On This Day

Saturday, September 12, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	87	48	.644	--
Athletics	79	55	.590	7.5
Browns	73	62	.541	14.0
Tigers	71	63	.530	15.5
White Sox	70	66	.515	17.5
Indians	64	74	.464	24.5
Yankees	58	77	.430	29.0
Red Sox	39	96	.289	48.0

Games

Browns 10, White Sox 4

Browns 6, White Sox 2

Indians 4, Tigers 1

Tigers 3, Indians 2

Yankees 7, Athletics 2

Athletics 10, Yankees 6

Senators 13, Red Sox 3

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	84	52	.618	--
Giants	78	60	.565	7.0
Reds	74	63	.540	10.5
Robins	65	68	.489	17.5
Cardinals	65	73	.471	20.0
Braves	64	77	.454	22.5
Cubs	61	79	.436	25.0
Phillies	58	77	.430	25.5

Games

Phillies 6, Braves 0

Reds 5, Cubs 2

Robins 3, Giants 1

Cardinals 4, Pirates 0

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Jimmy Dykes	7
2	Bill Barrett	4
2	Baby Doll Jacobson	4
2	Bill Lamar	4
2	7 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	2
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	Lou Gehrig	1
2	Tex Jeanes	1
2	2 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Baby Doll Jacobson	5
2	Muddy Ruel	4
3	Tex Jeanes	3
3	Bill Lamar	3
3	5 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Earle Combs	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Johnny Mostil	1
1	Ben Paschal	1
1	Billy Southworth	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Rube Walberg	0.67
2	By Speece	0.60
3	Herb Pennock	0.50
3	Lil Stoner	0.50
5	Johnny Cooney	0.43

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Dave Danforth	1
1	Joe Giard	1
1	Slim Harriss	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Rube Walberg	8
2	Earl Whitehill	6
3	Herb Pennock	5
4	Jimmy Ring	4
5	4 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sam Gray	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.390
2	Tris Speaker	.389
3	Al Simmons	.376
4	Jim Bottomley	.371
5	Harry Heilmann	.365

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	36
2	Bob Meusel	28
3	Ken Williams	25
4	Gabby Hartnett	24
5	Al Simmons	23

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	130
2	Jim Bottomley	122
3	Bob Meusel	119
4	Jack Fournier	117
5	Al Simmons	116

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	39
2	Kiki Cuyler	35
3	Max Carey	32
4	Sam Rice	27
5	2 tied	25

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Benton	2.60
2	Dolf Luque	2.69
3	Bill Sherdel	2.93
4	Herb Pennock	2.95
5	Eppa Rixey	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	21
2	Walter Johnson	20
2	Eddie Rommel	20
4	Pete Donohue	19
4	2 others tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	204
2	Dolf Luque	132
3	Lefty Grove	106
4	Walter Johnson	101
5	Slim Harriss	88

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	Gene Robertson	.450
2	Glenn Wright	.435
3	Rogers Hornsby	.426
4	Doc Prothro	.417
5	Babe Ruth	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	4
1	Joe Harris	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
4	Frankie Frisch	3
4	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	18
2	Jim Bottomley	17
2	Sam Rice	17
4	Glenn Wright	16
5	2 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ben Paschal	5
2	Lu Blue	4
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Sam Rice	4
5	5 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allan Sothoron	0.00
2	Benn Karr	0.50
3	Larry Benton	0.69
4	Milt Gaston	0.96
5	Stan Baumgartner	0.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	3
1	Slim Harriss	3
1	Walter Johnson	3
1	Herb Pennock	3
1	Lil Stoner	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	21
2	Vic Aldridge	17
2	Herb Pennock	17
4	Milt Gaston	15
5	3 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sam Gray	2
1	Earl Whitehill	2
1	Tom Zachary	2
4	Win Ballou	1
4	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Wingo	.407
2	Ben Paschal	.400
3	Zack Wheat	.393
4	Al Simmons	.383
5	Mickey Cochrane	.383

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Joe Harris	7
3	Rogers Hornsby	6
4	Frankie Frisch	5
4	5 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	30
2	Jim Bottomley	29
3	Rogers Hornsby	28
4	Clyde Barnhart	27
4	Jack Fournier	27

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
2	Lu Blue	7
3	Sparky Adams	6
3	Cliff Heathcote	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Benton	1.26
2	Waite Hoyt	1.70
3	Herb Pennock	1.76
4	Dazzy Vance	1.83
5	Art Nehf	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	6
1	Elam Vangilder	6
3	Slim Harriss	5
3	Walter Johnson	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	40
2	Vic Aldridge	28
3	Jimmy Ring	25
4	Ted Blankenship	24
4	Earl Whitehill	24

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Sam Gray	2
2	Carl Mays	2
2	Elam Vangilder	2
2	2 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.387
2	Rogers Hornsby	.387
3	Harry Heilmann	.374
4	Jim Bottomley	.367
5	Al Simmons	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	38
2	Bob Meusel	30
3	Ken Williams	26
4	Gabby Hartnett	25
5	Al Simmons	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	143
2	Rogers Hornsby	138
3	Bob Meusel	133
3	Al Simmons	133
5	Glenn Wright	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	41
2	Johnny Mostil	40
3	Max Carey	39
4	Sam Rice	29
5	Sparky Adams	28

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Larry Benton	2.63
2	Dolf Luque	2.70
3	Bill Sherdel	2.83
4	Herb Pennock	2.93
5	Eppa Rixey	3.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	24
2	Walter Johnson	23
2	Eddie Rommel	23
4	Slim Harriss	21
5	2 tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	247
2	Dolf Luque	140
3	Walter Johnson	120
4	Lefty Grove	106
5	Jimmy Ring	93

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	18
2	Sarge Connally	7
2	Jess Doyle	7
4	Waite Hoyt	5
4	2 others tied	5