On This Day

Thursday, August 13, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 70 36 .660 --
Senators 69 39 .639 2.0
White Sox 59 51 .536 13.0
Tigers 54 55 .495 17.5
Browns 53 56 .486 18.5
Indians 51 62 .451 22.5
Yankees 46 61 .430 24.5
Red Sox 33 75 .306 38.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 64 41 .610 --
Giants 61 47 .565 4.5
Reds 57 50 .533 8.0
Robins 51 52 .495 12.0
Cardinals 54 56 .491 12.5
Phillies 47 56 .456 16.0
Cubs 48 60 .444 17.5
Braves 45 65 .409 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frankie Frisch 4
1 Charlie Grimm 4
1 Bucky Harris 4
1 Joe Sewell 4
5 5 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Grimm 1
1 Rogers Hornsby 1
1 Al Simmons 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Grimm 4
2 Rogers Hornsby 3
3 Mandy Brooks 2
3 Earl McNeely 2
3 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ossie Bluege 1
1 Chick Fewster 1
1 Frankie Frisch 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Uhle 0.33
2 Kent Greenfield 0.25
3 Vic Aldridge 0.20
3 Rube Walberg 0.20
5 Walter Johnson 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Cooper 1
1 Kent Greenfield 1
1 Firpo Marberry 1
1 George Uhle 1
1 Elam Vangilder 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vic Aldridge 2
1 Kent Greenfield 2
1 Vean Gregg 2
1 Benn Karr 2
1 2 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .401
2 Tris Speaker .391
3 Jim Bottomley .384
4 Harry Heilmann .378
5 Ty Cobb .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 31
2 Gabby Hartnett 24
2 Ken Williams 24
4 Bob Meusel 23
5 Al Simmons 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 106
2 Rogers Hornsby 105
3 Ken Williams 102
4 Al Simmons 97
5 Jim Bottomley 94

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 36
2 Max Carey 30
3 Kiki Cuyler 27
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 2.81
4 Stan Coveleski 2.87
5 Ted Lyons 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 20
2 Pete Donohue 17
3 Ted Lyons 16
3 Dazzy Vance 16
5 3 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 164
2 Dolf Luque 110
3 Lefty Grove 89
4 Walter Johnson 82
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 Charlie Jamieson .453
2 Baby Doll Jacobson .426
3 Rogers Hornsby .422
4 Ira Flagstead .417
5 Bubbles Hargrave .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 5
2 Al Simmons 4
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 Dick Cox 3
3 Lou Gehrig 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 17
2 Rogers Hornsby 16
3 Dick Cox 14
4 Eddie Brown 13
4 Dick Burrus 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hooks Dauss 0.56
2 Tom Zachary 0.69
3 Eddie Rommel 0.93
4 Ted Blankenship 1.00
4 Ted Wingfield 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sam Gray 3
1 Johnny Morrison 3
1 Art Reinhart 3
1 Eppa Rixey 3
1 Dutch Ruether 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 19
2 Sam Gray 14
2 Jakie May 14
4 Vic Aldridge 12
4 5 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Baumgartner 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Larry Benton 1
2 Harry Biemiller 1
2 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Jamieson .438
2 Al Simmons .419
3 Jim Bottomley .413
4 Baby Doll Jacobson .396
5 George Sisler .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 8
1 Al Simmons 8
3 Jim Bottomley 6
3 Lou Gehrig 6
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Simmons 33
2 Rogers Hornsby 29
3 Tris Speaker 27
4 Earl Sheely 25
5 Lou Gehrig 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 13
1 Kiki Cuyler 13
3 Johnny Mostil 7
4 George Burns 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Reinhart 1.35
2 Ted Blankenship 1.95
3 Dolf Luque 1.98
4 Bill Sherdel 2.00
5 Elam Vangilder 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 6
1 Eddie Rommel 6
1 Emil Yde 6
4 Larry Benton 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 46
2 Dolf Luque 31
3 Sheriff Blake 25
4 Howard Ehmke 24
4 Jakie May 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jess Doyle 3
1 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 .418
2 Tris Speaker .391
3 Harry Heilmann .373
4 Jim Bottomley .366
5 Bill Lamar .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 40
2 Bob Meusel 29
3 Ken Williams 26
4 Gabby Hartnett 25
5 3 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Bottomley 140
1 Bob Meusel 140
3 Al Simmons 134
4 Rogers Hornsby 132
5 Ken Williams 130

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 51
2 Kiki Cuyler 39
3 Johnny Mostil 38
4 Sam Rice 32
5 Eddie Collins 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.57
2 Walter Johnson 2.67
3 Herb Pennock 2.91
4 Bill Sherdel 3.05
5 Sam Gray 3.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 27
2 Dazzy Vance 25
3 Walter Johnson 24
4 Pete Donohue 21
4 Emil Yde 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 257
2 Walter Johnson 127
3 Dolf Luque 122
4 Burleigh Grimes 103
5 Howard Ehmke 92

Saves

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