On This Day

Friday, May 8, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 13 5 .722 --
Senators 12 6 .667 1.0
Indians 12 6 .667 1.0
White Sox 13 8 .619 1.5
Browns 10 13 .435 5.5
Red Sox 6 12 .333 7.0
Yankees 6 12 .333 7.0
Tigers 6 16 .273 9.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 13 5 .722 --
Reds 10 7 .588 2.5
Cubs 10 8 .556 3.0
Phillies 10 10 .500 4.0
Robins 9 10 .474 4.5
Braves 8 11 .421 5.5
Cardinals 7 11 .389 6.0
Pirates 6 11 .353 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Carey 4
1 Bill Wambsganss 4
3 Ike Boone 3
3 George Burns 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Harper 1
1 Heinie Sand 1
1 Wally Schang 1
1 Earl Smith 1
1 Billy Southworth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ike Boone 5
1 Billy Southworth 5
3 Butch Henline 4
3 Wally Schang 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 2
1 Max Carey 2
3 George Harper 1
3 Cliff Heathcote 1
3 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Genewich 0.45
2 Leo Dickerman 0.36
3 Eppa Rixey 0.30
4 Hal Carlson 0.29
5 Urban Shocker 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Rube Ehrhardt 1
1 Joe Genewich 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Leo Dickerman 5
1 Joe Genewich 5
3 Hal Carlson 4
4 Eppa Rixey 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .468
2 Earle Combs .462
3 Jack Fournier .441
4 Rogers Hornsby .431
5 George Sisler .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 8
2 Ty Cobb 5
2 Jack Fournier 5
4 Rogers Hornsby 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 23
2 Ken Williams 21
3 Bibb Falk 19
4 Jack Fournier 18
4 Al Simmons 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 13
2 Sparky Adams 5
2 Ossie Bluege 5
2 Cliff Heathcote 5
5 5 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Harriss 1.24
2 Joe Genewich 1.36
3 Rube Ehrhardt 1.40
4 Hugh McQuillan 1.50
5 Jack Bentley 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 5
2 Rube Ehrhardt 4
2 Dolf Luque 4
2 Eddie Rommel 4
5 18 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 25
2 Sad Sam Jones 24
3 Dazzy Vance 22
4 Dixie Davis 20
4 Sam Gray 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 3
2 Sarge Connally 2
2 Vean Gregg 2
2 Jack Scott 2
5 20 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .424
2 Babe Ruth .392
3 Zack Wheat .363
4 Edd Roush .358
5 Ross Youngs .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 40
2 Jack Fournier 27
3 Rogers Hornsby 25
4 High Pockets Kelly 24
5 Joe Hauser 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 139
2 Goose Goslin 125
3 Bob Meusel 124
4 Jack Fournier 120
5 Al Simmons 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 44
2 Eddie Collins 40
3 Kiki Cuyler 34
4 Cliff Heathcote 30
5 Bob Meusel 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.41
2 Eppa Rixey 2.64
3 Herb Pennock 2.65
4 Rube Benton 2.72
5 Hugh McQuillan 2.73

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 128
4 Howard Ehmke 105
5 Herb Pennock 99

Saves

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