On This Day

Wednesday, April 22, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 5 2 .714 --
Athletics 5 2 .714 0.0
Indians 5 2 .714 0.0
White Sox 5 4 .556 1.0
Yankees 3 4 .429 2.0
Tigers 3 5 .375 2.5
Browns 3 5 .375 2.5
Red Sox 1 6 .143 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 5 1 .833 --
Reds 5 3 .625 1.0
Cardinals 5 3 .625 1.0
Phillies 3 2 .600 1.5
Pirates 3 5 .375 3.0
Cubs 3 5 .375 3.0
Robins 2 4 .333 3.0
Braves 1 4 .200 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Burleigh Grimes 4
1 Tex Vache 4
3 Dave Bancroft 3
3 Jack Fournier 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cotton Tierney 1
1 Tex Vache 1
1 Ross Youngs 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Les Bell 3
1 Clarence Huber 3
1 Tex Vache 3
1 Ross Youngs 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 2
2 Dave Bancroft 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 Ike Caveney 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.50
1 Johnny Morrison 0.50
3 Art Nehf 0.44
4 Sherry Smith 0.38
5 Burleigh Grimes 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Johnny Morrison 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burleigh Grimes 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
1 Tony Kaufmann 4
1 Art Nehf 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Huck Betts 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sammy Hale .476
2 Al Wingo .469
3 Mike Gonzalez .429
3 Babe Pinelli .429
5 Jim Poole .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 6
2 Les Bell 3
2 Ira Flagstead 3
4 Buck Crouse 2
4 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 14
1 Gabby Hartnett 14
3 Les Bell 11
3 Bibb Falk 11
5 Walter Holke 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 9
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
3 Dave Bancroft 2
3 Ossie Bluege 2
3 10 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayland Dean 0.00
1 Benn Karr 0.00
1 Dutch Ruether 0.00
4 Slim Harriss 0.73
5 Jack Scott 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 2
1 Dolf Luque 2
1 Lee Meadows 2
1 Eddie Rommel 2
1 3 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 14
2 Pete Alexander 9
2 Leo Dickerman 9
2 Milt Gaston 9
2 2 others tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 2
2 Virgil Barnes 1
2 Huck Betts 1
2 Dixie Davis 1
2 4 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .419
2 Babe Ruth .386
3 Zack Wheat .368
4 Ross Youngs .358
5 Charlie Jamieson .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 45
2 Joe Hauser 27
3 Jack Fournier 26
4 Rogers Hornsby 25
5 Cy Williams 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 143
2 Bob Meusel 126
3 Goose Goslin 125
4 Babe Ruth 124
5 Jim Bottomley 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 47
2 Eddie Collins 44
3 Kiki Cuyler 35
4 Cliff Heathcote 27
5 Bob Meusel 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.14
2 Rube Benton 2.58
3 Eppa Rixey 2.64
4 Tom Zachary 2.72
5 Herb Pennock 2.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 264
2 Walter Johnson 151
3 Burleigh Grimes 129
4 Howard Ehmke 115
5 Bob Shawkey 107

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 15
2 Sarge Connally 8
2 Allen Russell 8
4 Jack Quinn 7
5 Hooks Dauss 6