On This Day

Saturday, August 22, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	75	41	.647	--
Athletics	73	41	.640	1.0
White Sox	65	53	.551	11.0
Browns	59	58	.504	16.5
Tigers	57	59	.491	18.0
Indians	54	67	.446	23.5
Yankees	48	66	.421	26.0
Red Sox	35	81	.302	40.0

Games

Athletics 6, White Sox 1

Indians 5, Yankees 4

Senators 20, Tigers 5

Red Sox 10, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	69	44	.611	--
Giants	67	52	.563	5.0
Reds	63	53	.543	7.5
Cardinals	57	62	.479	15.0
Robins	54	59	.478	15.0
Phillies	52	62	.456	17.5
Cubs	51	65	.440	19.5
Braves	52	68	.433	20.5

Games

Robins 9, Cubs 2

Cubs 9, Robins 2

Pirates 8, Giants 1

Pirates 2, Giants 1

Cardinals 11, Phillies 3

Phillies 5, Cardinals 0

Braves 4, Reds 2

Reds 8, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Lew Fonseca	4
1	Jack Fournier	4
1	Charlie Grimm	4
1	Joe Harris	4
1	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dave Bancroft	1
1	John Bischoff	1
1	Kiki Cuyler	1
1	Jack Fournier	1
1	10 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	5
2	Rogers Hornsby	4
2	Art Jahn	4
2	Sam Rice	4
2	2 others tied	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ralph Shinners	2
2	Kiki Cuyler	1
2	Lew Fonseca	1
2	Howard Freigau	1
2	9 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Ehrhardt	1.20
2	George Uhle	0.70
3	Slim Harriss	0.50
4	Dolf Luque	0.44
4	Allan Sothoron	0.44

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	1
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	8 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	George Uhle	7
2	Rube Ehrhardt	6
3	Vic Aldridge	5
3	James Edwards	5
5	4 tied	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pete Donohue	1
1	Firpo Marberry	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.391
2	Rogers Hornsby	.388
3	Al Simmons	.381
4	Ty Cobb	.378
5	Jim Bottomley	.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	21

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	114
2	Bob Meusel	108
3	Ken Williams	105
4	Jim Bottomley	101
4	Al Simmons	101

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gray	2.62
2	Dolf Luque	2.67
3	Stan Coveleski	2.69
4	Walter Johnson	2.94
5	Eppa Rixey	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	20
2	Pete Donohue	18
2	Dazzy Vance	18
4	Walter Johnson	17
4	2 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	174
2	Dolf Luque	120
3	Lefty Grove	92
4	Walter Johnson	88
5	Slim Harriss	76

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	14
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	.464
2	Al Simmons	.460
3	George Harper	.409
4	Charlie Jamieson	.395
5	Freddy Leach	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	6
2	Lou Gehrig	3
2	Andy High	3
2	Freddy Leach	3
2	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	20
2	Ossie Bluege	15
2	Dick Burrus	15
2	Kiki Cuyler	15
2	Andy High	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	5
2	Sparky Adams	4
2	George Sisler	4
4	Max Carey	3
4	9 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Pennock	0.00
2	Art Nehf	0.53
3	Firpo Marberry	0.64
4	Stan Coveleski	0.96
4	Tom Zachary	0.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elam Vangilder	4
2	Ted Blankenship	3
2	Wilbur Cooper	3
2	Slim Harriss	3
2	6 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jakie May	17
2	Allan Sothoron	15
2	Dazzy Vance	15
4	Howard Ehmke	14
5	3 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Stan Baumgartner	1
2	Sarge Connally	1
2	Wayland Dean	1
2	5 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.455
2	Charlie Jamieson	.429
3	Jimmy Welsh	.413
4	Baby Doll Jacobson	.412
5	Zack Wheat	.400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	34
2	Earl Sheely	27
2	Al Simmons	27
4	Dick Burrus	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	13
2	Max Carey	10
3	Edd Roush	7
4	Sparky Adams	5
4	4 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Pennock	1.47
2	Art Reinhart	1.85
3	Slim Harriss	1.98
4	Ken Holloway	2.03
5	Eppa Rixey	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Slim Harriss	6
1	Eppa Rixey	6
1	Dutch Ruether	6
4	Ted Blankenship	5
4	5 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	37
2	Dolf Luque	35
3	Jakie May	30
4	Howard Ehmke	25
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	6
2	Sarge Connally	3
3	Stan Baumgartner	2
4	Babe Adams	1
4	11 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.396
2	Tris Speaker	.388
3	Harry Heilmann	.374
4	Al Simmons	.373
5	Bill Lamar	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	40
2	Bob Meusel	29
3	Ken Williams	27
4	Gabby Hartnett	25
5	2 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	140
1	Bob Meusel	140
3	Al Simmons	134
4	Rogers Hornsby	133
4	Ken Williams	133

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	48
2	Johnny Mostil	39
3	Kiki Cuyler	38
4	Eddie Collins	30
4	Sam Rice	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.61
2	Bill Sherdel	2.91
3	Walter Johnson	2.91
4	Sam Gray	2.97
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	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	257
2	Dolf Luque	130
3	Walter Johnson	126
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