On This Day

Saturday, May 23, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 22 8 .733 --
Senators 21 11 .656 2.0
White Sox 20 14 .588 4.0
Indians 18 13 .581 4.5
Browns 16 20 .444 9.0
Yankees 12 19 .387 10.5
Tigers 12 24 .333 13.0
Red Sox 10 22 .313 13.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 8 .750 --
Robins 18 15 .545 6.5
Phillies 17 16 .515 7.5
Reds 15 15 .500 8.0
Pirates 14 16 .467 9.0
Braves 13 18 .419 10.5
Cubs 13 19 .406 11.0
Cardinals 12 19 .387 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Herschel Bennett 4
1 Jack Fournier 4
1 Dave Harris 4
4 Rube Bressler 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Bohne 1
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Heinie Mueller 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 4
1 Harry Heilmann 4
3 Sam Bohne 3
3 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Rube Bressler 1
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Earl Whitehill 1.20
2 Waite Hoyt 0.50
3 Tom Zachary 0.43
4 Jesse Petty 0.25
5 Jimmy Ring 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Greenfield 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Bill Hubbell 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Waite Hoyt 6
1 Earl Whitehill 6
3 Jesse Haines 3
3 Tom Zachary 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rube Benton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Fournier .410
2 Earle Combs .407
3 Ty Cobb .406
4 Tris Speaker .405
5 Dave Bancroft .402

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gabby Hartnett 13
2 Rogers Hornsby 9
3 Bob Meusel 8
3 Gene Robertson 8
3 Ken Williams 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 37
2 Bob Meusel 34
3 Ty Cobb 31
3 Gabby Hartnett 31
3 Rogers Hornsby 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 16
2 Sparky Adams 8
3 Ossie Bluege 6
3 Kiki Cuyler 6
3 4 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 Slim Harriss 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 8
2 Walter Johnson 6
2 Eddie Rommel 6
2 Jack Scott 6
5 10 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 44
2 Lefty Grove 34
2 Dolf Luque 34
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 .545
2 Tris Speaker .514
3 George Harper .500
4 Dick Burrus .489
5 Clyde Barnhart .462

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Meusel 7
2 Gabby Hartnett 5
2 Rogers Hornsby 5
2 Gene Robertson 5
2 Ken Williams 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 23
2 Rogers Hornsby 19
3 George Harper 16
3 Ken Williams 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 3
1 Clyde Barnhart 3
1 George Burns 3
1 Earle Combs 3
1 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Cvengros 0.89
2 Virgil Barnes 1.00
3 Johnny Cooney 1.08
4 Sam Gray 1.13
5 Ted Lyons 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 Jack Scott 3
5 26 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Flint Rhem 22
1 Dazzy Vance 22
3 Lefty Grove 19
4 Walter Johnson 17
5 Waite Hoyt 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Rube Benton 1
1 Guy Bush 1
1 Sarge Connally 1
1 16 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .447
2 Al Simmons .437
3 Chicken Hawks .432
4 Dave Bancroft .432
5 George Harper .416

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 8
2 Gabby Hartnett 7
2 Bob Meusel 7
4 Gene Robertson 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ty Cobb 31
2 Ken Williams 29
3 Rogers Hornsby 28
3 Bob Meusel 28
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 7
1 Johnny Mostil 7
3 Roger Peckinpaugh 5
3 Edd Roush 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 0.81
2 Sam Gray 1.20
3 Jack Bentley 1.75
4 Walter Johnson 2.05
5 Johnny Cooney 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 7
2 Walter Johnson 5
3 Virgil Barnes 4
3 Jack Bentley 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 36
2 Lefty Grove 25
3 Flint Rhem 24
4 Dixie Davis 23
4 Walter Johnson 23

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 .416
2 Babe Ruth .393
3 Zack Wheat .369
4 Edd Roush .361
5 Tris Speaker .361

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 High Pockets Kelly 140
2 Bob Meusel 139
3 Goose Goslin 134
4 Al Simmons 124
5 Jim Bottomley 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 45
2 Eddie Collins 41
3 Kiki Cuyler 35
4 Cliff Heathcote 29
5 Bob Meusel 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 2.55
2 Dazzy Vance 2.61
3 Eppa Rixey 2.74
4 Rube Benton 2.77
5 Herb Pennock 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 26
2 Walter Johnson 25
3 Herb Pennock 22
4 Burleigh Grimes 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 261
2 Walter Johnson 149
3 Burleigh Grimes 132
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