On This Day

Wednesday, September 2, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	81	45	.643	--
Athletics	74	49	.602	5.5
White Sox	68	58	.540	13.0
Browns	66	59	.528	14.5
Tigers	64	60	.516	16.0
Indians	60	68	.469	22.0
Yankees	52	72	.419	28.0
Red Sox	36	90	.286	45.0

Games

Yankees 4, Red Sox 2

Senators 8, Athletics 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	79	46	.632	--
Giants	74	58	.561	8.5
Reds	67	59	.532	12.5
Robins	61	64	.488	18.0
Cardinals	60	68	.469	20.5
Braves	58	72	.446	23.5
Cubs	56	72	.438	24.5
Phillies	55	71	.437	24.5

Games

Braves 4, Robins 2

Phillies 6, Giants 3

Giants 24, Phillies 9

Pirates 8, Reds 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Frankie Frisch	6
1	Billy Southworth	6
1	Bill Terry	6
4	Irish Meusel	5
5	4 tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Jimmy Johnston	1
1	Freddie Lindstrom	1
1	Bob Meusel	1
1	4 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	11
2	Mickey Cochrane	3
2	Mickey Devine	3
2	Freddy Leach	3
2	Bill Terry	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Travis Jackson	1
1	Earl McNeely	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herb Pennock	1.00
2	Paul Zahniser	0.33
3	Jimmy Ring	0.31
4	Johnny Cooney	0.20
4	Art Decatur	0.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Johnny Cooney	1
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Johnny Morrison	1
1	2 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Pennock	7
2	Jimmy Ring	4
2	Paul Zahniser	4
4	Hal Carlson	3
5	6 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Tom Zachary	1

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	27
3	Ken Williams	25
4	Gabby Hartnett	24
5	Al Simmons	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	123
2	Bob Meusel	114
3	Jack Fournier	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	Larry Benton	2.77
2	Dolf Luque	2.78
3	Sam Gray	2.88
4	Stan Coveleski	2.91
5	Herb Pennock	2.94

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	Edd Roush	.458
2	Al Simmons	.426
3	Mickey Cochrane	.421
4	Bubbles Hargrave	.417
5	Zack Wheat	.406

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kiki Cuyler	4
1	Jack Fournier	4
1	Joe Harris	4
1	Bob Meusel	4
1	2 others tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	19
2	Jack Fournier	17
3	Clyde Barnhart	16
4	Mandy Brooks	14
4	4 others tied	14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walt Huntzinger	0.00
2	Larry Benton	0.33
3	Earl Whitehill	0.86
4	Herb Pennock	0.88
5	Jake Miller	0.90

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elam Vangilder	4
2	Vic Aldridge	3
2	Jesse Barnes	3
2	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Vic Aldridge	17
3	Herb Pennock	13
3	George Uhle	13
5	5 tied	12

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
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	.416
1	Al Simmons	.416
3	Kiki Cuyler	.386
4	Art Jahn	.378
5	Jim Bottomley	.377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	29
1	Rogers Hornsby	29
1	Irish Meusel	29
4	Clyde Barnhart	27
4	Jim Bottomley	27

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	0.57
2	Tom Zachary	1.80
3	Jake Miller	1.86
4	Vic Aldridge	1.92
5	2 tied	1.94

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
4	Jimmy Ring	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Stan Baumgartner	2
2	Elam Vangilder	2
4	Babe Adams	1
4	17 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.387
2	Rogers Hornsby	.383
3	Harry Heilmann	.372
4	Al Simmons	.368
5	Jim Bottomley	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	36
2	Bob Meusel	32
3	Ken Williams	26
4	George Harper	25
4	Gabby Hartnett	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	140
2	Jim Bottomley	138
3	Rogers Hornsby	133
4	Jack Fournier	128
5	Al Simmons	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	43
2	Kiki Cuyler	39
3	Johnny Mostil	38
4	Sam Rice	31
5	Sparky Adams	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.73
2	Sam Gray	2.90
3	Bill Sherdel	2.95
4	Herb Pennock	2.97
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	2 tied	92

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