On This Day

Saturday, August 15, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	72	37	.661	--
Senators	71	39	.645	1.5
White Sox	60	51	.541	13.0
Browns	55	56	.495	18.0
Tigers	54	56	.491	18.5
Indians	51	64	.443	24.0
Yankees	46	63	.422	26.0
Red Sox	34	77	.306	39.0

Games

Athletics 3, Red Sox 1

Red Sox 5, Athletics 0

White Sox 12, Tigers 5

Browns 3, Indians 0

Senators 6, Yankees 1

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	65	42	.607	--
Giants	63	48	.568	4.0
Reds	58	51	.532	8.0
Cardinals	55	57	.491	12.5
Robins	52	54	.491	12.5
Phillies	48	57	.457	16.0
Cubs	49	61	.445	17.5
Braves	46	66	.411	21.5

Games

Robins 3, Giants 1

Braves 10, Phillies 4

Reds 8, Pirates 1

Cardinals 4, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Barrett	4
2	Dave Bancroft	3
2	Dick Burrus	3
2	Mickey Cochrane	3
2	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dick Cox	1
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	Bernie Friberg	1
1	Joe Harris	1
1	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ike Boone	3
1	Dick Burrus	3
1	Ike Davis	3
1	Johnny Mostil	3
5	8 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	1
1	Eddie Collins	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Chicken Hawks	1
1	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Red Ruffing	0.57
2	Howard Ehmke	0.44
2	Allan Sothoron	0.44
4	Slim Harriss	0.38
5	2 tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Sarge Connally	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Howard Ehmke	4
1	Jimmy Ring	4
1	Red Ruffing	4
1	Allan Sothoron	4
5	Slim Harriss	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.398
2	Tris Speaker	.383
3	Jim Bottomley	.382
4	Harry Heilmann	.379
5	Ty Cobb	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	32
2	Ken Williams	25
3	Gabby Hartnett	24
4	Bob Meusel	23
5	Al Simmons	20

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	107
2	Bob Meusel	106
3	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	Sparky Adams	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gray	2.45
2	Dolf Luque	2.52
3	Stan Coveleski	2.78
4	Walter Johnson	2.81
5	Ted Lyons	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	20
2	Pete Donohue	18
3	Dazzy Vance	17
4	Stan Coveleski	16
4	Ted Lyons	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	166
2	Dolf Luque	110
3	Lefty Grove	89
4	Walter Johnson	82
5	Slim Harriss	72

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	.500
2	George Harper	.442
3	Zack Wheat	.426
4	Rogers Hornsby	.417
5	Jim Bottomley	.414

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	6
2	Dick Cox	4
2	Al Simmons	4
4	Jim Bottomley	3
4	Lou Gehrig	3

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
2	Edd Roush	7
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	Ted Blankenship	1.00
4	Herb Pennock	1.04
5	George Uhle	1.06

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dutch Ruether	4
2	Pete Alexander	3
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	Joe Giard	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dutch Ruether	17
2	Lee Meadows	14
2	Jake Miller	14
2	Jimmy Ring	14
5	3 tied	13

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	.458
2	Les Bell	.412
3	Al Simmons	.412
4	Jim Bottomley	.397
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	.381

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	9
2	Jim Bottomley	6
2	Lou Gehrig	6
2	Al Simmons	6
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	30
2	Al Simmons	29
3	Earl Sheely	26
3	Tris Speaker	26
5	3 tied	23

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	11
1	Kiki Cuyler	11
3	Johnny Mostil	7
3	Edd Roush	7
5	George Burns	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Reinhart	1.35
2	Slim Harriss	1.82
3	Sarge Connally	1.95
4	Dolf Luque	1.95
5	Bill Sherdel	2.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Slim Harriss	6
1	Dutch Ruether	6
3	Ted Blankenship	5
3	Stan Coveleski	5
3	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	46
2	Dolf Luque	29
3	Howard Ehmke	28
4	Duster Mails	25
5	Jakie May	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jess Doyle	3
1	Firpo Marberry	3
3	Stan Baumgartner	2
3	Sarge Connally	2
3	Elam Vangilder	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.415
2	Tris Speaker	.385
3	Harry Heilmann	.375
4	Bill Lamar	.365
5	Jim Bottomley	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	41
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	139
3	Rogers Hornsby	134
4	Ken Williams	133
5	Al Simmons	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	30

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	22
5	Emil Yde	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	251
2	Walter Johnson	127
3	Dolf Luque	122
4	Burleigh Grimes	103
5	Howard Ehmke	91

Saves

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