On This Day

Friday, May 22, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 22 7 .759 --
Senators 21 10 .677 2.0
White Sox 20 13 .606 4.0
Indians 18 12 .600 4.5
Browns 15 20 .429 10.0
Yankees 11 19 .367 11.5
Tigers 11 24 .314 14.0
Red Sox 9 22 .290 14.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 8 .742 --
Phillies 17 15 .531 6.5
Robins 17 15 .531 6.5
Reds 14 15 .483 8.0
Pirates 14 15 .483 8.0
Braves 13 17 .433 9.5
Cubs 13 18 .419 10.0
Cardinals 11 19 .367 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Donohue 5
1 Curt Walker 5
3 Clyde Barnhart 3
3 Earl Smith 3
5 12 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Chuck Dressen 1
1 Edd Roush 1
1 Oscar Siemer 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 Curt Walker 3
1 Glenn Wright 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Bancroft 1
1 Clyde Barnhart 1
1 Chicken Hawks 1
1 Ralph Michaels 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Percy Jones 0.86
2 Pete Donohue 0.62
3 Flint Rhem 0.56
4 Lee Meadows 0.40
5 Burleigh Grimes 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Percy Jones 1
1 Flint Rhem 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Percy Jones 6
2 Pete Donohue 5
2 Flint Rhem 5
4 Vic Aldridge 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Sherdel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Earle Combs .422
2 Rogers Hornsby .410
3 Tris Speaker .407
4 Dave Bancroft .402
5 Ty Cobb .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 12
2 Rogers Hornsby 9
3 Bob Meusel 8
3 Ken Williams 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 37
2 Bob Meusel 34
3 Gabby Hartnett 30
4 Marty McManus 29
4 Glenn Wright 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 16
2 Sparky Adams 8
3 Ossie Bluege 6
3 Kiki Cuyler 6
3 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 1.43
2 Ted Lyons 1.66
3 Jack Bentley 1.74
4 Walter Johnson 1.77
5 Slim Harriss 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 8
2 Walter Johnson 6
2 Eddie Rommel 6
2 Jack Scott 6
5 9 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 44
2 Dolf Luque 34
3 Lefty Grove 32
4 Dixie Davis 29
4 2 others tied 29

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Harper .490
2 Tris Speaker .472
3 Jimmie Wilson .469
4 Dick Burrus .467
5 Clyde Barnhart .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Meusel 7
2 Rogers Hornsby 5
2 Ken Williams 5
4 Gabby Hartnett 4
4 Gene Robertson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 25
2 George Harper 19
3 Rogers Hornsby 16
3 Ken Williams 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 5
2 Max Carey 4
3 Clyde Barnhart 3
3 George Burns 3
3 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 0.92
2 Virgil Barnes 1.00
3 Johnny Cooney 1.08
4 Sam Gray 1.09
5 Walter Johnson 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 4
1 Ted Lyons 4
3 Virgil Barnes 3
3 Hal Carlson 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Flint Rhem 22
1 Dazzy Vance 22
3 Lefty Grove 17
3 Walter Johnson 17
5 George Uhle 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Sarge Connally 1
1 Art Decatur 1
1 15 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Bancroft .450
2 Tris Speaker .448
3 Chicken Hawks .443
4 Earle Combs .442
5 Al Simmons .427

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 8
2 Bob Meusel 7
3 Gabby Hartnett 6
3 Al Simmons 6
3 Ken Williams 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 29
1 Ken Williams 29
3 Ty Cobb 27
3 Rogers Hornsby 27
5 Jack Fournier 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 8
2 Sparky Adams 7
3 Ossie Bluege 6
3 Roger Peckinpaugh 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 0.81
2 Sam Gray 1.20
3 Walter Johnson 1.70
4 Jack Bentley 1.75
5 Johnny Morrison 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 7
2 Walter Johnson 6
3 Hal Carlson 5
3 Jack Scott 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 36
2 Walter Johnson 27
3 Flint Rhem 26
4 Dixie Davis 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 3
2 Guy Bush 2
2 Alex Ferguson 2
2 Firpo Marberry 2
2 2 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .417
2 Babe Ruth .396
3 Zack Wheat .369
4 Edd Roush .363
5 Tris Speaker .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 37
2 Rogers Hornsby 29
3 High Pockets Kelly 25
4 Jack Fournier 24
5 Gabby Hartnett 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 142
1 Bob Meusel 142
3 Goose Goslin 133
4 Al Simmons 124
5 2 tied 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 45
2 Eddie Collins 41
3 Kiki Cuyler 35
4 Cliff Heathcote 30
5 Bob Meusel 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 2.55
2 Dazzy Vance 2.59
3 Eppa Rixey 2.68
4 Rube Benton 2.79
5 Herb Pennock 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Walter Johnson 25
3 Herb Pennock 22
4 Burleigh Grimes 21
4 Sloppy Thurston 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 265
2 Walter Johnson 149
3 Burleigh Grimes 132
4 Herb Pennock 102
5 Urban Shocker 96

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 15
2 Allen Russell 9
3 Sarge Connally 8
4 Dave Danforth 6
4 2 others tied 6