On This Day

Sunday, August 2, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 62 33 .653 --
Senators 62 35 .639 1.0
White Sox 55 46 .545 10.0
Browns 49 50 .495 15.0
Tigers 49 51 .490 15.5
Indians 47 54 .465 18.0
Yankees 42 56 .429 21.5
Red Sox 29 70 .293 35.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 38 .596 --
Giants 58 40 .592 0.0
Reds 53 45 .541 5.0
Robins 48 45 .516 7.5
Phillies 44 48 .478 11.0
Cardinals 46 53 .465 12.5
Cubs 41 56 .423 16.5
Braves 40 61 .396 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Burrus 6
2 Bernie Neis 4
2 Edd Roush 4
2 Billy Zitzmann 4
5 5 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Cox 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Glenn Myatt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Cox 3
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 Bernie Neis 3
4 Dick Burrus 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl McNeely 1
1 Curt Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Duster Mails 0.75
2 Guy Bush 0.50
2 Walter Johnson 0.50
2 Bob Shawkey 0.50
5 Jake Miller 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rube Ehrhardt 1
1 Skinny Graham 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Duster Mails 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Guy Bush 6
1 Duster Mails 6
3 Bob Shawkey 5
4 Jake Miller 4
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Harry Biemiller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .399
2 Rogers Hornsby .395
3 Harry Heilmann .383
4 Ty Cobb .380
5 Milt Stock .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 27
2 Gabby Hartnett 24
2 Ken Williams 24
4 Bob Meusel 22
5 4 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 102
2 Ken Williams 100
3 Rogers Hornsby 94
4 Jim Bottomley 83
4 2 others tied 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 34
2 Kiki Cuyler 23
3 Max Carey 22
3 Sam Rice 22
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 2.08
2 Dolf Luque 2.39
3 Walter Johnson 2.62
4 Stan Coveleski 2.82
5 Eppa Rixey 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 18
2 Pete Donohue 15
2 Ted Lyons 15
2 Dazzy Vance 15
5 4 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 153
2 Dolf Luque 104
3 Lefty Grove 89
4 Walter Johnson 73
5 2 tied 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 10
2 Jess Doyle 7
3 Sarge Connally 6
4 Rube Walberg 5
5 2 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Zack Wheat .471
2 Charlie Jamieson .447
3 Al Simmons .431
4 Sam Rice .426
5 2 tied .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 4
1 Irish Meusel 4
3 Gabby Hartnett 3
3 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 George Sisler 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Sheely 15
2 Rogers Hornsby 14
2 Bob Meusel 14
4 Lou Gehrig 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 6
2 Ike Davis 4
2 Chick Galloway 4
2 Jack Smith 4
5 4 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 0.00
2 Slim Harriss 0.98
3 Dolf Luque 1.29
4 Art Reinhart 1.38
5 Bill Sherdel 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 Jakie May 3
1 Jake Miller 3
1 Eppa Rixey 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 33
2 Dolf Luque 19
3 Duster Mails 16
4 Jakie May 13
4 Eddie Rommel 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 2
1 Jess Doyle 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
4 Larry Benton 1
4 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .460
2 George Sisler .421
3 Bill Terry .413
4 Sam Rice .405
5 Joe Sewell .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Irish Meusel 7
1 Ken Williams 7
3 Rogers Hornsby 6
3 George Sisler 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 30
1 Earl Sheely 30
1 George Sisler 30
4 Joe Sewell 29
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 11
2 Max Carey 10
2 Kiki Cuyler 10
4 Sam Rice 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Blankenship 1.83
2 Dolf Luque 1.86
3 Larry Benton 2.32
4 Virgil Barnes 2.36
4 Stan Coveleski 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Lyons 6
1 Eddie Rommel 6
1 Emil Yde 6
4 Virgil Barnes 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 50
2 Dolf Luque 31
3 Sheriff Blake 25
3 Duster Mails 25
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jess Doyle 5
2 Sarge Connally 3
3 Harry Biemiller 2
3 Jack Knight 2
3 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .413
2 Tris Speaker .393
3 Harry Heilmann .380
4 Sam Rice .366
5 Jim Bottomley .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 37
2 Bob Meusel 28
3 Ken Williams 26
4 Gabby Hartnett 25
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 146
1 Bob Meusel 146
3 Ken Williams 129
3 Glenn Wright 129
5 Rogers Hornsby 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 47
2 Kiki Cuyler 39
3 Johnny Mostil 36
4 Sam Rice 33
5 Eddie Collins 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 2.44
2 Dolf Luque 2.67
3 Sam Gray 2.86
4 Stan Coveleski 2.96
5 Virgil Barnes 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 26
2 Walter Johnson 25
2 Eddie Rommel 25
4 Pete Donohue 22
5 Emil Yde 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 265
2 Walter Johnson 130
3 Dolf Luque 126
4 Burleigh Grimes 119
5 Herb Pennock 92

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 17
2 Sarge Connally 8
3 Jess Doyle 7
4 Hooks Dauss 6
4 2 others tied 6