On This Day

Monday, August 24, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	76	42	.644	--
Athletics	74	42	.638	1.0
White Sox	66	54	.550	11.0
Browns	61	58	.513	15.5
Tigers	58	60	.492	18.0
Indians	56	67	.455	22.5
Yankees	48	68	.414	27.0
Red Sox	35	83	.297	41.0

Games

White Sox 3, Athletics 1

Indians 5, Yankees 1

Tigers 13, Senators 4

Browns 4, Red Sox 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	71	45	.612	--
Giants	68	54	.557	6.0
Reds	63	54	.538	8.5
Cardinals	59	62	.488	14.5
Robins	56	61	.479	15.5
Phillies	52	64	.448	19.0
Cubs	53	67	.442	20.0
Braves	53	68	.438	20.5

Games

Robins 13, Cubs 6

Cubs 11, Robins 6

Braves 3, Reds 2

Pirates 9, Giants 2

Cardinals 14, Phillies 5

Cardinals 6, Phillies 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jim Bottomley	7
2	Sparky Adams	6
2	Art Jahn	6
4	Lu Blue	4
4	6 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	2
1	Tommy Griffith	2
3	Jack Bentley	1
3	Lew Fonseca	1
3	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Tommy Griffith	6
2	Jack Fournier	5
3	Jim Bottomley	4
3	Zack Wheat	4
5	5 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Art Jahn	1
1	Bing Miller	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Ted Blankenship	1.20
2	Guy Bush	0.80
3	Jesse Haines	0.50
4	Jimmy Ring	0.23
5	2 tied	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Guy Bush	1
1	Skinny Graham	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Bush	8
2	Ted Blankenship	6
3	Jesse Haines	5
4	Vean Gregg	3
4	Jimmy Ring	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.391
2	Rogers Hornsby	.386
3	Al Simmons	.383
4	Jim Bottomley	.382
5	Ty Cobb	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	33
2	Ken Williams	25
3	Gabby Hartnett	24
4	Bob Meusel	23
5	Al Simmons	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	117
2	Bob Meusel	108
3	Jack Fournier	107
4	Jim Bottomley	105
4	Ken Williams	105

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gray	2.47
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	Dazzy Vance	19
3	Pete Donohue	18
4	Walter Johnson	17
4	2 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	183
2	Dolf Luque	120
3	Lefty Grove	92
4	Walter Johnson	88
5	Slim Harriss	76

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	15
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	Al Simmons	.453
2	Freddy Leach	.437
3	Lou Gehrig	.419
4	Joe Harris	.405
4	Art Jahn	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Al Simmons	4
4	Jack Fournier	3
4	6 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	19
2	Jack Fournier	18
3	Cotton Tierney	16
4	Clyde Barnhart	15
4	Jim Bottomley	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	4
1	Kiki Cuyler	4
1	George Sisler	4
1	Ross Youngs	4
5	9 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Pennock	0.00
2	Stan Coveleski	0.96
3	Johnny Cooney	1.00
4	Jake Miller	1.17
5	Vic Aldridge	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elam Vangilder	5
2	Ted Blankenship	4
2	Dazzy Vance	4
2	Ed Wells	4
5	5 tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	24
2	Ted Blankenship	16
3	Guy Bush	13
3	Howard Ehmke	13
5	4 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Stan Baumgartner	1
2	Sarge Connally	1
2	Wayland Dean	1
2	7 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.455
2	Charlie Jamieson	.431
3	Baby Doll Jacobson	.406
4	Zack Wheat	.403
5	Jim Bottomley	.403

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	9
2	Jack Fournier	6
2	Al Simmons	6
4	Babe Ruth	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	37
2	Jack Fournier	29
3	Jim Bottomley	28
3	Dick Cox	28
5	Dick Burrus	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	13
2	Max Carey	9
3	Edd Roush	7
4	Sparky Adams	5
4	3 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Firpo Marberry	1.37
2	Herb Pennock	1.37
3	Art Reinhart	2.15
4	Eppa Rixey	2.21
4	Eddie Rommel	2.21

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	6
1	Eppa Rixey	6
1	Dutch Ruether	6
1	Dazzy Vance	6
5	8 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	46
2	Dolf Luque	32
3	Jakie May	30
4	Howard Ehmke	25
5	Ted Blankenship	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	7
2	Sarge Connally	3
3	Stan Baumgartner	2
4	Babe Adams	1
4	12 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.394
2	Tris Speaker	.391
3	Harry Heilmann	.373
4	Al Simmons	.372
5	Jim Bottomley	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	39
2	Bob Meusel	29
3	Ken Williams	27
4	Gabby Hartnett	25
5	4 tied	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	142
2	Bob Meusel	140
3	Rogers Hornsby	133
3	Ken Williams	133
5	Al Simmons	132

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	2.63
2	Bill Sherdel	2.80
3	Sam Gray	2.84
4	Walter Johnson	2.91
5	Stan Coveleski	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	25
1	Dazzy Vance	25
3	Walter Johnson	24
4	Pete Donohue	22
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	251
2	Dolf Luque	130
3	Walter Johnson	126
4	Burleigh Grimes	101
5	Lefty Grove	92

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	21
2	Sarge Connally	8
3	Jess Doyle	7
4	Hooks Dauss	6
4	Waite Hoyt	6