On This Day

Friday, September 18, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	90	49	.647	--
Athletics	84	57	.596	7.0
Browns	74	66	.529	16.5
Tigers	72	68	.514	18.5
White Sox	72	70	.507	19.5
Indians	66	77	.462	26.0
Yankees	63	78	.447	28.0
Red Sox	42	98	.300	48.5

Games

Indians 6, Red Sox 5

Yankees 4, Browns 2

Athletics 4, Tigers 2

Athletics 7, Tigers 3

Senators 10, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	89	54	.622	--
Giants	81	60	.574	7.0
Reds	76	66	.535	12.5
Cardinals	69	74	.483	20.0
Robins	66	73	.475	21.0
Braves	65	80	.448	25.0
Phillies	61	80	.433	27.0
Cubs	62	82	.431	27.5

Games

Giants 8, Cubs 3

Phillies 5, Reds 1

Pirates 9, Braves 7

Cardinals 9, Robins 5

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Al Simmons	7
2	Kiki Cuyler	4
2	Joe Harris	4
2	Butch Henline	4
2	4 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Marty McManus	1
1	Bob Meusel	1
1	Babe Ruth	1
1	Dazzy Vance	1
1	Zack Wheat	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Freddie Lindstrom	4
2	Walt French	3
2	Butch Henline	3
2	Rogers Hornsby	3
2	2 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Les Bell	1
1	Walt French	1
1	Clarence Huber	1
1	Earl Smith	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dazzy Vance	0.53
2	Alex Ferguson	0.46
3	Waite Hoyt	0.44
4	Stan Baumgartner	0.33
4	2 others tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Stan Baumgartner	1
1	Alex Ferguson	1
1	Lefty Grove	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	8
2	Alex Ferguson	6
3	Pete Donohue	4
3	Waite Hoyt	4
5	5 tied	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	1
1	Joe Shaute	1
1	Rube Walberg	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.395
2	Tris Speaker	.390
3	Al Simmons	.377
4	Jim Bottomley	.375
5	Harry Heilmann	.371

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	37
2	Bob Meusel	29
3	Ken Williams	25
4	Gabby Hartnett	24
4	Al Simmons	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	135
2	Bob Meusel	124
3	Jim Bottomley	123
4	Al Simmons	122
5	Jack Fournier	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	Art Reinhart	2.90
5	Stan Coveleski	2.91

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	221
2	Dolf Luque	135
3	Lefty Grove	110
4	Walter Johnson	106
5	Slim Harriss	90

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	16
2	Sarge Connally	7
2	Jess Doyle	7
4	Rube Walberg	6
5	2 tied	5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.490
2	Stuffy McInnis	.469
3	Zack Wheat	.467
4	Doc Prothro	.451
5	George Grantham	.433

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ben Paschal	16
2	Goose Goslin	15
2	Al Simmons	15
4	Harry Heilmann	14
5	2 tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
2	Lu Blue	5
2	Kiki Cuyler	5
4	Ben Paschal	4
5	3 tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milt Gaston	0.00
1	Bill Sherdel	0.00
3	Art Nehf	0.52
4	Pete Alexander	1.00
5	Ernie Wingard	1.29

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	3
1	Slim Harriss	3
1	Waite Hoyt	3
1	Benn Karr	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	32
2	Howard Ehmke	18
3	Rube Walberg	17
4	Sam Gray	15
4	Herb Pennock	15

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sam Gray	2
1	Joe Shaute	2
3	Eddie Dyer	1
3	Waite Hoyt	1
3	11 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.431
2	Al Wingo	.416
3	Doc Prothro	.413
4	Rogers Hornsby	.398
5	Al Simmons	.384

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	8
2	Joe Harris	6
2	Bob Meusel	6
4	Kiki Cuyler	5
4	4 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	29
2	Clyde Barnhart	28
3	Goose Goslin	26
3	Glenn Wright	26
5	2 tied	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	10
2	Max Carey	8
3	Lu Blue	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	Waite Hoyt	1.65
4	Milt Gaston	1.66
5	Art Nehf	2.12

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	6
2	Ted Blankenship	5
2	Ray Kremer	5
2	Dazzy Vance	5
5	14 tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	55
2	Vic Aldridge	28
2	Herb Pennock	28
4	Howard Ehmke	26
5	Rube Walberg	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Sam Gray	2
2	Carl Mays	2
2	Joe Shaute	2
2	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.395
2	Tris Speaker	.389
3	Harry Heilmann	.382
4	Al Simmons	.374
5	Jim Bottomley	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	39
2	Bob Meusel	30
3	Ken Williams	26
4	Gabby Hartnett	25
4	Al Simmons	25

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	142
2	Al Simmons	133
3	Bob Meusel	132
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	2.77
4	Bill Sherdel	2.95
5	Sam Gray	3.02

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	24
2	Eddie Rommel	23
3	Walter Johnson	21
4	Pete Donohue	20
4	Lee Meadows	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	255
2	Dolf Luque	142
3	Walter Johnson	116
4	Lefty Grove	110
5	2 tied	94

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	18
2	Sarge Connally	7
2	Jess Doyle	7
4	Rube Walberg	6
5	2 tied	5