On This Day

Tuesday, September 1, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 80 45 .640 --
Athletics 74 48 .607 4.5
White Sox 68 58 .540 12.5
Browns 66 59 .528 14.0
Tigers 64 60 .516 15.5
Indians 60 68 .469 21.5
Yankees 51 72 .415 28.0
Red Sox 36 89 .288 44.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 78 46 .629 --
Giants 73 57 .562 8.0
Reds 67 58 .536 11.5
Robins 61 63 .492 17.0
Cardinals 60 68 .469 20.0
Braves 57 72 .442 23.5
Cubs 56 72 .438 24.0
Phillies 54 70 .435 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pie Traynor 4
2 Vic Aldridge 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Doc Prothro 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Bob Meusel 1
1 Eddie Moore 1
1 Russ Wrightstone 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Smith 4
2 Roger Peckinpaugh 3
3 Vic Aldridge 2
3 Freddy Leach 2
5 15 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sam Rice 2
2 Ossie Bluege 1
2 Mickey Cochrane 1
2 Kiki Cuyler 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vic Aldridge 0.60
2 Walter Johnson 0.50
3 Bob Shawkey 0.42
4 Slim Harriss 0.23
5 Larry Benton 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Walter Johnson 1
1 Bob Shawkey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Aldridge 9
2 Walter Johnson 5
2 Bob Shawkey 5
4 Slim Harriss 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .390
2 Rogers Hornsby .388
3 Al Simmons .379
4 Ty Cobb .378
5 Jim Bottomley .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 34
2 Bob Meusel 26
3 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
2 Bob Meusel 112
4 Jim Bottomley 110
5 Al Simmons 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 37
2 Kiki Cuyler 33
3 Max Carey 30
4 Sam Rice 25
5 Sparky Adams 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 2.73
2 Larry Benton 2.77
3 Dolf Luque 2.78
4 Stan Coveleski 2.80
5 Herb Pennock 2.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 189
2 Dolf Luque 128
3 Lefty Grove 99
4 Walter Johnson 95
5 Slim Harriss 79

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 .455
2 Edd Roush .453
3 Al Simmons .444
4 Mickey Cochrane .429
5 Eddie Brown .424

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 6
2 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 Larry Benton 0.33
3 Herb Pennock 0.42
4 Earl Whitehill 0.86
5 Jake Miller 0.90

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 23
2 Vic Aldridge 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 Edd Roush .419
2 Al Simmons .413
3 Kiki Cuyler .390
4 Dick Cox .383
5 Jim Bottomley .381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 32
2 Jack Fournier 29
3 Jim Bottomley 27
4 Clyde Barnhart 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 10
2 Max Carey 8
2 Edd Roush 8
4 Ty Cobb 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Pennock 0.23
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.65
3 Tom Zachary 1.84
4 Jake Miller 1.88
5 Larry Benton 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elam Vangilder 6
2 Vic Aldridge 5
2 Ted Blankenship 5
2 Joe Giard 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 36
2 Vic Aldridge 29
3 Ted Blankenship 27
4 Jakie May 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Stan Baumgartner 2
2 Elam Vangilder 2
4 Babe Adams 1
4 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .389
2 Rogers Hornsby .383
3 Harry Heilmann .377
4 Al Simmons .366
5 Jim Bottomley .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 36
2 Bob Meusel 31
3 Ken Williams 27
4 George Harper 25
4 Gabby Hartnett 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 138
1 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 40
3 Johnny Mostil 38
4 Sam Rice 32
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 Walter Johnson 23
4 Pete Donohue 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 249
2 Dolf Luque 138
3 Walter Johnson 124
4 Lefty Grove 99
5 Bob Shawkey 95

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