On This Day

Tuesday, May 5, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 11 5 .688 --
Athletics 11 5 .688 0.0
Indians 11 5 .688 0.0
White Sox 12 7 .632 0.5
Browns 9 11 .450 4.0
Red Sox 5 11 .313 6.0
Yankees 5 11 .313 6.0
Tigers 5 14 .263 7.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 11 5 .688 --
Reds 10 6 .625 1.0
Cubs 10 7 .588 1.5
Phillies 9 9 .500 3.0
Robins 7 9 .438 4.0
Pirates 6 9 .400 4.5
Cardinals 6 10 .375 5.0
Braves 6 10 .375 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ty Cobb 6
2 Ken Williams 4
3 Ike Boone 3
3 Eddie Collins 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 3
2 Cy Williams 2
2 Russ Wrightstone 2
4 Bill Barrett 1
4 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 5
1 Russ Wrightstone 5
3 Ike Boone 4
4 Earle Combs 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mokan 2
2 Earle Combs 1
2 Wally Gerber 1
2 Butch Henline 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Pennock 0.55
2 Burleigh Grimes 0.44
3 Jack Knight 0.38
4 Jack Scott 0.25
5 Rudy Kallio 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Rudy Kallio 1
1 Jack Knight 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Herb Pennock 6
2 Burleigh Grimes 4
3 Jack Knight 3
4 Alex Ferguson 2
4 6 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 Ed Wells 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Fournier .479
2 Rogers Hornsby .449
3 Earle Combs .446
4 George Sisler .420
5 Joe Judge .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 8
2 Jack Fournier 5
3 Rogers Hornsby 4
3 High Pockets Kelly 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 23
2 Ken Williams 19
3 Jack Fournier 17
3 Al Simmons 17
5 4 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 13
2 Ossie Bluege 5
3 Chick Fewster 4
3 Cliff Heathcote 4
3 Al Simmons 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Harriss 0.95
2 Joe Genewich 1.13
3 Walter Johnson 1.38
4 Rube Ehrhardt 1.50
4 Hugh McQuillan 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 4
1 Dolf Luque 4
3 Jack Bentley 3
3 Dixie Davis 3
3 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 25
2 Sam Gray 19
3 Dixie Davis 18
3 Sad Sam Jones 18
5 Jack Scott 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 3
2 Sarge Connally 2
2 Vean Gregg 2
4 Virgil Barnes 1
4 19 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .426
2 Babe Ruth .396
3 Zack Wheat .367
4 Edd Roush .358
5 Goose Goslin .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Jack Fournier 29
3 Rogers Hornsby 25
4 Joe Hauser 24
4 2 others tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 144
2 Goose Goslin 126
3 Bob Meusel 124
4 Jack Fournier 123
5 Al Simmons 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 42
2 Eddie Collins 41
3 Kiki Cuyler 35
4 Cliff Heathcote 29
5 2 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.48
2 Eppa Rixey 2.63
3 Herb Pennock 2.70
4 Rube Benton 2.72
5 Tom Zachary 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Burleigh Grimes 21
2 Walter Johnson 21
2 Herb Pennock 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 250
2 Walter Johnson 138
3 Burleigh Grimes 133
4 Howard Ehmke 107
5 Bob Shawkey 104

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 14
2 Allen Russell 8
3 Sarge Connally 7
4 Dave Danforth 6
4 3 others tied 6