On This Day

Wednesday, September 16, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	88	48	.647	--
Athletics	81	57	.587	8.0
Browns	74	63	.540	14.5
Tigers	71	65	.522	17.0
White Sox	72	68	.514	18.0
Indians	65	76	.461	25.5
Yankees	61	78	.439	28.5
Red Sox	40	97	.292	48.5

Games

Yankees 8, Indians 0

Yankees 4, Indians 3

Athletics 4, White Sox 1

White Sox 6, Athletics 2

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	87	54	.617	--
Giants	80	60	.571	6.5
Reds	75	65	.536	11.5
Cardinals	68	74	.479	19.5
Robins	66	72	.478	19.5
Braves	65	78	.455	23.0
Cubs	62	81	.434	26.0
Phillies	60	79	.432	26.0

Games

Cubs 3, Braves 0

Braves 8, Cubs 6

Giants 2, Reds 1

Pirates 5, Robins 3

Pirates 6, Robins 2

Cardinals 5, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Lamar	5
2	Dick Burrus	4
2	Earle Combs	4
2	Howard Freigau	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Grantham	1
1	Chick Hafey	1
1	Rogers Hornsby	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Max Carey	3
1	Howard Freigau	3
1	Bob Meusel	3
1	Eddie Moore	3
1	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	2
1	Kiki Cuyler	2
3	Bill Barrett	1
3	Eddie Moore	1
3	Jimmy Welsh	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Herb Pennock	0.83
2	Allan Sothoron	0.42
3	Ted Blankenship	0.33
3	Slim Harriss	0.33
3	3 others tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Ted Blankenship	1
1	Lee Meadows	1
1	6 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Herb Pennock	5
1	Allan Sothoron	5
3	Lee Meadows	4
3	By Speece	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Dyer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.392
2	Tris Speaker	.389
3	Jim Bottomley	.375
4	Al Simmons	.372
5	Harry Heilmann	.370

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	37
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	132
2	Jim Bottomley	123
3	Bob Meusel	122
4	Jack Fournier	119
4	Al Simmons	119

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	39
2	Kiki Cuyler	38
3	Max Carey	37
4	Sam Rice	27
5	Goose Goslin	26

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.66
2	Larry Benton	2.77
3	Herb Pennock	2.84
4	Bill Sherdel	2.93
5	Eppa Rixey	2.96

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	22
2	Eddie Rommel	21
3	Pete Donohue	20
3	Walter Johnson	20
5	3 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	213
2	Dolf Luque	135
3	Lefty Grove	108
4	Walter Johnson	101
5	Slim Harriss	90

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	.463
2	Stuffy McInnis	.457
3	Frankie Frisch	.432
3	Zack Wheat	.432
5	Rogers Hornsby	.429

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	4
2	Lou Gehrig	3
2	Rogers Hornsby	3
2	Ben Paschal	3
5	17 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	20
2	Ben Paschal	15
3	Glenn Wright	14
4	Jim Bottomley	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	7
2	Kiki Cuyler	5
3	Lu Blue	4
3	Ben Paschal	4
5	4 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milt Gaston	0.00
2	Benn Karr	0.50
3	Art Nehf	0.52
4	Dazzy Vance	0.67
5	Pete Alexander	1.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Herb Pennock	4
2	Vic Aldridge	3
2	Ted Blankenship	3
2	Slim Harriss	3
2	2 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	24
2	Herb Pennock	22
3	Howard Ehmke	18
4	Rube Walberg	16
5	Sam Gray	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sam Gray	2
1	Tom Zachary	2
3	Eddie Dyer	1
3	Ken Holloway	1
3	9 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.413
2	Al Wingo	.402
3	Ben Paschal	.386
4	Doc Prothro	.381
5	Fred Haney	.380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	31
2	Jim Bottomley	28
3	Clyde Barnhart	25
3	Jack Fournier	25
3	Glenn Wright	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	11
2	Lu Blue	7
2	Max Carey	7
4	Goose Goslin	6
4	2 others tied	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Pennock	1.48
2	Larry Benton	1.53
3	Milt Gaston	1.66
4	Dazzy Vance	1.67
5	Art Nehf	1.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	7
2	Ted Blankenship	6
3	Walter Johnson	5
3	Art Nehf	5
3	2 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	47
2	Vic Aldridge	29
3	Herb Pennock	28
4	Ted Blankenship	27
5	Howard Ehmke	26

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	.393
2	Tris Speaker	.388
3	Harry Heilmann	.379
4	Jim Bottomley	.369
5	Al Simmons	.368

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	39
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	139
3	Al Simmons	136
4	Bob Meusel	133
5	Glenn Wright	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	43
1	Kiki Cuyler	43
3	Johnny Mostil	39
4	Sam Rice	29
5	Goose Goslin	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.59
2	Larry Benton	2.73
3	Herb Pennock	2.75
4	Bill Sherdel	2.92
5	Walter Johnson	2.98

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	247
2	Dolf Luque	142
3	Walter Johnson	117
4	Lefty Grove	108
5	Lee Meadows	95

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