Baseball44 On This Day: Wednesday, August 19, 1925

On This Day

Wednesday, August 19, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	72	39	.649	--
Senators	73	40	.646	0.0
White Sox	63	52	.548	11.0
Browns	57	57	.500	16.5
Tigers	56	58	.491	17.5
Indians	52	66	.441	23.5
Yankees	48	64	.429	24.5
Red Sox	34	79	.301	39.0

Games

White Sox 3, Red Sox 1

Senators 12, Indians 8

Tigers 4, Yankees 3

Browns 9, Athletics 8

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	66	44	.600	--
Giants	67	49	.578	2.0
Reds	61	52	.540	6.5
Cardinals	56	60	.483	13.0
Robins	53	57	.482	13.0
Phillies	51	60	.459	15.5
Cubs	49	64	.434	18.5
Braves	50	67	.427	19.5

Games

Robins 8, Pirates 7

Braves 5, Cardinals 4

Giants 7, Cubs 6

Phillies 5, Reds 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Clyde Barnhart	4
1	Freddy Leach	4
1	Hank Severeid	4
1	Al Simmons	4
5	9 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mandy Brooks	1
1	Harry Rice	1
1	Dutch Ruether	1
1	Al Simmons	1
1	Ross Youngs	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Clyde Barnhart	5
2	George Burns	3
2	Pinky Hargrave	3
2	Cotton Tierney	3
2	Ross Youngs	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Cliff Heathcote	1
1	Harry Heilmann	1
1	Pinky Pittenger	1
1	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	0.67
2	Charlie Robertson	0.38
3	Howard Ehmke	0.29
3	Herb Pennock	0.29
5	2 tied	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Walt Huntzinger	1
1	Jimmy Ring	1
1	Charlie Robertson	1
1	Dutch Ruether	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	8
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	Charlie Robertson	3
4	Howard Ehmke	2
4	3 others tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.393
2	Tris Speaker	.391
3	Jim Bottomley	.381
4	Al Simmons	.380
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	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	110
2	Bob Meusel	108
3	Ken Williams	105
4	Al Simmons	99
5	Jim Bottomley	98

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	37
2	Max Carey	30
3	Kiki Cuyler	29
4	Sam Rice	22
5	Sparky Adams	21

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.59
2	Sam Gray	2.62
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
2	Dazzy Vance	18
4	Ted Lyons	17
5	4 tied	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	174
2	Dolf Luque	116
3	Lefty Grove	90
4	Walter Johnson	86
5	2 tied	73

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	13
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	Kiki Cuyler	.500
2	Charlie Jamieson	.488
3	George Harper	.449
4	Max Carey	.444
5	Al Simmons	.436

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	6
2	Al Simmons	4
3	Lou Gehrig	3
3	Jimmy Welsh	3
5	8 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ossie Bluege	17
2	Rogers Hornsby	16
3	Clyde Barnhart	15
4	Charlie Grimm	14
4	2 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Pennock	0.00
2	Art Nehf	0.53
3	Red Ruffing	0.69
4	Ted Blankenship	1.00
5	Eddie Rommel	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dutch Ruether	4
2	Ted Blankenship	3
2	Pete Donohue	3
2	Johnny Morrison	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	21
2	Ted Blankenship	15
2	Dutch Ruether	15
4	Howard Ehmke	14
4	Jimmy Ring	14

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Charlie Jamieson	.453
2	Al Simmons	.444
3	Jimmy Welsh	.429
4	Jim Bottomley	.403
5	Dick Cox	.394

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	30
2	Ossie Bluege	27
3	Al Simmons	26
4	Earl Sheely	25
5	Dick Burrus	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	12
2	Max Carey	10
3	Edd Roush	7
4	Lu Blue	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Art Reinhart	1.85
2	Eddie Rommel	1.86
3	Ken Holloway	2.03
4	Ted Blankenship	2.12
5	Slim Harriss	2.18

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dutch Ruether	6
1	Dazzy Vance	6
3	Ted Blankenship	5
3	Pete Donohue	5
3	4 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	54
2	Dolf Luque	31
3	Howard Ehmke	27
4	Jakie May	26
5	3 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Stan Baumgartner	2
2	Sarge Connally	2
4	Babe Adams	1
4	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.415
2	Tris Speaker	.387
3	Harry Heilmann	.373
4	Al Simmons	.371
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	High Pockets Kelly	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	140
1	Bob Meusel	140
3	Rogers Hornsby	135
4	Al Simmons	133
4	Ken Williams	133

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	Bill Sherdel	2.90
4	Eppa Rixey	2.96
5	Herb Pennock	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	26
1	Dazzy Vance	26
3	Walter Johnson	24
4	Pete Donohue	22
5	Emil Yde	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	259
2	Dolf Luque	127
3	Walter Johnson	125
4	Burleigh Grimes	96
5	Lefty Grove	90

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	20
2	Sarge Connally	7
2	Jess Doyle	7
4	Hooks Dauss	6
4	Waite Hoyt	6