On This Day

Saturday, May 2, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 11 4 .733 --
Senators 10 4 .714 0.5
Athletics 9 4 .692 1.0
White Sox 11 6 .647 1.0
Browns 7 10 .412 5.0
Yankees 4 9 .308 6.0
Red Sox 4 10 .286 6.5
Tigers 4 13 .235 8.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 10 4 .714 --
Cubs 10 6 .625 1.0
Reds 9 6 .600 1.5
Phillies 8 7 .533 2.5
Pirates 6 8 .429 4.0
Robins 5 8 .385 4.5
Braves 5 9 .357 5.0
Cardinals 5 10 .333 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Bancroft 5
2 Sparky Adams 4
2 Dick Burrus 4
2 Lew Fonseca 4
2 Frank Snyder 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Burrus 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 Clarence Huber 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Barnhart 4
2 Dick Burrus 3
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 Willie Kamm 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 1
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Red Faber 0.80
2 Stan Coveleski 0.55
3 Joe Genewich 0.50
4 Art Nehf 0.38
5 Rosy Ryan 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Joe Genewich 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Coveleski 6
2 Joe Genewich 5
2 Sad Sam Jones 5
2 Art Nehf 5
5 Red Faber 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Jack Scott 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Fournier .500
2 Goose Goslin .440
3 Zack Wheat .439
4 Sammy Hale .438
5 Rogers Hornsby .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 8
2 Jack Fournier 4
2 Glenn Myatt 4
2 Glenn Wright 4
5 5 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 22
2 Jim Bottomley 15
2 Eddie Collins 15
2 High Pockets Kelly 15
2 Ken Williams 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 12
2 Ossie Bluege 5
3 Chick Fewster 4
3 Cliff Heathcote 4
5 12 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Harriss 0.95
2 Joe Genewich 1.13
3 Jack Bentley 1.26
4 Walter Johnson 1.38
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Red Faber 3
1 Sam Gray 3
1 Benn Karr 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 22
2 Sad Sam Jones 18
3 Pete Alexander 15
3 Lee Meadows 15
5 3 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 3
2 Sarge Connally 2
2 Vean Gregg 2
4 Virgil Barnes 1
4 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .424
2 Babe Ruth .390
3 Zack Wheat .378
4 Kiki Cuyler .356
5 Goose Goslin .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Jack Fournier 28
3 Joe Hauser 24
3 High Pockets Kelly 24
5 Rogers Hornsby 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 148
2 Goose Goslin 125
2 Bob Meusel 125
4 Jack Fournier 123
5 Al Simmons 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 43
2 Eddie Collins 41
3 Kiki Cuyler 35
4 Cliff Heathcote 29
5 2 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.50
2 Rube Benton 2.69
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 22
3 Burleigh Grimes 20
3 Herb Pennock 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 258
2 Walter Johnson 143
3 Burleigh Grimes 129
4 Howard Ehmke 112
5 Bob Shawkey 104

Saves

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