On This Day

Thursday, May 21, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	22	7	.759	--
Senators	21	10	.677	2.0
White Sox	20	13	.606	4.0
Indians	18	12	.600	4.5
Browns	15	20	.429	10.0
Yankees	11	19	.367	11.5
Tigers	11	24	.314	14.0
Red Sox	9	22	.290	14.0

Games

Red Sox 9, White Sox 7

Yankees 6, Indians 3

Senators 6, Tigers 2

Athletics 20, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	23	7	.767	--
Phillies	17	14	.548	6.5
Robins	17	14	.548	6.5
Reds	13	15	.464	9.0
Pirates	13	15	.464	9.0
Braves	13	16	.448	9.5
Cubs	12	18	.400	11.0
Cardinals	10	19	.345	12.5

Games

Robins 5, Cubs 4

Braves 12, Cardinals 3

Giants 5, Pirates 4

Phillies 9, Reds 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Dugan	4
2	Ray Blades	3
2	Ike Boone	3
2	Dick Burrus	3
2	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mickey Cochrane	3
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	Jimmy Dykes	1
2	Gabby Hartnett	1
2	9 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bill Lamar	5
1	Al Simmons	5
3	Jimmy Dykes	4
3	Chicken Hawks	4
5	4 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ossie Bluege	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	0.91
2	Walter Johnson	0.50
3	Jakie May	0.42
4	Hal Carlson	0.33
5	Johnny Cooney	0.30

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Walter Johnson	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	10
2	Walter Johnson	6
3	Jakie May	5
4	Ted Blankenship	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Red Ruffing	1
1	Rube Walberg	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Earle Combs	.422
2	Tris Speaker	.407
3	Rogers Hornsby	.406
4	George Harper	.405
5	Ty Cobb	.402

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gabby Hartnett	12
2	Rogers Hornsby	9
3	Bob Meusel	8
3	Ken Williams	8
5	2 tied	7

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ken Williams	37
2	Bob Meusel	34
3	Gabby Hartnett	29
3	Marty McManus	29
5	2 tied	28

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	16
2	Sparky Adams	8
3	Ossie Bluege	6
3	Kiki Cuyler	6
3	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gray	1.43
2	Ted Lyons	1.66
3	Jack Bentley	1.74
4	Walter Johnson	1.77
5	Joe Genewich	1.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Gray	8
2	Walter Johnson	6
2	Eddie Rommel	6
2	Jack Scott	6
5	9 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	44
2	Dolf Luque	34
3	Lefty Grove	32
4	Dixie Davis	29
4	2 others tied	29

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	3
1	Ted Lyons	3
3	Guy Bush	2
3	Alex Ferguson	2
3	4 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Chicken Hawks	.606
2	George Harper	.521
3	Dick Burrus	.500
4	Tris Speaker	.475
5	Jimmie Wilson	.455

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	7
2	Rogers Hornsby	5
2	Ken Williams	5
4	Gabby Hartnett	4
4	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	25
2	George Harper	19
3	Ken Williams	17
4	Rogers Hornsby	16
5	2 tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	5
2	Max Carey	4
3	George Burns	3
3	Earle Combs	3
3	4 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.92
2	Virgil Barnes	1.00
3	Sam Gray	1.09
4	Johnny Cooney	1.32
5	Walter Johnson	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Gray	4
1	Ted Lyons	4
3	Virgil Barnes	3
3	Hal Carlson	3
3	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	22
2	Lefty Grove	17
2	Walter Johnson	17
2	Flint Rhem	17
5	George Uhle	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Babe Adams	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	Art Decatur	1
1	16 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.446
2	Earle Combs	.444
3	Dave Bancroft	.442
4	Al Simmons	.421
5	Rogers Hornsby	.411

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	8
2	Bob Meusel	7
3	Gabby Hartnett	6
3	Gene Robertson	6
3	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	30
2	Ken Williams	29
3	Ty Cobb	27
4	Jack Fournier	25
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	8
2	Sparky Adams	7
3	Ossie Bluege	6
3	Roger Peckinpaugh	6
5	3 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ted Lyons	0.81
2	Sam Gray	1.20
3	Walter Johnson	1.70
4	Jack Bentley	1.75
5	Joe Genewich	1.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Gray	7
2	Walter Johnson	6
3	Hal Carlson	5
3	Jack Scott	5
5	12 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	36
2	Lefty Grove	27
2	Walter Johnson	27
4	Sad Sam Jones	26
5	Dixie Davis	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ted Lyons	3
2	Guy Bush	2
2	Alex Ferguson	2
2	Firpo Marberry	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.421
2	Babe Ruth	.396
3	Zack Wheat	.368
4	Edd Roush	.364
5	Tris Speaker	.362

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	37
2	Rogers Hornsby	29
3	High Pockets Kelly	25
4	Jack Fournier	24
5	Gabby Hartnett	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	142
1	Bob Meusel	142
3	Goose Goslin	133
4	Al Simmons	124
5	Jack Fournier	121

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	45
2	Eddie Collins	41
3	Kiki Cuyler	35
4	Cliff Heathcote	30
5	Bob Meusel	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	2.55
2	Dazzy Vance	2.59
3	Eppa Rixey	2.75
4	Rube Benton	2.79
5	Herb Pennock	2.82

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	27
2	Walter Johnson	25
3	Herb Pennock	22
4	Burleigh Grimes	21
4	Sloppy Thurston	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	265
2	Walter Johnson	149
3	Burleigh Grimes	129
4	Herb Pennock	102
5	Urban Shocker	96

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	15
2	Allen Russell	9
3	Sarge Connally	8
4	Dave Danforth	6
4	2 others tied	6