On This Day

Wednesday, July 29, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 61 32 .656 --
Senators 60 34 .638 1.5
White Sox 53 46 .535 11.0
Tigers 49 48 .505 14.0
Browns 48 49 .495 15.0
Indians 45 52 .464 18.0
Yankees 40 55 .421 22.0
Red Sox 28 68 .292 34.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 35 .615 --
Giants 55 39 .585 2.5
Reds 49 44 .527 8.0
Robins 45 44 .506 10.0
Phillies 42 47 .472 13.0
Cardinals 44 51 .463 14.0
Cubs 41 52 .441 16.0
Braves 38 58 .396 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chick Hafey 4
1 Ben Paschal 4
3 Les Bell 3
3 Dick Cox 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Max Carey 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Ernie Johnson 1
1 Marty McManus 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marty McManus 3
1 Tris Speaker 3
3 Ossie Bluege 2
3 Earle Combs 2
3 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 2
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 Chick Galloway 1
2 Charlie Jamieson 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sheriff Blake 0.50
2 Howard Ehmke 0.40
3 Pete Donohue 0.38
4 Ted Blankenship 0.27
5 2 tied 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 6
2 Sheriff Blake 5
2 Pete Donohue 5
4 Ted Blankenship 3
5 6 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Morrison 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .404
2 Rogers Hornsby .398
3 Harry Heilmann .385
4 Ty Cobb .384
5 Milt Stock .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 26
2 Ken Williams 24
3 Gabby Hartnett 23
4 Bob Meusel 21
5 3 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 100
2 Bob Meusel 95
3 Rogers Hornsby 89
4 Jack Fournier 83
5 2 tied 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 34
2 Kiki Cuyler 23
3 Max Carey 22
4 Sam Rice 21
5 Sparky Adams 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 2.27
2 Dolf Luque 2.33
3 Stan Coveleski 2.59
4 Walter Johnson 2.79
5 Eppa Rixey 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 18
2 Pete Donohue 15
3 Stan Coveleski 14
3 Ted Lyons 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 145
2 Dolf Luque 98
3 Lefty Grove 89
4 Walter Johnson 71
5 2 tied 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 10
2 Jess Doyle 7
3 Sarge Connally 5
3 Rube Walberg 5
5 2 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sam Rice .500
2 Tris Speaker .471
3 Bibb Falk .452
4 Joe Sewell .444
5 George Sisler .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Irish Meusel 4
1 George Sisler 4
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 Lou Gehrig 3
3 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Poole 16
2 Earl Sheely 15
3 George Burns 14
3 Bibb Falk 14
3 Tris Speaker 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 George Burns 5
2 Johnny Mostil 5
4 Ike Davis 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.00
2 Clarence Mitchell 0.50
3 Jakie May 0.69
3 Art Reinhart 0.69
5 Stan Coveleski 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 4
2 Larry Benton 3
2 Ted Blankenship 3
2 Rip Collins 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 25
2 Sheriff Blake 17
2 Dolf Luque 17
4 Howard Ehmke 15
5 Duster Mails 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jess Doyle 3
2 Firpo Marberry 2
2 Rube Walberg 2
4 Sarge Connally 1
4 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .457
2 Joe Sewell .432
3 Bill Terry .417
4 Mickey Cochrane .411
5 George Sisler .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Irish Meusel 10
2 Ken Williams 9
3 Babe Ruth 8
4 Gabby Hartnett 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Sewell 34
2 George Sisler 33
3 George Burns 31
4 Jack Fournier 29
5 6 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 11
2 Max Carey 10
2 Kiki Cuyler 10
2 Sam Rice 10
5 Frankie Frisch 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 1.52
2 Dolf Luque 1.64
3 Ted Blankenship 2.29
4 Rube Benton 2.50
5 Larry Benton 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 7
2 Stan Coveleski 6
2 Emil Yde 6
4 Virgil Barnes 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 48
2 Dolf Luque 28
3 Sheriff Blake 25
4 Howard Ehmke 24
5 Dutch Leonard 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jess Doyle 5
2 Sarge Connally 2
2 Jack Knight 2
2 Firpo Marberry 2
2 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .413
2 Tris Speaker .397
3 Harry Heilmann .378
4 Sam Rice .369
5 Eddie Collins .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 38
2 Bob Meusel 27
3 Babe Ruth 26
3 Ken Williams 26
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 146
2 Bob Meusel 142
3 Glenn Wright 130
4 Ken Williams 129
5 Al Simmons 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 47
2 Kiki Cuyler 39
3 Johnny Mostil 36
4 Sam Rice 33
5 Eddie Collins 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.63
2 Walter Johnson 2.68
3 Stan Coveleski 2.79
4 Sam Gray 2.88
5 Virgil Barnes 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 26
1 Dazzy Vance 26
3 Walter Johnson 25
4 Pete Donohue 22
5 Emil Yde 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 271
2 Walter Johnson 130
3 Burleigh Grimes 122
4 Dolf Luque 120
5 Herb Pennock 96

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 17
2 Sarge Connally 7
2 Jess Doyle 7
4 Hooks Dauss 6
4 2 others tied 6