On This Day

Sunday, September 27, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	96	52	.649	--
Athletics	87	63	.580	10.0
Browns	81	69	.540	16.0
Tigers	78	71	.523	18.5
White Sox	76	75	.503	21.5
Indians	70	81	.464	27.5
Yankees	67	83	.447	30.0
Red Sox	44	105	.295	52.5

Games

Tigers 10, Yankees 5

Tigers 1, Yankees 1

Senators 8, Browns 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	94	57	.623	--
Giants	85	64	.570	8.0
Reds	79	72	.523	15.0
Cardinals	74	75	.497	19.0
Robins	68	80	.459	24.5
Braves	69	82	.457	25.0
Cubs	67	84	.444	27.0
Phillies	63	85	.426	29.5

Games

Robins 5, Giants 4

Pirates 4, Reds 3

Cubs 3, Phillies 1

Cardinals 6, Braves 5

Braves 7, Cardinals 6

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Rogers Hornsby	5
2	Mandy Brooks	4
2	Les Mann	4
4	Dave Bancroft	3
4	11 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	2
2	Harry Heilmann	1
2	Bob Meusel	1
2	Babe Ruth	1
2	Russ Wrightstone	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bennie Tate	4
2	Lu Blue	3
2	Rogers Hornsby	3
4	Taylor Douthit	2
4	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Doc Gautreau	2
2	Max Carey	1
2	Hughie Critz	1
2	Jack Fournier	1
2	5 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Curly Ogden	0.50
2	Jesse Barnes	0.45
3	Larry Benton	0.42
4	Sad Sam Jones	0.33
4	2 others tied	0.33

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	1
1	Larry Benton	1
1	Ray Kremer	1
1	Curly Ogden	1
1	3 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jesse Barnes	5
1	Larry Benton	5
3	Garland Braxton	4
3	Kent Greenfield	4
5	Sad Sam Jones	3

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.403
2	Tris Speaker	.389
3	Harry Heilmann	.387
4	Al Simmons	.385
5	Jim Bottomley	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	39
2	Bob Meusel	32
3	Ken Williams	25
4	Gabby Hartnett	24
4	Al Simmons	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	143
2	Bob Meusel	131
3	Jim Bottomley	129
3	Harry Heilmann	129
3	Al Simmons	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	45
2	Johnny Mostil	42
3	Kiki Cuyler	40
4	Sparky Adams	27
4	2 others tied	27

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.66
2	Stan Coveleski	2.88
3	Eppa Rixey	2.88
3	Art Reinhart	2.88
5	Herb Pennock	2.91

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	221
2	Dolf Luque	140
3	Lefty Grove	115
4	Walter Johnson	108
5	Slim Harriss	95

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	16
2	Jess Doyle	8
3	Sarge Connally	7
3	Rube Walberg	7
5	Waite Hoyt	6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Harry Heilmann	.565
2	Zack Taylor	.457
3	Al Simmons	.455
4	Sam Rice	.441
5	Zack Wheat	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Goose Goslin	4
1	Bob Meusel	4
3	Kiki Cuyler	3
3	Harry Heilmann	3
3	3 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	24
2	Babe Ruth	16
3	Earl Sheely	14
4	Goose Goslin	13
4	2 others tied	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	13
2	Kiki Cuyler	5
3	Curt Walker	4
4	Lu Blue	3
4	7 others tied	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Virgil Barnes	1.00
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.00
3	Allan Sothoron	1.02
4	Pete Alexander	1.04
5	Stan Coveleski	1.20

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	4
2	Milt Gaston	3
2	Ray Kremer	3
2	Art Reinhart	3
2	Ted Wingfield	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	17
2	Howard Ehmke	15
2	Sam Gray	15
4	Pete Donohue	14
4	Sad Sam Jones	14

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Dyer	3
2	Joe Shaute	2
2	Rube Walberg	2
4	Jess Doyle	1
4	8 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.478
2	Harry Heilmann	.440
3	Zack Taylor	.412
4	Sam Rice	.407
5	Zack Wheat	.404

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Bob Meusel	7
1	Babe Ruth	7
3	Lou Gehrig	6
3	Ben Paschal	6
5	3 tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Harry Heilmann	35
2	Irish Meusel	30
3	Goose Goslin	26
3	Al Simmons	26
5	Babe Ruth	25

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	15
2	Kiki Cuyler	9
3	Lu Blue	7
4	Doc Gautreau	6
4	Curt Walker	6

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Allan Sothoron	0.57
2	Pete Alexander	1.47
3	Urban Shocker	1.81
4	Ted Blankenship	1.95
5	Dixie Davis	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vic Aldridge	5
1	Ted Blankenship	5
1	Ray Kremer	5
4	Larry Benton	4
4	12 others tied	4

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	38
2	Vic Aldridge	27
2	Howard Ehmke	27
4	Rube Walberg	26
5	Milt Gaston	25

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Eddie Dyer	3
1	Sam Gray	3
3	Waite Hoyt	2
3	Joe Shaute	2
3	4 others tied	2