On This Day

Monday, August 17, 1925

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 72 37 .661 --
Senators 71 40 .640 2.0
White Sox 61 52 .540 13.0
Tigers 55 57 .491 18.5
Browns 55 57 .491 18.5
Indians 52 64 .448 23.5
Yankees 47 63 .427 25.5
Red Sox 34 77 .306 39.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 65 43 .602 --
Giants 65 49 .570 3.0
Reds 59 51 .536 7.0
Cardinals 56 57 .496 11.5
Robins 52 56 .481 13.0
Phillies 50 58 .463 15.0
Cubs 49 62 .441 17.5
Braves 47 67 .412 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Freddy Leach 2
1 Freddie Lindstrom 2
1 Earl Sheely 2
1 Billy Southworth 2
1 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Freddie Lindstrom 2
2 Johnny Bassler 1
2 Ted Blankenship 1
2 Bibb Falk 1
2 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frankie Frisch 1
1 Ross Youngs 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ted Blankenship 0.67
2 Hal Carlson 0.45
3 Kent Greenfield 0.27
4 Ken Holloway 0.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 1
1 Kent Greenfield 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Blankenship 6
2 Hal Carlson 5
3 Kent Greenfield 3
4 Ken Holloway 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .400
2 Tris Speaker .386
3 Jim Bottomley .384
4 Harry Heilmann .382
5 Ty Cobb .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 33
2 Ken Williams 25
3 Gabby Hartnett 24
4 Bob Meusel 23
5 Al Simmons 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 110
2 Bob Meusel 106
3 Ken Williams 105
4 Al Simmons 97
5 Jim Bottomley 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Mostil 37
2 Max Carey 30
3 Kiki Cuyler 27
4 Sam Rice 22
5 Sparky Adams 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Gray 2.45
2 Dolf Luque 2.52
3 Stan Coveleski 2.78
4 Walter Johnson 2.81
5 Eppa Rixey 2.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 20
2 Pete Donohue 18
3 Dazzy Vance 17
4 Stan Coveleski 16
4 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 166
2 Dolf Luque 110
3 Lefty Grove 89
4 Walter Johnson 82
5 Sheriff Blake 73

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 .463
2 Jim Bottomley .455
3 Rogers Hornsby .442
4 George Harper .435
5 Kiki Cuyler .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 6
2 Al Simmons 4
3 Jim Bottomley 3
3 Lou Gehrig 3
3 Jimmy Welsh 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 16
2 Al Simmons 15
3 Charlie Grimm 14
3 Andy High 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 8
2 Edd Roush 6
3 Kiki Cuyler 4
3 Frankie Frisch 4
3 George Sisler 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Herb Pennock 0.00
2 Red Ruffing 0.69
3 Tom Zachary 0.93
4 George Uhle 0.93
5 Ted Blankenship 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Alexander 3
1 Ted Blankenship 3
1 Pete Donohue 3
1 Joe Giard 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ted Blankenship 15
1 Kent Greenfield 15
3 Dutch Ruether 14
4 Garland Buckeye 13
4 3 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Baumgartner 2
2 Babe Adams 1
2 Wayland Dean 1
2 Howard Ehmke 1
2 4 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Charlie Jamieson .457
2 Jim Bottomley .410
3 Les Bell .409
3 Al Simmons .409
5 Kiki Cuyler .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 9
2 Lou Gehrig 7
3 Jim Bottomley 6
3 Al Simmons 6
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rogers Hornsby 30
2 Al Simmons 27
3 Earl Sheely 25
4 Tris Speaker 24
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 11
2 Kiki Cuyler 10
3 Johnny Mostil 7
3 Edd Roush 7
5 Frankie Frisch 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Art Reinhart 1.35
2 Slim Harriss 1.56
3 Dolf Luque 1.95
4 Bill Sherdel 2.00
5 Ted Blankenship 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ted Blankenship 6
1 Dutch Ruether 6
3 Pete Donohue 5
3 Slim Harriss 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 46
2 Dolf Luque 29
3 Sheriff Blake 25
3 Ted Blankenship 25
3 Howard Ehmke 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jess Doyle 3
1 Firpo Marberry 3
3 Stan Baumgartner 2
3 Sarge Connally 2
5 12 tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rogers Hornsby .417
2 Tris Speaker .384
3 Harry Heilmann .377
4 Jim Bottomley .366
5 Al Simmons .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rogers Hornsby 42
2 Bob Meusel 29
3 Ken Williams 27
4 Gabby Hartnett 25
5 High Pockets Kelly 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Meusel 139
2 Jim Bottomley 138
3 Rogers Hornsby 135
4 Ken Williams 133
5 Al Simmons 131

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Max Carey 49
2 Johnny Mostil 39
3 Kiki Cuyler 38
4 Sam Rice 32
5 Eddie Collins 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dolf Luque 2.60
2 Walter Johnson 2.67
3 Sam Gray 2.98
4 Bill Sherdel 3.00
5 Herb Pennock 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Rommel 26
2 Dazzy Vance 25
3 Walter Johnson 24
4 Pete Donohue 22
5 Emil Yde 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dazzy Vance 251
2 Walter Johnson 127
3 Dolf Luque 121
4 Burleigh Grimes 102
5 Sheriff Blake 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