On This Day

Wednesday, August 5, 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

No 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 49 53 .480 11.5
Phillies 45 51 .469 12.5
Cubs 44 56 .440 15.5
Braves 41 62 .398 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Harper 3
2 Les Bell 2
2 Jim Bottomley 2
2 Mandy Brooks 2
2 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Bob O'Farrell 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Les Bell 4
2 Bob O'Farrell 3
3 Denver Grigsby 2
3 Chick Hafey 2
3 Ralph Shinners 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gabby Hartnett 1
1 Rabbit Maranville 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jimmy Ring 0.50
2 Art Reinhart 0.15
3 Joe Genewich 0.14
4 Tony Kaufmann 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Duke Brett 1
1 Art Reinhart 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jimmy Ring 5
2 Joe Genewich 2
2 Vic Keen 2
2 Art Reinhart 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

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

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 27
2 Gabby Hartnett 24
2 Ken Williams 24
4 Bob Meusel 22
5 Jim Bottomley 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 105
2 Ken Williams 100
3 Rogers Hornsby 94
4 Jim Bottomley 88
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 .488
3 Charlie Jamieson .449
4 Jim Bottomley .439
5 Jimmy Welsh .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 3
1 Dick Cox 3
1 Lou Gehrig 3
1 Gabby Hartnett 3
1 Rogers Hornsby 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 George Burns 4
3 Ike Davis 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 0.90
1 Slim Harriss 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 25 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 .464
2 Bill Terry .423
3 Mickey Cochrane .420
4 Baby Doll Jacobson .413
5 Jimmy Dykes .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 6
1 Irish Meusel 6
1 George Sisler 6
4 Jack Fournier 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 30
2 George Sisler 29
3 Al Simmons 26
4 Joe Sewell 25
4 Earl Sheely 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 1.80
2 Art Decatur 1.83
3 Ted Blankenship 1.98
4 Eppa Rixey 2.18
5 Larry Benton 2.23

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 30
3 Sheriff Blake 25
4 Duster Mails 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .417
2 Tris Speaker .392
3 Harry Heilmann .377
4 Jim Bottomley .374
5 Bill Lamar .366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 150
2 Bob Meusel 145
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 2.66
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 120
4 Burleigh Grimes 114
5 Dutch Leonard 91

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