On This Day

Tuesday, May 19, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	20	7	.741	--
Senators	20	9	.690	1.0
White Sox	19	12	.613	3.0
Indians	17	11	.607	3.5
Browns	15	18	.455	8.0
Yankees	10	18	.357	10.5
Tigers	10	23	.303	13.0
Red Sox	8	21	.276	13.0

Games

White Sox 4, Athletics 3

Senators 4, Indians 3

Tigers 11, Yankees 5

Browns 8, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	21	7	.750	--
Robins	16	13	.552	5.5
Phillies	15	14	.517	6.5
Reds	12	14	.462	8.0
Pirates	12	14	.462	8.0
Braves	12	15	.444	8.5
Cubs	12	16	.429	9.0
Cardinals	10	17	.370	10.5

Games

Robins 9, Pirates 5

Reds 7, Braves 3

Cubs 8, Giants 2

Phillies 8, Cardinals 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Max Carey	4
1	Bernie Friberg	4
1	Tommy Griffith	4
4	Chuck Dressen	3
4	7 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lu Blue	1
1	Ike Boone	1
1	George Harper	1
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Harper	5
2	Lu Blue	4
3	Bernie Friberg	3
3	Ike McAuley	3
3	Bing Miller	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	2
2	Sparky Adams	1
2	Spencer Adams	1
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Clarence Mitchell	0.33
2	Dolf Luque	0.31
3	Tony Kaufmann	0.30
3	Joe Shaute	0.30
5	Eddie Rommel	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Bert Cole	1
1	Rube Ehrhardt	1
1	Tony Kaufmann	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	4
1	Clarence Mitchell	4
3	Tony Kaufmann	3
3	Eddie Rommel	3
3	Joe Shaute	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Allen Russell	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earle Combs	.408
2	Ty Cobb	.404
2	Jack Fournier	.404
4	Rogers Hornsby	.404
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gabby Hartnett	11
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	33
2	Bob Meusel	31
3	Eddie Brown	28
3	Gabby Hartnett	28
3	Marty McManus	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	15
2	Sparky Adams	8
3	Kiki Cuyler	6
3	Cliff Heathcote	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gray	1.29
2	Ted Lyons	1.66
3	Walter Johnson	1.73
4	Jack Bentley	1.74
5	Slim Harriss	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Gray	7
2	Eddie Rommel	6
3	Jack Bentley	5
3	Dixie Davis	5
3	7 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	34
1	Dazzy Vance	34
3	Lefty Grove	30
4	Sad Sam Jones	27
4	George Uhle	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Lyons	3
2	Guy Bush	2
2	Sarge Connally	2
2	Alex Ferguson	2
2	4 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Grimm	.476
2	George Harper	.475
3	Heinie Sand	.465
4	Max Carey	.462
5	Tris Speaker	.444

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	7
2	Ty Cobb	5
3	Rogers Hornsby	4
3	Marty McManus	4
3	3 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	22
2	Ty Cobb	21
3	Eddie Brown	19
4	George Harper	18
5	Ken Williams	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	5
2	George Burns	3
2	Max Carey	3
2	Earle Combs	3
2	5 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gray	0.67
2	Ted Lyons	0.92
3	Johnny Cooney	1.08
4	Virgil Barnes	1.50
5	Charlie Robertson	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Lyons	4
2	Sam Gray	3
2	Burleigh Grimes	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	20
2	Lefty Grove	17
2	Flint Rhem	17
4	Walter Johnson	16
5	George Uhle	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Alex Ferguson	2
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Guy Bush	1
2	Art Decatur	1
2	13 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.421
2	Babe Ruth	.396
3	Zack Wheat	.370
4	Edd Roush	.366
5	Tris Speaker	.358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	139
1	Bob Meusel	139
3	Goose Goslin	132
4	Al Simmons	120
5	Jack Fournier	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	44
2	Eddie Collins	40
3	Kiki Cuyler	36
4	Cliff Heathcote	30
5	Bob Meusel	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.55
2	Walter Johnson	2.57
3	Eppa Rixey	2.58
4	Herb Pennock	2.67
5	Tom Zachary	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	26
2	Walter Johnson	24
3	Herb Pennock	22
4	Burleigh Grimes	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	255
2	Walter Johnson	143
3	Burleigh Grimes	129
4	Herb Pennock	102
5	Howard Ehmke	100

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	15
2	Allen Russell	9
3	Sarge Connally	7
4	Dave Danforth	6
4	2 others tied	6