On This Day

Saturday, September 5, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	83	45	.648	--
Athletics	74	50	.597	7.0
White Sox	69	59	.539	14.0
Browns	67	60	.528	15.5
Tigers	66	60	.524	16.0
Indians	60	70	.462	24.0
Yankees	53	72	.424	28.5
Red Sox	36	92	.281	47.0

Games

Tigers 6, Indians 4

Yankees 3, Athletics 0

Browns 10, White Sox 8

Senators 7, Red Sox 6

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	81	47	.633	--
Giants	76	58	.567	8.0
Reds	70	61	.534	12.5
Robins	62	65	.488	18.5
Cardinals	61	70	.466	21.5
Braves	59	73	.447	24.0
Cubs	58	75	.436	25.5
Phillies	55	73	.430	26.0

Games

Robins 5, Braves 3

Braves 4, Robins 3

Cubs 6, Reds 0

Reds 4, Cubs 1

Giants 14, Phillies 10

Pirates 6, Cardinals 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Zack Wheat	6
2	Earle Combs	4
2	Jack Fournier	4
2	Mike Gonzalez	4
2	2 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bill Barrett	1
1	Bibb Falk	1
1	Howard Freigau	1
1	Chicken Hawks	1
1	6 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	High Pockets Kelly	4
2	Dick Cox	3
2	Bibb Falk	3
2	Jack Fournier	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Gautreau	2
1	Jackie Tavener	2
3	Frankie Frisch	1
3	Denver Grigsby	1
3	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	1.00
2	Joe Giard	0.67
3	Rube Benton	0.43
3	Waite Hoyt	0.43
5	Lee Meadows	0.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Win Ballou	1
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	9
2	Win Ballou	4
2	Joe Giard	4
4	Rube Benton	3
4	2 others tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Elam Vangilder	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.389
2	Rogers Hornsby	.388
3	Al Simmons	.381
4	Jim Bottomley	.373
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	127
2	Jack Fournier	115
3	Bob Meusel	114
4	Jim Bottomley	111
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
1	Dazzy Vance	20
3	Pete Donohue	19
4	Walter Johnson	18
4	3 others tied	18

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	198
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	Elam Vangilder	5
4	Rube Walberg	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.438
2	Joe Harris	.419
3	Jack Fournier	.403
4	Lew Fonseca	.395
4	Gene Robertson	.395

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jack Fournier	4
1	Joe Harris	4
1	Bob Meusel	4
1	Cy Williams	4
5	6 tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	23
2	Jack Fournier	20
3	Rogers Hornsby	17
4	Sam Rice	15
4	2 others tied	15

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ralph Shinners	5
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Doc Gautreau	4
4	Ty Cobb	3
4	8 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Benton	0.33
2	Ted Blankenship	1.00
3	Herb Pennock	1.19
4	Vic Aldridge	1.33
4	Dazzy Vance	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	3
1	Wilbur Cooper	3
1	Alex Ferguson	3
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
1	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	24
2	Vic Aldridge	17
3	Ted Blankenship	14
3	Dolf Luque	14
3	Jakie May	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	2
1	Elam Vangilder	2
3	Win Ballou	1
3	Neal Brady	1
3	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.413
2	Bubbles Hargrave	.408
3	Kiki Cuyler	.406
4	Edd Roush	.388
5	Zack Wheat	.376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	33
1	Irish Meusel	33
3	Jack Fournier	29
4	Clyde Barnhart	28
5	3 tied	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	9
2	Edd Roush	8
3	Ty Cobb	6
3	Frankie Frisch	6
5	8 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	Johnny Morrison	6
1	Elam Vangilder	6
4	Wilbur Cooper	5
4	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	45
2	Ted Blankenship	29
3	Jakie May	27
4	Dolf Luque	26
5	2 tied	22

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Elam Vangilder	2
3	Win Ballou	1
3	Stan Baumgartner	1
3	17 others tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.386
2	Rogers Hornsby	.383
3	Harry Heilmann	.375
4	Al Simmons	.370
5	Jim Bottomley	.364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	137
1	Rogers Hornsby	137
3	Bob Meusel	135
4	Jack Fournier	128
5	2 tied	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	41
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	Larry Benton	2.81
3	Sam Gray	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	Pete Donohue	22
3	Walter Johnson	22
5	Lee Meadows	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	247
2	Dolf Luque	140
3	Walter Johnson	117
4	Lefty Grove	99
5	Bob Shawkey	91

Saves

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