On This Day

Saturday, September 19, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 91 50 .645 --
Athletics 84 58 .592 7.5
Browns 76 66 .535 15.5
Tigers 73 68 .518 18.0
White Sox 73 71 .507 19.5
Indians 67 78 .462 26.0
Yankees 63 80 .441 29.0
Red Sox 43 99 .303 48.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 90 54 .625 --
Giants 81 61 .570 8.0
Reds 77 66 .538 12.5
Cardinals 70 74 .486 20.0
Robins 66 74 .471 22.0
Braves 65 81 .445 26.0
Cubs 63 82 .434 27.5
Phillies 61 81 .430 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Howard Freigau 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Jimmy Johnston 1
1 Gene Robertson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Earl Sheely 5
2 Ray Schalk 4
3 Johnny Bassler 3
3 Babe Ruth 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Earle Combs 2
1 Charlie Jamieson 2
1 Johnny Mostil 2
1 Ray Schalk 2
1 Jack Smith 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ted Lyons 0.83
2 Sad Sam Jones 0.45
3 Tom Zachary 0.38
4 Milt Gaston 0.33
4 Dutch Ulrich 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 1
1 Sheriff Blake 1
1 Garland Buckeye 1
1 Hooks Dauss 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Milt Gaston 5
1 Sad Sam Jones 5
1 Ted Lyons 5
4 Win Ballou 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .396
2 Tris Speaker .390
3 Al Simmons .376
4 Jim Bottomley .375
5 Harry Heilmann .374

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 137
2 Bob Meusel 126
3 Jim Bottomley 125
4 Al Simmons 123
5 Jack Fournier 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 41
2 Kiki Cuyler 39
3 Max Carey 38
4 Sam Rice 27
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.66
2 Larry Benton 2.77
3 Herb Pennock 2.84
4 Bill Sherdel 2.89
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
3 Eppa Rixey 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 221
2 Dolf Luque 135
3 Lefty Grove 112
4 Walter Johnson 106
5 Slim Harriss 93

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 .478
2 Zack Wheat .449
3 Sam Rice .441
4 Rube Bressler .429
5 Frankie Frisch .421

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Paschal 16
1 Babe Ruth 16
1 Al Simmons 16
4 Jim Bottomley 15
4 Harry Heilmann 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
2 Kiki Cuyler 6
3 Lu Blue 5
4 Johnny Mostil 4
4 Ben Paschal 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Sherdel 0.67
2 Pete Alexander 1.00
3 Allan Sothoron 1.35
4 Waite Hoyt 1.43
5 Milt Gaston 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 4
1 Ted Wingfield 4
3 Hooks Dauss 3
3 Milt Gaston 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 32
2 Howard Ehmke 20
3 Milt Gaston 17
3 Rube Walberg 17
5 2 tied 16

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 .426
2 Al Wingo .407
3 Rogers Hornsby .406
4 Doc Prothro .380
5 Roger Peckinpaugh .367

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 28
2 Jim Bottomley 27
2 Rogers Hornsby 27
2 Glenn Wright 27
5 Goose Goslin 26

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 Milt Gaston 1.47
2 Larry Benton 1.53
3 Waite Hoyt 1.65
4 Herb Pennock 1.70
5 Art Nehf 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 7
2 Ted Blankenship 5
2 Ray Kremer 5
2 Ted Wingfield 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 47
2 Vic Aldridge 31
3 Howard Ehmke 26
3 Herb Pennock 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 3
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 .399
2 Tris Speaker .388
3 Harry Heilmann .384
4 Al Simmons .373
5 Jim Bottomley .367

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 144
2 Bob Meusel 134
2 Al Simmons 134
4 Jim Bottomley 132
5 Jack Fournier 125

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 44
2 Max Carey 43
3 Johnny Mostil 41
4 Sam Rice 28
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.58
2 Larry Benton 2.73
3 Herb Pennock 2.77
4 Bill Sherdel 2.90
5 Eppa Rixey 2.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 23
1 Dazzy Vance 23
3 Walter Johnson 21
4 Pete Donohue 20
4 Eppa Rixey 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 249
2 Dolf Luque 139
3 Walter Johnson 116
4 Lefty Grove 112
5 Howard Ehmke 96

Saves

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