On This Day

Saturday, April 18, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 4 0 1.000 --
Athletics 4 1 .800 0.5
White Sox 3 2 .600 1.5
Senators 3 2 .600 1.5
Tigers 2 3 .400 2.5
Yankees 2 3 .400 2.5
Red Sox 1 4 .200 3.5
Browns 0 4 .000 4.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 4 1 .800 --
Giants 3 1 .750 0.5
Cubs 3 2 .600 1.0
Phillies 2 2 .500 1.5
Robins 2 2 .500 1.5
Cardinals 2 3 .400 2.0
Braves 1 3 .250 2.5
Pirates 1 4 .200 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Les Bell 5
2 Johnny Mokan 4
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 Hughie Critz 3
3 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Bell 2
1 Buck Crouse 2
3 Ray Blades 1
3 Jim Bottomley 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Les Bell 6
1 Jim Bottomley 6
3 Buck Crouse 5
4 Dave Harris 4
4 Walter Holke 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Cochrane 1
1 Eddie Collins 1
1 Hughie Critz 1
1 Roy Elsh 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Pennock 0.50
2 Ed Wells 0.23
3 Pea Ridge Day 0.21
4 Pete Donohue 0.20
5 Walter Johnson 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Bentley 1
1 Johnny Couch 1
1 Pea Ridge Day 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rosy Ryan 5
2 Herb Pennock 4
3 Virgil Barnes 3
3 Pea Ridge Day 3
3 3 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Virgil Barnes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gabby Hartnett .529
1 Jim Poole .529
3 Max Bishop .526
4 Mickey Cochrane .500
4 Ira Flagstead .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 5
2 Ira Flagstead 3
3 Les Bell 2
3 Buck Crouse 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 13
2 Jim Bottomley 10
2 Walter Holke 10
4 Earl Sheely 7
5 3 tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 5
2 Rube Bressler 2
2 Eddie Collins 2
2 Kiki Cuyler 2
2 7 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Donohue 0.00
1 Pete Alexander 0.00
1 Wayland Dean 0.00
1 Dutch Ruether 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 2
1 Eddie Rommel 2
3 Pete Alexander 1
3 Jesse Barnes 1
3 31 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 8
2 Dolf Luque 6
2 Red Ruffing 6
4 Pete Alexander 5
4 7 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Virgil Barnes 1
1 Sarge Connally 1
1 Jess Doyle 1
1 Vean Gregg 1
1 2 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .421
2 Babe Ruth .383
3 Zack Wheat .374
4 Charlie Jamieson .359
5 Ross Youngs .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 46
2 Joe Hauser 27
3 Jack Fournier 26
4 Rogers Hornsby 25
5 Cy Williams 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 141
2 Goose Goslin 127
3 Bob Meusel 126
4 Babe Ruth 125
5 Jim Bottomley 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 48
2 Eddie Collins 44
3 Kiki Cuyler 34
4 Cliff Heathcote 27
5 Bob Meusel 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.14
2 Rube Benton 2.44
3 Eppa Rixey 2.62
4 Tom Zachary 2.72
5 Herb Pennock 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 29
2 Burleigh Grimes 22
2 Walter Johnson 22
2 Herb Pennock 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 264
2 Walter Johnson 153
3 Burleigh Grimes 133
4 Howard Ehmke 116
5 Bob Shawkey 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 15
2 Allen Russell 8
3 Sarge Connally 7
3 Jack Quinn 7
5 2 tied 6