On This Day

Friday, September 4, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 82 45 .646 --
Athletics 74 49 .602 6.0
White Sox 69 58 .543 13.0
Browns 66 60 .524 15.5
Tigers 65 60 .520 16.0
Indians 60 69 .465 23.0
Yankees 52 72 .419 28.5
Red Sox 36 91 .283 46.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 80 47 .630 --
Giants 75 58 .564 8.0
Reds 69 60 .535 12.0
Robins 61 64 .488 18.0
Cardinals 61 69 .469 20.5
Braves 58 72 .446 23.5
Cubs 57 74 .435 25.0
Phillies 55 72 .433 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rogers Hornsby 3
1 Stuffy McInnis 3
1 Roger Peckinpaugh 3
4 Roy Carlyle 2
4 20 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Irish Meusel 1
1 Bill Terry 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Goose Goslin 4
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
2 Bill Terry 3
2 Tommy Thevenow 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Howard Freigau 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Ralph Shinners 1
1 Tommy Thevenow 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jakie May 0.44
2 Dutch Ulrich 0.40
3 Red Ruffing 0.33
4 Emil Yde 0.30
5 Guy Bush 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 Jakie May 1
1 Art Nehf 1
1 Art Reinhart 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Art Nehf 7
2 Dutch Ulrich 6
3 Jakie May 4
4 Red Ruffing 3
4 Emil Yde 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .389
2 Rogers Hornsby .387
3 Al Simmons .380
4 Jim Bottomley .372
5 Harry Heilmann .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 35
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 126
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 Dolf Luque 2.75
2 Larry Benton 2.77
3 Sam Gray 2.88
4 Eppa Rixey 2.89
5 Stan Coveleski 2.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 189
2 Dolf Luque 130
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 Zack Wheat .400
2 Art Jahn .391
3 Jack Fournier .389
4 Edd Roush .387
5 Joe Harris .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Fournier 4
1 Joe Harris 4
1 Bob Meusel 4
4 Kiki Cuyler 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 20
2 Jack Fournier 17
3 Rogers Hornsby 16
4 Glenn Wright 15
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ralph Shinners 5
2 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 Ty Cobb 3
3 Goose Goslin 3
3 7 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Benton 0.33
2 Ted Blankenship 1.00
2 Red Faber 1.00
2 Dazzy Vance 1.00
5 Herb Pennock 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 3
1 Wilbur Cooper 3
1 Alex Ferguson 3
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Aldridge 17
2 Dazzy Vance 15
3 Ted Blankenship 14
3 Dolf Luque 14
3 Jakie May 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 2
2 Win Ballou 1
2 Neal Brady 1
2 Dave Danforth 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kiki Cuyler .411
2 Bubbles Hargrave .411
3 Al Simmons .410
4 Edd Roush .402
5 Eddie Brown .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 8
2 Al Simmons 6
3 Jack Fournier 5
3 George Harper 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 32
2 Irish Meusel 30
3 Clyde Barnhart 26
3 Jack Fournier 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
2 Edd Roush 8
3 Ty Cobb 6
4 Sparky Adams 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Pennock 0.57
2 Art Nehf 1.77
3 Ted Blankenship 1.80
4 Larry Benton 1.94
5 Vic Aldridge 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 6
1 Elam Vangilder 6
3 Wilbur Cooper 5
3 Ray Kremer 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 36
2 Ted Blankenship 29
3 Jakie May 27
4 Dolf Luque 26
5 Jimmy Ring 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 5
2 Win Ballou 1
2 Stan Baumgartner 1
2 Neal Brady 1
2 17 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .386
2 Rogers Hornsby .382
3 Harry Heilmann .375
4 Al Simmons .368
5 Jim Bottomley .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 37
2 Bob Meusel 32
3 Ken Williams 26
4 Gabby Hartnett 25
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 138
2 Rogers Hornsby 136
2 Bob Meusel 136
4 Al Simmons 126
4 Glenn Wright 126

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 42
2 Kiki Cuyler 39
3 Johnny Mostil 38
4 Sam Rice 31
5 Sparky Adams 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.70
2 Sam Gray 2.90
3 Eppa Rixey 2.91
4 Herb Pennock 2.97
5 Larry Benton 3.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 24
1 Dazzy Vance 24
3 Walter Johnson 23
4 Pete Donohue 22
5 Lee Meadows 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 249
2 Dolf Luque 140
3 Walter Johnson 124
4 Lefty Grove 99
5 Bob Shawkey 92

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 19
2 Sarge Connally 7
2 Jess Doyle 7
4 Waite Hoyt 5
4 Rube Walberg 5