On This Day

Thursday, August 20, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	74	40	.649	--
Athletics	72	40	.643	1.0
White Sox	64	52	.552	11.0
Browns	58	57	.504	16.5
Tigers	56	58	.491	18.0
Indians	52	67	.437	24.5
Yankees	48	64	.429	25.0
Red Sox	34	80	.298	40.0

Games

White Sox 11, Red Sox 7

Senators 1, Indians 0

Browns 7, Athletics 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	67	44	.604	--
Giants	67	50	.573	3.0
Reds	62	52	.544	6.5
Cardinals	56	61	.479	14.0
Robins	53	58	.477	14.0
Phillies	51	61	.455	16.5
Cubs	50	64	.439	18.5
Braves	51	67	.432	19.5

Games

Pirates 2, Robins 1

Braves 6, Cardinals 3

Cubs 5, Giants 3

Reds 8, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Roger Peckinpaugh	4
1	Pinky Pittenger	4
3	Eddie Collins	3
3	Bibb Falk	3
3	10 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Jimmy Dykes	1
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	Andy High	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Bentley	3
1	Eddie Collins	3
1	Jimmy Dykes	3
1	Marty McManus	3
1	Edd Roush	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	2
1	Pinky Pittenger	2
3	Joe Harris	1
3	Cliff Heathcote	1
3	2 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Tom Zachary	0.67
2	Burleigh Grimes	0.40
3	Eppa Rixey	0.36
4	Jack Bentley	0.33
4	Joe Giard	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Jesse Barnes	1
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Tony Kaufmann	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jack Bentley	5
2	Burleigh Grimes	4
2	Eppa Rixey	4
2	Tom Zachary	4
5	2 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.391
2	Rogers Hornsby	.389
3	Al Simmons	.383
4	Jim Bottomley	.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	100
5	Jim Bottomley	99

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	37
2	Max Carey	30
3	Kiki Cuyler	29
4	Sparky Adams	23
5	Sam Rice	22

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
4	Eppa Rixey	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	174
2	Dolf Luque	116
3	Lefty Grove	92
4	Walter Johnson	86
5	2 tied	73

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	13
2	Sarge Connally	7
2	Jess Doyle	7
4	Rube Walberg	5
5	2 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Kiki Cuyler	.491
2	Al Simmons	.458
3	Jimmy Welsh	.450
4	Max Carey	.444
5	Charlie Jamieson	.438

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	6
2	Al Simmons	4
3	Lou Gehrig	3
3	Andy High	3
3	Jimmy Welsh	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ossie Bluege	17
2	Andy High	16
2	Rogers Hornsby	16
4	Clyde Barnhart	15
5	5 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Edd Roush	6
2	Max Carey	5
2	Kiki Cuyler	5
4	Sparky Adams	4
4	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Pennock	0.00
2	Art Nehf	0.53
3	Tom Zachary	0.96
4	Eddie Rommel	1.33
5	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.38

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	4
1	Dutch Ruether	4
1	Elam Vangilder	4
4	Pete Donohue	3
4	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	21
2	Ted Blankenship	15
2	Dutch Ruether	15
4	Howard Ehmke	14
5	2 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Stan Baumgartner	1
2	Sarge Connally	1
2	Wayland Dean	1
2	4 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.477
2	Charlie Jamieson	.443
3	Jimmy Welsh	.436
4	Jim Bottomley	.407
5	Zack Wheat	.398

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Pennock	1.47
2	Art Reinhart	1.85
3	Eddie Rommel	1.86
4	Ken Holloway	2.03
5	Slim Harriss	2.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	37
2	Dolf Luque	31
3	Jakie May	26
4	Howard Ehmke	25
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Sarge Connally	3
3	Stan Baumgartner	2
4	Babe Adams	1
4	10 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.412
2	Tris Speaker	.389
3	Al Simmons	.375
4	Harry Heilmann	.375
5	Jim Bottomley	.363

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	140
3	Rogers Hornsby	135
4	Al Simmons	134
5	Ken Williams	133

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.54
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
2	Dazzy Vance	25
3	Walter Johnson	24
4	Pete Donohue	22
5	Emil Yde	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	257
2	Dolf Luque	126
3	Walter Johnson	125
4	Burleigh Grimes	100
5	Lefty Grove	92

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	20
2	Sarge Connally	8
3	Jess Doyle	7
4	Hooks Dauss	6
4	Waite Hoyt	6