On This Day

Tuesday, May 26, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 23 9 .719 --
Senators 22 12 .647 2.0
White Sox 20 15 .571 4.5
Indians 18 15 .545 5.5
Browns 18 21 .462 8.5
Yankees 13 20 .394 10.5
Tigers 14 24 .368 12.0
Red Sox 11 23 .324 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 10 .706 --
Robins 21 15 .583 4.0
Pirates 16 16 .500 7.0
Phillies 17 18 .486 7.5
Reds 16 17 .485 7.5
Braves 15 18 .455 8.5
Cardinals 13 20 .394 10.5
Cubs 14 22 .389 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Johnston 5
1 Ken Williams 5
3 Eddie Brown 4
3 George Burns 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Earle Combs 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Ira Flagstead 1
1 Travis Jackson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Sisler 4
1 Ken Williams 4
3 Ray Blades 3
3 Earle Combs 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 3
2 Jack Smith 2
3 Jimmy Cooney 1
3 Dick Cox 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Leonard 1.14
2 Dazzy Vance 0.91
3 Urban Shocker 0.75
4 Allan Sothoron 0.50
5 Johnny Cooney 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Cooney 1
1 Stan Coveleski 1
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 10
2 Dutch Leonard 8
3 Howard Ehmke 5
4 Hal Carlson 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .405
2 Earle Combs .405
3 Ty Cobb .400
4 Dave Bancroft .396
5 Jack Fournier .393

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 41
2 Bob Meusel 36
3 Eddie Brown 33
3 Ty Cobb 33
5 2 tied 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 16
2 Sparky Adams 10
3 Max Carey 8
4 Eddie Moore 7
4 Edd Roush 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 1.43
2 Ted Lyons 1.76
3 Walter Johnson 1.77
4 Slim Harriss 2.43
5 Joe Genewich 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 8
2 Walter Johnson 6
2 Eddie Rommel 6
2 Jack Scott 6
5 12 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 54
2 Lefty Grove 36
2 Dolf Luque 36
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 Tris Speaker .556
2 Dick Burrus .500
3 Chicken Hawks .475
4 Ray Blades .469
5 Phil Todt .451

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 5
1 Bob Meusel 5
1 Ken Williams 5
4 Rogers Hornsby 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 19
2 Eddie Brown 18
3 Rogers Hornsby 17
3 Bob Meusel 17
5 George Harper 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 5
1 Max Carey 5
3 Eddie Moore 4
3 Edd Roush 4
3 Jack Smith 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rube Walberg 0.59
2 Mike Cvengros 0.61
3 Sam Gray 1.13
4 Ted Lyons 1.73
5 Johnny Cooney 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Cooney 3
1 Sam Gray 3
1 Ray Kremer 3
1 Tiny Osborne 3
1 Jack Scott 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 32
2 Lefty Grove 20
3 Dutch Leonard 14
3 George Uhle 14
5 2 tied 13

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 .479
2 Al Simmons .458
3 Dave Bancroft .430
4 Dick Burrus .416
5 Harry Heilmann .410

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 33
2 Bob Meusel 30
3 Ken Williams 29
4 Rogers Hornsby 28
5 Eddie Brown 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 9
2 Max Carey 7
2 Johnny Mostil 7
4 Eddie Moore 5
4 Jack Smith 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 0.71
2 Ted Lyons 1.16
3 Walter Johnson 2.05
4 Urban Shocker 2.26
5 Stan Coveleski 2.57

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 43
2 Lefty Grove 27
3 Walter Johnson 23
3 Flint Rhem 23
5 Dixie Davis 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 2
1 Alex Ferguson 2
1 Ted Lyons 2
1 Rosy Ryan 2
1 Jack Scott 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .413
2 Babe Ruth .390
3 Zack Wheat .368
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
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 139
1 Bob Meusel 139
3 Goose Goslin 132
4 Jack Fournier 121
5 2 tied 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 48
2 Eddie Collins 40
3 Kiki Cuyler 35
4 Cliff Heathcote 27
4 Jack Smith 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 2.64
2 Dazzy Vance 2.65
3 Rube Benton 2.65
4 Firpo Marberry 2.71
5 Eppa Rixey 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Walter Johnson 24
3 Herb Pennock 22
4 Burleigh Grimes 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 271
2 Walter Johnson 135
3 Burleigh Grimes 132
4 Herb Pennock 101
5 Urban Shocker 98

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