On This Day

Monday, September 28, 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 79 72 .523 18.5
White Sox 76 75 .503 21.5
Indians 70 81 .464 27.5
Yankees 68 84 .447 30.0
Red Sox 44 105 .295 52.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 94 57 .623 --
Giants 86 64 .573 7.5
Reds 79 72 .523 15.0
Cardinals 75 75 .500 18.5
Robins 68 81 .456 25.0
Braves 69 83 .454 25.5
Cubs 67 84 .444 27.0
Phillies 63 85 .426 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Babe Ruth 4
1 Bill Terry 4
1 Al Wingo 4
4 Benny Bengough 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jess Doyle 2
1 Babe Ruth 2
3 Lu Blue 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lu Blue 4
1 Babe Ruth 4
3 Jess Doyle 3
4 Ray Blades 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ernie Johnson 1
1 Bob Meusel 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chick Davies 0.29
2 Ken Holloway 0.20
2 Waite Hoyt 0.20
4 Ben Shields 0.14
5 Lloyd Brown 0.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wayland Dean 1
1 Jesse Haines 1
1 Ken Holloway 1
1 Ben Shields 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chick Davies 4
2 Lloyd Brown 2
2 Wayland Dean 2
2 Jess Doyle 2
2 3 others tied 2

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 .372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 143
2 Bob Meusel 132
3 Jim Bottomley 130
3 Harry Heilmann 130
5 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 .523
2 Al Simmons .451
3 Zack Taylor .444
4 Pie Traynor .436
5 Zack Wheat .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Goose Goslin 4
2 Bob Meusel 4
4 Harry Heilmann 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 22
2 Babe Ruth 20
3 Lu Blue 14
4 Rogers Hornsby 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 12
2 Kiki Cuyler 5
3 Lu Blue 3
3 Earle Combs 3
3 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 3
1 Milt Gaston 3
1 Ken Holloway 3
1 Ray Kremer 3
5 24 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Howard Ehmke 15
2 Sad Sam Jones 14
3 Rube Walberg 13
4 Sam Gray 12
4 2 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Dyer 3
2 Rube Walberg 2
3 Jess Doyle 1
3 Sam Gray 1
3 8 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .483
2 Harry Heilmann .445
3 Zack Taylor .420
4 Sam Rice .417
5 Al Simmons .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Bob Meusel 7
3 Lou Gehrig 6
3 Ben Paschal 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 36
2 Irish Meusel 30
3 Babe Ruth 29
4 Goose Goslin 26
4 Al Simmons 26

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 Dixie Davis 2.03
5 Benn Karr 2.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Aldridge 5
1 Ted Blankenship 5
1 Ray Kremer 5
4 Larry Benton 4
4 11 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