On This Day

Wednesday, June 3, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 29 13 .690 --
Senators 27 17 .614 3.0
White Sox 24 20 .545 6.0
Browns 24 24 .500 8.0
Indians 20 22 .476 9.0
Tigers 20 27 .426 11.5
Yankees 17 26 .395 12.5
Red Sox 16 28 .364 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 13 .683 --
Robins 24 18 .571 4.5
Pirates 21 18 .538 6.0
Phillies 20 20 .500 7.5
Reds 19 23 .452 9.5
Braves 18 23 .439 10.0
Cubs 18 25 .419 11.0
Cardinals 17 25 .405 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Earle Combs 4
1 Harry Heilmann 4
3 Dick Burrus 3
3 Eddie Collins 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Burns 1
1 Chuck Dressen 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Howie Shanks 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 4
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
3 Ray Blades 3
3 Earle Combs 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 2
2 Jim Bottomley 1
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 Charlie Jamieson 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Donohue 0.33
2 Stan Baumgartner 0.17
2 Dave Danforth 0.17
4 Ted Lyons 0.11
5 3 tied 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Danforth 1
1 Leo Dickerman 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Danforth 2
1 Pete Donohue 2
1 Ted Lyons 2
1 Bob Shawkey 2
5 12 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .415
2 Tris Speaker .410
3 Harry Heilmann .406
4 Ty Cobb .392
5 George Sisler .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Meusel 15
2 Gabby Hartnett 14
3 Rogers Hornsby 13
4 Ken Williams 10
5 Al Simmons 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 53
2 Ken Williams 50
3 Ty Cobb 46
4 Rogers Hornsby 42
4 Al Simmons 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 19
2 Sparky Adams 14
3 Ossie Bluege 9
3 Max Carey 9
5 Ike Davis 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 1.43
2 Jack Scott 2.55
3 Ted Lyons 2.63
4 Rube Walberg 2.72
5 George Uhle 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 9
2 Sam Gray 8
2 Walter Johnson 8
4 Jack Quinn 7
4 Jack Scott 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 67
2 Lefty Grove 49
3 Dolf Luque 40
4 Walter Johnson 38
5 Flint Rhem 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Sarge Connally 3
2 Ted Lyons 3
4 Guy Bush 2
4 7 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Burrus .509
2 Harry Heilmann .500
2 Al Wingo .500
4 Al Simmons .493
5 Tris Speaker .471

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Meusel 7
2 Rogers Hornsby 5
3 Ike Boone 4
3 Mickey Cochrane 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 22
1 Bob Meusel 22
3 Ty Cobb 19
3 Rogers Hornsby 19
3 Al Simmons 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 6
2 Max Carey 5
2 Howard Freigau 5
4 Ossie Bluege 4
4 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Quinn 0.72
2 Vic Aldridge 1.25
3 Mike Cvengros 1.45
4 Bill Sherdel 1.98
5 Dutch Leonard 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Virgil Barnes 3
1 Hooks Dauss 3
1 Jess Doyle 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 33
2 Lefty Grove 19
3 Vic Aldridge 16
4 Walter Johnson 15
4 Bob Shawkey 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Bert Cole 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .460
2 Tris Speaker .457
3 Dick Burrus .443
4 Chicken Hawks .434
5 Harry Heilmann .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Meusel 14
2 Rogers Hornsby 9
3 Ken Williams 7
4 Ike Boone 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 44
2 Ty Cobb 41
3 Harry Heilmann 37
4 Ken Williams 34
5 Rogers Hornsby 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 11
2 Max Carey 8
3 Johnny Mostil 7
4 Bob Meusel 6
4 Jack Smith 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 1.09
2 Mike Cvengros 1.23
3 Virgil Barnes 2.06
4 Ted Lyons 2.40
5 Stan Coveleski 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Ted Lyons 6
1 Eddie Rommel 6
4 Virgil Barnes 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 53
2 Lefty Grove 39
3 Walter Johnson 31
4 Flint Rhem 29
5 Waite Hoyt 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Art Decatur 2
2 Alex Ferguson 2
2 Waite Hoyt 2
5 26 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .417
2 Babe Ruth .379
3 Zack Wheat .364
4 Tris Speaker .363
5 Edd Roush .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 33
1 Babe Ruth 33
3 Bob Meusel 25
4 Gabby Hartnett 24
4 High Pockets Kelly 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 153
2 High Pockets Kelly 133
2 Al Simmons 133
4 Goose Goslin 131
5 Harry Heilmann 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 47
2 Eddie Collins 40
3 Kiki Cuyler 36
4 Jack Smith 29
5 Bob Meusel 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.50
2 Walter Johnson 2.67
3 Eppa Rixey 2.72
4 Rube Ehrhardt 2.74
5 Rube Benton 2.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 278
2 Walter Johnson 135
3 Burleigh Grimes 128
4 Herb Pennock 100
5 Urban Shocker 96

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 17
2 Allen Russell 9
3 Sarge Connally 7
4 Dave Danforth 6
4 Hooks Dauss 6