On This Day

Tuesday, June 16, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	36	18	.667	--
Senators	35	19	.648	1.0
White Sox	27	26	.509	8.5
Indians	26	28	.481	10.0
Browns	28	31	.475	10.5
Yankees	23	31	.426	13.0
Tigers	24	33	.421	13.5
Red Sox	21	34	.382	15.5

Games

Red Sox 2, White Sox 1

Tigers 5, Yankees 3

Athletics 12, Indians 7

Senators 3, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	33	20	.623	--
Pirates	29	21	.580	2.5
Reds	29	24	.547	4.0
Robins	29	25	.537	4.5
Cardinals	26	29	.473	8.0
Cubs	25	31	.446	9.5
Phillies	21	31	.404	11.5
Braves	21	32	.396	12.0

Games

Braves 7, Cubs 4

Reds 6, Robins 5

Pirates 13, Giants 11

Cardinals 6, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Max Carey	5
2	Irish Meusel	4
2	Billy Southworth	4
2	Bill Terry	4
2	Glenn Wright	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Sammy Hale	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Sammy Hale	4
1	Cy Perkins	4
3	Dave Harris	3
3	High Pockets Kelly	3
3	3 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	1
1	Mandy Brooks	1
1	Gus Felix	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	0.64
2	Charlie Robertson	0.62
3	Earl Whitehill	0.33
4	Howard Ehmke	0.25
5	Wilbur Cooper	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	Howard Ehmke	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Jesse Haines	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	7
2	James Edwards	5
2	Charlie Robertson	5
4	Earl Whitehill	4
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Rommel	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.416
2	Ty Cobb	.402
3	Al Simmons	.391
4	Harry Heilmann	.391
5	Milt Stock	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	17
2	Bob Meusel	16
3	Gabby Hartnett	15
3	Ken Williams	15
5	Al Simmons	11

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	68
2	Ken Williams	67
3	Ty Cobb	57
4	Rogers Hornsby	56
5	Al Simmons	53

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	20
2	Sparky Adams	16
3	Jack Smith	12
4	Max Carey	11
4	Kiki Cuyler	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gray	1.43
2	Walter Johnson	2.61
3	Eppa Rixey	2.88
4	Dolf Luque	2.91
5	Jack Scott	3.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	10
2	Pete Donohue	9
2	Lee Meadows	9
2	Eppa Rixey	9
2	2 others tied	9

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	83
2	Lefty Grove	60
3	Walter Johnson	57
3	Dolf Luque	57
5	Jack Scott	44

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	Rube Bressler	.533
2	George Grantham	.500
2	Bill Lamar	.500
4	Rogers Hornsby	.490
5	Eddie Collins	.489

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Bottomley	6
1	Mandy Brooks	6
3	Ken Williams	5
4	Charlie Grimm	4
4	4 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	21
2	Mandy Brooks	20
3	Jim Bottomley	19
4	Tris Speaker	17
4	Ken Williams	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jack Smith	7
2	Homer Ezzell	5
2	Charlie Jamieson	5
4	Kiki Cuyler	4
4	Goose Goslin	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Jacobs	0.00
2	Dolf Luque	0.47
3	Red Faber	1.00
4	Howard Ehmke	1.50
5	Eppa Rixey	1.99

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	4
1	Howard Ehmke	4
3	Sad Sam Jones	3
3	Lee Meadows	3
3	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	19
2	Percy Jones	17
2	Dolf Luque	17
4	Dazzy Vance	16
5	Jack Scott	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	2
2	Virgil Barnes	1
2	Stan Baumgartner	1
2	Sheriff Blake	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Burrus	.442
2	George Grantham	.432
3	Harry Heilmann	.429
4	Eddie Collins	.418
5	Al Simmons	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	9
2	Bob Meusel	8
2	Ken Williams	8
4	Ike Boone	6
4	3 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	41
2	Ken Williams	38
3	Ty Cobb	34
4	Rogers Hornsby	33
5	Al Simmons	31

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	11
2	Jack Smith	9
3	Max Carey	7
3	Kiki Cuyler	7
3	2 others tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Elmer Jacobs	2.13
2	Howard Ehmke	2.29
3	Dolf Luque	2.55
4	Ray Kremer	2.56
5	Bill Sherdel	2.84

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	6
1	Eppa Rixey	6
3	Howard Ehmke	5
3	Walter Johnson	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	53
2	Lefty Grove	36
3	Walter Johnson	34
4	Percy Jones	31
5	Dolf Luque	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Guy Bush	2
2	Waite Hoyt	2
2	Rube Walberg	2
5	23 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.431
2	Babe Ruth	.375
3	Eddie Collins	.366
4	Tris Speaker	.359
5	Zack Wheat	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	37
2	Babe Ruth	34
3	Bob Meusel	26
4	Gabby Hartnett	23
4	High Pockets Kelly	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	158
2	Al Simmons	136
3	High Pockets Kelly	132
4	Jim Bottomley	128
4	Goose Goslin	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	48
2	Eddie Collins	41
3	Kiki Cuyler	40
4	Jack Smith	31
5	Sparky Adams	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bill Sherdel	2.65
2	Walter Johnson	2.71
3	Eppa Rixey	2.78
4	Dazzy Vance	2.88
5	Herb Pennock	2.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	26
2	Walter Johnson	25
3	Eddie Rommel	22
4	Pete Donohue	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	266
2	Walter Johnson	145
3	Burleigh Grimes	129
4	Dolf Luque	103
5	Herb Pennock	98

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