On This Day

Friday, July 17, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	54	29	.651	--
Senators	54	31	.635	1.0
Browns	46	42	.523	10.5
White Sox	45	42	.517	11.0
Tigers	44	43	.506	12.0
Indians	40	49	.449	17.0
Yankees	36	50	.419	19.5
Red Sox	26	59	.306	29.0

Games

Athletics 8, White Sox 1

Yankees 5, Indians 1

Tigers 6, Senators 3

Browns 9, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	49	31	.613	--
Giants	51	33	.607	0.0
Robins	42	41	.506	8.5
Reds	40	42	.488	10.0
Phillies	40	44	.476	11.0
Cardinals	40	44	.476	11.0
Cubs	37	47	.440	14.0
Braves	34	51	.400	17.5

Games

Reds 4, Robins 0

Pirates 7, Braves 3

Cardinals 6, Giants 1

Cubs 7, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Earle Combs	4
1	Chick Hafey	4
1	Bill Lamar	4
1	Edd Roush	4
5	4 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Tommy Griffith	1
1	George Harper	1
1	Abie Hood	1
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pie Traynor	4
2	Hughie Critz	3
2	Sammy Hale	3
2	Ken Williams	3
5	6 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Homer Ezzell	3
2	Carson Bigbee	1
2	Earle Combs	1
2	Ike Davis	1
2	7 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Jack Quinn	0.60
2	Guy Bush	0.50
3	Duster Mails	0.44
4	Hooks Dauss	0.33
5	Vic Aldridge	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Bush	4
1	Duster Mails	4
3	Hooks Dauss	3
3	Red Faber	3
3	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Walberg	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.420
2	Tris Speaker	.402
3	Ty Cobb	.402
4	Harry Heilmann	.386
5	Jack Fournier	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	24
2	Ken Williams	22
3	Gabby Hartnett	21
3	Bob Meusel	21
5	High Pockets Kelly	15

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	94
2	Bob Meusel	88
3	Rogers Hornsby	80
4	Ty Cobb	79
5	Jack Fournier	78

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	30
2	Max Carey	19
2	Sam Rice	19
4	Sparky Adams	18
4	Goose Goslin	18

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gray	2.34
2	Stan Coveleski	2.65
3	Walter Johnson	2.68
4	Dolf Luque	2.72
5	Rube Benton	3.11

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	15
2	Pete Donohue	13
2	Lee Meadows	13
4	Stan Coveleski	12
4	3 others tied	12

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	120
2	Lefty Grove	84
3	Dolf Luque	81
4	Walter Johnson	65
5	Dutch Leonard	62

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	8
2	Rube Walberg	5
3	Guy Bush	4
3	Sarge Connally	4
3	2 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.513
2	Mickey Cochrane	.500
3	Joe Sewell	.473
4	Bill Terry	.460
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	.458

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	5
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
2	High Pockets Kelly	4
4	Eddie Brown	3
4	9 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Sisler	24
2	George Burns	20
2	Joe Sewell	20
4	Ken Williams	17
5	2 tied	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
1	Johnny Mostil	7
3	Frankie Frisch	6
3	Sam Rice	6
5	Goose Goslin	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Blankenship	0.35
2	Garland Buckeye	0.64
3	Ken Holloway	0.67
4	Rube Benton	1.01
5	Jack Quinn	1.13

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Barnes	3
1	Rube Benton	3
1	Garland Buckeye	3
1	Wilbur Cooper	3
1	10 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	17
2	Dutch Leonard	16
3	Lefty Grove	14
4	Milt Gaston	13
4	Herb Pennock	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jess Doyle	2
1	Jack Knight	2
1	Elam Vangilder	2
1	Rube Walberg	2
5	13 tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Jack Fournier	.453
2	Tris Speaker	.448
3	Rogers Hornsby	.430
4	Mickey Cochrane	.429
5	Bing Miller	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Harper	7
1	Rogers Hornsby	7
1	High Pockets Kelly	7
1	Irish Meusel	7
1	Ken Williams	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	36
2	Joe Sewell	32
3	George Sisler	31
4	Jim Bottomley	29
5	3 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sam Rice	11
2	Frankie Frisch	10
2	Johnny Mostil	10
4	Max Carey	8
4	Goose Goslin	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Rube Benton	0.96
2	Stan Coveleski	1.04
3	Garland Buckeye	1.15
4	Hooks Dauss	2.02
5	Firpo Marberry	2.15

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	6
1	Hooks Dauss	6
1	Ted Lyons	6
1	Eddie Rommel	6
5	6 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	37
2	Dutch Leonard	30
3	Bullet Joe Bush	24
3	Red Faber	24
3	2 others tied	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rube Walberg	3
2	Johnny Couch	2
2	Jess Doyle	2
2	Jack Knight	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.432
2	Tris Speaker	.388
3	Harry Heilmann	.370
4	Eddie Collins	.366
5	Ty Cobb	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	38
2	Bob Meusel	28
2	Babe Ruth	28
4	Gabby Hartnett	27
5	Ken Williams	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	148
2	Bob Meusel	147
3	High Pockets Kelly	126
3	Glenn Wright	126
5	2 tied	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	45
2	Kiki Cuyler	38
3	Eddie Collins	33
4	Johnny Mostil	32
4	Sam Rice	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Firpo Marberry	2.73
2	Walter Johnson	2.78
3	Rube Benton	2.85
4	Eppa Rixey	2.87
5	Stan Coveleski	2.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	26
2	Walter Johnson	24
2	Eddie Rommel	24
4	Pete Donohue	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	259
2	Walter Johnson	131
3	Burleigh Grimes	129
4	Dolf Luque	109
5	Herb Pennock	102

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	16
2	Waite Hoyt	7
3	Sarge Connally	6
3	Hooks Dauss	6
3	Allen Russell	6