On This Day

Wednesday, June 17, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 37 18 .673 --
Senators 36 19 .655 1.0
White Sox 28 27 .509 9.0
Indians 26 29 .473 11.0
Browns 28 32 .467 11.5
Tigers 25 33 .431 13.5
Yankees 23 32 .418 14.0
Red Sox 22 35 .386 16.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 33 21 .611 --
Pirates 30 21 .588 1.5
Reds 30 24 .556 3.0
Robins 29 26 .527 4.5
Cardinals 26 29 .473 7.5
Cubs 26 31 .456 8.5
Phillies 21 32 .396 11.5
Braves 21 32 .396 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ike Boone 5
2 Mandy Brooks 3
2 Roy Carlyle 3
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mandy Brooks 1
1 Roy Carlyle 1
1 Ty Cobb 1
1 Lew Fonseca 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Carlyle 6
2 Ty Cobb 5
3 Earl Sheely 4
3 Al Wingo 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ike Davis 3
2 Mandy Brooks 1
2 Eddie Collins 1
2 Lew Fonseca 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dolf Luque 0.83
2 Red Faber 0.64
3 Hooks Dauss 0.57
4 Sheriff Blake 0.55
5 Slim Harriss 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Faber 7
2 Sheriff Blake 6
3 Dolf Luque 5
4 Hooks Dauss 4
4 Slim Harriss 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .416
2 Ty Cobb .405
3 Al Simmons .393
4 Harry Heilmann .393
5 Jim Bottomley .378

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 62
4 Rogers Hornsby 56
5 Al Simmons 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 21
2 Sparky Adams 16
3 Ike Davis 13
4 Jack Smith 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 1.43
2 Walter Johnson 2.61
3 Dolf Luque 2.68
4 Eppa Rixey 2.88
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 Dolf Luque 62
3 Lefty Grove 60
4 Walter Johnson 57
5 Jack Scott 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 7
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 Rogers Hornsby .521
2 Rube Bressler .500
3 Bill Lamar .483
4 Jim Bottomley .464
5 George Grantham .457

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mandy Brooks 7
2 Ken Williams 5
3 Jim Bottomley 4
3 Lou Gehrig 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mandy Brooks 23
2 Ty Cobb 17
2 Bob Meusel 17
2 Earl Sheely 17
2 Ken Williams 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Smith 6
2 Ike Davis 5
2 Homer Ezzell 5
2 Charlie Jamieson 5
5 3 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Jacobs 0.00
2 Dolf Luque 0.32
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 Red Faber 3
3 Slim Harriss 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 22
2 Walter Johnson 19
3 Percy Jones 17
4 Dazzy Vance 16
5 3 tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
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 Al Wingo .500
2 Dick Burrus .442
3 Harry Rice .429
4 Eddie Collins .427
5 Harry Heilmann .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 9
2 Bob Meusel 8
2 Ken Williams 8
4 Mandy Brooks 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 40
2 Ty Cobb 39
3 Ken Williams 37
4 Rogers Hornsby 33
5 Al Simmons 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 10
2 Ike Davis 9
2 Jack Smith 9
4 Johnny Mostil 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elmer Jacobs 2.13
2 Dolf Luque 2.16
3 Howard Ehmke 2.29
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 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 49
2 Lefty Grove 36
3 Walter Johnson 34
4 Dolf Luque 32
5 Percy Jones 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
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 .433
2 Babe Ruth .371
3 Eddie Collins .367
4 Tris Speaker .363
5 Edd Roush .359

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 131
4 Jim Bottomley 128
5 Glenn Wright 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 48
2 Eddie Collins 42
3 Kiki Cuyler 40
4 Jack Smith 31
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 2.64
2 Bill Sherdel 2.65
3 Eppa Rixey 2.79
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 143
3 Burleigh Grimes 128
4 Dolf Luque 108
5 Bob Shawkey 99

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