On This Day

Sunday, September 20, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	92	50	.648	--
Athletics	84	58	.592	8.0
Browns	77	66	.538	15.5
Tigers	73	68	.518	18.5
White Sox	73	72	.503	20.5
Indians	67	78	.462	26.5
Yankees	63	81	.438	30.0
Red Sox	43	99	.303	49.0

Games

Browns 5, Yankees 0

Senators 6, White Sox 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	90	54	.625	--
Giants	82	61	.573	7.5
Reds	77	67	.535	13.0
Cardinals	71	74	.490	19.5
Robins	66	75	.468	22.5
Braves	65	81	.445	26.0
Phillies	62	81	.434	27.5
Cubs	63	83	.432	28.0

Games

Giants 6, Cubs 2

Phillies 3, Reds 0

Cardinals 8, Robins 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Irish Meusel	4
2	Herschel Bennett	3
2	Buck Crouse	3
2	Hod Ford	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Irish Meusel	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	3
2	Herschel Bennett	2
2	Ray Blades	2
2	Buck Crouse	2
2	6 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ray Blades	1
1	Joe Harris	1
1	Ralph Shinners	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bullet Joe Bush	0.67
2	Guy Bush	0.38
3	James Edwards	0.33
4	Dolf Luque	0.27
5	Jesse Petty	0.25

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Hal Carlson	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	Duster Mails	1
1	Tom Zachary	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Guy Bush	5
2	Bullet Joe Bush	4
2	Sarge Connally	4
4	Dolf Luque	3
5	4 tied	2

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Dyer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.395
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	Jim Bottomley	126
2	Bob Meusel	126
4	Al Simmons	123
5	Jack Fournier	121

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	2.61
2	Larry Benton	2.77
3	Bill Sherdel	2.89
4	Stan Coveleski	2.91
5	Eppa Rixey	2.93

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	138
3	Lefty Grove	112
4	Walter Johnson	108
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	Sam Rice	.475
2	Rogers Hornsby	.457
3	Joe Sewell	.429
4	Marty McManus	.409
5	Irish Meusel	.405

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Babe Ruth	5
2	Lou Gehrig	4
2	Goose Goslin	4
2	Ben Paschal	4
5	13 tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ben Paschal	16
1	Babe Ruth	16
1	Al Simmons	16
4	Jim Bottomley	15
5	Harry Heilmann	13

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	Hal Carlson	0.67
1	Bill Sherdel	0.67
3	Pete Alexander	1.00
4	Ted Wingfield	1.29
5	Dolf Luque	1.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	4
1	Ted Wingfield	4
3	Hal Carlson	3
3	Milt Gaston	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	23
2	Howard Ehmke	20
3	Milt Gaston	17
3	Rube Walberg	17
5	2 tied	16

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Dyer	2
1	Sam Gray	2
1	Joe Shaute	2
4	Waite Hoyt	1
4	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Zack Wheat	.422
2	Rogers Hornsby	.416
3	Al Wingo	.407
4	Joe Harris	.379
5	Doc Prothro	.379

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Irish Meusel	31
2	Jim Bottomley	27
2	Rogers Hornsby	27
2	Glenn Wright	27
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	10
2	Max Carey	8
3	Lu Blue	7
3	Ralph Shinners	7
5	Goose Goslin	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Milt Gaston	1.47
2	Larry Benton	1.53
3	Waite Hoyt	1.65
4	Ted Blankenship	1.95
5	Jesse Barnes	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	7
2	Hal Carlson	5
2	Ted Wingfield	5
4	Larry Benton	4
4	17 others tied	4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	3
2	Eddie Dyer	2
2	Sam Gray	2
2	Carl Mays	2
2	4 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.397
2	Tris Speaker	.387
3	Harry Heilmann	.383
4	Al Simmons	.373
5	Jim Bottomley	.368

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	Al Simmons	134
3	Bob Meusel	133
4	Jim Bottomley	132
5	Jack Fournier	126

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.53
2	Larry Benton	2.76
3	Herb Pennock	2.86
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	142
3	Walter Johnson	118
4	Lefty Grove	112
5	Howard Ehmke	96

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	17
2	Sarge Connally	7
2	Jess Doyle	7
4	Rube Walberg	6
5	2 tied	5