On This Day

Tuesday, August 4, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 64 33 .660 --
Senators 63 36 .636 2.0
White Sox 55 48 .534 12.0
Browns 51 50 .505 15.0
Tigers 50 52 .490 16.5
Indians 47 56 .456 20.0
Yankees 44 56 .440 21.5
Red Sox 29 72 .287 37.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 58 39 .598 --
Giants 58 42 .580 1.5
Reds 53 46 .535 6.0
Robins 48 47 .505 9.0
Cardinals 48 53 .475 12.0
Phillies 45 50 .474 12.0
Cubs 43 56 .434 16.0
Braves 41 61 .402 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bucky Harris 4
2 Ira Flagstead 3
2 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
2 Bill Lamar 3
5 39 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Les Bell 1
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
1 Al Simmons 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marty McManus 4
2 Bucky Harris 3
2 Rabbit Maranville 3
2 Al Simmons 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Burns 1
1 Chick Galloway 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Zachary 1.17
2 Sam Gray 0.33
3 Urban Shocker 0.25
4 Sloppy Thurston 0.19
5 Tiny Osborne 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Clarence Mitchell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Zachary 7
2 Sam Gray 4
3 Sloppy Thurston 3
4 Tiny Osborne 2
4 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Baumgartner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .394
2 Tris Speaker .393
3 Harry Heilmann .381
4 Ty Cobb .380
5 George Sisler .379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 105
2 Ken Williams 100
3 Rogers Hornsby 94
4 Jim Bottomley 87
5 2 tied 86

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 2.09
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 .559
2 Al Simmons .500
3 Charlie Jamieson .449
4 Jim Bottomley .426
5 Ossie Bluege .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Cox 3
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Gabby Hartnett 3
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
5 7 tied 2

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 7
2 Max Carey 5
3 George Burns 4
3 Ike Davis 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Slim Harriss 0.89
2 Sam Gray 0.90
3 Dolf Luque 1.29
3 Eppa Rixey 1.29
3 Ken Holloway 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Slim Harriss 3
1 Jake Miller 3
1 Eppa Rixey 3
1 Emil Yde 3
5 28 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 19
2 Dazzy Vance 16
3 Vic Aldridge 13
3 Duster Mails 13
3 Jakie May 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sarge Connally 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Babe Adams 1
3 Stan Baumgartner 1
3 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Sisler .461
2 Bill Terry .426
3 Mickey Cochrane .420
4 Tris Speaker .410
5 Jimmy Dykes .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Irish Meusel 7
2 George Sisler 6
3 Jim Bottomley 5
3 Jack Fournier 5
3 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 30
1 George Sisler 30
3 Irish Meusel 26
3 Earl Sheely 26
3 Al Simmons 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Decatur 1.83
2 Dolf Luque 1.86
3 Ted Blankenship 1.98
4 Eppa Rixey 2.18
5 Ken Holloway 2.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 6
1 Emil Yde 6
3 Virgil Barnes 5
3 Garland Buckeye 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 42
2 Dolf Luque 31
3 Sheriff Blake 25
4 Duster Mails 21
5 2 tied 20

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 .417
2 Tris Speaker .389
3 Harry Heilmann .376
4 Jim Bottomley .372
5 Bill Lamar .366

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 150
2 Bob Meusel 146
3 Ken Williams 129
4 Al Simmons 127
5 Rogers Hornsby 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 50
2 Kiki Cuyler 39
3 Johnny Mostil 36
4 Eddie Collins 32
4 Sam Rice 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 2.44
2 Dolf Luque 2.67
3 Sam Gray 2.84
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 Pete Donohue 21
4 Emil Yde 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 265
2 Walter Johnson 130
3 Dolf Luque 126
4 Burleigh Grimes 114
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