On This Day

Friday, October 2, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Senators 96 55 .636 --
Athletics 88 63 .583 8.0
Browns 82 69 .543 14.0
Tigers 79 73 .520 17.5
White Sox 77 75 .507 19.5
Indians 70 82 .461 26.5
Yankees 68 85 .444 29.0
Red Sox 47 105 .309 49.5

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 76 75 .503 18.0
Braves 69 83 .454 25.5
Robins 68 84 .447 26.5
Cubs 67 85 .441 27.5
Phillies 66 85 .437 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jimmy Dykes 5
2 John Bischoff 4
3 Walt French 3
3 Chick Hafey 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Blades 1
1 Jimmy Dykes 1
1 Specs Toporcer 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Bischoff 3
1 Jimmy Dykes 3
1 Bill Lamar 3
1 Jack Rothrock 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Specs Toporcer 2
2 Homer Ezzell 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Johnny Stuart 0.62
2 Howard Ehmke 0.27
3 Pete Alexander 0.20
4 Stan Baumgartner 0.14
5 Garland Braxton 0.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Baumgartner 1
1 Howard Ehmke 1
1 Johnny Stuart 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Stuart 5
2 Howard Ehmke 3
2 Jim Lyle 3
4 Garland Braxton 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .403
2 Tris Speaker .389
3 Harry Heilmann .388
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 Harry Heilmann 131
4 Jim Bottomley 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 Ted Blankenship 2.87
3 Stan Coveleski 2.88
4 Eppa Rixey 2.88
4 Art Reinhart 2.88

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 2 tied 95

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Simmons .536
2 Harry Heilmann .518
3 Kiki Cuyler .500
4 Max Carey .469
5 Sam Rice .460

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 5
2 Harry Heilmann 4
2 Bob Meusel 4
4 Kiki Cuyler 2
4 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 21
2 Babe Ruth 17
3 Earl Sheely 12
4 Lu Blue 11
4 Rogers Hornsby 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 7
2 Lu Blue 3
2 Earle Combs 3
2 Doc Gautreau 3
2 4 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ted Lyons 0.35
2 Virgil Barnes 1.00
2 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.00
4 Hal Carlson 1.06
5 Ted Blankenship 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Baumgartner 3
1 Ted Blankenship 3
3 Virgil Barnes 2
3 Dixie Davis 2
3 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Garland Braxton 11
1 Pete Donohue 11
1 Howard Ehmke 11
1 Joe Giard 11
5 4 tied 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eddie Dyer 2
1 Rube Walberg 2
3 Jess Doyle 1
3 Sam Gray 1
3 9 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Harry Heilmann .448
2 Zack Wheat .421
3 Irish Meusel .415
4 Frankie Frisch .414
5 2 tied .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 9
2 Bob Meusel 6
2 Ben Paschal 6
4 Lou Gehrig 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Harry Heilmann 33
2 Irish Meusel 29
2 Babe Ruth 29
4 Goose Goslin 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 15
2 Lu Blue 8
3 Kiki Cuyler 7
4 Doc Gautreau 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Baumgartner 1.75
2 Ted Blankenship 1.80
3 Pete Alexander 1.85
4 Dolf Luque 1.93
5 Urban Shocker 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 6
2 Ted Wingfield 5
3 Vic Aldridge 4
3 Stan Baumgartner 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 32
2 Howard Ehmke 29
3 Rube Walberg 26
4 Sam Gray 22
4 2 others tied 22

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