On This Day

Monday, May 11, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 15 5 .750 --
Senators 14 7 .667 1.5
Indians 12 8 .600 3.0
White Sox 14 10 .583 3.0
Browns 11 14 .440 6.5
Yankees 7 13 .350 8.0
Red Sox 7 14 .333 8.5
Tigers 8 17 .320 9.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 14 6 .700 --
Reds 10 9 .526 3.5
Cubs 10 9 .526 3.5
Robins 11 10 .524 3.5
Phillies 10 11 .476 4.5
Braves 9 11 .450 5.0
Cardinals 8 12 .400 6.0
Pirates 7 11 .389 6.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Severeid 4
2 Ike Boone 3
2 Marty McManus 3
2 Ben Paschal 3
5 21 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Meusel 2
2 Ossie Bluege 1
2 Ben Paschal 1
2 Wally Pipp 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bullet Joe Bush 4
1 Bob Meusel 4
1 Hank Severeid 4
4 Walter Johnson 3
4 Sam Rice 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 1
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Rube Lutzke 1
1 Val Picinich 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Walter Johnson 0.57
2 Dave Danforth 0.33
3 Slim Harriss 0.22
4 Ted Blankenship 0.18
5 Jack Quinn 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bullet Joe Bush 1
1 Slim Harriss 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Jack Quinn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bullet Joe Bush 4
1 Walter Johnson 4
3 Ted Blankenship 2
3 Dave Danforth 2
3 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Fournier .455
2 Ty Cobb .443
3 Rogers Hornsby .431
4 Earle Combs .427
5 George Sisler .416

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 8
2 Ty Cobb 5
2 Jack Fournier 5
2 Rogers Hornsby 5
2 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gabby Hartnett 23
2 Ty Cobb 22
2 Ken Williams 22
4 Al Simmons 20
5 3 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 13
2 Sparky Adams 5
2 Ossie Bluege 5
2 Cliff Heathcote 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Harriss 1.19
2 Joe Genewich 1.36
3 Rube Ehrhardt 1.40
4 Sam Gray 1.60
5 Walter Johnson 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 5
1 Eddie Rommel 5
3 Jack Bentley 4
3 Rube Ehrhardt 4
3 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 26
2 Sad Sam Jones 25
3 Dazzy Vance 22
4 Dixie Davis 20
4 Sam Gray 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 3
2 Sarge Connally 2
2 Vean Gregg 2
2 Jack Scott 2
5 22 tied 1

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lew Fonseca .487
1 Jack Fournier .487
3 Al Simmons .477
4 Dave Bancroft .474
4 Earle Combs .474

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ty Cobb 5
2 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 4
2 Al Simmons 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 22
2 Bob Meusel 13
3 Ike Boone 12
3 Wally Pipp 12
5 5 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 4
1 Johnny Mostil 4
3 Ossie Bluege 3
3 Dick Burrus 3
5 17 tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 0.00
2 Sam Gray 0.33
3 Urban Shocker 0.51
4 Rube Ehrhardt 1.00
5 Joe Genewich 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
3 Jesse Barnes 2
3 Jack Bentley 2
3 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dixie Davis 13
2 Sam Gray 12
2 Sad Sam Jones 12
2 Jack Scott 12
5 2 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ted Lyons 2
1 Jack Scott 2
3 Guy Bush 1
3 Dave Danforth 1
3 11 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .423
2 Babe Ruth .393
3 Zack Wheat .365
4 Edd Roush .358
5 Goose Goslin .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 39
2 Jack Fournier 27
3 Rogers Hornsby 26
4 High Pockets Kelly 25
5 Joe Hauser 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 140
2 Bob Meusel 132
3 Goose Goslin 128
4 Jack Fournier 121
4 Al Simmons 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 44
2 Eddie Collins 40
3 Kiki Cuyler 34
4 Cliff Heathcote 30
5 Bob Meusel 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.41
2 Herb Pennock 2.60
3 Eppa Rixey 2.67
4 Walter Johnson 2.67
5 Rube Benton 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 28
2 Walter Johnson 23
3 Burleigh Grimes 21
3 Herb Pennock 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 258
2 Walter Johnson 139
3 Burleigh Grimes 127
4 Howard Ehmke 102
5 Herb Pennock 100

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 14
2 Allen Russell 8
3 Sarge Connally 7
4 Dave Danforth 6
4 2 others tied 6