On This Day

Saturday, June 27, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 44 20 .688 --
Senators 42 23 .646 2.5
White Sox 35 29 .547 9.0
Tigers 32 33 .492 12.5
Browns 30 37 .448 15.5
Yankees 28 37 .431 16.5
Indians 27 37 .422 17.0
Red Sox 22 44 .333 23.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 39 25 .609 --
Pirates 37 24 .607 0.5
Reds 32 31 .508 6.5
Robins 32 32 .500 7.0
Cardinals 31 34 .477 8.5
Phillies 29 34 .460 9.5
Cubs 29 36 .446 10.5
Braves 25 38 .397 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Carlyle 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
2 Lew Fonseca 4
2 George Grantham 4
2 Doc Prothro 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Meusel 2
2 Lew Fonseca 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 Harry Hooper 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 7
2 Lew Fonseca 5
3 Rube Bressler 4
4 Ike Boone 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Barrett 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 George Grantham 1
1 Willie Kamm 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Slim Harriss 0.50
2 Red Ruffing 0.44
3 Ed Wells 0.42
4 Dolf Luque 0.33
5 James Edwards 0.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 Pete Donohue 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Wells 5
2 Bullet Joe Bush 4
2 James Edwards 4
2 Dolf Luque 4
2 Red Ruffing 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sad Sam Jones 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .419
2 Ty Cobb .407
3 Clyde Barnhart .396
4 Harry Heilmann .393
5 Bill Lamar .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 21
2 Bob Meusel 18
3 Gabby Hartnett 16
4 Ken Williams 15
5 Al Simmons 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 78
2 Ken Williams 73
3 Rogers Hornsby 70
4 Ty Cobb 68
5 Glenn Wright 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 23
2 Sparky Adams 17
3 Kiki Cuyler 13
3 Ike Davis 13
3 Jack Smith 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 2.36
2 Dolf Luque 2.61
3 Ted Lyons 2.72
4 Mike Cvengros 2.88
5 Walter Johnson 2.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Walter Johnson 11
1 Lee Meadows 11
1 Eddie Rommel 11
4 Pete Donohue 10
4 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 97
2 Lefty Grove 70
2 Dolf Luque 70
4 Walter Johnson 58
5 2 tied 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 8
2 Guy Bush 3
2 Sarge Connally 3
2 Waite Hoyt 3
2 2 others tied 3

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Lamar .508
2 Rogers Hornsby .490
3 Clyde Barnhart .472
4 Rube Bressler .458
5 Jack Fournier .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 5
1 Mandy Brooks 5
1 Rogers Hornsby 5
1 High Pockets Kelly 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 19
2 Glenn Wright 17
3 Kiki Cuyler 16
3 Jack Fournier 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 4
1 Jack Smith 4
1 Ross Youngs 4
4 Mandy Brooks 3
4 11 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Red Faber 1.00
2 Firpo Marberry 1.10
3 Tom Zachary 1.17
4 Dolf Luque 1.38
5 Oscar Fuhr 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lee Meadows 4
2 Babe Adams 3
2 Red Faber 3
2 Slim Harriss 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 18
2 Percy Jones 15
3 Pete Alexander 14
3 Bullet Joe Bush 14
3 Red Faber 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
1 Rube Walberg 2
3 Babe Adams 1
3 Johnny Couch 1
3 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .459
1 Al Wingo .459
3 Bill Lamar .455
4 George Grantham .438
5 2 tied .427

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 12
2 Mandy Brooks 9
3 Jim Bottomley 8
3 Bob Meusel 8
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 39
2 Rogers Hornsby 37
3 Ty Cobb 35
4 Mandy Brooks 32
4 Ken Williams 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jack Smith 8
2 Sparky Adams 7
2 Ike Davis 7
2 Goose Goslin 7
2 Johnny Mostil 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.97
2 Elmer Jacobs 2.15
3 Eppa Rixey 2.26
4 Red Faber 2.45
5 Slim Harriss 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Donohue 6
1 Lee Meadows 6
3 Red Faber 5
3 Slim Harriss 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 43
2 Dolf Luque 34
3 Percy Jones 33
4 Lefty Grove 31
5 Walter Johnson 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Rube Walberg 2
3 Babe Adams 1
3 Virgil Barnes 1
3 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .436
2 Babe Ruth .369
3 Tris Speaker .365
4 Eddie Collins .365
5 Harry Heilmann .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 39
2 Babe Ruth 31
3 Bob Meusel 28
4 High Pockets Kelly 25
5 Gabby Hartnett 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 166
2 Al Simmons 139
3 Jim Bottomley 136
4 Rogers Hornsby 134
4 Glenn Wright 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 46
2 Kiki Cuyler 38
3 Eddie Collins 37
4 Jack Smith 32
5 2 tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eppa Rixey 2.63
2 Herb Pennock 2.71
3 Firpo Marberry 2.72
4 Dolf Luque 2.81
5 Walter Johnson 2.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 27
2 Walter Johnson 24
3 Eddie Rommel 23
4 Herb Pennock 21
4 Eppa Rixey 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 268
2 Walter Johnson 137
3 Burleigh Grimes 133
4 Dolf Luque 114
5 Herb Pennock 97

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 16
2 Allen Russell 9
3 Sarge Connally 7
4 Dave Danforth 6
4 2 others tied 6