On This Day

Friday, June 12, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	33	17	.660	--
Senators	32	19	.627	1.5
White Sox	27	23	.540	6.0
Indians	25	25	.500	8.0
Browns	27	29	.482	9.0
Tigers	23	31	.426	12.0
Yankees	21	30	.412	12.5
Red Sox	19	33	.365	15.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Browns 2

Indians 5, Yankees 2

White Sox 15, Athletics 1

Senators 7, Tigers 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	33	17	.660	--
Pirates	26	21	.553	5.5
Robins	28	23	.549	5.5
Reds	27	23	.540	6.0
Phillies	21	27	.438	11.0
Cardinals	22	29	.431	11.5
Cubs	22	30	.423	12.0
Braves	20	29	.408	12.5

Games

Cubs 9, Braves 7

Reds 6, Robins 0

Pirates 6, Giants 2

Cardinals 4, Phillies 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Collins	4
2	Sparky Adams	3
2	Rube Bressler	3
2	Dick Burrus	3
2	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rube Bressler	1
1	Dick Burrus	1
1	Howard Freigau	1
1	George Grantham	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Schalk	5
2	Rube Bressler	4
2	Earl Sheely	4
4	Goose Goslin	3
4	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	Ira Flagstead	1
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	1
1	Curt Walker	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Joe Shaute	1.60
2	Bob Shawkey	0.62
3	Howard Ehmke	0.44
4	Red Faber	0.38
5	Johnny Cooney	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Vic Keen	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Joe Shaute	8
2	Bob Shawkey	5
3	Johnny Cooney	4
3	Howard Ehmke	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.428
2	Rogers Hornsby	.399
3	Harry Heilmann	.395
4	Al Simmons	.390
5	Jim Bottomley	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	16
2	Bob Meusel	15
2	Ken Williams	15
4	Gabby Hartnett	14
5	2 tied	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	65
2	Bob Meusel	63
3	Ty Cobb	57
4	Rogers Hornsby	51
5	Al Simmons	47

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	19
2	Sparky Adams	16
3	Max Carey	11
4	Ossie Bluege	10
4	3 others tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gray	1.43
2	Bill Sherdel	2.57
3	Ted Lyons	2.63
4	Jack Scott	2.64
5	Walter Johnson	2.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	9
1	Eddie Rommel	9
1	Jack Scott	9
4	Pete Donohue	8
4	2 others tied	8

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	79
2	Lefty Grove	57
2	Dolf Luque	57
4	Walter Johnson	50
5	Jack Scott	42

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	6
2	Guy Bush	3
2	Sarge Connally	3
2	Waite Hoyt	3
2	Ted Lyons	3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Wingo	.556
2	George Grantham	.526
3	Ty Cobb	.509
4	Willie Kamm	.478
5	Dick Burrus	.475

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	7
2	Ken Williams	6
3	Bob Meusel	5
4	Mandy Brooks	4
4	Irish Meusel	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	23
1	Bob Meusel	23
1	Ken Williams	23
4	Willie Kamm	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	6
2	Goose Goslin	5
3	Homer Ezzell	4
3	Sam Rice	4
3	Jack Smith	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vic Aldridge	1.73
2	Dolf Luque	2.00
2	Jack Scott	2.00
2	Emil Yde	2.00
5	Eppa Rixey	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	4
2	Howard Ehmke	3
2	Jesse Petty	3
2	Eppa Rixey	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	25
2	Lefty Grove	18
2	Percy Jones	18
2	Dolf Luque	18
5	Walter Johnson	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Virgil Barnes	1
2	Stan Baumgartner	1
2	Sheriff Blake	1
2	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Burrus	.477
2	George Grantham	.446
3	Ty Cobb	.421
4	Earl Sheely	.414
5	Tris Speaker	.407

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	11
2	Bob Meusel	10
3	Ken Williams	9
4	Ike Boone	6
4	Gabby Hartnett	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	42
2	Ken Williams	39
3	Rogers Hornsby	36
4	Ty Cobb	34
5	Harry Heilmann	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	11
2	Max Carey	8
2	Jack Smith	8
4	Kiki Cuyler	7
4	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mike Cvengros	1.70
2	Ray Kremer	2.14
3	Jake Miller	2.43
4	Bill Sherdel	2.70
5	Jack Scott	2.72

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	5
1	Walter Johnson	5
1	Sad Sam Jones	5
1	Eppa Rixey	5
1	Jack Scott	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	49
2	Lefty Grove	41
3	Walter Johnson	34
4	Dolf Luque	31
5	Percy Jones	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Waite Hoyt	3
3	Guy Bush	2
3	Art Decatur	2
5	24 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.422
2	Babe Ruth	.372
3	Tris Speaker	.363
4	Eddie Collins	.361
5	Zack Wheat	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	36
2	Babe Ruth	33
3	Bob Meusel	25
4	High Pockets Kelly	24
4	Ken Williams	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	159
2	High Pockets Kelly	135
3	Al Simmons	131
4	Goose Goslin	128
5	Jim Bottomley	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	48
2	Eddie Collins	41
3	Kiki Cuyler	39
4	Jack Smith	28
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Sherdel	2.67
2	Rube Benton	2.75
3	Eppa Rixey	2.77
4	Walter Johnson	2.78
5	Dazzy Vance	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	26
2	Walter Johnson	25
3	Eddie Rommel	22
4	Herb Pennock	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	273
2	Walter Johnson	140
3	Burleigh Grimes	129
4	Dolf Luque	103
5	Herb Pennock	102

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	18
2	Allen Russell	9
3	Sarge Connally	7
4	Dave Danforth	6
4	2 others tied	6