On This Day

Monday, August 3, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 63 33 .656 --
Senators 62 36 .633 2.0
White Sox 55 47 .539 11.0
Browns 50 50 .500 15.0
Tigers 50 51 .495 15.5
Indians 47 55 .461 19.0
Yankees 43 56 .434 21.5
Red Sox 29 71 .290 36.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 58 38 .604 --
Giants 58 41 .586 1.5
Reds 53 46 .535 6.5
Robins 48 46 .511 9.0
Cardinals 47 53 .470 13.0
Phillies 44 50 .468 13.0
Cubs 42 56 .429 17.0
Braves 41 61 .402 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Leo Dixon 4
1 Lew Fonseca 4
1 Goose Goslin 4
1 Johnny Mokan 4
1 George Sisler 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Dick Cox 1
1 Jack Fournier 1
1 George Grantham 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sparky Adams 3
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Bob Meusel 3
1 Bill Terry 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 3
2 Specs Toporcer 2
3 Lu Blue 1
3 Dick Burrus 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Aldridge 0.64
2 Kent Greenfield 0.50
3 Garland Buckeye 0.38
4 Red Faber 0.33
5 2 tied 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Johnny Cooney 1
1 Joe Giard 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Aldridge 7
2 Garland Buckeye 5
3 Elam Vangilder 4
4 Sheriff Blake 3
4 4 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Babe Adams 1
1 Elam Vangilder 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .397
2 Rogers Hornsby .394
3 Harry Heilmann .382
4 Ty Cobb .380
5 George Sisler .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 27
2 Gabby Hartnett 24
2 Ken Williams 24
4 Bob Meusel 22
5 Jim Bottomley 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 105
2 Ken Williams 100
3 Rogers Hornsby 94
4 Jim Bottomley 86
5 Jack Fournier 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 34
2 Max Carey 25
3 Kiki Cuyler 24
4 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 2.90
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 Sheriff Blake 68

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 .529
2 Al Simmons .440
3 Ossie Bluege .425
4 Bill Terry .420
5 Charlie Jamieson .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Cox 3
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Gabby Hartnett 3
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 Irish Meusel 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Sheely 16
2 Rogers Hornsby 14
2 Bob Meusel 14
4 Dick Cox 13
4 Tris Speaker 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Max Carey 5
3 Ike Davis 4
3 Chick Galloway 4
3 Jack Smith 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 0.00
2 Slim Harriss 0.89
3 Dolf Luque 1.29
3 Ken Holloway 1.29
5 Art Reinhart 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Slim Harriss 3
1 Ted Lyons 3
1 Jake Miller 3
1 Eppa Rixey 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 33
2 Dolf Luque 19
3 Duster Mails 16
4 Vic Aldridge 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Babe Adams 1
3 Larry Benton 1
3 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .449
2 Tris Speaker .443
3 Mickey Cochrane .426
4 Bill Terry .423
5 Harry Rice .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Irish Meusel 7
2 Rogers Hornsby 6
2 George Sisler 6
2 Ken Williams 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 27
5 Tris Speaker 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 13
2 Kiki Cuyler 11
3 Johnny Mostil 10
4 Sam Rice 9
5 Frankie Frisch 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Blankenship 1.83
2 Art Decatur 1.83
3 Dolf Luque 1.86
4 Ken Holloway 2.20
5 Larry Benton 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Emil Yde 7
2 Eddie Rommel 6
3 Virgil Barnes 5
3 Ted Blankenship 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 50
2 Dolf Luque 31
3 Sheriff Blake 25
3 Duster Mails 25
5 Howard Ehmke 22

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .417
2 Tris Speaker .393
3 Harry Heilmann .379
4 Jim Bottomley .370
5 Sam Rice .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 37
2 Bob Meusel 28
3 Ken Williams 26
4 Jim Bottomley 25
4 Gabby Hartnett 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 149
2 Bob Meusel 146
3 Ken Williams 129
4 Rogers Hornsby 126
4 Glenn Wright 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 50
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 Virgil Barnes 2.97
5 Stan Coveleski 3.01

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 265
2 Walter Johnson 130
3 Dolf Luque 126
4 Burleigh Grimes 119
5 Sheriff Blake 93

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