On This Day

Saturday, May 16, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 19 5 .792 --
Senators 18 8 .692 2.0
Indians 16 9 .640 3.5
White Sox 17 11 .607 4.0
Browns 13 17 .433 9.0
Yankees 9 16 .360 10.5
Red Sox 7 19 .269 13.0
Tigers 8 22 .267 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 19 6 .760 --
Robins 14 12 .538 5.5
Phillies 14 13 .519 6.0
Pirates 11 12 .478 7.0
Reds 11 13 .458 7.5
Cubs 11 14 .440 8.0
Braves 11 14 .440 8.0
Cardinals 9 16 .360 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 Dave Bancroft 3
2 Max Carey 3
2 Dixie Davis 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Meusel 2
1 Gene Robertson 2
3 Roy Carlyle 1
3 Goose Goslin 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Robertson 5
2 Bob Meusel 4
2 Aaron Ward 4
4 Roy Carlyle 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Clyde Barnhart 1
1 Sam Bohne 1
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Max Carey 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Urban Shocker 0.75
2 Walter Johnson 0.64
3 Jack Bentley 0.43
4 Jimmy Ring 0.40
4 Earl Whitehill 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Bentley 1
1 Dixie Davis 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Tiny Osborne 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Walter Johnson 7
2 Urban Shocker 6
3 Earl Whitehill 4
4 Jack Bentley 3
4 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Art Decatur 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ty Cobb .429
2 Jack Fournier .423
3 Rogers Hornsby .417
4 Earle Combs .413
5 George Sisler .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 10
2 Rogers Hornsby 8
2 Bob Meusel 8
4 Ken Williams 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 29
2 Gabby Hartnett 27
2 Bob Meusel 27
4 Glenn Myatt 26
5 Marty McManus 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 1.24
2 Sam Gray 1.33
3 Walter Johnson 1.73
4 Jack Bentley 1.74
5 Slim Harriss 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 6
1 Eddie Rommel 6
3 Jack Bentley 5
3 Dixie Davis 5
3 Walter Johnson 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 30
1 Dazzy Vance 30
3 Sad Sam Jones 27
4 Dixie Davis 26
5 Lefty Grove 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 3
2 Sarge Connally 2
2 Vean Gregg 2
2 Firpo Marberry 2
2 2 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Grimm .500
2 Al Simmons .451
3 Tris Speaker .441
4 Heinie Sand .432
5 Earle Combs .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Meusel 7
2 Rogers Hornsby 6
3 Ty Cobb 5
3 Ken Williams 5
5 Gene Robertson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 21
2 Bob Meusel 19
3 Rogers Hornsby 17
4 Eddie Brown 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 3
1 Max Carey 3
1 Bucky Harris 3
1 Bob Meusel 3
1 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 0.00
2 Sam Gray 0.33
3 Johnny Cooney 1.08
4 Virgil Barnes 1.50
5 Eppa Rixey 1.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Bentley 3
1 Hal Carlson 3
1 Dixie Davis 3
1 Sam Gray 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 19
2 Walter Johnson 16
3 Lefty Grove 14
3 Sad Sam Jones 14
5 2 tied 13

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 .418
2 Babe Ruth .392
3 Zack Wheat .366
4 Edd Roush .364
5 Goose Goslin .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 37
2 Rogers Hornsby 28
3 Jack Fournier 25
4 High Pockets Kelly 24
5 Joe Hauser 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 139
2 High Pockets Kelly 137
3 Goose Goslin 133
4 Jack Fournier 121
5 Al Simmons 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 45
2 Eddie Collins 39
3 Kiki Cuyler 34
4 Cliff Heathcote 30
5 Bob Meusel 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.40
2 Herb Pennock 2.56
3 Walter Johnson 2.57
4 Eppa Rixey 2.58
5 Firpo Marberry 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Walter Johnson 24
3 Herb Pennock 21
3 Eddie Rommel 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 261
2 Walter Johnson 143
3 Burleigh Grimes 128
4 Herb Pennock 102
5 Howard Ehmke 101

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 15
2 Allen Russell 8
3 Sarge Connally 7
4 Dave Danforth 6
4 3 others tied 6