On This Day

Thursday, August 6, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 65 34 .657 --
Senators 65 36 .644 1.0
White Sox 56 48 .538 11.5
Browns 51 52 .495 16.0
Tigers 50 53 .485 17.0
Indians 48 57 .457 20.0
Yankees 45 56 .446 21.0
Red Sox 29 73 .284 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 59 39 .602 --
Giants 58 43 .574 2.5
Reds 54 46 .540 6.0
Robins 48 48 .500 10.0
Cardinals 49 54 .476 12.5
Phillies 46 51 .474 12.5
Cubs 44 57 .436 16.5
Braves 42 62 .404 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Charlie Jamieson 5
1 Sam Rice 5
3 Les Bell 4
3 Sammy Hale 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chick Galloway 1
1 Ernie Johnson 1
1 Babe Pinelli 1
1 Earl Sheely 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Judge 4
2 Benny Bengough 3
2 Chick Galloway 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edd Roush 2
1 Joe Schultz 2
3 Max Carey 1
3 Kiki Cuyler 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Art Decatur 1.00
2 Dolf Luque 0.57
3 Ted Blankenship 0.56
4 Dazzy Vance 0.55
5 Walter Johnson 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Huck Betts 1
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 6
1 Rube Walberg 6
3 Ted Blankenship 5
3 Art Decatur 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .394
2 Tris Speaker .394
3 Harry Heilmann .380
4 Ty Cobb .379
5 Jim Bottomley .376

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 101
3 Rogers Hornsby 94
4 Jim Bottomley 88
5 Al Simmons 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 34
2 Max Carey 26
3 Kiki Cuyler 25
4 Sam Rice 22
5 2 tied 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 2.09
2 Dolf Luque 2.33
3 Walter Johnson 2.64
4 Stan Coveleski 2.90
5 Eppa Rixey 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 18
2 Pete Donohue 15
2 Walter Johnson 15
2 Ted Lyons 15
2 Dazzy Vance 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 159
2 Dolf Luque 108
3 Lefty Grove 89
4 Walter Johnson 78
5 Sheriff Blake 68

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 11
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 .500
2 Jimmy Welsh .463
3 Al Simmons .462
4 Charlie Jamieson .458
5 Les Bell .452

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 17
2 Lou Gehrig 15
2 Tris Speaker 15
4 Rogers Hornsby 14
4 Bob Meusel 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
2 Max Carey 6
3 George Burns 4
3 Ike Davis 4
3 4 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 0.90
2 Art Decatur 1.13
3 Dolf Luque 1.22
4 Eppa Rixey 1.29
4 2 others tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Slim Harriss 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 Dolf Luque 3
1 Jake Miller 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 23
2 Dazzy Vance 22
3 Rube Walberg 14
4 Vic Aldridge 13
4 3 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Sarge Connally 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 .434
2 Baby Doll Jacobson .423
3 Bill Terry .406
4 Tris Speaker .404
5 Al Simmons .398

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Burns 31
2 George Sisler 30
3 Al Simmons 27
4 Earl Sheely 26
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 11
1 Kiki Cuyler 11
3 Johnny Mostil 9
3 Sam Rice 9
5 George Burns 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Decatur 1.52
2 Dolf Luque 1.68
3 Ted Blankenship 1.77
4 Eppa Rixey 2.18
5 Walter Johnson 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 6
1 Emil Yde 6
3 Larry Benton 5
3 Ted Blankenship 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 48
2 Dolf Luque 34
3 Sheriff Blake 25
4 Duster Mails 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jess Doyle 5
2 Firpo Marberry 3
3 Harry Biemiller 2
3 Sarge Connally 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .415
2 Tris Speaker .393
3 Harry Heilmann .375
4 Bill Lamar .369
5 Jim Bottomley .369

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 148
2 Bob Meusel 144
3 Ken Williams 130
4 Al Simmons 128
5 Glenn Wright 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 Kiki Cuyler 40
3 Johnny Mostil 36
4 Sam Rice 32
5 Eddie Collins 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 2.46
2 Dolf Luque 2.60
3 Sam Gray 2.84
4 Virgil Barnes 2.97
5 Eppa Rixey 3.08

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 271
2 Walter Johnson 135
3 Dolf Luque 124
4 Burleigh Grimes 114
5 Dutch Leonard 91

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 18
2 Sarge Connally 7
2 Jess Doyle 7
4 Hooks Dauss 6
4 2 others tied 6