On This Day

Sunday, August 16, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	72	37	.661	--
Senators	71	40	.640	2.0
White Sox	60	52	.536	13.5
Tigers	55	56	.495	18.0
Browns	55	57	.491	18.5
Indians	52	64	.448	23.5
Yankees	47	63	.427	25.5
Red Sox	34	77	.306	39.0

Games

Tigers 11, White Sox 9

Indians 7, Browns 6

Yankees 3, Senators 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	65	43	.602	--
Giants	64	49	.566	3.5
Reds	59	51	.536	7.0
Cardinals	56	57	.496	11.5
Robins	52	56	.481	13.0
Phillies	50	57	.467	14.5
Cubs	49	62	.441	17.5
Braves	47	67	.412	21.0

Games

Phillies 7, Robins 6

Phillies 9, Robins 2

Reds 6, Pirates 1

Cardinals 6, Cubs 2

Braves 6, Giants 0

Giants 6, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Cy Williams	7
2	Heinie Sand	5
3	Lou Gehrig	4
3	Harry Heilmann	4
3	3 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jimmy Welsh	2
2	Lou Gehrig	1
2	George Harper	1
2	Andy High	1
2	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jimmy Welsh	4
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
2	George Harper	3
2	Harry Heilmann	3
2	7 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Andy High	1
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	1
1	Johnny Mostil	1
1	George Sisler	1
1	Milt Stock	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Zachary	0.75
2	Garland Buckeye	0.40
3	Wayland Dean	0.38
3	Bill Sherdel	0.38
5	Rube Ehrhardt	0.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Clarence Mitchell	1
1	Ray Pierce	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Garland Buckeye	4
2	Wayland Dean	3
2	Rube Ehrhardt	3
2	Eppa Rixey	3
2	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jack Knight	1
1	Lil Stoner	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.400
2	Tris Speaker	.386
3	Harry Heilmann	.384
4	Jim Bottomley	.384
5	Ty Cobb	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	33
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	110
2	Bob Meusel	106
3	Ken Williams	105
4	Al Simmons	97
5	Jim Bottomley	95

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	37
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	Eppa Rixey	2.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	166
2	Dolf Luque	110
3	Lefty Grove	89
4	Walter Johnson	82
5	Sheriff Blake	73

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	.489
2	Jim Bottomley	.458
3	George Harper	.455
4	Rogers Hornsby	.447
5	Kiki Cuyler	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	7
2	Al Simmons	4
3	Jim Bottomley	3
3	Dick Cox	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	19
2	Al Simmons	15
3	Les Bell	14
3	Dick Burrus	14
3	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Pennock	0.00
2	Red Ruffing	0.69
3	Tom Zachary	0.93
4	George Uhle	0.93
5	Ted Blankenship	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	3
1	Pete Donohue	3
1	Joe Giard	3
1	Sam Gray	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jake Miller	14
1	Dutch Ruether	14
3	Garland Buckeye	13
3	Guy Bush	13
3	3 others tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Stan Baumgartner	2
2	Babe Adams	1
2	Larry Benton	1
2	Harry Biemiller	1
2	6 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Jamieson	.448
2	Les Bell	.416
3	Jim Bottomley	.410
4	Al Simmons	.400
5	Kiki Cuyler	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	9
2	Lou Gehrig	7
3	Jim Bottomley	6
3	Al Simmons	6
5	3 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	30
2	Al Simmons	27
3	Earl Sheely	25
4	Lou Gehrig	24
4	Tris Speaker	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	11
2	Kiki Cuyler	10
3	Johnny Mostil	8
4	Edd Roush	7
5	6 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Reinhart	1.35
2	Slim Harriss	1.56
3	Dolf Luque	1.95
4	Bill Sherdel	2.00
5	Pete Alexander	2.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dutch Ruether	6
2	Ted Blankenship	5
2	Pete Donohue	5
2	Slim Harriss	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	46
2	Dolf Luque	29
3	Sheriff Blake	25
3	Howard Ehmke	25
3	Duster Mails	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jess Doyle	3
1	Firpo Marberry	3
3	Stan Baumgartner	2
3	Sarge Connally	2
5	13 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.418
2	Tris Speaker	.386
3	Harry Heilmann	.378
4	Jim Bottomley	.367
5	Bill Lamar	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	42
2	Bob Meusel	29
3	Ken Williams	27
4	Gabby Hartnett	25
5	2 tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	141
2	Bob Meusel	139
3	Rogers Hornsby	137
4	Ken Williams	133
5	Al Simmons	132

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	49
2	Johnny Mostil	39
3	Kiki Cuyler	38
4	Sam Rice	32
5	Eddie Collins	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.60
2	Walter Johnson	2.67
3	Sam Gray	2.96
4	Bill Sherdel	3.00
5	Herb Pennock	3.00

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	121
4	Burleigh Grimes	102
5	2 tied	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