On This Day

Tuesday, May 12, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 16 5 .762 --
Senators 14 8 .636 2.5
Indians 13 8 .619 3.0
White Sox 15 10 .600 3.0
Browns 12 14 .462 6.5
Yankees 7 14 .333 9.0
Red Sox 7 15 .318 9.5
Tigers 8 18 .308 10.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 15 6 .714 --
Reds 11 9 .550 3.5
Braves 11 11 .500 4.5
Robins 11 11 .500 4.5
Phillies 11 12 .478 5.0
Cubs 10 11 .476 5.0
Pirates 8 12 .400 6.5
Cardinals 8 13 .381 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Grimm 5
1 Glenn Wright 5
3 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 George Harper 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Williams 2
2 Clyde Barnhart 1
2 George Harper 1
2 William Marriott 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Harper 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Jimmy Ring 4
2 Pie Traynor 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Harper 1
1 Eddie Moore 1
1 Ivey Wingo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 0.73
2 Jack Scott 0.67
3 Johnny Cooney 0.33
4 Jimmy Ring 0.31
5 Hooks Dauss 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Cooney 1
1 Dixie Davis 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Rube Marquard 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 8
2 Jimmy Ring 4
2 Jack Scott 4
4 Johnny Cooney 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Rosy Ryan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Fournier .455
2 Ty Cobb .439
3 Earle Combs .430
4 Rogers Hornsby .420
5 George Sisler .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 8
2 Al Simmons 6
2 Ken Williams 6
4 Ty Cobb 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 26
2 Ty Cobb 23
2 Gabby Hartnett 23
4 Bob Meusel 21
4 Al Simmons 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 13
2 Sparky Adams 5
2 Ossie Bluege 5
2 Cliff Heathcote 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Harriss 1.19
2 Sam Gray 1.33
3 Joe Genewich 1.36
4 Rube Ehrhardt 1.40
5 Walter Johnson 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 6
2 Eddie Rommel 5
3 Jack Bentley 4
3 Dixie Davis 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 30
2 Dolf Luque 26
3 Sad Sam Jones 25
4 Dixie Davis 23
5 Sam Gray 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 3
2 Sarge Connally 2
2 Vean Gregg 2
2 Rosy Ryan 2
2 Jack Scott 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .500
2 Dave Bancroft .486
3 Earle Combs .476
3 Lew Fonseca .476
5 Harry Heilmann .475

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 5
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
2 Bob Meusel 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 23
2 Bob Meusel 15
3 Wally Pipp 13
3 Pie Traynor 13
3 Glenn Wright 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 3
1 Ossie Bluege 3
1 Dick Burrus 3
1 George Harper 3
1 Johnny Mostil 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 0.33
2 Rube Ehrhardt 1.00
3 Joe Genewich 1.42
4 Urban Shocker 1.65
5 Slim Harriss 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dixie Davis 3
1 Sam Gray 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
4 Jesse Barnes 2
4 21 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 19
2 Dixie Davis 16
3 Sad Sam Jones 12
4 Flint Rhem 11
5 3 tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Scott 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Guy Bush 1
2 Pea Ridge Day 1
2 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .423
2 Babe Ruth .393
3 Zack Wheat .365
4 Edd Roush .360
5 Goose Goslin .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Jack Fournier 27
3 Rogers Hornsby 26
4 High Pockets Kelly 25
5 Joe Hauser 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 140
2 Bob Meusel 134
3 Goose Goslin 129
4 Jack Fournier 121
5 Al Simmons 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 44
2 Eddie Collins 40
3 Kiki Cuyler 34
4 Cliff Heathcote 30
5 Bob Meusel 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.42
2 Eppa Rixey 2.58
3 Herb Pennock 2.60
4 Walter Johnson 2.67
5 Rube Benton 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 28
2 Walter Johnson 23
3 Burleigh Grimes 21
3 Herb Pennock 21
3 Sloppy Thurston 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 266
2 Walter Johnson 139
3 Burleigh Grimes 127
4 Howard Ehmke 102
5 Herb Pennock 100

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