On This Day

Sunday, May 24, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 23 8 .742 --
Senators 21 12 .636 3.0
White Sox 20 14 .588 4.5
Indians 18 13 .581 5.0
Browns 16 21 .432 10.0
Yankees 12 19 .387 11.0
Tigers 13 24 .351 13.0
Red Sox 10 22 .313 13.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 8 .750 --
Robins 19 15 .559 6.0
Phillies 17 16 .515 7.5
Reds 16 16 .500 8.0
Pirates 14 16 .467 9.0
Braves 13 18 .419 10.5
Cubs 14 20 .412 11.0
Cardinals 12 20 .375 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Edd Roush 5
2 Sparky Adams 3
2 Rube Bressler 3
2 Howard Freigau 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Elmer Smith 3
2 Les Bell 2
2 Eddie Brown 2
2 Howard Freigau 2
2 Bing Miller 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 2
2 Max Bishop 1
2 Chuck Dressen 1
2 Howard Freigau 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bullet Joe Bush 0.44
2 Rube Walberg 0.33
3 Hooks Dauss 0.30
3 Tiny Osborne 0.30
5 Pete Alexander 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Tiny Osborne 1
1 Tom Sheehan 1
1 Rube Walberg 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 4
2 Hooks Dauss 3
2 Tiny Osborne 3
2 Rube Walberg 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Fournier .412
2 Earle Combs .407
3 Tris Speaker .405
4 Dave Bancroft .402
5 Rogers Hornsby .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 13
2 Rogers Hornsby 9
3 Bob Meusel 8
3 Gene Robertson 8
3 Ken Williams 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 37
2 Bob Meusel 34
3 Ty Cobb 32
4 Eddie Brown 31
4 2 others tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 16
2 Sparky Adams 10
3 Edd Roush 7
4 Ossie Bluege 6
4 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 10 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 44
2 Dolf Luque 36
3 Lefty Grove 34
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 Chicken Hawks .545
2 Tris Speaker .516
3 George Harper .511
4 Dick Burrus .488
5 Clyde Barnhart .469

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 23
2 Eddie Brown 17
2 Rogers Hornsby 17
4 George Harper 16
4 Ken Williams 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 5
2 Edd Roush 4
3 Clyde Barnhart 3
3 George Burns 3
3 5 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Walberg 0.59
2 Mike Cvengros 0.89
3 Virgil Barnes 1.00
4 Johnny Cooney 1.08
5 Sam Gray 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 Tiny Osborne 3
1 Jack Scott 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 22
2 Lefty Grove 18
3 Walter Johnson 17
4 George Uhle 14
5 2 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Sarge Connally 1
1 14 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .457
2 Al Simmons .436
3 Chicken Hawks .432
4 Dave Bancroft .429
5 Clyde Barnhart .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 8
2 Gabby Hartnett 7
2 Bob Meusel 7
4 Gene Robertson 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 32
2 Bob Meusel 28
3 Eddie Brown 27
3 Rogers Hornsby 27
3 Ken Williams 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 9
2 Johnny Mostil 7
3 Ossie Bluege 4
3 Max Carey 4
3 8 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 0.71
2 Ted Lyons 0.81
3 Jack Bentley 1.75
4 Walter Johnson 2.05
5 Johnny Cooney 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 6
2 Walter Johnson 5
3 Jack Bentley 4
3 Hal Carlson 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 36
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 Flint Rhem 24
4 Dixie Davis 23
4 Walter Johnson 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 .391
3 Zack Wheat .369
4 Edd Roush .366
5 Tris Speaker .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 36
2 Rogers Hornsby 29
3 High Pockets Kelly 25
4 Jack Fournier 24
4 Gabby Hartnett 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 139
1 Bob Meusel 139
3 Goose Goslin 133
4 Jim Bottomley 121
5 2 tied 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 45
2 Eddie Collins 41
3 Kiki Cuyler 35
4 Cliff Heathcote 29
5 Bob Meusel 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.61
2 Walter Johnson 2.64
3 Eppa Rixey 2.74
4 Rube Benton 2.77
5 Herb Pennock 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 26
2 Walter Johnson 24
3 Herb Pennock 22
4 Burleigh Grimes 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 261
2 Walter Johnson 135
3 Burleigh Grimes 131
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