On This Day

Thursday, May 28, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 25 10 .714 --
Senators 23 14 .622 3.0
White Sox 21 16 .568 5.0
Indians 19 16 .543 6.0
Browns 19 22 .463 9.0
Yankees 15 21 .417 10.5
Tigers 15 25 .375 12.5
Red Sox 12 25 .324 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 11 .694 --
Robins 21 15 .583 4.0
Pirates 18 16 .529 6.0
Reds 17 18 .486 7.5
Phillies 17 18 .486 7.5
Braves 16 19 .457 8.5
Cubs 15 23 .395 11.0
Cardinals 13 22 .371 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Max Bishop 5
1 Goose Goslin 5
3 Ike Boone 4
3 Steve O'Neill 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Ike Boone 1
1 Chick Fewster 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bing Miller 5
2 Slim Harriss 4
2 Willie Kamm 4
2 Al Simmons 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Meusel 3
2 Howard Freigau 2
2 Tommy Griffith 2
4 Ossie Bluege 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Shawkey 0.78
2 Walter Johnson 0.33
3 Dolf Luque 0.30
4 Benn Karr 0.29
5 3 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Jess Doyle 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shawkey 7
2 Ray Francis 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Dolf Luque 3
2 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .405
2 Dave Bancroft .400
3 Al Simmons .395
4 Jack Fournier .393
5 Ty Cobb .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 13
2 Bob Meusel 10
3 Rogers Hornsby 9
3 Ken Williams 9
5 Gene Robertson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 42
2 Bob Meusel 40
3 Glenn Wright 36
4 Ty Cobb 34
4 Al Simmons 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 16
2 Sparky Adams 10
3 Max Carey 9
4 Ossie Bluege 7
4 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 1.43
2 Ted Lyons 1.91
3 Rube Walberg 2.23
4 Jack Bentley 2.53
5 George Uhle 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 8
2 Walter Johnson 7
3 Lee Meadows 6
3 Jack Quinn 6
3 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 54
2 Lefty Grove 39
2 Dolf Luque 39
4 Walter Johnson 34
5 3 tied 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
4 Guy Bush 2
4 5 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Burrus .478
2 Chicken Hawks .475
3 Earl Smith .457
4 Al Simmons .439
5 Ray Blades .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Meusel 5
2 Mickey Cochrane 4
2 Gabby Hartnett 4
2 Gene Robertson 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 19
2 Bing Miller 18
3 Harry Heilmann 16
3 Rogers Hornsby 16
3 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 6
2 Sparky Adams 5
3 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 Ike Davis 4
3 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Cvengros 0.61
2 Rube Walberg 1.48
3 Ray Kremer 1.50
4 George Uhle 1.61
5 Ike Kamp 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Barnes 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 Sad Sam Jones 3
4 Vic Aldridge 2
4 25 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 24
2 Lefty Grove 21
3 Walter Johnson 18
4 Dutch Leonard 14
4 Flint Rhem 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Rube Benton 1
3 Guy Bush 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .492
2 Al Simmons .457
3 Dave Bancroft .444
4 Dick Burrus .420
5 Harry Heilmann .416

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Meusel 9
2 Rogers Hornsby 8
3 Ken Williams 7
4 Gabby Hartnett 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 34
1 Bob Meusel 34
3 Rogers Hornsby 29
3 Glenn Wright 29
5 Ken Williams 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 8
1 Max Carey 8
3 Bob Meusel 6
3 Johnny Mostil 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 0.86
2 Ted Lyons 1.40
3 Rube Walberg 1.73
4 Urban Shocker 2.26
5 Stan Coveleski 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
2 Sam Gray 5
3 Virgil Barnes 4
3 Hal Carlson 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 43
2 Lefty Grove 30
3 Walter Johnson 28
4 Flint Rhem 25
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Guy Bush 2
1 Alex Ferguson 2
1 Waite Hoyt 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Jack Scott 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .411
2 Babe Ruth .388
3 Edd Roush .368
4 Zack Wheat .368
5 Tris Speaker .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 35
2 Rogers Hornsby 29
3 High Pockets Kelly 25
4 Jack Fournier 24
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 142
2 High Pockets Kelly 141
3 Goose Goslin 131
4 Al Simmons 126
5 Glenn Wright 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 49
2 Eddie Collins 39
3 Kiki Cuyler 36
4 Bob Meusel 28
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.65
2 Rube Benton 2.65
3 Eppa Rixey 2.69
4 Firpo Marberry 2.75
5 Herb Pennock 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Walter Johnson 25
3 Herb Pennock 22
4 Burleigh Grimes 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 271
2 Walter Johnson 140
3 Burleigh Grimes 132
4 Herb Pennock 101
5 Urban Shocker 98

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Allen Russell 9
3 Sarge Connally 8
4 Dave Danforth 6
4 2 others tied 6