On This Day

Friday, June 5, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	31	13	.705	--
Senators	29	17	.630	3.0
White Sox	24	21	.533	7.5
Browns	24	26	.480	10.0
Indians	21	23	.477	10.0
Tigers	20	28	.417	13.0
Yankees	18	27	.400	13.5
Red Sox	17	29	.370	15.0

Games

Red Sox 5, Indians 4

Yankees 10, Browns 7

Athletics 8, Tigers 6

Senators 5, White Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	30	13	.698	--
Robins	25	19	.568	5.5
Pirates	22	19	.537	7.0
Phillies	21	21	.500	8.5
Reds	21	23	.477	9.5
Cubs	19	26	.422	12.0
Braves	18	25	.419	12.0
Cardinals	17	27	.386	13.5

Games

Robins 7, Cubs 6

Reds 1, Braves 0

Phillies 6, Pirates 5

Giants 11, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frank Welch	4
2	Earle Combs	3
2	Hank DeBerry	3
2	Jimmy Dykes	3
2	9 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Frank Snyder	2
1	Zack Wheat	2
1	Ken Williams	2
4	Mandy Brooks	1
4	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Frank Snyder	6
2	Pee-Wee Wanninger	4
2	Zack Wheat	4
2	Ken Williams	4
2	Russ Wrightstone	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Dick Burrus	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Ike Davis	1
1	Howard Freigau	1
1	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dolf Luque	3.33
2	Dutch Leonard	0.50
3	Dazzy Vance	0.38
4	Jack Scott	0.36
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	Dolf Luque	1
1	Clarence Mitchell	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	10
2	Dazzy Vance	6
3	Mike Cvengros	5
3	Lefty Grove	5
3	Jack Scott	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Baumgartner	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.406
2	Al Simmons	.404
3	Tris Speaker	.401
4	George Sisler	.395
5	Ty Cobb	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	15
1	Bob Meusel	15
3	Gabby Hartnett	14
4	Ken Williams	12
5	Al Simmons	9

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	59
2	Ken Williams	55
3	Ty Cobb	46
4	Rogers Hornsby	45
5	Al Simmons	44

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	19
2	Sparky Adams	14
3	Ossie Bluege	10
3	Goose Goslin	10
5	3 tied	9

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gray	1.43
2	Jack Scott	2.60
3	Ted Lyons	2.63
4	Walter Johnson	2.79
5	Dolf Luque	3.08

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	9
2	Sam Gray	8
2	Walter Johnson	8
2	Jack Scott	8
5	2 tied	7

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	73
2	Lefty Grove	54
3	Dolf Luque	50
4	Walter Johnson	38
5	Flint Rhem	36

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Sarge Connally	3
2	Waite Hoyt	3
2	Ted Lyons	3
5	9 tied	2

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Wingo	.545
2	Harry Heilmann	.538
3	Eddie Collins	.457
4	Dick Burrus	.453
5	George Grantham	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	7
2	Rogers Hornsby	6
3	Ike Boone	4
3	Frank Snyder	4
3	Ken Williams	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	25
2	Harry Heilmann	22
3	Rogers Hornsby	20
4	Ty Cobb	19
5	2 tied	18

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	6
1	Howard Freigau	6
1	Goose Goslin	6
4	Ossie Bluege	4
4	3 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vic Aldridge	1.25
2	Larry Benton	1.42
3	Jack Quinn	1.78
4	Bill Sherdel	2.08
5	Mike Cvengros	2.28

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Donohue	3
1	Jess Doyle	3
1	Sad Sam Jones	3
1	Jack Quinn	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	29
2	Lefty Grove	22
3	Dutch Leonard	17
4	Vic Aldridge	16
4	Dolf Luque	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Waite Hoyt	2
3	Virgil Barnes	1
3	Stan Baumgartner	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Dick Burrus	.464
2	Chicken Hawks	.453
3	Tris Speaker	.432
4	Al Simmons	.424
5	Clyde Barnhart	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	14
2	Rogers Hornsby	11
3	Ken Williams	9
4	Ike Boone	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	50
2	Rogers Hornsby	36
2	Ken Williams	36
4	Ty Cobb	35
4	Harry Heilmann	35

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	11
2	Max Carey	8
3	Goose Goslin	7
4	Kiki Cuyler	6
4	5 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gray	1.09
2	Mike Cvengros	1.98
3	Virgil Barnes	2.03
4	Jack Scott	2.33
5	Ted Lyons	2.40

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walter Johnson	6
1	Ted Lyons	6
1	Eddie Rommel	6
4	Virgil Barnes	5
4	Jack Scott	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	59
2	Lefty Grove	39
3	Walter Johnson	31
4	Flint Rhem	30
5	2 tied	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Waite Hoyt	3
3	Art Decatur	2
4	Babe Adams	1
4	26 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.421
2	Babe Ruth	.375
3	Zack Wheat	.367
4	Edd Roush	.364
5	Tris Speaker	.361

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	35
2	Babe Ruth	33
3	Bob Meusel	25
4	Gabby Hartnett	24
4	High Pockets Kelly	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	158
2	High Pockets Kelly	133
2	Al Simmons	133
4	Goose Goslin	130
5	2 tied	124

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	47
2	Eddie Collins	40
3	Kiki Cuyler	38
4	Jack Smith	28
5	Bob Meusel	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dazzy Vance	2.60
2	Walter Johnson	2.67
3	Rube Benton	2.78
4	Eppa Rixey	2.89
5	Bill Sherdel	2.91

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	28
2	Walter Johnson	25
3	Eddie Rommel	22
4	Burleigh Grimes	20
4	Herb Pennock	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	284
2	Walter Johnson	135
3	Burleigh Grimes	128
4	Dolf Luque	101
5	Herb Pennock	99

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	18
2	Allen Russell	9
3	Sarge Connally	7
4	Dave Danforth	6
4	2 others tied	6