On This Day

Sunday, April 26, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 8 3 .727 --
Senators 7 3 .700 0.5
Athletics 7 3 .700 0.5
White Sox 8 5 .615 1.0
Browns 5 7 .417 3.5
Yankees 4 6 .400 3.5
Tigers 3 9 .250 5.5
Red Sox 2 8 .200 5.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 8 2 .800 --
Reds 8 4 .667 1.0
Cubs 7 5 .583 2.0
Phillies 4 5 .444 3.5
Cardinals 5 7 .417 4.0
Robins 4 6 .400 4.0
Braves 3 6 .333 4.5
Pirates 4 8 .333 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gabby Hartnett 4
2 Ike Caveney 3
2 Bibb Falk 3
2 Bernie Friberg 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Paschal 1
1 Earl Smith 1
1 Glenn Wright 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 4
2 Ike Caveney 2
2 Ray Knode 2
2 Heinie Manush 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cliff Heathcote 2
2 Herschel Bennett 1
2 Ben Paschal 1
2 Muddy Ruel 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rip Collins 0.57
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.44
3 Burleigh Grimes 0.40
3 Sloppy Thurston 0.40
5 Rube Marquard 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Jack Bentley 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sarge Connally 5
2 Rip Collins 4
2 Burleigh Grimes 4
2 Sad Sam Jones 4
2 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Elmer Jacobs 1
1 Rosy Ryan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zack Wheat .476
2 Glenn Myatt .421
3 Jim Bottomley .417
4 Rogers Hornsby .412
5 Al Wingo .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 7
2 Glenn Myatt 4
3 Les Bell 3
3 Ira Flagstead 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 21
2 Jim Bottomley 14
3 Les Bell 13
3 Ken Williams 13
5 Bibb Falk 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 9
2 Cliff Heathcote 4
3 Rube Bressler 3
3 Eddie Collins 3
3 3 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Harriss 0.47
2 Skinny Graham 0.71
3 Jack Scott 0.75
4 Walter Johnson 1.06
5 Benn Karr 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Dolf Luque 3
1 Eddie Rommel 3
4 Pete Alexander 2
4 18 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 16
2 Lee Meadows 14
3 Sad Sam Jones 13
4 Pete Alexander 12
5 4 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 2
2 Virgil Barnes 1
2 Huck Betts 1
2 Sheriff Blake 1
2 9 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .425
2 Babe Ruth .389
3 Zack Wheat .378
4 Ross Youngs .357
5 Kiki Cuyler .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 43
2 Jack Fournier 29
3 Joe Hauser 25
4 High Pockets Kelly 23
4 Cy Williams 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 147
2 Goose Goslin 124
3 Jack Fournier 123
3 Bob Meusel 123
5 Babe Ruth 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 46
2 Eddie Collins 43
3 Kiki Cuyler 35
4 Cliff Heathcote 29
5 Bob Meusel 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.31
2 Rube Benton 2.63
3 Tom Zachary 2.66
4 Herb Pennock 2.68
5 Eppa Rixey 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 29
2 Walter Johnson 22
3 Burleigh Grimes 21
3 Herb Pennock 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 258
2 Walter Johnson 147
3 Burleigh Grimes 133
4 Howard Ehmke 115
5 Bob Shawkey 104

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Sarge Connally 8
2 Allen Russell 8
4 Jack Quinn 7
5 2 tied 6