On This Day

Wednesday, August 26, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	76	44	.633	--
Athletics	74	44	.627	1.0
White Sox	67	55	.549	10.0
Browns	63	58	.521	13.5
Tigers	60	60	.500	16.0
Indians	58	67	.464	20.5
Yankees	49	69	.415	26.0
Red Sox	35	85	.292	41.0

Games

White Sox 1, Yankees 0

Indians 8, Athletics 1

Browns 11, Senators 8

Tigers 10, Red Sox 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	72	46	.610	--
Giants	70	55	.560	5.5
Reds	64	56	.533	9.0
Robins	58	61	.487	14.5
Cardinals	59	64	.480	15.5
Phillies	53	65	.449	19.0
Cubs	54	68	.443	20.0
Braves	54	69	.439	20.5

Games

Robins 4, Cardinals 2

Pirates 2, Braves 0

Giants 6, Reds 5

Reds 2, Giants 1

Phillies 12, Cubs 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Edd Roush	5
2	Freddy Leach	4
2	Earl McNeely	4
2	Harry Rice	4
2	Jimmie Wilson	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bobby LaMotte	1
1	Irish Meusel	1
1	Johnny Rawlings	1
1	Harry Rice	1
1	Frank Snyder	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ty Cobb	3
1	Earl McNeely	3
1	Irish Meusel	3
1	Harry Rice	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	1
1	George Burns	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Grover Hartley	1
1	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	George Uhle	0.86
2	Dolf Luque	0.70
3	Earl Whitehill	0.56
4	Herb Pennock	0.38
5	Jack Scott	0.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Guy Cantrell	1
1	Dixie Davis	1
1	Red Faber	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	7
2	Jack Scott	6
2	George Uhle	6
4	Earl Whitehill	5
5	3 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Elam Vangilder	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.391
2	Rogers Hornsby	.384
3	Al Simmons	.380
4	Ty Cobb	.380
5	Jim Bottomley	.378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	119
2	Jack Fournier	110
2	Bob Meusel	110
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
4	2 others tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gray	2.47
2	Dolf Luque	2.56
3	Stan Coveleski	2.80
4	Walter Johnson	2.94
5	Jack Scott	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	20
2	Dazzy Vance	19
3	Pete Donohue	18
4	Walter Johnson	17
4	3 others tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	183
2	Dolf Luque	127
3	Lefty Grove	95
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	3 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Freddy Leach	.474
2	Cy Williams	.452
3	George Harper	.429
4	Al Simmons	.426
5	Art Jahn	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	4
1	Rogers Hornsby	4
1	Harry Rice	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	20
1	Rogers Hornsby	20
3	Mandy Brooks	15
3	Edd Roush	15
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	4
1	Kiki Cuyler	4
1	Cliff Heathcote	4
1	George Sisler	4
1	Al Wingo	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Pennock	0.32
2	Firpo Marberry	0.71
3	Johnny Cooney	1.00
4	Jake Miller	1.19
5	Vic Aldridge	1.27

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elam Vangilder	5
2	George Uhle	4
3	Jesse Barnes	3
3	Ted Blankenship	3
3	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	19
2	Dolf Luque	17
2	George Uhle	17
4	Howard Ehmke	13
4	Earl Whitehill	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Sarge Connally	1
2	Wayland Dean	1
2	Pete Donohue	1
2	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.439
2	Zack Wheat	.422
3	Bubbles Hargrave	.419
4	Charlie Jamieson	.394
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	.388

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	8
2	Jack Fournier	7
3	Al Simmons	6
4	Harry Rice	5
4	Babe Ruth	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	35
2	Jack Fournier	31
3	Dick Cox	27
4	Jim Bottomley	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	10
2	Max Carey	9
3	Edd Roush	8
4	Sparky Adams	5
4	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Pennock	1.18
2	Art Nehf	1.45
3	Firpo Marberry	1.75
4	Elam Vangilder	2.01
5	Jack Scott	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	5
1	Sam Gray	5
1	Slim Harriss	5
1	Walter Johnson	5
1	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dolf Luque	39
2	Dazzy Vance	38
3	Jakie May	30
4	Howard Ehmke	25
5	Ted Blankenship	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Sarge Connally	3
3	Stan Baumgartner	2
3	Elam Vangilder	2
5	13 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.393
2	Rogers Hornsby	.390
3	Harry Heilmann	.378
4	Al Simmons	.370
5	Jim Bottomley	.360

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	37
2	Bob Meusel	31
3	Ken Williams	27
4	Gabby Hartnett	25
5	George Harper	24

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	46
2	Johnny Mostil	39
3	Kiki Cuyler	37
4	Sam Rice	31
5	Eddie Collins	30

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.54
2	Sam Gray	2.84
3	Bill Sherdel	2.89
4	Herb Pennock	2.99
5	Walter Johnson	3.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	25
1	Dazzy Vance	25
3	Walter Johnson	23
4	Pete Donohue	22
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	251
2	Dolf Luque	137
3	Walter Johnson	124
4	Burleigh Grimes	101
5	Lefty Grove	95

Saves

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