On This Day

Thursday, September 24, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 95 50 .655 --
Athletics 87 60 .592 9.0
Browns 79 68 .537 17.0
Tigers 76 70 .521 19.5
White Sox 74 75 .497 23.0
Indians 67 81 .453 29.5
Yankees 66 82 .446 30.5
Red Sox 44 102 .301 51.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 93 55 .628 --
Giants 83 63 .568 9.0
Reds 78 70 .527 15.0
Cardinals 73 74 .497 19.5
Braves 68 81 .456 25.5
Robins 66 79 .455 25.5
Cubs 66 83 .443 27.5
Phillies 62 84 .425 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Spencer Adams 5
2 Bill Bagwell 4
2 Ossie Bluege 4
2 George Burns 4
2 Bob Meusel 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 Babe Ruth 1
1 Bill Terry 1
1 Phil Todt 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ossie Bluege 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
3 Freddy Spurgeon 3
3 Phil Todt 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 2
2 Sam Bohne 1
2 Earle Combs 1
2 Frankie Frisch 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dutch Ruether 0.44
2 Lefty Grove 0.33
2 Red Ruffing 0.33
4 Eppa Rixey 0.30
5 Ben Shields 0.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alex Ferguson 1
1 Milt Gaston 1
1 Eppa Rixey 1
1 Dutch Ruether 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dutch Ruether 4
2 Lefty Grove 3
2 Eppa Rixey 3
2 Ben Shields 3
2 Elam Vangilder 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .399
2 Tris Speaker .389
3 Harry Heilmann .383
4 Al Simmons .383
5 Jim Bottomley .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 37
2 Bob Meusel 31
3 Ken Williams 25
4 Gabby Hartnett 24
4 Al Simmons 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 140
2 Bob Meusel 130
3 Jim Bottomley 129
4 Al Simmons 128
5 Harry Heilmann 124

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 43
2 Johnny Mostil 42
3 Kiki Cuyler 40
4 Sparky Adams 27
4 2 others tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.61
2 Stan Coveleski 2.88
3 Eppa Rixey 2.88
4 Bill Sherdel 2.89
5 Larry Benton 2.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 22
2 Eppa Rixey 21
2 Eddie Rommel 21
4 Stan Coveleski 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 221
2 Dolf Luque 138
3 Lefty Grove 115
4 Walter Johnson 108
5 Slim Harriss 94

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .487
2 Sam Rice .455
3 Irish Meusel .447
4 Harry Heilmann .444
5 Baby Doll Jacobson .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Goose Goslin 5
1 Babe Ruth 5
3 Bob Meusel 4
3 Ben Paschal 4
5 2 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Babe Ruth 20
2 Harry Heilmann 19
3 Bob Meusel 16
3 Ben Paschal 16
3 Al Simmons 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 11
2 Kiki Cuyler 6
3 Lu Blue 4
3 Earle Combs 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Carlson 0.67
2 Allan Sothoron 0.81
3 Bill Sherdel 1.00
4 Pete Alexander 1.06
5 Pete Donohue 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Milt Gaston 4
2 Vic Aldridge 3
2 Ted Blankenship 3
2 Hal Carlson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Milt Gaston 18
2 Dazzy Vance 17
3 Rube Walberg 16
4 Sam Gray 15
4 Sad Sam Jones 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Dyer 3
2 Sam Gray 2
2 Joe Shaute 2
2 Tom Sheehan 2
2 Rube Walberg 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .457
2 Harry Heilmann .435
3 Zack Wheat .406
4 Al Wingo .382
5 Kiki Cuyler .382

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 33
2 Irish Meusel 32
3 Ben Paschal 28
4 Al Wingo 27
5 Goose Goslin 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 13
2 Kiki Cuyler 10
3 Lu Blue 8
4 Curt Walker 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Allan Sothoron 1.08
2 Pete Alexander 1.59
3 Milt Gaston 1.89
4 Urban Shocker 1.93
5 Bill Sherdel 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 6
2 Milt Gaston 5
2 Lil Stoner 5
4 Ted Blankenship 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 38
2 Milt Gaston 28
3 Vic Aldridge 26
4 Herb Pennock 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Dyer 3
1 Sam Gray 3
3 Carl Mays 2
3 Joe Shaute 2
3 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .400
2 Harry Heilmann .389
3 Tris Speaker .388
4 Al Simmons .382
5 Jim Bottomley .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 38
2 Bob Meusel 31
3 Ken Williams 25
4 Gabby Hartnett 24
4 Al Simmons 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 144
2 Jim Bottomley 133
2 Bob Meusel 133
4 Al Simmons 131
5 Harry Heilmann 128

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 46
2 Johnny Mostil 42
3 Kiki Cuyler 40
4 Sparky Adams 28
4 2 others tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.61
2 Herb Pennock 2.87
3 Stan Coveleski 2.88
4 Eppa Rixey 2.88
5 Bill Sherdel 2.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dazzy Vance 23
2 Eddie Rommel 22
3 Eppa Rixey 21
4 Stan Coveleski 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 230
2 Dolf Luque 138
3 Lefty Grove 115
4 Walter Johnson 113
5 2 tied 94

Saves

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