On This Day

Friday, August 28, 1925

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Senators	77	45	.631	--
Athletics	74	45	.622	1.5
White Sox	68	56	.548	10.0
Browns	65	58	.528	12.5
Tigers	62	60	.508	15.0
Indians	58	68	.460	21.0
Yankees	49	71	.408	27.0
Red Sox	36	86	.295	41.0

Games

Senators 3, White Sox 2

Red Sox 2, Indians 1

Tigers 8, Athletics 1

Browns 1, Yankees 0

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	74	46	.617	--
Giants	71	56	.559	6.5
Reds	66	56	.541	9.0
Robins	59	62	.488	15.5
Cardinals	59	66	.472	17.5
Phillies	54	66	.450	20.0
Cubs	55	69	.444	21.0
Braves	54	71	.432	22.5

Games

Reds 12, Robins 7

Cubs 6, Braves 4

Giants 4, Cardinals 3

Pirates 10, Phillies 9

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Kiki Cuyler	4
1	Lew Fonseca	4
3	Clyde Barnhart	3
3	Ty Cobb	3
3	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kiki Cuyler	2
2	Frankie Frisch	1
2	Mike Gonzalez	1
2	George Grantham	1
2	Zack Wheat	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Al Wingo	4
2	Ike Caveney	2
2	Ty Cobb	2
2	Hughie Critz	2
2	9 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ossie Bluege	1
1	Ty Cobb	1
1	Mickey Cochrane	1
1	Les Mann	1
1	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Alex Ferguson	0.82
2	Ted Blankenship	0.75
3	Johnny Morrison	0.57
4	Freddie Fitzsimmons	0.50
5	Joe Giard	0.36

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Rube Benton	1
1	Wilbur Cooper	1
1	Alex Ferguson	1
1	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Alex Ferguson	9
2	Ted Blankenship	6
3	Joe Giard	4
3	Johnny Morrison	4
3	Jimmy Ring	4

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Neal Brady	1
1	Ray Kremer	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.391
2	Rogers Hornsby	.386
3	Ty Cobb	.380
4	Al Simmons	.377
5	Jim Bottomley	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	34
2	Bob Meusel	25
2	Ken Williams	25
4	Gabby Hartnett	24
5	Al Simmons	22

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	122
2	Jack Fournier	112
3	Bob Meusel	111
4	Jim Bottomley	105
4	Ken Williams	105

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Johnny Mostil	37
2	Kiki Cuyler	31
3	Max Carey	30
4	Sparky Adams	23
4	2 others tied	23

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.56
2	Sam Gray	2.73
3	Stan Coveleski	2.80
4	Larry Benton	2.95
5	Jack Scott	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	20
2	Dazzy Vance	19
3	Pete Donohue	18
3	Ted Lyons	18
5	3 tied	17

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	183
2	Dolf Luque	127
3	Lefty Grove	98
4	Walter Johnson	90
5	Slim Harriss	76

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	15
2	Sarge Connally	7
2	Jess Doyle	7
4	Rube Walberg	5
5	3 tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Freddy Leach	.463
2	Edd Roush	.439
3	Al Wingo	.436
4	Eddie Brown	.423
5	Cy Williams	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Kiki Cuyler	4
1	Jack Fournier	4
1	Harry Rice	4
1	Babe Ruth	4
1	Zack Wheat	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jack Fournier	22
2	Edd Roush	18
3	Rogers Hornsby	17
4	Hughie Critz	16
5	4 tied	14

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Sparky Adams	4
1	Kiki Cuyler	4
1	Cliff Heathcote	4
1	Ralph Shinners	4
1	Al Wingo	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Vic Aldridge	0.37
2	Herb Pennock	0.47
3	Firpo Marberry	0.73
4	James Edwards	1.29
5	Lefty Grove	1.35

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Elam Vangilder	4
2	Vic Aldridge	3
2	Jesse Barnes	3
2	Ted Blankenship	3
2	7 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	19
2	Ted Blankenship	18
3	Dolf Luque	17
4	George Uhle	15
5	3 tied	13

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	4
2	Neal Brady	1
2	Sarge Connally	1
2	Wayland Dean	1
2	10 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Al Simmons	.420
2	Zack Wheat	.414
3	Bubbles Hargrave	.413
4	Edd Roush	.402
5	Baby Doll Jacobson	.390

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	8
2	Jack Fournier	6
2	Al Simmons	6
4	Dick Cox	5
4	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Rogers Hornsby	34
2	Jack Fournier	29
3	Dick Cox	28
4	Edd Roush	27
5	Al Simmons	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	8
1	Kiki Cuyler	8
1	Edd Roush	8
4	Ty Cobb	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Herb Pennock	1.18
2	Art Nehf	1.45
3	Freddie Fitzsimmons	1.65
4	Elam Vangilder	2.01
5	Jack Scott	2.03

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ted Blankenship	5
1	Joe Giard	5
1	Sam Gray	5
1	Slim Harriss	5
1	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	38
2	Ted Blankenship	30
3	Dolf Luque	29
4	Jakie May	27
5	Howard Ehmke	26

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	5
2	Stan Baumgartner	2
2	Sarge Connally	2
2	Elam Vangilder	2
5	16 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.395
2	Rogers Hornsby	.385
3	Harry Heilmann	.377
4	Al Simmons	.364
5	Jim Bottomley	.363

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Rogers Hornsby	37
2	Bob Meusel	31
3	Ken Williams	27
4	Gabby Hartnett	25
5	George Harper	24

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bob Meusel	142
2	Jim Bottomley	139
3	Rogers Hornsby	135
4	Jack Fournier	130
5	Ken Williams	129

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Max Carey	45
2	Johnny Mostil	39
3	Kiki Cuyler	38
4	Sam Rice	30
5	Eddie Collins	29

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dolf Luque	2.54
2	Sam Gray	2.72
3	Bill Sherdel	2.93
4	Herb Pennock	2.99
5	Jack Scott	3.01

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Rommel	25
1	Dazzy Vance	25
3	Walter Johnson	23
4	Pete Donohue	21
5	Ted Lyons	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Dazzy Vance	251
2	Dolf Luque	137
3	Walter Johnson	126
4	Lefty Grove	98
5	Burleigh Grimes	97

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Firpo Marberry	21
2	Sarge Connally	7
2	Jess Doyle	7
4	Hooks Dauss	5
4	2 others tied	5