On This Day

Saturday, August 1, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	62	33	.653	--
Senators	61	35	.635	1.5
White Sox	55	46	.545	10.0
Tigers	49	50	.495	15.0
Browns	49	50	.495	15.0
Indians	46	54	.460	18.5
Yankees	42	55	.433	21.0
Red Sox	29	70	.293	35.0

Games

Browns 5, Red Sox 2

Yankees 8, Indians 3

White Sox 5, Athletics 3

Senators 9, Tigers 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	58	39	.598	--
Pirates	56	38	.596	0.5
Reds	52	44	.542	5.5
Robins	47	45	.511	8.5
Phillies	44	48	.478	11.5
Cardinals	45	53	.459	13.5
Cubs	41	55	.427	16.5
Braves	39	60	.394	20.0

Games

Robins 7, Cubs 1

Reds 6, Braves 5

Phillies 3, Pirates 2

Phillies 4, Pirates 2

Giants 5, Cardinals 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Zack Wheat	5
2	Willie Kamm	4
2	Freddy Leach	4
2	Earl Sheely	4
5	20 tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Brown	1
1	Dick Cox	1
1	Bernie Friberg	1
1	Lou Gehrig	1
1	3 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dick Cox	4
1	Bob Meusel	4
3	Lu Blue	2
3	Ossie Bluege	2
3	7 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jimmy Welsh	2
2	Ossie Bluege	1
2	Bullet Joe Bush	1
2	Ike Davis	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Dolf Luque	0.50
2	Lee Meadows	0.44
3	Virgil Barnes	0.40
4	Percy Jones	0.32
5	2 tied	0.23

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Virgil Barnes	1
1	Bullet Joe Bush	1
1	Art Decatur	1
1	Burleigh Grimes	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Percy Jones	6
1	Dolf Luque	6
3	Virgil Barnes	4
3	Lee Meadows	4
3	Rube Walberg	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Sarge Connally	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.402
2	Rogers Hornsby	.393
3	Harry Heilmann	.387
4	Ty Cobb	.384
5	Milt Stock	.380

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	26
2	Gabby Hartnett	24
2	Ken Williams	24
4	Bob Meusel	22
5	4 tied	16

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	102
2	Ken Williams	100
3	Rogers Hornsby	91
4	Jim Bottomley	83
4	2 others tied	83

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	34
2	Kiki Cuyler	23
3	Max Carey	22
3	Sam Rice	22
5	2 tied	19

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gray	2.08
2	Dolf Luque	2.39
3	Walter Johnson	2.79
4	Stan Coveleski	2.82
5	Eppa Rixey	2.98

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	18
2	Pete Donohue	15
2	Ted Lyons	15
2	Dazzy Vance	15
5	3 tied	14

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	153
2	Dolf Luque	104
3	Lefty Grove	89
4	Walter Johnson	71
5	2 tied	65

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	10
2	Jess Doyle	7
3	Sarge Connally	6
4	Rube Walberg	5
5	2 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Sam Rice	.480
2	Les Bell	.436
2	Al Simmons	.436
4	Ossie Bluege	.432
5	Charlie Jamieson	.426

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Lou Gehrig	4
1	Irish Meusel	4
3	Jim Bottomley	3
3	Gabby Hartnett	3
3	2 others tied	3

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Earl Sheely	17
2	Bob Meusel	14
3	Lou Gehrig	13
3	Tris Speaker	13
5	2 tied	12

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Kiki Cuyler	6
2	Eddie Collins	4
2	Ike Davis	4
2	Chick Galloway	4
2	2 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Sam Gray	0.00
2	Dolf Luque	0.97
3	Slim Harriss	0.98
4	Art Reinhart	1.23
5	Art Decatur	1.45

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	3
1	Dolf Luque	3
1	Ted Lyons	3
1	Jakie May	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	33
2	Dolf Luque	23
3	Sheriff Blake	17
4	Jakie May	13
4	Eddie Rommel	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jess Doyle	3
2	Sarge Connally	2
2	Firpo Marberry	2
4	Ray Kremer	1
4	3 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.468
2	Joe Sewell	.425
3	George Sisler	.423
4	Mickey Cochrane	.423
5	Bill Terry	.420

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ken Williams	8
2	Gabby Hartnett	7
2	Irish Meusel	7
4	Pinky Hargrave	6
4	2 others tied	6

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Sewell	33
2	George Sisler	32
3	George Burns	31
4	Earl Sheely	30
5	2 tied	26

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	11
1	Sam Rice	11
3	Max Carey	10
3	Kiki Cuyler	10
5	2 tied	8

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	1.94
2	Ted Blankenship	2.14
3	Larry Benton	2.36
4	Virgil Barnes	2.36
4	Stan Coveleski	2.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	7
2	Garland Buckeye	6
2	Ted Lyons	6
2	Emil Yde	6
5	5 tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	50
2	Dolf Luque	34
3	Sheriff Blake	25
4	Milt Gaston	22
5	Howard Ehmke	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jess Doyle	5
2	Sarge Connally	3
3	Jack Knight	2
3	Firpo Marberry	2
3	3 others tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rogers Hornsby	.412
2	Tris Speaker	.394
3	Harry Heilmann	.382
4	Sam Rice	.370
5	Ty Cobb	.366

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	36
2	Bob Meusel	28
3	Ken Williams	26
4	Gabby Hartnett	25
5	2 tied	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Bottomley	146
1	Bob Meusel	146
3	Glenn Wright	130
4	Ken Williams	129
5	Al Simmons	126

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	47
2	Kiki Cuyler	39
3	Johnny Mostil	36
4	Sam Rice	34
5	Eddie Collins	32

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Walter Johnson	2.56
2	Dolf Luque	2.67
3	Sam Gray	2.86
4	Virgil Barnes	2.89
5	Stan Coveleski	2.93

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Dazzy Vance	27
2	Eddie Rommel	26
3	Walter Johnson	25
4	Pete Donohue	22
5	Emil Yde	21

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	279
2	Walter Johnson	128
3	Dolf Luque	126
4	Burleigh Grimes	119
5	Herb Pennock	92

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	17
2	Sarge Connally	8
3	Jess Doyle	7
4	Hooks Dauss	6
4	2 others tied	6