On This Day

Wednesday, May 13, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 17 5 .773 --
Senators 15 8 .652 2.5
Indians 14 8 .636 3.0
White Sox 16 10 .615 3.0
Browns 12 15 .444 7.5
Yankees 7 15 .318 10.0
Red Sox 7 16 .304 10.5
Tigers 8 19 .296 11.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 16 6 .727 --
Reds 11 10 .524 4.5
Robins 12 11 .522 4.5
Phillies 12 12 .500 5.0
Braves 11 12 .478 5.5
Cubs 10 12 .455 6.0
Pirates 9 12 .429 6.5
Cardinals 8 14 .364 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Harris 4
2 Ike Boone 3
2 George Burns 3
2 Bud Connolly 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ike Boone 1
1 Eddie Brown 1
1 Bernie Friberg 1
1 Tommy Griffith 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Brown 4
2 Joe Harris 3
2 Joe Judge 3
2 Tris Speaker 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Harry Hooper 2
2 George Burns 1
2 Frank O'Rourke 1
2 Doc Prothro 1
2 Billy Zitzmann 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Art Nehf 0.67
2 Milt Gaston 0.40
2 George Uhle 0.40
4 Hal Carlson 0.31
5 Waite Hoyt 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Baumgartner 1
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Ray Kremer 1
1 George Mogridge 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Uhle 6
2 Hal Carlson 4
2 Milt Gaston 4
4 Waite Hoyt 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Bill Hubbell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Fournier .435
2 Ty Cobb .420
3 Earle Combs .415
4 George Sisler .413
5 Rogers Hornsby .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 9
2 Rogers Hornsby 6
2 Al Simmons 6
2 Ken Williams 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 26
2 Gabby Hartnett 24
3 Ty Cobb 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 1.16
2 Sam Gray 1.33
3 Walter Johnson 1.64
4 Jack Bentley 1.95
5 Joe Genewich 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 6
2 Eddie Rommel 5
3 Jack Bentley 4
3 Hal Carlson 4
3 11 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 Dave Bancroft .486
2 Al Simmons .479
3 Ike Boone .458
4 Lew Fonseca .452
5 Tris Speaker .447

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 5
1 Rogers Hornsby 5
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
3 Bob Meusel 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 23
2 Bob Meusel 15
3 Eddie Brown 13
3 Rogers Hornsby 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 3
1 Dick Burrus 3
1 George Harper 3
1 Johnny Mostil 3
5 17 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 0.33
2 Slim Harriss 1.65
2 Urban Shocker 1.65
4 Tony Kaufmann 1.80
5 Eppa Rixey 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 3
1 Sam Gray 3
3 Jesse Barnes 2
3 Jack Bentley 2
3 20 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 19
2 Joe Genewich 12
2 Sad Sam Jones 12
4 Slim Harriss 11
5 5 tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Scott 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Guy Bush 1
2 Pea Ridge Day 1
2 13 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .421
2 Babe Ruth .393
3 Zack Wheat .364
4 Edd Roush .358
5 Tris Speaker .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Jack Fournier 27
2 Rogers Hornsby 27
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 131
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 2.40
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 27
2 Walter Johnson 23
3 Burleigh Grimes 21
3 Herb Pennock 21
3 Sloppy Thurston 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 261
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