On This Day

Friday, May 1, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 10 3 .769 --
Indians 10 4 .714 0.5
Athletics 8 4 .667 1.5
White Sox 10 6 .625 1.5
Browns 7 9 .438 4.5
Yankees 4 8 .333 5.5
Tigers 4 12 .250 7.5
Red Sox 3 10 .231 7.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 9 4 .692 --
Reds 9 5 .643 0.5
Cubs 9 6 .600 1.0
Phillies 7 6 .538 2.0
Robins 5 7 .417 3.5
Pirates 5 8 .385 4.0
Cardinals 5 9 .357 4.5
Braves 4 8 .333 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 4
1 Jimmy Welsh 4
3 Joe Dugan 3
3 Ira Flagstead 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 2
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 Lew Fonseca 1
2 Gabby Hartnett 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Collins 5
2 Lew Fonseca 3
2 Tex Vache 3
4 Ossie Bluege 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 2
2 Ossie Bluege 1
2 Ira Flagstead 1
2 Gene Robertson 1
2 Jigger Statz 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Quinn 0.29
2 Tom Zachary 0.27
3 Johnny Cooney 0.21
3 Eddie Rommel 0.21
5 2 tied 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Benn Karr 1
1 Vic Keen 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Quinn 5
2 Johnny Cooney 3
2 Eddie Rommel 3
2 Tom Zachary 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 Ted Lyons 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Fournier .471
2 Rogers Hornsby .463
3 Zack Wheat .462
4 Joe Judge .455
5 Jim Bottomley .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 8
2 Glenn Myatt 4
2 Glenn Wright 4
4 Les Bell 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 22
2 Eddie Collins 15
2 High Pockets Kelly 15
2 Ken Williams 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 12
2 Ossie Bluege 4
2 Cliff Heathcote 4
4 Rube Bressler 3
4 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Harriss 0.47
2 Jack Bentley 1.26
3 Joe Genewich 1.29
4 Walter Johnson 1.38
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Sam Gray 3
1 Benn Karr 3
1 Dolf Luque 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 22
2 Pete Alexander 15
3 Lee Meadows 14
3 Eddie Rommel 14
5 5 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 3
2 Sarge Connally 2
2 Vean Gregg 2
4 Virgil Barnes 1
4 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .426
2 Babe Ruth .388
3 Zack Wheat .381
4 Kiki Cuyler .354
5 Edd Roush .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Jack Fournier 27
3 Joe Hauser 25
4 High Pockets Kelly 24
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 148
2 Goose Goslin 125
3 Bob Meusel 124
4 Jack Fournier 121
5 Al Simmons 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 45
2 Eddie Collins 42
3 Kiki Cuyler 35
4 Cliff Heathcote 29
5 Bob Meusel 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.37
2 Rube Benton 2.50
3 Walter Johnson 2.70
4 Eppa Rixey 2.71
5 Tom Zachary 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 28
2 Walter Johnson 23
3 Burleigh Grimes 21
4 Herb Pennock 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 255
2 Walter Johnson 148
3 Burleigh Grimes 133
4 Howard Ehmke 112
5 Bob Shawkey 105

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Sarge Connally 8
2 Allen Russell 8
4 Jack Quinn 7
5 3 tied 6