On This Day

Saturday, May 30, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	28	10	.737	--
Senators	25	15	.625	4.0
White Sox	23	17	.575	6.0
Indians	19	19	.500	9.0
Browns	20	24	.455	11.0
Tigers	18	25	.419	12.5
Yankees	15	24	.385	13.5
Red Sox	13	27	.325	16.0

Games

White Sox 5, Browns 2

White Sox 4, Browns 2

Tigers 12, Indians 7

Tigers 10, Indians 2

Athletics 9, Yankees 7

Athletics 6, Yankees 5

Red Sox 9, Senators 4

Senators 7, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	26	12	.684	--
Robins	23	16	.590	3.5
Pirates	21	16	.568	4.5
Reds	19	19	.500	7.0
Phillies	18	19	.486	7.5
Braves	17	21	.447	9.0
Cubs	16	25	.390	11.5
Cardinals	13	25	.342	13.0

Games

Robins 8, Braves 3

Braves 5, Robins 1

Reds 7, Cubs 1

Reds 4, Cubs 2

Phillies 7, Giants 4

Pirates 4, Cardinals 1

Pirates 15, Cardinals 5

Giants 14, Phillies 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bob Fothergill	6
1	Al Simmons	6
3	Clyde Barnhart	5
3	Jack Bentley	5
3	7 others tied	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
1	Bob Meusel	2
3	George Burns	1
3	George Burns	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	6
2	Clyde Barnhart	5
2	Bob Meusel	5
4	Ty Cobb	4
4	4 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	2
2	Max Bishop	1
2	Ray Blades	1
2	Ossie Bluege	1
2	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Leonard	0.71
2	Lefty Grove	0.60
3	Pete Donohue	0.44
4	Jack Bentley	0.42
5	Jesse Barnes	0.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Jack Bentley	1
1	Rip Collins	1
1	Mike Cvengros	1
1	12 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	9
2	Jack Bentley	5
2	Dutch Leonard	5
2	Johnny Morrison	5
5	2 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jess Doyle	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.419
2	Harry Heilmann	.406
3	Al Simmons	.404
4	George Sisler	.387
5	Clyde Barnhart	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gabby Hartnett	13
2	Rogers Hornsby	12
2	Bob Meusel	12
4	Ken Williams	9
5	2 tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	46
2	Ken Williams	43
3	Ty Cobb	40
3	Al Simmons	40
5	2 tied	38

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	17
2	Sparky Adams	13
3	Max Carey	9
4	Ossie Bluege	8
5	5 tied	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gray	1.43
2	Ted Lyons	1.93
3	George Uhle	2.62
4	Charlie Robertson	2.87
5	Jack Scott	2.92

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Gray	8
1	Eddie Rommel	8
3	Walter Johnson	7
4	Jack Bentley	6
4	7 others tied	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	54
2	Lefty Grove	48
3	Dolf Luque	39
4	Walter Johnson	34
5	Dixie Davis	31

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	3
1	Ted Lyons	3
1	Firpo Marberry	3
4	Guy Bush	2
4	6 others tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.567
2	Harry Heilmann	.521
3	Lu Blue	.489
4	Chicken Hawks	.488
5	Al Simmons	.476

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	6
2	Rogers Hornsby	5
3	Mickey Cochrane	4
3	Gabby Hartnett	4
3	Gene Robertson	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	23
2	Harry Heilmann	20
3	Rogers Hornsby	18
3	Al Simmons	18
3	Glenn Wright	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	8
2	Max Carey	6
3	Howard Freigau	4
3	Bob Meusel	4
3	Johnny Mostil	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ray Kremer	1.42
2	Mike Cvengros	1.45
3	Rube Walberg	1.50
4	George Uhle	1.61
5	Virgil Barnes	1.62

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Hooks Dauss	3
1	Walter Johnson	3
1	Ray Kremer	3
1	Eppa Rixey	3
5	30 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Lefty Grove	24
1	Dazzy Vance	24
3	Walter Johnson	18
4	Percy Jones	14
4	2 others tied	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	2
2	Rube Benton	1
2	Guy Bush	1
2	Bert Cole	1
2	13 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.500
2	Al Simmons	.462
3	Harry Heilmann	.440
4	Chicken Hawks	.418
5	Clyde Barnhart	.411

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	40
1	Bob Meusel	40
3	Rogers Hornsby	34
4	Harry Heilmann	31
5	4 tied	29

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	11
2	Max Carey	8
3	Johnny Mostil	7
4	Bob Meusel	6
5	4 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gray	0.86
2	Mike Cvengros	1.23
3	Ted Lyons	1.51
4	Virgil Barnes	1.56
5	Rube Walberg	1.73

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Sam Gray	5
1	Walter Johnson	5
1	Ted Lyons	5
1	Eddie Rommel	5
5	13 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	43
2	Lefty Grove	39
3	Walter Johnson	27
4	Flint Rhem	24
5	Waite Hoyt	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Guy Bush	2
1	Alex Ferguson	2
1	Waite Hoyt	2
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Jack Scott	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.412
2	Babe Ruth	.389
3	Zack Wheat	.371
4	Edd Roush	.367
5	Tris Speaker	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	35
2	Rogers Hornsby	32
3	High Pockets Kelly	25
4	Jack Fournier	23
4	3 others tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	147
2	High Pockets Kelly	141
3	Goose Goslin	133
4	Al Simmons	132
5	Glenn Wright	125

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
2	Eddie Collins	39
3	Kiki Cuyler	36
4	Bob Meusel	28
5	2 tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.54
2	Rube Benton	2.61
3	Eppa Rixey	2.67
4	Rube Ehrhardt	2.74
5	Walter Johnson	2.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	265
2	Walter Johnson	139
3	Burleigh Grimes	129
4	Herb Pennock	104
5	Urban Shocker	96

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	16
2	Allen Russell	9
3	Sarge Connally	8
4	Dave Danforth	6
4	Hooks Dauss	6