On This Day

Tuesday, September 8, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	85	47	.644	--
Athletics	75	53	.586	8.0
White Sox	70	62	.530	15.0
Tigers	68	61	.527	15.5
Browns	69	62	.527	15.5
Indians	62	71	.466	23.5
Yankees	56	73	.434	27.5
Red Sox	38	94	.288	47.0

Games

Yankees 5, Red Sox 4

Yankees 7, Red Sox 4

Indians 4, White Sox 2

Tigers 11, Browns 1

Athletics 6, Senators 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	83	49	.629	--
Giants	77	59	.566	8.0
Reds	72	63	.533	12.5
Robins	64	67	.489	18.5
Cardinals	63	72	.467	21.5
Braves	62	74	.456	23.0
Cubs	60	77	.438	25.5
Phillies	55	75	.423	27.0

Games

Robins 1, Phillies 0

Robins 4, Phillies 3

Giants 3, Braves 2

Braves 5, Giants 4

Cubs 3, Pirates 2

Reds 10, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Herschel Bennett	4
1	Rube Bressler	4
1	Andy High	4
1	Jimmy Johnston	4
1	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ben Paschal	2
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	Harry Heilmann	1
2	High Pockets Kelly	1
2	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Burleigh Grimes	4
1	Ben Paschal	4
3	Lu Blue	3
3	Bernie Neis	3
5	14 tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	2
1	Ben Paschal	2
1	Billy Zitzmann	2
4	Bob Fothergill	1
4	10 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	6.00
2	George Uhle	0.75
3	Bob Shawkey	0.54
4	Herb Pennock	0.50
5	Slim Harriss	0.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Neal Brady	1
1	Joe Genewich	1
1	Kent Greenfield	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Bob Shawkey	7
2	George Uhle	6
2	Dazzy Vance	6
4	Slim Harriss	5
4	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sam Gray	1
1	Waite Hoyt	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.392
2	Tris Speaker	.389
3	Al Simmons	.375
4	Jim Bottomley	.375
5	Harry Heilmann	.374

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	36
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	129
2	Jim Bottomley	117
3	Jack Fournier	116
4	Bob Meusel	114
5	2 tied	108

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	38
2	Kiki Cuyler	34
3	Max Carey	31
4	Sam Rice	26
5	2 tied	24

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Benton	2.61
2	Dolf Luque	2.75
3	Walter Johnson	2.96
4	Sam Gray	2.98
5	Eppa Rixey	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	21
2	Eddie Rommel	20
3	Pete Donohue	19
3	Walter Johnson	19
3	Eppa Rixey	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	204
2	Dolf Luque	130
3	Lefty Grove	101
4	Walter Johnson	96
5	Slim Harriss	84

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	15
2	Sarge Connally	7
2	Jess Doyle	7
4	Waite Hoyt	5
4	2 others tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Wingo	.450
2	Rogers Hornsby	.434
3	Harry Heilmann	.419
4	Doc Prothro	.408
5	2 tied	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Joe Harris	4
1	Bob Meusel	4
3	Frankie Frisch	3
3	George Harper	3
3	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	22
2	Al Wingo	16
3	Harry Heilmann	14
3	Sam Rice	14
5	3 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	4
1	Kiki Cuyler	4
1	Earl McNeely	4
1	Sam Rice	4
5	6 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Benton	0.33
2	Waite Hoyt	0.46
3	Milt Gaston	1.13
4	Urban Shocker	1.15
5	Lefty Grove	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	3
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	3
1	Lil Stoner	3
4	Jesse Barnes	2
4	24 others tied	2

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	21
2	Herb Pennock	15
3	Vic Aldridge	14
3	Jack Scott	14
3	Bob Shawkey	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Carl Mays	2
1	Elam Vangilder	2
1	Tom Zachary	2
4	Win Ballou	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Doc Prothro	.388
2	Zack Wheat	.385
3	Kiki Cuyler	.382
4	Eddie Brown	.381
5	Rogers Hornsby	.377

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	9
2	Joe Harris	7
3	Lou Gehrig	5
3	George Harper	5
3	6 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	33
1	Irish Meusel	33
3	Clyde Barnhart	27
3	Jim Bottomley	27
3	Jack Fournier	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
2	Lu Blue	7
3	Edd Roush	6
4	Sparky Adams	5
4	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Benton	1.24
2	Herb Pennock	1.41
3	Vic Aldridge	1.49
4	Jake Miller	1.76
5	Art Nehf	1.77

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	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	45
2	Jakie May	28
3	Ted Blankenship	25
3	Jimmy Ring	25
5	2 tied	23

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Carl Mays	2
2	Elam Vangilder	2
2	Tom Zachary	2
5	21 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.388
2	Tris Speaker	.387
3	Harry Heilmann	.380
4	Jim Bottomley	.366
5	Al Simmons	.364

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	38
2	Bob Meusel	31
3	Ken Williams	26
4	Gabby Hartnett	25
5	Al Simmons	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	139
2	Rogers Hornsby	138
3	Bob Meusel	133
4	Jack Fournier	127
4	Glenn Wright	127

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	40
2	Johnny Mostil	39
3	Max Carey	38
4	Sam Rice	32
5	Sparky Adams	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Benton	2.65
2	Dolf Luque	2.75
3	Herb Pennock	2.94
4	Bill Sherdel	2.97
5	Sam Gray	3.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	25
2	Walter Johnson	23
2	Eddie Rommel	23
4	Pete Donohue	21
5	Lee Meadows	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	253
2	Dolf Luque	138
3	Walter Johnson	118
4	Lefty Grove	101
5	Bob Shawkey	92

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	19
2	Sarge Connally	7
2	Jess Doyle	7
4	Waite Hoyt	6
5	2 tied	5