On This Day

Thursday, July 23, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 57 31 .648 --
Senators 57 32 .640 0.5
White Sox 49 44 .527 10.5
Browns 48 45 .516 11.5
Tigers 47 45 .511 12.0
Indians 41 52 .441 18.5
Yankees 38 53 .418 20.5
Red Sox 28 63 .308 30.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 51 34 .600 --
Giants 53 36 .596 --
Robins 43 43 .500 8.5
Reds 42 43 .494 9.0
Phillies 42 45 .483 10.0
Cardinals 42 46 .477 10.5
Cubs 39 48 .448 13.0
Braves 37 54 .407 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Burrus 4
1 Dave Harris 4
1 Freddie Lindstrom 4
1 Ross Youngs 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 2
2 Sherry Smith 1
2 Tris Speaker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Eddie Collins 3
2 Gus Felix 3
2 Tris Speaker 3
2 Ross Youngs 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doc Gautreau 1
1 Eddie Moore 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eddie Rommel 0.40
2 Red Ruffing 0.31
3 Kent Greenfield 0.29
4 Jack Bentley 0.25
5 Milt Gaston 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sarge Connally 1
1 Johnny Cooney 1
1 Kent Greenfield 1
1 Eddie Rommel 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kent Greenfield 4
1 Eddie Rommel 4
1 Red Ruffing 4
4 Jack Bentley 3
4 Elam Vangilder 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .412
2 Tris Speaker .402
3 Ty Cobb .397
4 Harry Heilmann .391
5 Jack Fournier .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 24
1 Ken Williams 24
3 Gabby Hartnett 21
3 Bob Meusel 21
5 3 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Williams 98
2 Bob Meusel 91
3 Rogers Hornsby 80
4 Ty Cobb 79
5 2 tied 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 34
2 Sam Rice 21
3 Max Carey 20
4 Sparky Adams 18
4 Goose Goslin 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 2.34
2 Stan Coveleski 2.55
3 Dolf Luque 2.57
4 Walter Johnson 2.68
5 Rube Benton 3.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 17
2 Stan Coveleski 13
2 Pete Donohue 13
2 Ted Lyons 13
2 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 137
2 Lefty Grove 89
3 Dolf Luque 85
4 Walter Johnson 65
4 Dutch Leonard 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 8
2 Jess Doyle 6
3 Rube Walberg 5
4 Guy Bush 4
4 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Sewell .467
2 Tris Speaker .466
3 Jimmy Dykes .458
4 Curt Walker .432
5 George Burns .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Sisler 5
1 Ken Williams 5
3 Lou Gehrig 4
3 Irish Meusel 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 21
2 George Sisler 19
3 Ken Williams 17
4 Irish Meusel 16
4 Jim Poole 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 8
2 Sam Rice 5
3 Max Carey 4
3 Homer Ezzell 4
3 Ken Williams 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Decatur 0.96
2 Rube Benton 1.05
3 Elam Vangilder 1.42
4 Stan Coveleski 1.48
5 Ted Blankenship 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 4
1 Emil Yde 4
3 Larry Benton 3
3 Rube Benton 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 26
2 Sheriff Blake 15
3 Eddie Rommel 14
4 Milt Gaston 13
5 3 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jess Doyle 4
2 Jack Knight 2
2 Rube Walberg 2
4 Harry Biemiller 1
4 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .450
2 Mickey Cochrane .444
3 Jack Fournier .427
4 Joe Sewell .414
5 Milt Stock .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Irish Meusel 9
1 Ken Williams 9
3 George Harper 7
3 Babe Ruth 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 32
1 George Sisler 32
3 Joe Sewell 30
4 Irish Meusel 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 12
1 Sam Rice 12
3 Frankie Frisch 11
4 Max Carey 9
5 Goose Goslin 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Coveleski 1.04
2 Rube Benton 1.05
3 Ted Blankenship 1.88
4 Elam Vangilder 2.18
5 Dolf Luque 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 7
2 Stan Coveleski 6
2 Emil Yde 6
4 Wilbur Cooper 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 47
2 Dutch Leonard 30
3 Lefty Grove 26
4 Milt Gaston 21
4 Eddie Rommel 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jess Doyle 4
2 Johnny Couch 2
2 Jack Knight 2
2 Elam Vangilder 2
2 Rube Walberg 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .425
2 Tris Speaker .395
3 Harry Heilmann .376
4 Eddie Collins .365
5 Ty Cobb .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 38
2 Babe Ruth 28
3 Bob Meusel 27
4 Ken Williams 26
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 147
2 Bob Meusel 141
3 Ken Williams 127
4 Al Simmons 126
4 Glenn Wright 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 45
2 Johnny Mostil 36
3 Eddie Collins 34
3 Sam Rice 34
5 Kiki Cuyler 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 2.75
2 Stan Coveleski 2.81
3 Rube Benton 2.88
4 Virgil Barnes 2.93
5 Dolf Luque 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 26
1 Dazzy Vance 26
3 Walter Johnson 24
4 Emil Yde 22
5 Pete Donohue 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 272
2 Burleigh Grimes 128
3 Walter Johnson 127
4 Dolf Luque 110
5 Herb Pennock 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 15
2 Waite Hoyt 7
3 Sarge Connally 6
3 Hooks Dauss 6
3 2 others tied 6