On This Day

Friday, April 24, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 7 2 .778 --
Indians 7 2 .778 0.0
Senators 6 2 .750 0.5
White Sox 7 4 .636 1.0
Yankees 3 5 .375 3.5
Tigers 3 7 .300 4.5
Browns 3 7 .300 4.5
Red Sox 1 8 .111 6.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 6 2 .750 --
Reds 7 3 .700 0.0
Phillies 4 3 .571 1.5
Cardinals 5 5 .500 2.0
Cubs 5 5 .500 2.0
Robins 3 5 .375 3.0
Pirates 3 7 .300 4.0
Braves 2 5 .286 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Zack Wheat 5
2 Bob Barrett 4
2 Jim Bottomley 4
2 Rube Bressler 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Blades 1
1 Hank DeBerry 1
1 Sammy Hale 1
1 Heinie Manush 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jimmy Welsh 4
2 Bob Barrett 3
2 Elmer Smith 3
2 Phil Todt 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Ike Davis 1
1 Jimmy Johnston 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Genewich 0.40
2 Pete Alexander 0.30
3 Allan Sothoron 0.25
3 Ed Wells 0.25
5 Clarence Mitchell 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Sarge Connally 1
1 Joe Genewich 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clarence Mitchell 4
1 Eddie Rommel 4
3 Pete Alexander 3
3 Allan Sothoron 3
3 Dazzy Vance 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zack Wheat .441
2 Jim Bottomley .429
3 Eddie Moore .421
4 Max Bishop .412
4 Rogers Hornsby .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 6
2 Les Bell 3
2 Ira Flagstead 3
2 Glenn Myatt 3
5 13 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 14
1 Gabby Hartnett 14
3 Les Bell 13
4 Herschel Bennett 11
4 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 9
2 Rube Bressler 3
2 Eddie Collins 3
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dutch Ruether 0.00
2 Slim Harriss 0.73
3 Jack Scott 0.75
4 Joe Shaute 0.95
5 Syl Johnson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dolf Luque 3
1 Eddie Rommel 3
3 Pete Alexander 2
3 Pete Donohue 2
3 9 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 16
2 Pete Alexander 12
3 Leo Dickerman 11
3 Eddie Rommel 11
3 2 others tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 2
2 Virgil Barnes 1
2 Huck Betts 1
2 Sheriff Blake 1
2 6 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .423
2 Babe Ruth .387
3 Zack Wheat .373
4 Kiki Cuyler .357
5 Ross Youngs .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Jack Fournier 27
3 Joe Hauser 26
4 Rogers Hornsby 23
4 2 others tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 149
2 Bob Meusel 124
3 Goose Goslin 123
4 Babe Ruth 120
5 Jack Fournier 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 46
2 Eddie Collins 45
3 Kiki Cuyler 35
4 Cliff Heathcote 27
5 Bob Meusel 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.30
2 Rube Benton 2.55
3 Tom Zachary 2.66
4 Eppa Rixey 2.69
5 Herb Pennock 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 30
2 Walter Johnson 22
3 Burleigh Grimes 21
3 Herb Pennock 21
3 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 267
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