On This Day

Tuesday, August 18, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 72 38 .655 --
Senators 72 40 .643 1.0
White Sox 62 52 .544 12.0
Browns 56 57 .496 17.5
Tigers 55 58 .487 18.5
Indians 52 65 .444 23.5
Yankees 48 63 .432 24.5
Red Sox 34 78 .304 39.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 66 43 .606 --
Giants 66 49 .574 3.0
Reds 61 51 .545 6.5
Cardinals 56 59 .487 13.0
Robins 52 57 .477 14.0
Phillies 50 60 .455 16.5
Cubs 49 63 .438 18.5
Braves 49 67 .422 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Walter Holke 6
1 Freddy Leach 6
1 Heinie Sand 6
4 Babe Pinelli 4
4 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Couch 1
1 George Grantham 1
1 Dolf Luque 1
1 Irish Meusel 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ossie Bluege 4
1 George Grantham 4
1 Mickey O'Neil 4
4 Jim Bottomley 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lu Blue 1
1 Kiki Cuyler 1
1 Gus Felix 1
1 Fred Haney 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Genewich 0.43
1 Dolf Luque 0.43
3 Lil Stoner 0.36
4 Walter Johnson 0.33
5 George Uhle 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Joe Genewich 1
1 Skinny Graham 1
1 Waite Hoyt 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 6
2 Walter Johnson 4
2 Jakie May 4
2 Lil Stoner 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 Jakie May 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .395
2 Tris Speaker .388
3 Jim Bottomley .384
4 Harry Heilmann .378
5 Ty Cobb .376

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 Jim Bottomley 98
4 Al Simmons 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 37
2 Max Carey 30
3 Kiki Cuyler 28
4 Sam Rice 22
5 Sparky Adams 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 2.45
2 Dolf Luque 2.59
3 Walter Johnson 2.77
4 Stan Coveleski 2.78
5 Eppa Rixey 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 20
2 Pete Donohue 18
3 Ted Lyons 17
3 Dazzy Vance 17
5 3 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 166
2 Dolf Luque 116
3 Lefty Grove 89
4 Walter Johnson 86
5 2 tied 73

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 12
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 Kiki Cuyler .472
3 Jim Bottomley .433
4 Lou Gehrig .426
5 George Harper .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 6
2 Al Simmons 4
3 Lou Gehrig 3
3 Jimmy Welsh 3
5 10 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 16
2 Ossie Bluege 15
2 Al Simmons 15
4 Charlie Grimm 14
4 Andy High 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edd Roush 6
2 Max Carey 5
3 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 Frankie Frisch 4
5 5 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Pennock 0.00
2 Art Nehf 0.53
3 Red Ruffing 0.69
4 Tom Zachary 0.93
5 Ted Blankenship 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Ted Blankenship 3
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Sam Gray 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Blankenship 15
2 Dutch Ruether 14
3 Walter Johnson 13
3 Jakie May 13
3 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Baumgartner 2
1 Firpo Marberry 2
3 Wayland Dean 1
3 Howard Ehmke 1
3 3 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Jamieson .462
2 Al Simmons .418
3 Jim Bottomley .408
4 Les Bell .375
5 Zack Wheat .373

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 30
2 Ossie Bluege 26
2 Al Simmons 26
4 Harry Heilmann 24
4 Earl Sheely 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 11
2 Max Carey 10
3 Edd Roush 7
4 Frankie Frisch 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Reinhart 1.85
2 Slim Harriss 1.96
3 Bill Sherdel 2.00
4 Ted Blankenship 2.12
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 31
3 Jakie May 28
4 Howard Ehmke 25
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Stan Baumgartner 2
2 Sarge Connally 2
2 Jess Doyle 2
5 12 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .414
2 Tris Speaker .386
3 Harry Heilmann .373
4 Al Simmons .367
5 Jim Bottomley .366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 141
2 Bob Meusel 139
3 Rogers Hornsby 135
4 Ken Williams 133
5 Al Simmons 132

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 49
2 Kiki Cuyler 39
2 Johnny Mostil 39
4 Sam Rice 31
5 Eddie Collins 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.65
2 Walter Johnson 2.71
3 Eppa Rixey 2.96
4 Sam Gray 2.98
5 Bill Sherdel 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 26
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 Dolf Luque 127
3 Walter Johnson 125
4 Burleigh Grimes 102
5 Dutch Leonard 90

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 19
2 Sarge Connally 7
2 Jess Doyle 7
4 Hooks Dauss 6
4 Waite Hoyt 6