On This Day

Thursday, June 4, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 30 13 .698 --
Senators 28 17 .622 3.0
White Sox 24 20 .545 6.5
Browns 24 25 .490 9.0
Indians 21 22 .488 9.0
Tigers 20 27 .426 12.0
Yankees 17 27 .386 13.5
Red Sox 16 29 .356 15.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 29 13 .690 --
Robins 24 19 .558 5.5
Pirates 22 18 .550 6.0
Phillies 20 21 .488 8.5
Reds 20 23 .465 9.5
Cubs 19 25 .432 11.0
Braves 18 24 .429 11.0
Cardinals 17 26 .395 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
1 Charlie Grimm 4
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
1 Irish Meusel 4
1 Babe Pinelli 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
1 Joe Judge 2
3 Kiki Cuyler 1
3 Wayland Dean 1
3 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 4
1 Charlie Grimm 4
1 Freddie Lindstrom 4
1 Zack Taylor 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Goose Goslin 3
2 Chick Galloway 2
3 Ossie Bluege 1
3 Kiki Cuyler 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Slim Harriss 0.67
1 Hugh McQuillan 0.67
3 Lee Meadows 0.58
4 Dutch Ruether 0.20
5 Jesse Barnes 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wayland Dean 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Tony Kaufmann 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Meadows 7
2 Slim Harriss 4
2 Hugh McQuillan 4
4 Jesse Barnes 2
4 6 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Sheriff Blake 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .413
2 Tris Speaker .408
3 Harry Heilmann .406
4 George Sisler .395
5 Ty Cobb .392

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 56
2 Ken Williams 51
3 Ty Cobb 46
4 Rogers Hornsby 45
5 Al Simmons 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 19
2 Sparky Adams 14
3 Ossie Bluege 10
4 Max Carey 9
4 Goose Goslin 9

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 Walter Johnson 2.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 9
2 Sam Gray 8
2 Walter Johnson 8
4 Lee Meadows 7
4 2 others tied 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 Virgil Barnes 2
4 9 others tied 2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .510
2 Al Wingo .500
3 Eddie Collins .468
4 Dick Burrus .463
5 Al Simmons .456

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 7
1 Bob Meusel 7
3 Ike Boone 4
3 Mickey Cochrane 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 23
2 Harry Heilmann 21
2 Rogers Hornsby 21
2 Al Simmons 21
5 Ty Cobb 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 6
2 Ossie Bluege 5
2 Max Carey 5
2 Howard Freigau 5
2 Goose Goslin 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vic Aldridge 1.25
2 Mike Cvengros 1.45
3 Dutch Leonard 1.50
4 Jack Quinn 1.78
5 Bill Sherdel 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Jess Doyle 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 Sad Sam Jones 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 33
2 Lefty Grove 17
3 Vic Aldridge 16
4 Walter Johnson 15
4 2 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
2 Virgil Barnes 1
2 Rube Benton 1
2 Sheriff Blake 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Burrus .454
2 Tris Speaker .452
3 Chicken Hawks .447
4 Al Simmons .440
5 Harry Heilmann .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Meusel 14
2 Rogers Hornsby 11
3 Ken Williams 7
4 Ike Boone 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 47
2 Ty Cobb 40
3 Rogers Hornsby 36
4 Harry Heilmann 35
5 Ken Williams 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 11
2 Max Carey 8
3 Johnny Mostil 7
4 Goose Goslin 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 1.09
2 Mike Cvengros 1.23
3 Virgil Barnes 2.03
4 Rube Walberg 2.32
5 Ted Lyons 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
1 Ted Lyons 6
1 Eddie Rommel 6
4 Virgil Barnes 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 53
2 Lefty Grove 36
3 Walter Johnson 31
4 Flint Rhem 29
5 Dutch Leonard 22

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 .422
2 Babe Ruth .375
3 Zack Wheat .366
4 Edd Roush .364
5 Tris Speaker .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 35
2 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 156
2 Al Simmons 135
3 High Pockets Kelly 133
4 Goose Goslin 130
5 Harry Heilmann 123

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 47
2 Eddie Collins 40
3 Kiki Cuyler 37
4 Jack Smith 29
5 Bob Meusel 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.50
2 Walter Johnson 2.67
3 Rube Benton 2.78
4 Eppa Rixey 2.89
5 Bill Sherdel 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Walter Johnson 25
3 Eddie Rommel 22
4 Burleigh Grimes 20
4 Herb Pennock 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 278
2 Walter Johnson 135
3 Burleigh Grimes 128
4 Herb Pennock 99
5 Bob Shawkey 94

Saves

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