On This Day

Thursday, September 17, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	89	49	.645	--
Athletics	82	57	.590	7.5
Browns	74	65	.532	15.5
Tigers	72	66	.522	17.0
White Sox	72	69	.511	18.5
Indians	65	77	.458	26.0
Yankees	62	78	.443	28.0
Red Sox	42	97	.302	47.5

Games

Red Sox 2, Browns 0

Red Sox 4, Browns 0

Yankees 5, Indians 0

Athletics 6, White Sox 3

Tigers 12, Senators 9

Senators 1, Tigers 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	88	54	.620	--
Giants	80	60	.571	7.0
Reds	76	65	.539	11.5
Cardinals	68	74	.479	20.0
Robins	66	72	.478	20.0
Braves	65	79	.451	24.0
Cubs	62	81	.434	26.5
Phillies	60	80	.429	27.0

Games

Reds 5, Phillies 2

Pirates 11, Braves 2

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Doc Prothro	6
2	Harry Heilmann	5
2	Sam Rice	5
4	Tom Jenkins	4
4	Al Wingo	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	Goose Goslin	1
1	Ben Paschal	1
1	Earl Smith	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Goose Goslin	4
1	Earl Smith	4
3	Lu Blue	3
4	Clyde Barnhart	2
4	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Lu Blue	1
1	Max Carey	1
1	Hughie Critz	1
1	George Grantham	1
1	4 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Walter Johnson	0.42
2	Stan Coveleski	0.38
3	Hank Johnson	0.33
4	Earl Whitehill	0.25
5	Jimmy Ring	0.22

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Ken Holloway	1
1	Hank Johnson	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Walter Johnson	5
2	Stan Coveleski	3
2	Hank Johnson	3
2	Ed Wells	3
5	5 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ed Wells	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.392
2	Tris Speaker	.390
3	Jim Bottomley	.375
4	Harry Heilmann	.373
5	Al Simmons	.371

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	Max Carey	38
2	Kiki Cuyler	38
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	Stan Coveleski	2.91
5	Bill Sherdel	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	22
2	Eddie Rommel	21
3	Pete Donohue	20
3	Walter Johnson	20
5	4 tied	19

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	213
2	Dolf Luque	135
3	Lefty Grove	108
4	Walter Johnson	106
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	Doc Prothro	.468
2	Stuffy McInnis	.457
3	Zack Wheat	.450
4	Rogers Hornsby	.429
5	Earle Combs	.415

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	4
1	Ben Paschal	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
4	Goose Goslin	3
4	Rogers Hornsby	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ben Paschal	16
2	Goose Goslin	14
3	Jim Bottomley	13
3	Glenn Wright	13
5	4 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
2	Lu Blue	5
2	Kiki Cuyler	5
4	Ben Paschal	4
5	5 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	Vic Aldridge	3
1	Ted Blankenship	3
1	Slim Harriss	3
1	Art Nehf	3
1	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	24
2	Howard Ehmke	18
3	Sam Gray	15
3	Herb Pennock	15
5	Rube Walberg	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sam Gray	2
2	Eddie Dyer	1
2	Ken Holloway	1
2	Waite Hoyt	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Doc Prothro	.413
2	Zack Wheat	.413
3	Al Wingo	.407
4	Ben Paschal	.391
5	Fred Haney	.377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	30
2	Jim Bottomley	28
3	Clyde Barnhart	27
4	Glenn Wright	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	11
2	Lu Blue	8
2	Max Carey	8
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	5
2	Walter Johnson	5
2	Ray Kremer	5
2	3 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	47
2	Vic Aldridge	29
3	Herb Pennock	28
4	Howard Ehmke	26
5	Dolf Luque	25

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	.392
2	Tris Speaker	.389
3	Harry Heilmann	.383
4	Al Simmons	.368
5	Jim Bottomley	.362

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	Rogers Hornsby	139
2	Bob Meusel	133
2	Al Simmons	133
4	Jim Bottomley	130
5	Jack Fournier	128

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	44
2	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	2.95
5	Walter Johnson	3.05

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	247
2	Dolf Luque	142
3	Walter Johnson	122
4	Lefty Grove	108
5	2 tied	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