On This Day

Sunday, August 9, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 67 35 .657 --
Senators 66 38 .635 2.0
White Sox 58 50 .537 12.0
Tigers 53 53 .500 16.0
Browns 52 53 .495 16.5
Indians 50 59 .459 20.5
Yankees 45 60 .429 23.5
Red Sox 31 74 .295 37.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 62 39 .614 --
Giants 59 45 .567 4.5
Reds 56 47 .544 7.0
Robins 48 51 .485 13.0
Cardinals 51 55 .481 13.5
Phillies 47 53 .470 14.5
Cubs 47 58 .448 17.0
Braves 43 65 .398 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sparky Adams 6
2 Joe Judge 5
3 Howard Freigau 4
3 Joe Sewell 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 2
2 Ray Blades 1
2 Lou Gehrig 1
2 George Harper 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rabbit Maranville 5
2 Joe Sewell 4
3 George Harper 3
3 Gabby Hartnett 3
3 Irish Meusel 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mandy Brooks 2
2 Mike Gonzalez 1
2 Walter Holke 1
2 Irish Meusel 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jakie May 0.55
2 Allan Sothoron 0.54
3 Walter Johnson 0.20
4 Jesse Barnes 0.18
4 Sloppy Thurston 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 1
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Art Nehf 1
1 Sherry Smith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Allan Sothoron 7
2 Jakie May 6
3 Walter Johnson 3
4 Jesse Barnes 2
4 4 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .401
2 Tris Speaker .390
3 Harry Heilmann .381
4 Ty Cobb .381
5 Jim Bottomley .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 29
2 Gabby Hartnett 24
2 Ken Williams 24
4 Bob Meusel 23
5 Jim Bottomley 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 106
2 Ken Williams 101
3 Rogers Hornsby 98
4 Al Simmons 93
5 Jim Bottomley 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 34
2 Max Carey 28
3 Kiki Cuyler 26
4 Sam Rice 22
5 Goose Goslin 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.33
2 Sam Gray 2.34
3 Walter Johnson 2.72
4 Eppa Rixey 2.94
5 Stan Coveleski 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 19
2 Pete Donohue 16
2 Ted Lyons 16
4 Walter Johnson 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 159
2 Dolf Luque 108
3 Lefty Grove 89
4 Walter Johnson 81
5 Sheriff Blake 71

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 Charlie Jamieson .493
2 Baby Doll Jacobson .467
3 Al Simmons .462
4 Les Bell .452
5 Zack Wheat .449

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 4
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
3 Dick Cox 3
3 Jack Fournier 3
5 10 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Cox 16
2 Bob Meusel 15
2 Al Simmons 15
4 Rogers Hornsby 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 7
2 Kiki Cuyler 6
3 Edd Roush 4
3 Jimmy Welsh 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hooks Dauss 1.08
2 Art Decatur 1.13
3 Eddie Rommel 1.24
4 Johnny Couch 1.37
5 Ted Wingfield 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eppa Rixey 4
2 Sheriff Blake 3
2 Garland Buckeye 3
2 Slim Harriss 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 22
2 Dolf Luque 20
3 Jakie May 19
4 Walter Johnson 16
5 Vic Aldridge 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
2 Sarge Connally 2
3 Babe Adams 1
3 Stan Baumgartner 1
3 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Jamieson .412
2 Baby Doll Jacobson .411
3 Al Simmons .408
4 Bill Terry .404
5 Les Bell .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 7
1 Rogers Hornsby 7
3 Jack Fournier 6
3 Lou Gehrig 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 30
2 George Burns 29
3 Tris Speaker 26
4 Bob Meusel 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 12
1 Kiki Cuyler 12
3 George Burns 7
3 Johnny Mostil 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Decatur 1.04
2 Rube Walberg 1.56
3 Johnny Couch 1.61
4 Dolf Luque 1.68
5 Art Reinhart 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 6
2 Larry Benton 5
2 Ted Blankenship 5
2 Garland Buckeye 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 41
2 Dolf Luque 34
3 Sheriff Blake 28
4 Duster Mails 23
5 Howard Ehmke 22

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .421
2 Tris Speaker .391
3 Harry Heilmann .373
4 Jim Bottomley .366
5 Bill Lamar .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 38
2 Bob Meusel 29
3 Ken Williams 26
4 Jim Bottomley 25
4 Gabby Hartnett 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 145
2 Bob Meusel 142
3 Al Simmons 131
4 Ken Williams 130
5 Glenn Wright 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 Kiki Cuyler 39
3 Johnny Mostil 36
4 Sam Rice 32
5 Eddie Collins 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 2.51
2 Dolf Luque 2.60
3 Herb Pennock 3.00
4 Eppa Rixey 3.04
5 Virgil Barnes 3.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 261
2 Walter Johnson 134
3 Dolf Luque 124
4 Burleigh Grimes 109
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