On This Day

Monday, June 8, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 31 15 .674 --
Senators 30 18 .625 2.0
White Sox 25 22 .532 6.5
Indians 22 24 .478 9.0
Browns 25 28 .472 9.5
Tigers 22 28 .440 11.0
Yankees 20 28 .417 12.0
Red Sox 18 30 .375 14.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 31 15 .674 --
Robins 27 20 .574 4.5
Pirates 24 19 .558 5.5
Reds 23 23 .500 8.0
Phillies 21 23 .477 9.0
Cubs 20 28 .417 12.0
Cardinals 19 28 .404 12.5
Braves 18 27 .400 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Blades 4
1 George Grantham 4
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 Mandy Brooks 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mandy Brooks 2
2 Bob Fothergill 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 Travis Jackson 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Butch Weis 3
3 Sparky Adams 2
3 Vic Aldridge 2
3 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Eddie Moore 2
2 Max Carey 1
2 Homer Ezzell 1
2 Ray Knode 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eppa Rixey 0.50
2 Dave Danforth 0.44
3 Jack Bentley 0.31
4 Pete Alexander 0.27
5 Stan Baumgartner 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Ken Holloway 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Bentley 4
1 Dave Danforth 4
1 Eppa Rixey 4
4 Pete Alexander 3
4 Waite Hoyt 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .408
2 Harry Heilmann .402
3 Rogers Hornsby .401
4 Ty Cobb .399
5 Tris Speaker .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 15
1 Bob Meusel 15
3 Gabby Hartnett 14
3 Ken Williams 14
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 60
2 Ken Williams 57
3 Ty Cobb 49
4 Rogers Hornsby 47
5 Al Simmons 44

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 19
2 Sparky Adams 14
3 Ossie Bluege 10
3 Max Carey 10
3 Goose Goslin 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 1.43
2 Jack Scott 2.60
3 Walter Johnson 2.61
4 Ted Lyons 2.63
5 Dolf Luque 3.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 73
2 Lefty Grove 56
3 Dolf Luque 50
4 Walter Johnson 42
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 George Grantham .528
2 Harry Heilmann .500
2 Al Wingo .500
4 Dick Burrus .444
5 Al Simmons .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Meusel 7
2 Rogers Hornsby 6
2 Ken Williams 6
4 Ike Boone 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 26
2 Ken Williams 20
3 Harry Heilmann 18
3 Willie Kamm 18
5 2 tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Goose Goslin 6
2 Max Carey 5
2 Howard Freigau 5
4 Sparky Adams 4
4 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Benton 1.42
2 Emil Yde 1.50
3 Vic Aldridge 1.73
4 Jack Quinn 1.86
5 Lee Meadows 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Jess Doyle 3
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 29
2 Lefty Grove 22
3 Dutch Leonard 17
4 Bob Shawkey 16
5 2 tied 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Waite Hoyt 2
3 Virgil Barnes 1
3 Stan Baumgartner 1
3 11 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dick Burrus .465
2 Tris Speaker .440
3 Al Simmons .439
4 George Grantham .437
5 Clyde Barnhart .420

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 49
2 Ken Williams 36
3 Rogers Hornsby 35
4 Ty Cobb 32
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sparky Adams 9
2 Max Carey 7
2 Goose Goslin 7
4 Kiki Cuyler 6
4 7 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Cvengros 1.98
2 Jack Scott 2.38
3 Stan Coveleski 2.42
4 Dutch Leonard 2.51
5 2 tied 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 6
2 Sad Sam Jones 5
2 Ted Lyons 5
2 Eppa Rixey 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 51
2 Lefty Grove 41
3 Walter Johnson 30
3 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 28 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .424
2 Babe Ruth .368
3 Tris Speaker .363
4 Edd Roush .362
5 Zack Wheat .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 35
2 Babe Ruth 32
3 Bob Meusel 25
4 High Pockets Kelly 24
4 Ken Williams 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 158
2 High Pockets Kelly 134
3 Al Simmons 130
4 Goose Goslin 129
5 Glenn Wright 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 48
2 Eddie Collins 40
3 Kiki Cuyler 38
4 Bob Meusel 27
4 Sam Rice 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.67
2 Walter Johnson 2.70
3 Bill Sherdel 2.77
4 Rube Benton 2.78
5 Eppa Rixey 2.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Walter Johnson 25
3 Eddie Rommel 22
4 Herb Pennock 21
5 Burleigh Grimes 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 278
2 Walter Johnson 132
3 Burleigh Grimes 130
4 Dolf Luque 101
5 Herb Pennock 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 17
2 Allen Russell 9
3 Sarge Connally 7
4 Dave Danforth 6
4 2 others tied 6