On This Day

Friday, July 31, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 62 32 .660 --
Senators 60 35 .632 2.5
White Sox 54 46 .540 11.0
Tigers 49 49 .500 15.0
Browns 48 50 .490 16.0
Indians 46 53 .465 18.5
Yankees 41 55 .427 22.0
Red Sox 29 69 .296 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 36 .609 --
Giants 57 39 .594 1.0
Reds 51 44 .537 6.5
Robins 46 45 .505 9.5
Phillies 42 48 .467 13.0
Cardinals 45 52 .464 13.5
Cubs 41 54 .432 16.5
Braves 39 59 .398 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ira Flagstead 4
2 Ike Boone 3
2 Eddie Brown 3
2 Johnny Mitchell 3
5 16 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cliff Heathcote 1
1 High Pockets Kelly 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Brown 4
2 High Pockets Kelly 3
3 Roy Carlyle 2
3 Homer Ezzell 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Smith 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dazzy Vance 0.57
2 Jesse Barnes 0.29
3 Jakie May 0.20
4 Leo Dickerman 0.12
5 Wayland Dean 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jakie May 1
1 Art Nehf 1
1 Dazzy Vance 1
1 Ted Wingfield 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 8
2 Jakie May 3
3 Jesse Barnes 2
3 Leo Dickerman 2
3 Art Nehf 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .401
2 Rogers Hornsby .395
3 Harry Heilmann .386
4 Ty Cobb .382
5 Milt Stock .380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 100
2 Bob Meusel 98
3 Rogers Hornsby 91
4 Jim Bottomley 83
4 Jack Fournier 83

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 2.08
2 Dolf Luque 2.33
3 Walter Johnson 2.79
4 Stan Coveleski 2.82
5 Eppa Rixey 3.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 18
2 Pete Donohue 15
2 Dazzy Vance 15
4 Stan Coveleski 14
4 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 153
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 .480
2 Les Bell .444
3 Charlie Jamieson .426
4 Bibb Falk .423
5 Bill Terry .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Irish Meusel 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Gabby Hartnett 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Sheely 16
2 Lou Gehrig 13
2 Tris Speaker 13
4 Rogers Hornsby 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 6
2 Homer Ezzell 5
2 Johnny Mostil 5
4 Eddie Collins 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 0.00
1 Sam Gray 0.00
3 Slim Harriss 0.98
4 Art Reinhart 1.23
5 Bill Sherdel 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 3
1 Waite Hoyt 3
1 Dolf Luque 3
1 Jakie May 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 33
2 Sheriff Blake 17
2 Dolf Luque 17
4 Duster Mails 14
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jess Doyle 3
2 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Sarge Connally 1
3 Ray Kremer 1
3 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .469
2 Joe Sewell .431
3 Mickey Cochrane .423
4 George Sisler .422
5 Bill Terry .419

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Sewell 34
2 George Sisler 32
3 George Burns 31
4 Earl Sheely 29
5 Tris Speaker 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 11
2 Max Carey 10
2 Kiki Cuyler 10
2 Sam Rice 10
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.64
2 Ted Blankenship 2.29
3 Stan Coveleski 2.36
4 Jakie May 2.49
5 Rube Benton 2.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 50
2 Dolf Luque 28
3 Sheriff Blake 25
4 Milt Gaston 22
5 Howard Ehmke 21

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 .416
2 Tris Speaker .394
3 Harry Heilmann .379
4 Sam Rice .368
5 Jim Bottomley .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 37
2 Bob Meusel 27
3 Ken Williams 26
4 Gabby Hartnett 25
4 Babe Ruth 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 147
2 Bob Meusel 144
3 Glenn Wright 130
4 Ken Williams 129
5 Al Simmons 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 47
2 Kiki Cuyler 39
3 Johnny Mostil 36
4 Sam Rice 33
5 Eddie Collins 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 2.56
2 Dolf Luque 2.63
3 Sam Gray 2.86
4 Stan Coveleski 2.93
5 Virgil Barnes 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Eddie Rommel 26
3 Walter Johnson 25
4 Pete Donohue 22
5 Emil Yde 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 279
2 Walter Johnson 128
3 Dolf Luque 120
4 Burleigh Grimes 117
5 2 tied 91

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