On This Day

Monday, May 18, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	20	6	.769	--
Senators	19	9	.679	2.0
Indians	17	10	.630	3.5
White Sox	18	12	.600	4.0
Browns	14	18	.438	9.0
Yankees	10	17	.370	10.5
Red Sox	8	20	.286	13.0
Tigers	9	23	.281	14.0

Games

White Sox 6, Athletics 5

Indians 9, Senators 6

Yankees 9, Tigers 7

Red Sox 12, Browns 7

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	21	6	.778	--
Robins	15	13	.536	6.5
Phillies	14	14	.500	7.5
Pirates	12	13	.480	8.0
Braves	12	14	.462	8.5
Reds	11	14	.440	9.0
Cubs	11	16	.407	10.0
Cardinals	10	16	.385	10.5

Games

Robins 12, Pirates 7

Braves 5, Reds 4

Giants 5, Cubs 2

Cardinals 10, Phillies 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Chicken Hawks	5
2	Lu Blue	4
2	Roy Carlyle	4
4	Ray Blades	3
4	14 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Herschel Bennett	1
1	Roy Carlyle	1
1	Gabby Hartnett	1
1	Earl Sheely	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Zack Wheat	4
2	Herschel Bennett	3
2	Ray Blades	3
2	Rube Bressler	3
2	8 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	George Burns	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Benn Karr	0.36
2	Flint Rhem	0.33
3	Pete Donohue	0.30
4	Elam Vangilder	0.25
5	Sloppy Thurston	0.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Pea Ridge Day	1
1	Kent Greenfield	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Flint Rhem	7
2	Lefty Grove	6
3	Benn Karr	5
4	Huck Betts	3
4	4 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Alex Ferguson	1
1	Skinny Graham	1
1	Ted Wingfield	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.412
2	Earle Combs	.410
3	Jack Fournier	.407
4	Rogers Hornsby	.404
5	Dave Bancroft	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gabby Hartnett	11
2	Rogers Hornsby	8
2	Bob Meusel	8
4	Ken Williams	7
5	3 tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	32
2	Bob Meusel	31
3	Eddie Brown	28
3	Gabby Hartnett	28
5	Marty McManus	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	13
2	Sparky Adams	7
3	Cliff Heathcote	6
4	Ossie Bluege	5
4	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	1.24
2	Sam Gray	1.29
3	Walter Johnson	1.73
4	Jack Bentley	1.74
5	Slim Harriss	1.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Gray	7
2	Eddie Rommel	6
3	Jack Bentley	5
3	Dixie Davis	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	34
2	Lefty Grove	30
2	Dolf Luque	30
4	Sad Sam Jones	27
4	George Uhle	27

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Lyons	3
2	Sarge Connally	2
2	Alex Ferguson	2
2	Vean Gregg	2
2	3 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Grimm	.514
2	Heinie Sand	.476
3	George Harper	.472
4	Tris Speaker	.438
5	Kiki Cuyler	.432

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	7
2	Ty Cobb	5
3	Rogers Hornsby	4
3	Gene Robertson	4
3	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	22
2	Eddie Brown	20
2	Ty Cobb	20
4	Ken Williams	16
5	Wally Pipp	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	4
2	George Burns	3
2	Max Carey	3
2	Earle Combs	3
2	3 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.00
2	Sam Gray	0.67
3	Johnny Cooney	1.08
4	Virgil Barnes	1.50
5	2 tied	1.59

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jack Bentley	3
1	Dixie Davis	3
1	Sam Gray	3
1	Burleigh Grimes	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	20
1	Dazzy Vance	20
3	Flint Rhem	17
4	Walter Johnson	16
5	George Uhle	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Alex Ferguson	2
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Art Decatur	1
2	Milt Gaston	1
2	13 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.420
2	Babe Ruth	.394
3	Zack Wheat	.371
4	Edd Roush	.365
5	Goose Goslin	.357

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	37
2	Rogers Hornsby	28
3	Jack Fournier	24
3	High Pockets Kelly	24
5	2 tied	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	141
2	High Pockets Kelly	138
3	Goose Goslin	132
4	Al Simmons	120
5	Jack Fournier	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	44
2	Eddie Collins	40
3	Kiki Cuyler	35
4	Cliff Heathcote	30
5	Bob Meusel	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.55
2	Walter Johnson	2.57
3	Eppa Rixey	2.58
4	Herb Pennock	2.67
5	Tom Zachary	2.83

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	26
2	Walter Johnson	24
3	Herb Pennock	22
4	Burleigh Grimes	21
4	2 others tied	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	255
2	Walter Johnson	143
3	Burleigh Grimes	130
4	Herb Pennock	102
5	Howard Ehmke	100

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	15
2	Allen Russell	8
3	Sarge Connally	7
4	Dave Danforth	6
4	2 others tied	6