On This Day

Friday, April 17, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 3 0 1.000 --
Senators 3 1 .750 0.5
Athletics 3 1 .750 0.5
White Sox 2 2 .500 1.5
Tigers 2 2 .500 1.5
Red Sox 1 3 .250 2.5
Yankees 1 3 .250 2.5
Browns 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 3 1 .750 --
Cubs 3 1 .750 0.0
Giants 2 1 .667 0.5
Robins 2 1 .667 0.5
Phillies 1 2 .333 1.5
Braves 1 2 .333 1.5
Pirates 1 3 .250 2.0
Cardinals 1 3 .250 2.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hack Miller 4
2 Carson Bigbee 3
2 Gabby Hartnett 3
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Joe Judge 1
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 Jigger Statz 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Judge 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Gabby Hartnett 3
2 Harry Heilmann 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 1
1 Les Bell 1
1 Herschel Bennett 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wayland Dean 0.67
2 Lefty Grove 0.56
3 Milt Gaston 0.38
4 Tony Kaufmann 0.33
5 3 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Wayland Dean 1
1 Tony Kaufmann 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 5
2 Wayland Dean 4
2 Tony Kaufmann 4
4 Rube Benton 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gabby Hartnett .667
2 Jim Poole .643
3 Max Bishop .563
4 Ira Flagstead .500
4 Goose Goslin .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 4
2 Ira Flagstead 2
2 Goose Goslin 2
2 Joe Judge 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 10
2 Walter Holke 6
3 Joe Judge 5
3 Jim Poole 5
3 Tris Speaker 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 4
2 Rube Bressler 2
2 Kiki Cuyler 2
2 Goose Goslin 2
2 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Alexander 0.00
1 Wayland Dean 0.00
1 Pete Donohue 0.00
1 Dutch Ruether 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 2
2 Pete Alexander 1
2 Jesse Barnes 1
2 Sheriff Blake 1
2 24 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 8
2 Dolf Luque 6
2 Red Ruffing 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 1
1 Jess Doyle 1
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Johnny Morrison 1
1 Joe Shaute 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .417
2 Babe Ruth .382
3 Zack Wheat .370
4 Charlie Jamieson .360
5 Ross Youngs .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Jack Fournier 27
2 Joe Hauser 27
4 Rogers Hornsby 25
5 Cy Williams 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 140
2 Goose Goslin 127
3 Bob Meusel 125
3 Babe Ruth 125
5 3 tied 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 48
2 Eddie Collins 44
3 Kiki Cuyler 34
4 Cliff Heathcote 27
5 Bob Meusel 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.16
2 Rube Benton 2.44
3 Eppa Rixey 2.62
4 Tom Zachary 2.72
5 Herb Pennock 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 29
2 Burleigh Grimes 22
2 Walter Johnson 22
4 Herb Pennock 21
4 Joe Shaute 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 270
2 Walter Johnson 151
3 Burleigh Grimes 133
4 Howard Ehmke 116
5 Bob Shawkey 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 15
2 Allen Russell 8
3 Sarge Connally 7
3 Jack Quinn 7
5 2 tied 6