On This Day

Thursday, June 18, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	38	18	.679	--
Senators	36	20	.643	2.0
White Sox	29	27	.518	9.0
Browns	29	32	.475	11.5
Indians	26	30	.464	12.0
Tigers	26	33	.441	13.5
Yankees	23	33	.411	15.0
Red Sox	22	36	.379	17.0

Games

White Sox 5, Red Sox 1

Athletics 6, Indians 2

Tigers 6, Yankees 3

Browns 9, Senators 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	34	21	.618	--
Pirates	30	22	.577	2.5
Reds	30	25	.545	4.0
Robins	30	26	.536	4.5
Cardinals	27	29	.482	7.5
Cubs	26	32	.448	9.5
Phillies	22	32	.407	11.5
Braves	21	33	.389	12.5

Games

Phillies 5, Cubs 1

Giants 4, Reds 3

Robins 6, Pirates 2

Cardinals 4, Braves 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Ty Cobb	4
2	Ike Boone	3
2	Gus Felix	3
2	Jack Fournier	3
2	Les Mann	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ray Blades	1
1	Ossie Bluege	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Earle Combs	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby LaMotte	6
2	Ossie Bluege	3
2	Irish Meusel	3
4	Hod Ford	2
4	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Burrus	1
1	Willie Kamm	1
1	High Pockets Kelly	1
1	Heinie Manush	1
1	Irish Meusel	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ray Kremer	0.75
2	Dazzy Vance	0.70
3	Ed Wells	0.55
4	Elmer Jacobs	0.45
5	Jimmy Ring	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	Walt Huntzinger	1
1	Ted Lyons	1
1	Jimmy Ring	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	7
2	Ray Kremer	6
2	Ed Wells	6
4	Elmer Jacobs	5
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.418
1	Rogers Hornsby	.418
3	Al Simmons	.394
4	Harry Heilmann	.394
5	Jim Bottomley	.380

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
1	Ken Williams	68
3	Ty Cobb	63
4	Rogers Hornsby	57
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	Bill Sherdel	2.64
4	Dolf Luque	2.68
5	Eppa Rixey	2.88

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	90
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	.563
2	Frank Welch	.517
3	Ty Cobb	.500
4	Bill Lamar	.475
5	Rube Bressler	.471

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mandy Brooks	23
2	Ken Williams	18
3	Ty Cobb	17
4	Earl Sheely	16
4	Butch Weis	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ike Davis	5
1	Homer Ezzell	5
1	Jack Smith	5
4	Kiki Cuyler	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	0.32
2	Red Faber	1.00
3	Elmer Jacobs	1.19
4	Howard Ehmke	1.33
5	Firpo Marberry	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	4
2	Howard Ehmke	3
2	Red Faber	3
2	Slim Harriss	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Dolf Luque	22
3	Walter Johnson	19
4	Percy Jones	17
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	.487
2	Dick Burrus	.438
3	Harry Heilmann	.429
3	Rogers Hornsby	.429
5	Eddie Collins	.425

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	38
2	Bob Meusel	37
3	Ken Williams	36
4	Rogers Hornsby	34
5	Al Simmons	30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.16
2	Howard Ehmke	2.29
3	Elmer Jacobs	2.43
4	Pete Donohue	2.63
5	Vic Aldridge	2.70

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	56
2	Walter Johnson	34
3	Dolf Luque	32
4	Percy Jones	31
5	Lefty Grove	30

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Guy Bush	2
2	Waite Hoyt	2
2	Rube Walberg	2
5	20 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.434
2	Babe Ruth	.365
3	Eddie Collins	.363
4	Tris Speaker	.362
5	Harry Heilmann	.358

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	37
2	Babe Ruth	33
3	Bob Meusel	26
4	Gabby Hartnett	23
5	4 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	158
2	Al Simmons	136
3	Jim Bottomley	129
3	High Pockets Kelly	129
5	Glenn Wright	128

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	2.64
2	Bill Sherdel	2.73
3	Eppa Rixey	2.79
4	Herb Pennock	2.81
5	Dazzy Vance	2.85

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	27
2	Walter Johnson	25
3	Eddie Rommel	22
4	Pete Donohue	20
4	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	273
2	Walter Johnson	143
3	Burleigh Grimes	128
4	Dolf Luque	108
5	Bob Shawkey	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