurler held Pittsburgh scoreless, allowed 2 hits, chalked up 3 strikeouts and yielded 1 walk. Ames in 1906 has fashioned a 7-6 mark, 2.41 ERA and thrown 116 innings in 12 starts. Opposing clubs are batting .216 against him.

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Thursday July 26,1906


Donovan Shackles Boston

Thursday, July 26th, 1906: Donovan Shackles Boston It was not a good day at the plate for Americans hitters. Most of them came up empty against Bill Donovan of the Detroit Tigers. He held them to 3 hits and blanked Boston 2-0. Donovan also chalked up 6 strikeouts and no walks in the game at Bennett Park. In the 1906 season Donovan has 10 wins and 11 losses and a 1.92 ERA.

Overall Sidelined For 6 Weeks

Thursday, July 26th, 1906: Overall Sidelined for 6 Weeks Cincinnati starting pitcher Orval Overall has a strained back muscle, suffered while throwing a pitch. He's expected to be out for 6 weeks. So far in 1906 Overall has compiled a 8-15 record with a 2.55 ERA.

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Friday July 27,1906

Athletics Tame Tigers By 3-1 Despite Being Outhit 12-4

Bennett Park,Detroit,Mi.-As they say,sometimes its better to be lucky than to be good,and nowhere was that more true than here at Bennett Park where despite being outhit 12-4,the Philadelphia Athletics still found a way to beat the Tigers 3-1.Jack Coombs(5-7),the Athletics promising young pitcher was tremendous all day,constantly finding his way out of tight spots,while keeping his team's hopes alive in the process.Finally,in the 8th with the game still scoreless,the Athletics finally got it going when Coombs himself roped a one out double to left that was followed by a Monte Cross walk and then a Topsy Hartsel RBI single making it a 1-0 game.The A's would make it 2-0 on a Rube Oldring ground out before ending the inning on Socks Seybold's fly out to deep center.The Tigers came right back with a run of their own in the bottom of the inning on a Charlie Hickman RBI single making it a 2-1 game.The Athletics would go on to add a run in the 9th for a final score of 3-1.Here's the box score.

Friday, July 27th, 1906 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Philadelphia Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 4 0 Detroit Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 12 1
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI E. Collins SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .348 1 25 a-M. Cross SS 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .223 0 17 T. Hartsel LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252 1 38 R. Oldring 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .249 1 42 S. Seybold RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .297 8 56 B. Lord CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .238 1 30 J. Hannifin 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .208 2 3 D. Powers C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .243 0 4 J. Knight 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 3 19 J. Coombs P 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .289 0 5 Totals 30 3 4 2 5 4 12 a - M. Cross substituted for E. Collins in the 6th BATTING Doubles: J. Coombs (2, 8th Inning off K. Wilhelm, 0 on, 1 out) Total Bases: R. Oldring, B. Lord, T. Hartsel, J. Coombs 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Seybold 2, J. Hannifin, M. Cross Sac Bunt: D. Powers, T. Hartsel Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING SB: E. Collins (33), B. Lord (13)	Detroit AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI G. Schaefer 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .208 0 18 B. Coughlin 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .218 1 27 S. Crawford RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .250 2 17 C. Hickman CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .236 0 20 B. Schmidt C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .243 0 26 A. Schlei 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .189 0 17 C. O'Leary SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .213 0 26 F. Payne LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .182 0 19 K. Wilhelm P 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .173 0 4 a-B. Lowe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .163 0 5 Totals 35 1 12 1 1 5 14 a - B. Lowe pinch hit for K. Wilhelm in the 9th BATTING Doubles: K. Wilhelm (3, 3rd Inning off J. Coombs, 0 on, 1 out) S. Crawford (6, 4th Inning off J. Coombs, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: K. Wilhelm 4, B. Schmidt, A. Schlei, S. Crawford 2, G. Schaefer, B. Coughlin 2, F. Payne, C. Hickman 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Schmidt, B. Coughlin, C. O'Leary Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING CS: B. Schmidt (11), S. Crawford (6), G. Schaefer (20) FIELDING Errors: B. Coughlin (29)
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA J. Coombs W (5-7) 9.0 12 1 1 1 5 0 127 84 2.57 PITCHING Game Score: J. Coombs 63 Batters Faced: J. Coombs 36 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Coombs 11-7 Pitches - Strikes: J. Coombs 127-84	Detroit IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA K. Wilhelm L (9-13) 9.0 4 3 3 5 4 0 140 83 2.92 PITCHING Game Score: K. Wilhelm 66 Batters Faced: K. Wilhelm 37 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wilhelm 12-11 Pitches - Strikes: K. Wilhelm 140-83 WP: K. Wilhelm

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Saturday July 28,1906

Schreckengost's Throwing Error In 7th Gives Tigers Much Needed 5-4 Victory

Bennett Park,Detroit,Mi.-Led by the powerful bat of RF Sam Crawford,the Detroit Tigers took down the mighty Philadelphia Athletics 5-4.Tied at 4 in the bottom of the 7th,the Tigers got the break they would need to win when Philadelphia windpaddist Ossee Schreckengost threw the ball over the head of third baseman Rube Oldring and into left field on a steal attempt by Germany Schaefer which allowed Schaefer to come home with the eventual game winning run.Tiger twirler Frank Kitson(5-9) went the distance for the win while the A's Rube Waddell(14-8) took the loss.Here's the box score.

Saturday, July 28th, 1906 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Philadelphia Athletics 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 15 1 Detroit Tigers 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 X 5 8 0
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI T. Hartsel LF 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .259 1 39 R. Oldring 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .248 1 42 O. Schreckengost C 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .255 1 35 S. Seybold RF 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .301 8 56 B. Lord CF 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .240 1 32 J. Hannifin 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .214 2 3 J. Knight 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .223 3 19 M. Cross SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 0 17 R. Waddell P 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .125 0 2 Totals 40 4 15 4 1 1 22 BATTING Doubles: R. Oldring (16, 6th Inning off F. Kitson, 1 on, 2 outs) O. Schreckengost (13, 1st Inning off F. Kitson, 1 on, 1 out) Total Bases: R. Waddell, R. Oldring 2, O. Schreckengost 4, S. Seybold 3, B. Lord 2, T. Hartsel 3, J. Knight, J. Hannifin 2-out RBI: T. Hartsel Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Schreckengost, J. Knight, J. Hannifin GIDP: J. Knight Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING SB: J. Knight (3) FIELDING Errors: O. Schreckengost (22)	Detroit AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI G. Schaefer 2B 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 .209 0 18 B. Coughlin 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .222 1 28 S. Crawford RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .257 2 19 C. Hickman CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .237 0 21 A. Schlei 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .187 0 17 C. O'Leary SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .210 0 26 J. Sullivan C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .179 0 6 B. Lowe LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .169 0 5 F. Kitson P 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .171 0 0 Totals 30 5 8 4 2 4 11 BATTING Doubles: S. Crawford (7, 5th Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Hickman (10, 3rd Inning off R. Waddell, 1 on, 1 out) Triples: S. Crawford (8, 3rd Inning off R. Waddell, 2 on, 1 out) Total Bases: F. Kitson, S. Crawford 5, G. Schaefer, B. Coughlin 2, C. Hickman 2, B. Lowe Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Coughlin, C. O'Leary, J. Sullivan Sac Bunt: G. Schaefer, B. Coughlin Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING SB: G. Schaefer (20) FIELDING Double Plays: 2 (Crawford-Sullivan, O'Leary-Schaefer-Schlei)
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA R. Waddell L (14-8) 8.0 8 5 4 2 4 0 110 69 2.70 PITCHING Game Score: R. Waddell 50 Batters Faced: R. Waddell 34 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Waddell 13-7 Pitches - Strikes: R. Waddell 110-69	Detroit IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA F. Kitson W (5-9) 9.0 15 4 4 1 1 0 135 88 2.71 PITCHING Game Score: F. Kitson 41 Batters Faced: F. Kitson 41 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Kitson 16-8 Pitches - Strikes: F. Kitson 135-88 WP: F. Kitson

Americans Young Suffers Injury

Saturday, July 28th, 1906: Americans Young Suffers Injury Boston fans will be disappointed to learn that Cy Young developed a strained bicep tendon while throwing a pitch in today's game. After the doctor informed the Boston Americans manager that Young was expected to miss 2-3 weeks, the manager told the press that the rest of the team would have to step up their play until the starting pitcher could return. "You can't make excuses in baseball, because there's always a game tomorrow," said the team's skipper. This season Young has registered 7 wins and 9 losses in 21 starts with a 2.73 ERA.

Grimshaw Slams 5 AHits For Boston

Saturday, July 28th, 1906: Grimshaw Slams 5 Hits for Boston It doesn't happen very often, but it happened for Myron Grimshaw -- a 5-hit day. He went on a rampage at Huntington Avenue Grounds and paced the Americans to a 13-5 win over the St. Louis Browns. After his dynamite batting performance the Boston first baseman told the press, "I just tried to get myself in a good count and have a good at-bat. That's all I can control." His philosophy paid some great dividends today. He slammed 5 hits in 5 tries and put his name in the record book. M. Grimshaw singled in the 2nd, singled in the 4th, hit an RBI single in the 6th, hit a two-run double in the 7th and hit a two-run home run off E. Smith in the 8th. A look at his 1906 stats shows Grimshaw with a .327 average, 3 home runs, 37 RBIs and 36 runs scored. He has played in 72 games.

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Sunday July 29,1906


Brooklyn,St.Louis Confirm Deal

Sunday, July 29th, 1906: Brooklyn, St. Louis Confirm Deal It has been in the rumor mill for several weeks, but today team officials for Brooklyn and St. Louis confirmed an agreement. The Superbas dealt 25-year old center fielder Doc Gessler to the Browns for 27-year old closer Cy Morgan. Thus far this year Gessler has hit .247 with no home runs and 20 RBIs. This season Morgan has made 8 relief appearances, saving 0. His record is 3-5 with 30 strikeouts in 82.1 innings and a 2.40 ERA.

Injury Sidelines Tom Hughes For Season

Sunday, July 29th, 1906: Injury Sidelines Tom Hughes for Season The season is apparently over for Tom Hughes. The Washington Senators medical staff informed the club that the starting pitcher will be out at least 13 months with a ruptured medial collateral ligament. Hughes was hurt in the game against Chicago while running the bases. The doctors did not think he would recover prior to the end of the season. Currently Hughes has a 7-12 won-lost record in 24 starts with a 3.89 ERA. He also has 88 strikeouts in 176 innings.

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Players Of The Week For Week Ending July 29,1906

Monday, July 30th, 1906: NL Trophy Goes to Schulte of Chicago Frank Schulte has the tools to stick in this league for many years. The 23-year-old right fielder of the Chicago Cubs had a pretty fair bat in the National League over the past seven days and won the Player of the Week honors. Schulte batted .560 with 14 hits in 25 at-bats, no home runs and 3 RBIs. So far this year Schulte is batting .294 with 5 home runs, 52 RBIs and 57 runs scored.

Monday, July 30th, 1906: Big Bat Bags AL Best Player Award There's nothing like being in the prime of your baseball career -- and playing like it. Just ask Billy Maloney, the St. Louis center fielder, who swung a sweet bat all week to not only aid his team, but also pick up the American League Player of the Week honors. Maloney piled up 9 hits in 17 at-bats, 1 home run and 2 RBIs while hitting .529. Maloney on the season is batting .225 with 2 home runs. His totals include 31 RBIs and 33 runs scored. He has played in 87 games.

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Monday July 30,1906

Shorthanded Athletics Grind Out 3-2 Victory In Detroit

Bennett Park,Detroit,Mi.-Despite playing without SS Eddie Collins and 1B Harry Davis who are both on the shelf with minor injuries,the Athletics battled their way to an ugly 3-2 victory over the Tigers.With the score tied at 2 entering the 9th,the Athletics John "Schoolboy" Knight leadoff the inning with a walk issued by Tigers pitcher Ed Willett(2-2).Knight then went to second on a sac bunt by Monte Cross,and then third on an error by third baseman Bill Coughlin,his 2nd of the game.Topsy Hartsel then won the game for Philadelphia with a line drive single to left.Here's the box score.

Monday, July 30th, 1906 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Philadelphia Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 10 1 Detroit Tigers 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 5
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI T. Hartsel LF 4 0 2 2 1 1 0 .262 1 41 R. Oldring 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .247 1 42 O. Schreckengost C 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .257 1 36 S. Seybold RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .299 8 56 B. Lord CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .240 1 32 J. Hannifin 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .188 2 3 J. Knight 2B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .231 3 19 M. Cross SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .212 0 17 E. Plank P 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .186 0 5 Totals 37 3 10 3 2 7 22 BATTING Doubles: O. Schreckengost (14, 6th Inning off G. Mullin, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: E. Plank, R. Oldring, O. Schreckengost 3, S. Seybold, B. Lord, T. Hartsel 2, J. Knight 2 2-out RBI: O. Schreckengost Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Schreckengost, S. Seybold 2, B. Lord GIDP: S. Seybold Sac Bunt: M. Cross Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING SB: R. Oldring (13), B. Lord (14) CS: B. Lord (8) FIELDING Errors: O. Schreckengost (23)	Detroit AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI G. Schaefer 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .210 1 19 B. Coughlin 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .223 1 28 S. Crawford RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .257 2 19 C. Hickman CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234 0 21 B. Schmidt C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 0 26 A. Schlei 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .188 0 17 C. O'Leary SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .212 0 26 F. Payne LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .184 0 19 G. Mullin P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 0 1 E. Willett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 3 Totals 29 2 7 1 0 2 5 BATTING Home Runs: G. Schaefer (1, 4th Inning off E. Plank, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: B. Schmidt, A. Schlei, S. Crawford, G. Schaefer 4, B. Coughlin, C. O'Leary, F. Payne Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Schmidt, C. Hickman Sac Bunt: E. Willett Team LOB: 2 BASERUNNING SB: B. Coughlin (15) CS: B. Schmidt 2 (13), A. Schlei (8), B. Coughlin (16), F. Payne (10) FIELDING Errors: B. Schmidt (24), B. Coughlin 2 (31), F. Payne 2 (28) Double Plays: 1 (Coughlin-Schaefer-Schlei)
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Plank W (11-11) 9.0 7 2 1 0 2 1 115 73 2.28 PITCHING Game Score: E. Plank 69 Batters Faced: E. Plank 31 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plank 12-8 Pitches - Strikes: E. Plank 115-73 HB: E. Plank	Detroit IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA G. Mullin 6.1 7 2 2 1 4 0 102 69 3.75 E. Willett L (3-2) 2.2 3 1 1 1 3 0 36 25 2.25 PITCHING Game Score: G. Mullin 54 Batters Faced: G. Mullin 28, E. Willett 12 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Mullin 11-3, E. Willett 3-1 Pitches - Strikes: G. Mullin 102-69, E. Willett 36-25 Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Willett 3-0

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Tuesday July 31,1906

Bender Overpowers Tigers In 6-2 Athletics Victory

Bennett Park,Detroit,Mi.-Led by another dominating performance by staff ace Chief Bender,the Philadelphia Athletics cruised to a convincing 6-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers.Bender once again went the distance allowing 8 hits and 2 runs(1 earned) while striking out 5 for victory number 22 on the season.At the plate,the A's were led by Topsy Hartsel and Rube Oldring who combined to go 5 for 7 with 2 RBI and 4 runs scored giving Philadelphia the production normally provided by the injured Eddie Collins.Here's the box score.

Tuesday, July 31st, 1906 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Philadelphia Athletics 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 10 1 Detroit Tigers 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI T. Hartsel LF 3 2 3 0 2 0 0 .269 1 41 R. Oldring 3B 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .250 1 44 O. Schreckengost C 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .259 1 38 a-D. Powers PH, C 3 0 1 2 0 0 4 .250 0 6 S. Seybold RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .297 8 56 B. Lord CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .237 1 32 J. Knight 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .232 3 19 M. Cross SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .213 0 17 J. Hannifin 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .171 2 3 C. Bender P 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .309 3 17 Totals 34 6 10 6 6 7 16 a - D. Powers pinch hit for O. Schreckengost in the 1st BATTING Doubles: O. Schreckengost (15, 1st Inning off B. Donovan, 2 on, 0 outs) T. Hartsel (12, 1st Inning off B. Donovan, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Powers (1, 4th Inning off B. Donovan, 1 on, 2 outs) Triples: T. Hartsel (6, 4th Inning off B. Donovan, 0 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: C. Bender, R. Oldring 2, O. Schreckengost 2, T. Hartsel 6, J. Knight, M. Cross, D. Powers 2 2-out RBI: R. Oldring, D. Powers Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Seybold, B. Lord, J. Knight, D. Powers Sac Fly: D. Powers Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING CS: B. Lord (9), T. Hartsel 2 (21) FIELDING Errors: D. Powers (2) Double Plays: 1 (Cross-Knight-Hannifin)	Detroit AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI G. Schaefer 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .210 1 19 B. Coughlin 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .224 1 28 S. Crawford RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257 2 19 C. Hickman CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .234 0 21 B. Schmidt C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .244 0 26 A. Schlei 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .187 0 17 C. O'Leary SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .216 0 27 F. Payne LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .182 0 19 B. Donovan P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .131 0 3 a-J. Sullivan PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 6 E. Willett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 0 3 b-B. Lowe PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 5 Totals 34 2 8 1 4 5 18 a - J. Sullivan pinch hit for B. Donovan in the 7th b - B. Lowe pinch hit for E. Willett in the 9th BATTING Doubles: C. O'Leary (10, 2nd Inning off C. Bender, 1 on, 2 outs) Total Bases: B. Schmidt, S. Crawford, G. Schaefer, B. Coughlin, C. O'Leary 3, C. Hickman, J. Sullivan 2-out RBI: C. O'Leary Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Donovan, F. Payne, C. Hickman GIDP: B. Lowe Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING SB: A. Schlei (15) FIELDING Errors: C. O'Leary (11)
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA C. Bender W (22-1) 9.0 8 2 1 4 5 0 127 74 1.75 PITCHING Game Score: C. Bender 66 Batters Faced: C. Bender 38 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bender 11-10 Pitches - Strikes: C. Bender 127-74 WP: C. Bender	Detroit IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA B. Donovan L (10-12) 7.0 10 6 5 5 6 0 127 74 2.08 E. Willett 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 29 19 2.15 PITCHING Game Score: B. Donovan 36 Batters Faced: B. Donovan 35, E. Willett 6 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Donovan 8-5, E. Willett 3-1 Pitches - Strikes: B. Donovan 127-74, E. Willett 29-19 Balk: B. Donovan

Mathewson To Miss 7 Weeks

Tuesday, July 31st, 1906: Mathewson to Miss 7 Weeks New York fans will be disappointed to learn that Christy Mathewson developed a damaged meniscus while throwing a pitch in today's game. After the doctor informed the New York Giants manager that Mathewson was expected to miss 7 weeks, the manager told the press that the rest of the team would have to step up their play until the starting pitcher could return. "You can't make excuses in baseball, because there's always a game tomorrow," said the team's skipper. Thus far this season Mathewson has posted a 13-9 record, started 25 games, struck out 124 batters in 203 innings and compiled a 2.04 ERA.

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