On This Day

Sunday, September 6, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 83 46 .643 --
Athletics 74 51 .592 7.0
White Sox 69 60 .535 14.0
Browns 68 60 .531 14.5
Tigers 66 60 .524 15.5
Indians 60 70 .462 23.5
Yankees 54 72 .429 27.5
Red Sox 37 92 .287 46.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 82 47 .636 --
Giants 76 58 .567 8.5
Reds 70 62 .530 13.5
Robins 62 67 .481 20.0
Cardinals 62 70 .470 21.5
Braves 61 73 .455 23.5
Cubs 58 76 .433 26.5
Phillies 55 73 .430 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Bancroft 4
1 Eddie Brown 4
1 Dick Burrus 4
1 Johnny Mitchell 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Harris 1
1 Andy High 1
1 Jack Tobin 1
1 Curt Walker 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 4
1 Johnny Cooney 4
1 Gus Felix 4
1 Doc Gautreau 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Herschel Bennett 1
1 Earl McNeely 1
1 Curt Walker 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sam Gray 0.50
2 Urban Shocker 0.45
3 Vic Aldridge 0.33
3 Larry Benton 0.33
5 Rube Ehrhardt 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Larry Benton 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Rosy Ryan 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Urban Shocker 5
2 Sam Gray 4
3 Larry Benton 3
3 Rube Ehrhardt 3
5 8 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Herb Pennock 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .389
2 Tris Speaker .389
3 Al Simmons .380
4 Jim Bottomley .374
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 128
2 Jim Bottomley 115
2 Jack Fournier 115
4 Bob Meusel 114
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 2.61
2 Dolf Luque 2.75
3 Eppa Rixey 2.89
4 Stan Coveleski 2.91
5 Herb Pennock 2.95

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 Sheriff Blake 80

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 Harry Rice .429
1 Gene Robertson .429
3 Zack Wheat .413
4 Ben Paschal .410
5 Edd Roush .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Harris 4
1 Bob Meusel 4
3 Jack Fournier 3
3 George Harper 3
3 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 23
2 Jack Fournier 15
2 Zack Wheat 15
4 Jim Bottomley 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earl McNeely 4
2 Ty Cobb 3
2 Kiki Cuyler 3
2 Doc Gautreau 3
2 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Benton 0.33
2 Ted Blankenship 1.00
3 Milt Gaston 1.13
4 Dazzy Vance 1.33
5 Waite Hoyt 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 3
1 Alex Ferguson 3
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 3
1 Ray Kremer 3
1 Johnny Morrison 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 24
2 Vic Aldridge 14
2 Ted Blankenship 14
4 Alex Ferguson 13
5 Ray Kremer 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Elam Vangilder 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 Al Simmons .410
2 Kiki Cuyler .403
3 Edd Roush .388
4 Freddy Leach .383
5 Bubbles Hargrave .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 8
2 Joe Harris 6
2 Al Simmons 6
4 Jack Fournier 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 34
2 Irish Meusel 33
3 Jack Fournier 29
4 Clyde Barnhart 28
5 Jim Bottomley 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Pennock 0.72
2 Larry Benton 1.24
3 Jake Miller 1.51
4 Art Nehf 1.77
5 Vic Aldridge 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Morrison 6
1 Elam Vangilder 6
3 Vic Aldridge 5
3 Ted Blankenship 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 39
2 Jakie May 28
3 Vic Aldridge 24
3 Ted Blankenship 24
5 Dolf Luque 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 4
2 Elam Vangilder 2
3 Win Ballou 1
3 Stan Baumgartner 1
3 18 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tris Speaker .385
2 Rogers Hornsby .384
3 Harry Heilmann .375
4 Al Simmons .368
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 141
2 Rogers Hornsby 138
3 Bob Meusel 135
4 Glenn Wright 127
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 Larry Benton 2.65
2 Dolf Luque 2.70
3 Herb Pennock 2.98
4 Eppa Rixey 3.01
5 Bill Sherdel 3.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 24
1 Dazzy Vance 24
3 Walter Johnson 22
4 Pete Donohue 21
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