On This Day

Monday, August 10, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 68 35 .660 --
Senators 67 38 .638 2.0
White Sox 58 50 .537 12.5
Tigers 54 53 .505 16.0
Browns 52 54 .491 17.5
Indians 50 60 .455 21.5
Yankees 45 60 .429 24.0
Red Sox 31 75 .292 38.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 62 40 .608 --
Giants 60 45 .571 3.5
Reds 56 49 .533 7.5
Robins 50 51 .495 11.5
Cardinals 52 55 .486 12.5
Phillies 47 54 .465 14.5
Cubs 47 59 .443 17.0
Braves 44 65 .404 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cotton Tierney 6
1 Zack Wheat 6
3 Ike Caveney 4
3 Johnny Mitchell 4
3 Babe Pinelli 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ike Boone 1
1 Andy High 1
1 Baby Doll Jacobson 1
1 Al Simmons 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cotton Tierney 5
2 Zack Wheat 4
3 Eddie Brown 3
3 Baby Doll Jacobson 3
3 Edd Roush 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ty Cobb 2
2 Sam Bohne 1
2 Max Carey 1
2 Mike Gonzalez 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lee Meadows 0.50
1 Dutch Ruether 0.50
3 Jack Scott 0.45
4 Tiny Osborne 0.42
5 Jimmy Ring 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Genewich 1
1 Sam Gray 1
1 Tiny Osborne 1
1 Dutch Ruether 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tiny Osborne 5
1 Jack Scott 5
1 Dazzy Vance 5
4 Sam Gray 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Baumgartner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .402
2 Tris Speaker .390
3 Harry Heilmann .383
4 Jim Bottomley .378
5 Ty Cobb .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 29
2 Gabby Hartnett 24
2 Ken Williams 24
4 Bob Meusel 23
5 2 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 106
2 Ken Williams 101
3 Rogers Hornsby 99
4 Al Simmons 95
5 Jim Bottomley 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 34
2 Max Carey 29
3 Kiki Cuyler 26
4 Sam Rice 22
5 Goose Goslin 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.37
2 Sam Gray 2.41
3 Walter Johnson 2.72
4 Eppa Rixey 2.94
5 Stan Coveleski 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 19
2 Pete Donohue 16
2 Ted Lyons 16
2 Dazzy Vance 16
5 2 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 164
2 Dolf Luque 110
3 Lefty Grove 89
4 Walter Johnson 81
5 Sheriff Blake 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 11
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 Zack Wheat .500
2 Charlie Jamieson .469
3 Baby Doll Jacobson .465
4 Al Simmons .464
5 Les Bell .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 4
1 Rogers Hornsby 4
3 Dick Cox 3
3 Jack Fournier 3
3 Al Simmons 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 17
2 Dick Cox 15
2 Rogers Hornsby 15
4 Eddie Brown 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
2 Kiki Cuyler 6
3 Edd Roush 4
3 Jimmy Welsh 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hooks Dauss 1.08
2 Art Decatur 1.13
3 Eddie Rommel 1.24
4 Johnny Couch 1.37
5 Art Nehf 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sheriff Blake 3
1 Sam Gray 3
1 Slim Harriss 3
1 Walter Johnson 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dolf Luque 22
2 Jakie May 19
2 Dazzy Vance 19
4 Walter Johnson 16
5 Lee Meadows 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Baumgartner 2
1 Sarge Connally 2
3 Babe Adams 1
3 Larry Benton 1
3 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Jamieson .417
2 Al Simmons .416
3 Baby Doll Jacobson .408
4 Tris Speaker .391
5 Jim Bottomley .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Bottomley 7
1 Rogers Hornsby 7
1 Al Simmons 7
4 Jack Fournier 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 32
2 George Burns 27
3 Rogers Hornsby 25
3 Earl Sheely 25
3 Tris Speaker 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 13
2 Kiki Cuyler 12
3 George Burns 7
4 Ike Davis 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Decatur 1.04
2 Rube Walberg 1.56
3 Johnny Couch 1.61
4 Art Reinhart 1.80
5 Ted Blankenship 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 6
2 Ted Blankenship 5
2 Slim Harriss 5
2 Dolf Luque 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 46
2 Dolf Luque 31
3 Sheriff Blake 28
4 Duster Mails 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jess Doyle 4
2 Firpo Marberry 3
3 Stan Baumgartner 2
3 Harry Biemiller 2
3 3 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .421
2 Tris Speaker .393
3 Harry Heilmann .376
4 Bill Lamar .368
5 Jim Bottomley .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 38
2 Bob Meusel 29
3 Ken Williams 26
4 Gabby Hartnett 25
5 Jim Bottomley 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 141
2 Bob Meusel 140
3 Al Simmons 132
4 Ken Williams 129
5 Rogers Hornsby 127

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 50
2 Kiki Cuyler 39
3 Johnny Mostil 36
4 Sam Rice 32
5 Eddie Collins 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Walter Johnson 2.51
2 Dolf Luque 2.57
3 Herb Pennock 3.00
4 Eppa Rixey 3.04
5 Virgil Barnes 3.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 266
2 Walter Johnson 134
3 Dolf Luque 122
4 Burleigh Grimes 109
5 Dutch Leonard 91

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Firpo Marberry 18
2 Sarge Connally 7
2 Jess Doyle 7
4 Hooks Dauss 6
4 Waite Hoyt 6