On This Day

Monday, August 31, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 79 45 .637 --
Athletics 74 47 .612 3.5
White Sox 68 58 .540 12.0
Browns 66 59 .528 13.5
Tigers 64 60 .516 15.0
Indians 60 68 .469 21.0
Yankees 50 72 .410 28.0
Red Sox 36 88 .290 43.0

Games

No Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 77 46 .626 --
Giants 73 57 .562 7.5
Reds 67 58 .536 11.0
Robins 61 63 .492 16.5
Cardinals 60 68 .469 19.5
Cubs 56 71 .441 23.0
Phillies 54 69 .439 23.0
Braves 56 72 .438 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Wilson 4
2 Eddie Moore 3
2 Butch Weis 3
2 Glenn Wright 3
5 8 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Harper 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clyde Barnhart 2
1 Eddie Moore 2
1 Johnny Rawlings 2
1 Earl Smith 2
1 Jimmy Welsh 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Butch Weis 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lee Meadows 0.30
2 Jesse Barnes 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jesse Barnes 1
1 Lee Meadows 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lee Meadows 3
2 Jesse Barnes 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .390
2 Rogers Hornsby .388
3 Al Simmons .380
4 Ty Cobb .378
5 Jim Bottomley .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 34
2 Bob Meusel 25
2 Ken Williams 25
4 Gabby Hartnett 24
5 Al Simmons 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 123
2 Jack Fournier 112
3 Bob Meusel 111
4 Jim Bottomley 110
5 Al Simmons 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 37
2 Kiki Cuyler 32
3 Max Carey 30
4 Sparky Adams 24
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 2.73
2 Dolf Luque 2.78
3 Stan Coveleski 2.80
4 Larry Benton 2.95
5 Herb Pennock 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 20
2 Pete Donohue 19
2 Dazzy Vance 19
4 Ted Lyons 18
4 Lee Meadows 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 189
2 Dolf Luque 128
3 Lefty Grove 99
4 Walter Johnson 90
5 Jack Scott 77

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 Ross Youngs .472
2 Al Simmons .460
3 Edd Roush .453
4 Eddie Brown .424
5 Freddy Leach .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kiki Cuyler 4
1 Jack Fournier 4
1 Joe Harris 4
1 Harry Rice 4
1 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Fournier 18
2 Hughie Critz 17
3 Clyde Barnhart 16
3 Edd Roush 16
5 Jim Bottomley 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
1 Al Wingo 5
3 Cliff Heathcote 4
3 Ralph Shinners 4
5 9 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walt Huntzinger 0.00
2 Vic Aldridge 0.37
3 Herb Pennock 0.42
4 Larry Benton 0.50
5 Hal Carlson 0.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 23
2 Ted Blankenship 18
2 Dolf Luque 18
4 George Uhle 15
5 Jakie May 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Win Ballou 1
2 Neal Brady 1
2 Sarge Connally 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .423
2 Edd Roush .419
3 Zack Wheat .400
4 Dick Cox .387
5 Eddie Brown .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 8
2 Al Simmons 7
3 Jack Fournier 6
3 Zack Wheat 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 32
2 Jack Fournier 29
3 Jim Bottomley 27
4 Clyde Barnhart 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
1 Edd Roush 9
3 Max Carey 8
4 Ty Cobb 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Pennock 0.76
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.65
3 Vic Aldridge 1.71
4 Tom Zachary 1.84
5 Jake Miller 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elam Vangilder 6
2 Ted Blankenship 5
2 Joe Giard 5
2 Dutch Ruether 5
2 Ed Wells 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 36
2 Dolf Luque 30
3 Ted Blankenship 27
4 Jakie May 25
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Stan Baumgartner 2
2 Sarge Connally 2
2 Elam Vangilder 2
5 18 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .386
2 Rogers Hornsby .383
3 Harry Heilmann .377
4 Al Simmons .367
5 Jim Bottomley .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 36
2 Bob Meusel 30
3 Ken Williams 27
4 George Harper 25
4 Gabby Hartnett 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 139
2 Bob Meusel 138
3 Rogers Hornsby 133
4 Jack Fournier 129
5 Al Simmons 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 44
2 Kiki Cuyler 39
3 Johnny Mostil 38
4 Sam Rice 30
5 Sparky Adams 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.73
2 Sam Gray 2.78
3 Herb Pennock 2.91
4 Bill Sherdel 2.95
5 Eppa Rixey 3.01

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 249
2 Dolf Luque 138
3 Walter Johnson 119
4 Lefty Grove 99
5 Burleigh Grimes 98

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 19
2 Sarge Connally 7
2 Jess Doyle 7
4 Hooks Dauss 5
4 2 others tied 5