On This Day

Friday, August 14, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	71	36	.664	--
Senators	70	39	.642	2.0
White Sox	59	51	.536	13.5
Tigers	54	55	.495	18.0
Browns	54	56	.491	18.5
Indians	51	63	.447	23.5
Yankees	46	62	.426	25.5
Red Sox	33	76	.303	39.0

Games

Athletics 6, Red Sox 3

Browns 10, Indians 7

Senators 2, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	65	41	.613	--
Giants	63	47	.573	4.0
Reds	57	51	.528	9.0
Cardinals	54	57	.486	13.5
Robins	51	54	.486	13.5
Phillies	48	56	.462	16.0
Cubs	49	60	.450	17.5
Braves	45	66	.405	22.5

Games

Giants 3, Robins 2

Giants 5, Robins 3

Pirates 14, Reds 6

Cubs 7, Cardinals 4

Phillies 11, Braves 8

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Eddie Brown	5
1	George Harper	5
1	Freddie Lindstrom	5
1	Billy Southworth	5
1	Zack Wheat	5

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Freddy Leach	2
2	Les Bell	1
2	George Burns	1
2	Butch Henline	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Clyde Barnhart	4
1	Freddy Leach	4
1	Gene Robertson	4
4	Charlie Grimm	3
4	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Freddie Lindstrom	2
2	Sparky Adams	1
2	Clyde Barnhart	1
2	George Harper	1
2	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dutch Ruether	0.67
2	Sad Sam Jones	0.36
3	Pete Alexander	0.33
4	Jack Bentley	0.20
4	2 others tied	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Jack Bentley	1
1	Huck Betts	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Ruether	6
2	Sad Sam Jones	4
3	Pete Alexander	3
3	Lloyd Brown	3
5	5 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Wayland Dean	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.399
2	Tris Speaker	.387
3	Jim Bottomley	.383
4	Harry Heilmann	.378
5	Ty Cobb	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	31
2	Ken Williams	25
3	Gabby Hartnett	24
4	Bob Meusel	23
5	Al Simmons	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	106
2	Rogers Hornsby	105
2	Ken Williams	105
4	Al Simmons	97
5	Jim Bottomley	95

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gray	2.45
2	Dolf Luque	2.52
3	Walter Johnson	2.81
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	5 tied	15

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	164
2	Dolf Luque	110
3	Lefty Grove	89
4	Walter Johnson	82
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	.458
2	Zack Wheat	.452
3	Ira Flagstead	.438
4	Jim Bottomley	.421
5	2 tied	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	5
2	Al Simmons	4
3	Jim Bottomley	3
3	Dick Cox	3
3	Lou Gehrig	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	16
2	Rogers Hornsby	15
3	Dick Cox	14
4	Les Bell	13
4	5 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Hooks Dauss	0.56
2	Tom Zachary	0.69
3	Eddie Rommel	0.93
4	Ted Blankenship	1.00
5	Herb Pennock	1.04

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dutch Ruether	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Sam Gray	3
2	Johnny Morrison	3
5	25 tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	19
2	Dutch Ruether	17
3	Jakie May	14
3	Lee Meadows	14
5	4 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	.430
2	Al Simmons	.415
3	Jim Bottomley	.405
4	Les Bell	.400
5	George Sisler	.396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Simmons	30
2	Rogers Hornsby	29
3	Tris Speaker	27
4	Earl Sheely	25
5	3 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	11
1	Kiki Cuyler	11
3	Johnny Mostil	7
4	George Burns	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Reinhart	1.35
2	Dolf Luque	1.95
3	Bill Sherdel	2.00
4	Ted Blankenship	2.29
5	Elam Vangilder	2.31

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	6
1	Dutch Ruether	6
3	Pete Alexander	5
3	Larry Benton	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	44
2	Dolf Luque	29
3	Duster Mails	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	Sarge Connally	2
3	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.416
2	Tris Speaker	.388
3	Harry Heilmann	.373
4	Bill Lamar	.369
5	Jim Bottomley	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	40
2	Bob Meusel	29
3	Ken Williams	27
4	Gabby Hartnett	25
5	3 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	141
2	Bob Meusel	140
3	Al Simmons	133
3	Ken Williams	133
5	Rogers Hornsby	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	51
2	Kiki Cuyler	38
2	Johnny Mostil	38
4	Sam Rice	32
5	Eddie Collins	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	2.67
2	Dolf Luque	2.69
3	Sam Gray	2.96
4	Herb Pennock	3.00
5	Bill Sherdel	3.05

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	27
2	Dazzy Vance	25
3	Walter Johnson	24
4	Pete Donohue	21
4	Emil Yde	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	257
2	Walter Johnson	127
3	Dolf Luque	122
4	Burleigh Grimes	103
5	Dutch Leonard	90

Saves

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