On This Day

Wednesday, August 12, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 70 35 .667 --
Senators 68 38 .642 2.5
White Sox 59 51 .536 13.5
Tigers 54 55 .495 18.0
Browns 52 56 .481 19.5
Indians 50 61 .450 23.0
Yankees 46 61 .430 25.0
Red Sox 33 75 .306 38.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 40 .615 --
Giants 60 47 .561 5.5
Reds 57 50 .533 8.5
Cardinals 54 55 .495 12.5
Robins 51 52 .495 12.5
Phillies 47 56 .456 16.5
Cubs 47 60 .439 18.5
Braves 45 65 .409 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Bottomley 6
1 Chick Hafey 6
3 Ray Blades 5
4 Bernie Friberg 4
4 Johnny Mokan 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Travis Jackson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Mokan 4
2 Ray Blades 3
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
2 Cotton Tierney 3
2 Glenn Wright 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Johnny Mostil 1
1 Babe Pinelli 1
1 Doc Prothro 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Herb Pennock 0.25
2 Rube Ehrhardt 0.20
2 Buster Ross 0.20
4 Art Reinhart 0.18
5 Emil Yde 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Dyer 1
1 Rube Ehrhardt 1
1 Herb Pennock 1
1 Jack Quinn 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 3
1 Jakie May 3
3 Jack Knight 2
3 Art Reinhart 2
3 Emil Yde 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Howard Ehmke 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .401
2 Tris Speaker .390
3 Jim Bottomley .386
4 Harry Heilmann .378
5 Ty Cobb .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 30
2 Gabby Hartnett 24
2 Ken Williams 24
4 Bob Meusel 23
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 106
2 Rogers Hornsby 102
3 Ken Williams 101
4 Al Simmons 96
5 Jim Bottomley 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 36
2 Max Carey 30
3 Kiki Cuyler 27
4 Sam Rice 22
5 Goose Goslin 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.37
2 Sam Gray 2.41
3 Walter Johnson 2.72
4 Stan Coveleski 2.87
5 Ted Lyons 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 20
2 Pete Donohue 17
3 Ted Lyons 16
3 Dazzy Vance 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 164
2 Dolf Luque 110
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 .448
2 Baby Doll Jacobson .447
3 Jim Bottomley .436
4 Al Simmons .431
5 Zack Wheat .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
2 Jim Bottomley 3
2 Dick Cox 3
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Al Simmons 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 17
2 Dick Cox 16
3 Chick Hafey 14
3 Rogers Hornsby 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
2 Edd Roush 6
3 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 Jimmy Welsh 4
5 7 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hooks Dauss 0.56
2 Eddie Rommel 0.93
3 Ted Wingfield 1.00
4 Ted Lyons 1.19
5 Art Nehf 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 3
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Sam Gray 3
1 Slim Harriss 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 19
2 Howard Ehmke 15
3 Sam Gray 14
3 Jakie May 14
5 6 tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Baumgartner 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Larry Benton 1
2 Harry Biemiller 1
2 5 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Jamieson .432
2 Jim Bottomley .417
3 Al Simmons .408
4 Baby Doll Jacobson .390
5 Tris Speaker .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 8
2 Lou Gehrig 7
2 Al Simmons 7
4 Jim Bottomley 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 32
2 Rogers Hornsby 27
3 Lou Gehrig 25
3 Earl Sheely 25
3 Tris Speaker 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 13
1 Kiki Cuyler 13
3 Johnny Mostil 8
4 George Burns 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Reinhart 1.65
1 Rube Walberg 1.65
3 Ted Blankenship 1.95
4 Dolf Luque 1.98
5 Bill Sherdel 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 6
1 Eddie Rommel 6
1 Emil Yde 6
4 Larry Benton 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 46
2 Dolf Luque 31
3 Sheriff Blake 25
4 Howard Ehmke 24
4 Jakie May 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jess Doyle 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
3 Stan Baumgartner 2
3 Harry Biemiller 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .418
2 Tris Speaker .392
3 Harry Heilmann .373
4 Jim Bottomley .367
5 Bill Lamar .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 39
2 Bob Meusel 29
3 Ken Williams 26
4 Gabby Hartnett 25
5 3 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 140
2 Jim Bottomley 139
3 Al Simmons 133
4 Rogers Hornsby 129
4 Ken Williams 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 Kiki Cuyler 39
3 Johnny Mostil 38
4 Sam Rice 32
5 Eddie Collins 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 2.51
2 Dolf Luque 2.57
3 Herb Pennock 2.91
4 Bill Sherdel 3.05
5 Sam Gray 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 27
2 Walter Johnson 25
2 Dazzy Vance 25
4 Pete Donohue 21
4 Emil Yde 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 257
2 Walter Johnson 134
3 Dolf Luque 122
4 Burleigh Grimes 103
5 Howard Ehmke 92

Saves

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