On This Day

Friday, May 15, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 19 5 .792 --
Senators 17 8 .680 2.5
Indians 16 8 .667 3.0
White Sox 17 11 .607 4.0
Browns 12 17 .414 9.5
Yankees 8 16 .333 11.0
Red Sox 7 18 .280 12.5
Tigers 8 21 .276 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 6 .750 --
Robins 13 12 .520 5.5
Phillies 13 13 .500 6.0
Reds 11 12 .478 6.5
Cubs 11 13 .458 7.0
Braves 11 13 .458 7.0
Pirates 10 12 .455 7.0
Cardinals 9 15 .375 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Grimm 4
1 Sam Rice 4
3 Ossie Bluege 3
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Marty McManus 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Frank O'Rourke 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marty McManus 4
1 Glenn Myatt 4
3 Johnny Bassler 3
3 Eddie Collins 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 2
2 Earle Combs 1
2 Goose Goslin 1
2 Bucky Harris 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 0.50
2 Eddie Dyer 0.25
3 Slim Harriss 0.20
4 Virgil Barnes 0.18
4 Sad Sam Jones 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Lefty Grove 1
1 Bill Hubbell 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 6
2 Dutch Leonard 5
3 Mike Cvengros 4
3 Percy Jones 4
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .432
2 Jim Bottomley .420
3 George Sisler .415
4 Jack Fournier .413
5 Earle Combs .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 9
2 Rogers Hornsby 7
2 Ken Williams 7
4 Bob Meusel 6
4 Al Simmons 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 28
2 Gabby Hartnett 25
2 Glenn Myatt 25
4 Ty Cobb 23
4 Bob Meusel 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 13
2 Cliff Heathcote 6
3 Sparky Adams 5
3 Ossie Bluege 5
5 12 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.24
2 Sam Gray 1.33
3 Walter Johnson 1.64
4 Slim Harriss 1.93
5 Jack Bentley 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 6
1 Eddie Rommel 6
3 Jack Bentley 4
3 Hal Carlson 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 30
1 Dazzy Vance 30
3 Sad Sam Jones 27
4 Lefty Grove 24
5 Dixie Davis 23

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 Charlie Grimm .474
2 Ty Cobb .462
3 Tris Speaker .447
4 Al Simmons .446
5 Earle Combs .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 6
2 Ty Cobb 5
2 Bob Meusel 5
2 Ken Williams 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 23
2 Bob Meusel 17
3 Rogers Hornsby 16
4 Wally Pipp 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 3
1 Bucky Harris 3
1 Johnny Mostil 3
1 Sam Rice 3
1 Jack Smith 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 0.00
2 Sam Gray 0.33
3 Virgil Barnes 1.50
4 Urban Shocker 1.65
5 Tony Kaufmann 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 3
1 Sam Gray 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 Eddie Rommel 3
5 25 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 19
2 Lefty Grove 15
3 Sad Sam Jones 14
4 Slim Harriss 13
5 Joe Genewich 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Scott 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Guy Bush 1
2 Pea Ridge Day 1
2 14 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .416
2 Babe Ruth .392
3 Zack Wheat .369
4 Edd Roush .361
5 Goose Goslin .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 38
2 Jack Fournier 27
2 Rogers Hornsby 27
4 High Pockets Kelly 24
5 Joe Hauser 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 136
2 Bob Meusel 135
3 Goose Goslin 132
4 Jack Fournier 121
4 Al Simmons 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 44
2 Eddie Collins 39
3 Kiki Cuyler 34
4 Cliff Heathcote 30
5 3 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.40
2 Herb Pennock 2.54
3 Walter Johnson 2.58
4 Eppa Rixey 2.59
5 Firpo Marberry 2.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Walter Johnson 23
3 Herb Pennock 21
3 Eddie Rommel 21
3 Sloppy Thurston 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 261
2 Walter Johnson 136
3 Burleigh Grimes 128
4 Herb Pennock 103
5 Howard Ehmke 101

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