On This Day

Saturday, April 25, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 7 2 .778 --
Athletics 7 3 .700 0.5
Indians 7 3 .700 0.5
White Sox 8 4 .667 0.5
Browns 4 7 .364 4.0
Yankees 3 6 .333 4.0
Tigers 3 8 .273 5.0
Red Sox 2 8 .200 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 7 2 .778 --
Reds 8 3 .727 0.0
Cubs 6 5 .545 2.0
Phillies 4 4 .500 2.5
Cardinals 5 6 .455 3.0
Robins 4 5 .444 3.0
Pirates 3 8 .273 5.0
Braves 2 6 .250 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Fournier 4
1 Zack Taylor 4
3 George Burns 3
3 Bob Fothergill 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 2
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 Charlie Grimm 1
2 George Harper 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 5
2 Gabby Hartnett 3
2 Glenn Myatt 3
4 Ossie Bluege 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 1
1 Val Picinich 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lee Meadows 0.78
2 Slim Harriss 0.50
2 Hugh McQuillan 0.50
4 Pea Ridge Day 0.43
5 Sheriff Blake 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Rube Ehrhardt 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Meadows 7
2 Hugh McQuillan 4
3 Pea Ridge Day 3
3 Slim Harriss 3
5 4 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zack Wheat .474
2 Jim Bottomley .432
3 Rogers Hornsby .412
4 Eddie Moore .405
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 7
2 Glenn Myatt 4
3 Les Bell 3
3 Ira Flagstead 3
3 Jack Fournier 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 17
2 Jim Bottomley 14
3 Les Bell 13
4 Ken Williams 12
5 5 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 Slim Harriss 0.47
2 Skinny Graham 0.71
3 Jack Scott 0.75
4 Walter Johnson 1.06
5 Benn Karr 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Dolf Luque 3
1 Eddie Rommel 3
4 Pete Alexander 2
4 14 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 16
2 Lee Meadows 14
3 Pete Alexander 12
4 Leo Dickerman 11
4 3 others tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 2
2 Virgil Barnes 1
2 Huck Betts 1
2 Sheriff Blake 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .424
2 Babe Ruth .388
3 Zack Wheat .378
4 Ross Youngs .357
5 Kiki Cuyler .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 44
2 Jack Fournier 29
3 Joe Hauser 25
4 High Pockets Kelly 23
4 Cy Williams 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 147
2 Goose Goslin 125
3 Bob Meusel 124
4 Jack Fournier 123
5 Babe Ruth 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 46
2 Eddie Collins 43
3 Kiki Cuyler 35
4 Cliff Heathcote 27
5 Bob Meusel 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.30
2 Rube Benton 2.55
3 Tom Zachary 2.66
4 Herb Pennock 2.68
5 Eppa Rixey 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 104

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Sarge Connally 8
2 Allen Russell 8
4 Jack Quinn 7
5 Hooks Dauss 6