On This Day

Tuesday, September 15, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 88 48 .647 --
Athletics 80 56 .588 8.0
Browns 74 63 .540 14.5
Tigers 71 65 .522 17.0
White Sox 71 67 .514 18.0
Indians 65 74 .468 24.5
Yankees 59 78 .431 29.5
Red Sox 40 97 .292 48.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 85 54 .612 --
Giants 79 60 .568 6.0
Reds 75 64 .540 10.0
Robins 66 70 .485 17.5
Cardinals 67 74 .475 19.0
Braves 64 77 .454 22.0
Phillies 60 78 .435 24.5
Cubs 61 80 .433 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Bottomley 4
2 Clarence Huber 3
3 Jimmy Dykes 2
3 Chick Galloway 2
3 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Tom Zachary 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chick Galloway 2
1 Clarence Huber 2
1 Marty McManus 2
4 Ray Blades 1
4 21 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Bishop 1
1 Bucky Harris 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Howard Ehmke 0.78
2 Kent Greenfield 0.67
3 Sam Gray 0.56
4 Jesse Haines 0.45
5 Hal Carlson 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Hal Carlson 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Kent Greenfield 1
1 Tom Zachary 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 7
2 Sam Gray 5
2 Jesse Haines 5
4 Kent Greenfield 4
5 2 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .389
2 Tris Speaker .389
3 Jim Bottomley .375
4 Al Simmons .373
5 Harry Heilmann .370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 130
2 Jim Bottomley 123
3 Bob Meusel 119
4 Al Simmons 118
5 Jack Fournier 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 39
2 Kiki Cuyler 36
3 Max Carey 35
4 Sam Rice 27
5 Goose Goslin 26

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 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 22
2 Pete Donohue 20
2 Walter Johnson 20
2 Eddie Rommel 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 213
2 Dolf Luque 132
3 Lefty Grove 107
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 Irish Meusel .486
2 Stuffy McInnis .438
3 Frankie Frisch .425
4 Doc Prothro .417
4 Zack Wheat .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 4
2 Lou Gehrig 3
2 Bob Meusel 3
2 Ben Paschal 3
5 18 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 18
2 Glenn Wright 14
3 Jim Bottomley 13
3 Roger Peckinpaugh 13
3 Sam Rice 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 5
1 Ben Paschal 5
3 Lu Blue 4
3 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 Sam Rice 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Milt Gaston 0.00
2 Benn Karr 0.50
3 Dazzy Vance 0.67
4 Larry Benton 0.69
5 Ernie Wingard 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 4
2 Slim Harriss 3
2 Walter Johnson 3
2 Herb Pennock 3
2 Dazzy Vance 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 24
2 Vic Aldridge 20
3 Howard Ehmke 19
4 Herb Pennock 17
5 Sam Gray 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sam Gray 2
1 Tom Zachary 2
3 Ken Holloway 1
3 Waite Hoyt 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Wingo .414
2 Zack Wheat .391
3 Ben Paschal .388
4 Doc Prothro .381
5 Mickey Cochrane .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 8
2 Joe Harris 6
3 Kiki Cuyler 5
3 Frankie Frisch 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Irish Meusel 29
2 Jim Bottomley 28
3 Jack Fournier 25
3 Glenn Wright 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 9
2 Lu Blue 7
3 Goose Goslin 6
3 Cliff Heathcote 6
3 Ralph Shinners 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Benton 1.26
2 Dazzy Vance 1.67
3 Herb Pennock 1.76
4 Waite Hoyt 1.81
5 Art Nehf 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 7
2 Ted Blankenship 5
2 Walter Johnson 5
2 George Uhle 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 47
2 Vic Aldridge 29
3 Howard Ehmke 26
4 Ted Blankenship 24
5 3 tied 23

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 Rogers Hornsby .390
2 Tris Speaker .388
3 Harry Heilmann .378
4 Al Simmons .370
5 Jim Bottomley .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 38
2 Bob Meusel 29
3 Ken Williams 26
4 Gabby Hartnett 25
4 Al Simmons 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 142
2 Rogers Hornsby 137
3 Al Simmons 135
4 Bob Meusel 130
5 Glenn Wright 129

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 42
2 Max Carey 41
3 Johnny Mostil 39
4 Sam Rice 29
5 Goose Goslin 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Benton 2.56
2 Dolf Luque 2.61
3 Herb Pennock 2.85
4 Bill Sherdel 2.92
5 Walter Johnson 2.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 24
2 Eddie Rommel 23
3 Walter Johnson 22
4 Pete Donohue 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 247
2 Dolf Luque 139
3 Walter Johnson 117
4 Lefty Grove 107
5 Howard Ehmke 94

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 17
2 Sarge Connally 7
2 Jess Doyle 7
4 Waite Hoyt 5
4 2 others tied 5