On This Day

Saturday, June 6, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	31	14	.689	--
Senators	30	17	.638	2.0
White Sox	24	22	.522	7.5
Indians	22	23	.489	9.0
Browns	24	27	.471	10.0
Tigers	21	28	.429	12.0
Yankees	19	27	.413	12.5
Red Sox	17	30	.362	15.0

Games

Indians 8, Red Sox 4

Yankees 11, Browns 9

Tigers 6, Athletics 4

Senators 4, White Sox 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	30	14	.682	--
Robins	26	19	.578	4.5
Pirates	23	19	.548	6.0
Phillies	21	22	.488	8.5
Reds	21	23	.477	9.0
Braves	18	25	.419	11.5
Cubs	19	27	.413	12.0
Cardinals	18	27	.400	12.5

Games

Robins 12, Cubs 9

Pirates 9, Phillies 3

Cardinals 6, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank O'Rourke	4
1	Milt Stock	4
3	Ray Blades	3
3	Lu Blue	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Leo Dixon	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Sammy Hale	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mandy Brooks	4
2	Howard Freigau	3
2	Gene Robertson	3
2	Jack Smith	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Charlie Jamieson	2
2	George Grantham	1
2	Dick Loftus	1
2	Sam Rice	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jesse Haines	0.83
2	Walter Johnson	0.67
3	Burleigh Grimes	0.50
4	Rube Walberg	0.30
5	Sheriff Blake	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	Sad Sam Jones	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Burleigh Grimes	6
2	Jesse Haines	5
3	Walter Johnson	4
4	Sheriff Blake	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Nelson Greene	1
1	Ken Holloway	1
1	Herb Pennock	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.406
2	Tris Speaker	.401
3	Harry Heilmann	.400
4	Ty Cobb	.394
5	Earle Combs	.392

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	60
2	Ken Williams	56
3	Ty Cobb	47
4	Rogers Hornsby	46
5	Al Simmons	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	19
2	Sparky Adams	14
3	Ossie Bluege	10
3	Goose Goslin	10
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gray	1.43
2	Jack Scott	2.60
3	Walter Johnson	2.61
4	Ted Lyons	2.63
5	Dolf Luque	3.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	9
1	Eddie Rommel	9
3	Sam Gray	8
3	Jack Scott	8
5	3 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	73
2	Lefty Grove	54
3	Dolf Luque	50
4	Walter Johnson	42
5	Flint Rhem	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Sarge Connally	3
2	Waite Hoyt	3
2	Ted Lyons	3
5	9 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Wingo	.545
2	Harry Heilmann	.509
3	Dick Burrus	.479
4	George Grantham	.472
5	Eddie Collins	.460

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	7
2	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	Ken Williams	5
4	Ike Boone	4
4	Frank Snyder	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	26
2	Harry Heilmann	23
3	Ty Cobb	20
4	Ken Williams	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	6
1	Howard Freigau	6
1	Goose Goslin	6
4	Ossie Bluege	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Benton	1.42
2	Vic Aldridge	1.59
3	Jack Quinn	1.91
4	Lee Meadows	2.00
5	Bill Sherdel	2.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sad Sam Jones	4
2	Jess Doyle	3
2	Jesse Haines	3
2	Walter Johnson	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	29
2	Lefty Grove	22
3	Dutch Leonard	17
4	Dolf Luque	16
5	Bob Shawkey	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Waite Hoyt	2
3	Virgil Barnes	1
3	Stan Baumgartner	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Burrus	.474
2	Chicken Hawks	.449
3	Tris Speaker	.430
4	Al Simmons	.427
5	Clyde Barnhart	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	14
2	Rogers Hornsby	11
3	Ken Williams	10
4	Ike Boone	6
4	Gabby Hartnett	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	51
2	Rogers Hornsby	37
3	Ken Williams	36
4	Harry Heilmann	34
5	Ty Cobb	30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gray	1.09
2	Mike Cvengros	1.98
3	Jack Scott	2.33
4	Ted Lyons	2.40
5	Stan Coveleski	2.42

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	Ted Lyons	6
3	Virgil Barnes	5
3	Sad Sam Jones	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	51
2	Lefty Grove	39
3	Walter Johnson	30
3	Flint Rhem	30
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Waite Hoyt	3
3	Art Decatur	2
4	Babe Adams	1
4	29 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.421
2	Babe Ruth	.375
3	Zack Wheat	.364
4	Edd Roush	.364
5	Tris Speaker	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	35
2	Babe Ruth	33
3	Bob Meusel	25
4	High Pockets Kelly	24
5	3 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	159
2	High Pockets Kelly	133
2	Al Simmons	133
4	Goose Goslin	128
5	Glenn Wright	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	47
2	Eddie Collins	40
3	Kiki Cuyler	38
4	Jack Smith	28
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	2.62
2	Dazzy Vance	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	26
3	Eddie Rommel	22
4	Burleigh Grimes	21
5	Herb Pennock	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	278
2	Walter Johnson	139
3	Burleigh Grimes	134
4	Dolf Luque	101
5	Herb Pennock	99

Saves

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